Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-09
HATPTN BILL IN!SOUTH DAKOTA
Legislator with Big Scratch on Face
is Drafting Measure.
WORK ON FIRST INITIATIVE BILL
w. NJ. Grafton of Nitcheu VIII Pre-
sent Proposed Act Providing
for Statewide PrOhiBi-

PIERRE, S. D., Jan S.--CSpecial.)- )-Long
hatpins, their classification and elimina-
tion, are matters Of deep import just at
present to Representative Stuverud of Cod
ington. He thinks they should be elmin-
ated and that he should be the one to
make that possible through legislation, and
the puzzle is just whether to classify them
as dangerous weapons, with a penalty TO
fit such offense, or to put them in the
class OF hardware or millinery. And all
this because as Stuverud was working his
way through the crowd i'm the house lobby
last evening he came into contact with
pin. which he describes as about so long
with wide outward sweep of both arms,
and received long scratch which reaches
from his ear to. hfSf(hin. and which he
thinks is serious enough to require legisla-
tive balm to heal It. At any rate, unless
he changes his mind, he will prepare and
introduce a measure to require such
articles of wearing apparel to be properly
muzzed at the dangerous point or relegate
them into lawful outer darkness unless
they be so rendered harmless.
one man thinks the public service would
be bettered in this state, or at least appar-
emily thinks, from a bill which he has
sent to his representative in which he
wants the state veterinarian placed in the
tleCllNe llSL OF state OILlCeiS instead Oh
leaving that position as a prerogatlve of
the governor. Just what he expects to gain
does not show on the surface but as the
same man has several other bills which
modify and loosen up the present veterl-
nary laws OF the state so far as they refer
to horse doctors without college certifi-
Gates, the two may have a possible CON
nection.
First Initintive Bill,
The first bill under the initiative which
viii come up for legislative action will no
doubt be that for statewide prohibition,
which will be presented by w. NJ. Grafton
of Mitchell. He is on the ground as
registered legislative agent to look after
proposed liquor legislation, and says his
documents Will be on hand in a few days
for the new bill. The only other measure
yet In sight for the initiative is the possi-
/ bility of such action on the part of r. o.
Richards, but this will be later in the
/ session. He will show up in a couple of
weeks with his primary election bill, and
viii give the legislators an opportunity to
J take action, and II they refuse will be
prepared to present his measure through
the initiative and get it before the voters
at the next election.
| Anderson Of Clark is at work on several
bills relating to primary amendments and
! to changes in the general election laws.
/ One Of the main features of his bills will
be attempts to eliminate election expenses
so far as possible one plan is to cut out
the publication Of amendments and laws to
be voted upon in the present manner in
| the papers Of the state. He would have
them published at state expense and mailed
in pamphlet form to every voter of the
state. He has other features, but prin-
cipally on the expense line.
First Appropriation BiIi.
The first appropriation bill Of the session
appeared today in a request for $500 for
an artesian well on the state university
/ grounds at Vermnion, the bill being b,
Anderson of Clay. Other senate introdue-
tions We're a resolution for a constitutional
amendment by Wright OF Beadle, in which
he seeks TO provide poll tax qualification
for voters, with a requirement that the
receipt bear date not less than thirty days
prior to election; by Cone amending city
commission law TO facilitate collection OF
delinquent taxes; by Duncan, authorizing
counties 10 create and loan court house
fund; by Cone, to make a recorded instru-
ment primafacie evidence Of its contents.
An O'Clock closing bill for South Da-
kota saloons is the object OF a bill which
will be introduced by Representative Ty-
Ter in the house tomorrow. 1t Is patterned
after the Nehra glra Ia pu tho etlhfegt