Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-12

The women have appeared to look
after their interests in the legislature,
but are rot yet decided just as to what
they will ask. They are busy trying to
find out what the sentiment of the men,
bers looks like to them before they ven-
ture on the asking for what they want.
The sentiment they find will largely
control the bill they will have to pre-
sent, but n of the main propositions
they will present is that in regard to
the better sanitary care and protection
of foods offered for sale in this state.
This they will present, but any action
looking forward to equal suffrage will
depend upon sentiment as they find it.
The ladies in Pierre to look after their
interests are Mesdames Johnson of
of Highmore, Simmons of Faulkton and
Sheldon of Sioux Falls.
The Pierre Capital-Journal speaking
of the proposed congressional appor-
tionment bill for the state says: while
there appears to be a strong sentiment
up to the present for the following out
of the suggestion of Governor Wesley
that the division of the state into con-
gressional districts, be one district west
of the river and two east, with the
dividing line along the south lines of
Hughes, Beadle and Brookings county.
Lieutenant Governor Shober does not
like this plan, and suggests apportion-
ing the districts according to present
population and without reference to
future growth and development. Shober
seems to have a crouch that must break
out intermitently. One of his chief aims
last session was to get a bill that would
outlaw Mr.. Burke or Martin as congress.
sional candidates. The people voted
down his pet measurein November with
no uncertain tone and if any see fit to
try to play horse this session on this
congressional apportionment matter it
certainly will meet a like fate at the
general election two years hence. The
masses Of Soute Dakota want a square
deal and not a ring of personal politics. =
Senatorial courtesy came near get
ting a bad jar following the resolution
by Amsden that the senate, in its sell
ection of employees be guided by the
provisions of the Dillon law of the last
legislative session. The situation for a
time looked like badly rufied feathers,
but they were smoothed down without
any damage. Cone gave it as his opin-
that the law was void and should be
ignored, and that over ninety percent of
the members of the senate agreed with
him. Hitchcock did not believe in the
senate setting any such an example.
That he had voted for that law two
years ago. and was willing to stand on
it this session. Curtis thought the law
should be repealed at once and the SEN
ate then proceed regularly to do as they
pleased in selection of help, and he
asked that a former motion to select an
assistant sergeant at arms go.over until
action could be taken. After that was
settled Amsden started things by ask
ing that the senator from M~innehaha-
Cone-modify his statement as to ninety
percent cf the senators agreeing with
him as to the i~nvalidity of the law
That far more than ten percent OF the
members of the present session were
members two years ago, and voted for
the law. That Cone had SO long been a
member of the third house, he was yet
talking as such an official, and evil
IDENTIFY had forgotten that he is now a
member of the senate instead of the
body he once formed a part. Cone
admitted he might have been a little
strong in his assertion, but attempted
, to bolster his position by the assertion
that the house state affairs committee
; two years ago were ready to report
: against the bill as unconstitutional, hut
! at a second maeting reconsidered and
reported the bill. This brought up
Wymap, who was chairman of the
) house state affairs committee two years
ago, and with his coming a general
! denial of such a state of affairs, and
peace settled over the warning ones.
While the senate was not in formal
session Wednesday afternoon, the mem
bers gathered informally in their cham
Der and in a constitutional address
Senator Mcpherson presented retiring
Lieut.. Gev. Shober with a gold headed
cane as a token of the esteem of the
senate.