The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-01-20
DOINCS AT P|EERE
REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN IN
PRODUCES MEASURE FOR
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
WANTS SHORTER HAT-PIN
Stuverud Has Formulated SpecItICa-
tons on Hat-Pins and Wants
Them No Longer Than
the | aw Allows

Pierre The fr.t step Of the wCm-n'
f. A. Sherman of SiO y al s, IL
trOduced d resOlut on IN tn hOu e
'alling for an Amendment to the S at
constitution, enfranch sing the woman
of TIE state. The resolution prOvi les
that all females over tn" age OF .
are to be entitled to the fun rights
now vested in male voters.
Representative Bruce Introduced n
other resolution proposing an amend
mPnt to the COnStitut on. viii h viii
make the terms of legislator, extend
over four years, and also authori e
the sitting of the leg stature once eV-
cry two years.
G.mmCD started a movement which,
if carried by both bodies Of the Leafs
lature, will do away with the board
having control Of the Soldiers Home
at Hot Springs, the board Of chart
ties and corrections to take over its
duties.
ASIDE from these three important
matters, a large number o. other minor
bills were introduced in the house.
The senate passed its bill. No. IS,
by Perley, which would prohibit the
taking of fish from streams and lakes
in the state, at all periods Of the year,
except during the summer mon rs.
This was sent to the house for action.
The house passed its bill No. I, by
Millett, which is merely a measure to
simplify the code. banging some Sec
tions so as to do away with a con-
fict with other sections. This also
was sent to the house.
Considerable speculation is current
as to who will compose the recently
authorized committee which IS t0 be
empowered to ins Jet CCnlltiOnS al the
Soldiers Home
Wyman, John on ard Morrt sey are
the probable members from the Eenate
and Brown and lie a"h, will likely
be two of the four members tr@m h
senate. Few a. making a sta ement
as to who will be the other two mem
bers from the lower body.
For some time Representative Stu
,erud has been going about tn a
long sCatrch aCrOss his face. V b n
he was being "ioked" abO"t y tt
other day. he made the retOrt that 'e
would fix that hat pin He ke' I h :
word by introducing into the hOu { II
day H. B. No. 81. Mr.. Stuy + d rea %
ICES his measure will make him IN
popular with the ladies', b t he n
sists his bill is a good one and TIA
t should pass. BY in9dve tCntly omit
ting a comma. the bill. as presented,
says the hair" should net be OF
greater length than seven inc'es' but
he saws he meant the pin. The bill
is explained in the following two
paragraphs:
1T shall be unlawful for any pc son
in the state of South Dakota 10 wear
any hat pin, or other sharp p inte
and dangerous contrivance FIR hold
ing the hat, or hair of a greater length
than seven inches, or n snch n
~trivance with the sharp end exposed In
such nfnner as to be dangerous t
the public.
1T shall be unlawful for any per
son to wear any hat bonnet ~ o har
head covering in any publ" a'd'ence
within door, or to wear the hsir in
any or fashion in am srch
public audience within doors as S a
obstruct the view of the SPEAKER o:
actor addressing such audience ron
persons sitting in the rear OF n 8 oh
audience"