The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-09

kAOAAS NNs ~o r."
women sAy are open to them under
the provhion OF Section . Article
VII. which allows them to hold any
ONCE except as otherwise provid.
ed"
With this as . start, they say they
are in a position 70 push their claim
Tor the future. and II the present po-
;itical contentious keep up in the
state, that with = "Womans' Party"
not equal suffrage. they can make
gains which will give them material
standing in the political line. and
will give them a leverage for push
ing for complete franchise when the
time arrives that such a move would
be considered a. expedient. Or at
least that is about the line Of their
toward absolute political
equality are nov pointing, and II
they could land a few of the offices
they would certainly be more nearly
getting into line where they could
put actual demand in their efforts
than they a ever be without official
power, and pleading for the right
which they claim they are fully en-
titled to. They may or may not take
up the work actively in that direc-
ton, but the idea is working and
there may be a few more political
surprises in store for the voters in
future campaigns.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOTED
DOWN BY DECISIVE VOTE
Pierre, S. D.-The latest idea Of
government by commission was
sprung in the Perley senate bill for
a commissioner on noxious weeds
which he desires to see provided as
a branch of government.
Woman suffrage with a property
qualification went down to defeat
Monday in the House with sixty-nine
votes against it. All such measures
this session must run the gauntlet
of the vote of last fall, and they get
the worst, of 1t.
The bill to sell a tract OF land at
Lake Kampeska, to the officers club
of the state guard, just managed to
skin through in the House after o
long debate, and some hot personal
tiles between Representatives Vercoe
and Roskie.
There is talk of a sitting committee
for the first time in years, on account
Of a growing House calendar, the
talking proclivities of many mem
bers making action very slow.
House passed house bills, 1872, au-
thorizing the county commissioners to
pay expenses Of surety bonds for
treasurers; II, Fixing witness fees
in circuit court at So a day; 207, au-
thorizing the state to sell a tract Of
land at Lake Kampeska, to the off,
GERS club Of the state guard.
weeksmor e chance would be a great
Senate passed senate bills 143, fix
ing manner of estimating population,
when same is used as a basis for sal
aries Of county officers; SO, changing
opening Of trapping season from
November / to November Is; SO,
relating to manner of selection Of d.
rectors of mutual insurance compan-
les; 1874, Mckinney, relating to du-
ties of boards of education in school
districts.
Senate passed house bill %, au-
thorizing the circuit court to commit
to the insane asylum where an acquit-
tai has been secured on an insanity
plea; and house bill 103, providing
manner of organization Of new coun-
ties.
HUTCHINSON COUNTY MEN
IN sQUABBLE OVER BILL
Pierre, 8. D.-Senate bill "a, to
change the distance which a county
seat town must be from a railway
to allow holding court at other towns
in the county, was the cause Of a mix
up in the House committee Monday.
Senator Mettler of Hutchinson coun-
ty, who secured the passage OF the
bill through the senate, and D. d.
Wipf. being the center Of the pyro-
technic display. A law enacted two
years ago put Olivet. the county seat
Of Hutchinson county, outside the
pale as to distance, and Mettler got
his bill through again forcing all
county business to be done at the
county seat. Court has been held at
Parkston under the, new law. and
Wipf does not want the present stat
us changed. He appeared before the
committee against the bill, and things
were warm for a few minutes, until