Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
WORK OF SOLONS
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GAME
AND FISH ELIMINATES
COUNTY WARDEN
PROVIDES FOR DEPUTIES
Bill Provides For SaIaried House and
Field Deputy--- Twenty Other
Deputies Active in
Emergency


Picrre--The game ard fish COM
mittee of the house has prepar-
ed general bill to cover the de-
fects of our present laws. The
measure calls for the abolition of
the office of the county game warden
and grants the state game warden
twenty-five deputies, one of whom will
be an office and one a field deputy.
The other twenty will not have per-
manent positions, being called by the
head of the department when neces-
sary. The salaries of the office and
field deputies are made S100 per
month while the others will receive
S75. Where one-half of the game fund
has formerly been turned over to the
general fund, the new measure pro-
vides that so per cent OF it shall go
to the state. Except on chickens, the
open season on birds will be from
Sept Tth to April list. The chicken
shooting season would be made to
close on the first OF December.
After an hour and half of debat-
ing III the house yesterday, Represen-
.ative Larsons bank guaranty bin
(House Bill No 1881 met calm ano
peaceful death. In the midst of the
serious debate on the measure motion
was fade to Indefinitely postpone the
further consideration and the motion
prevailed Thus days of labor in copy
ms Il Kansas statute and changing it
10 meet the conditions Of South Da-
kota, wee wasted and one more meas
are was prepared for intermenr.
Bills were introduced in both houses
yesterday calling for the repeal OF
those sections of the trespass law,
which relate to the exemption of the
range in the case Of stock. The law
as it reads on the statute books to-
day applies only to that section east
of the Missouri river. These bills
are the first step in the consummation
Of the blotting out Of the range OF
South Dakota
Pierre--With more than tllree-quar-
tiers of the session of the legis-
lature, of 1911. passed into his
tory, both its bodies are making an
effort to clean UP business and get
ready for adjournment.
Yesterday was the last day for
the Introduction OF bills in the
house, other than committee bills, |
and the occasion brought out nearly
SO new measures.
This makes q total of practically 400
bills and resolutions which have been
introduced in the lower assembly
1t is difficult to see wherein these
measures are to receive consideration
Yesterdays calendar contained 43
Nills and today added eight more
while only two We're disposed of. At
the rate the house is progressing they
will do we'll to get through the neces-
sary appropriation bills and attend
to some of the more important meas
ures along other lines.
Scores of bills are being held up
in the committees and the newly Great
ed rule throwing all pills reported
without recommendation into commit
tee of the whole. will prove grave
yard to scores of others.
One of the distinct surprises of the
session came yesterday. when the
senate adopted the minority report
on Senator Norbeck's bill SENATE Bill
No 79), permitting states attorney
to- comment upon the failure of a
witness to testify.
This bill had been considered gen.
orally as a joke. but when the senate.
by an overwhelming majority, acted
favorably upon it. serious minded
legislators began to take different
view of it. 1t is reasonably GER
tain now that the senate will pass
it, though the house is expected to stop
1t. While the measure may not be in
violation of the constitution, it is
directly contrary to the spirit Of the
criminal law If 1t were law, de-
PENDANT would be virtually compelled
to prove his innocence instead OF hav
ing the state prove his guilt.
The famous and much discussed
headlight bill, providing for the plac
ing upon locomotives operated on the
railroads in the state of South Da-
kota, of electric headlights, or head
lights of some illuminant equally as
good, passed the senate today by
vote of 81 to 80.
The measure was combatted ably by
Senator McMasters and was as ably
defended by Senator Tscharner.
Senator Peterson also spoke effec-
lively in favor of it.
Discussion of the bill was participant
ed in by about a dozen senator's, the
most of the oratory being in support
of the bill.
An effort will be made in, the senate
to restore the emergency clause to
the bill. which clause was detached
in the house.
Senator Curtiss succeeded in get
ting his pet measure Senate Bill No.
S6) through the house yesterday and
the signature of the governor to the
bill is all that is now required to
make it law.
This bill calls for the publication OF
referred laws in pamphlet form and
does away with their publication in
the newspapers.
After William Elliott,