Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-03
Pierre Correspondent.
Pierre, Feb. 27, l9l

Pierre, Feb. p, 1911.
SPECIAL TO THE LEADER Commit
tee reports are all in, the members
have made up their minds on the
more important issues, and the legis-
lature is turning out laws as tho paid
by the piece. The appropriations
committees have agreed on the geneal
appropriations bin carrying about
s., 200, ,OOO The budget for the sup
port of the administrative offices
amounts to $!.s2,00O, for charitable
and penal institutions, 1915, 600; and
for educational institutions, 1872, 100.
| These sums are for the next two years
and are exclusing of special bills for
Improvements, new buildings, ect.
The general bill two years ago amunt-
ed to 81 100000. The legislature has
been very conservative In it's expendi
lures, and has been forced to cut
down some OF the departments to
almost less than is necessary for eff
cent administration.
Two proposed primary bills have
| Uc0U puU w lCOO ooAlA6 ObO NNSNs
Bigelow's combination of the general
and primary elections aroused very
favorable comment on the part of all,
however the house felt that 1t
promised too radical change, and
turned it down. Both houses killed
the Richards primary Saturday. Mr..
Richards was at hand with an initia-
tive petition signed by eight thousand
and the secretary Of state sent 1t I'M
mediaetly to either, house which will
enact it without question. Mr.. Ric-
hards has purchased a sixty horse
power auto, and as soon as the roads
and weather will permit, will begin
systematic campaign of the state.
| Apportionment is causing a good
deal of discussion. The committee
apportionment bill, which seems to
have drawn with the utmost fairness,
is being attacked in some places be-
cause it could not give every COM
munity the representation which 1t
desired. 1t passed the house without
amendment late Saturday. The SEN
ate has deferred action on 1t two diff
ferent times, and many express the
fear that it will continue to do so un-
til after adjournments There are
many members that would just as
soon see this as not, for 1T would
mean that number OF the eastern
counties would maintain their present
delegation for another session.
Both house and senate have enacted
the electric headlight bill. There was
decided opposition to II in either
house, and the members felt that the
vote on 1T last fall was not q true
expression of the peoples will, and
that it was valuable life saving de-
vice.
The house killed the Kerr-Millett
Emigration commissioner bill, many OF
the farmer members expressing them
selves as believing it to, be class legis-
lation for the benefit Of the real estate
man alone. It's friends very warmly
championed it as a necessity, for II
we do not advertise ourselves, the
nelghboring states which do maintain
publicity departments will get far
ahead of us in population and wealth.
The herd law, of which SO, much
has been heard in the past was ex-
tended across thestate by the Wyman
bill which passed the senate dnring
the week. Itrequires that the ca tile
man guard his stock by herding or
fences, or pay damages for crops de-
stroyed. a
The senate, with one vote to spare
voted to submit the suffrage question
to the voters at the next election.
The amendmant was ably championed
by Senator, Henault, Of Custer, a
batchelor. who has been promised q
wife if he will put the amendment
through the legislature. The shouse
has previously turned down pro-
position to give the franchise to
property owning women. -.
The Wyman Morrisey John son
Soldiers home investigating COM
mittee bill taking the control Of the
llOLuS OuU VI uAAC A0ueA0tsOA VtA9
veterans, whom the investigations OF
the committee provide to beinefffcent,
and place 1T In the control Of "a
younger board was killed In the sem
ate by a narrow margin. The friends
of the measure argued common sense.
and business efiicentcy; its opponents
talked sentiment.
| The Kerr dem monstration farm bill,
whereby any county upon deposit OF
three hundred dollars with the state
can secure a. demonstration farm,
where the latest methods in agrfcul-:
ture are toibe exemplffied passed the
house with the appreciation Of the
rural members. Trained state super
yisors are to be provided from the
three hundred dollars paid the state,
and the county is to otfurnish all land,
tools and seed. es s5 u sRss
! Two penal reform bills, one the, In
ldeterminate sentence, and the other
Sherman's parole of lifers are thirty
years service passed the house, and
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