The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-02
KAss WANTS MORE PAY
FOR STATE LEGISLATURE

lne house out carried on the roll all,
KASS WANTS MORE PAY
FOR STATE LEGISLATURE
Pierre, S. D.-Senator Candy says
that his bill providing for the conser-
walton of the coal of the state needs
early action, as in the coal regions
Of the state many men are taking
coal from state lands. They will not
attempt to locate coal on their own
lands, for to show that coal exists on
these tracts means that they cannot
get title from the government. But
they can get coal on the state lands
and they are willing to take a chance
on being called up for trespass upon
the state lands, rather than lose any
thing to the government by testing
on their own lans.
Representative Haas evidently does
not believe that five dollars a day is
just compensation for the law max
ers of the state, and wants the peo-
pie to vote on a change. He thinks
that each session should fix the COM
pensation for the next session and
starts his constitutional amendment
to that end. Just what is considered
just compensation is not attempted in
the resolution, but the liberality of
each session for the successors, and
for themselves if they succeed in get
ting back, is left to the mercies of the
law makers themselves.
The new eleventh judicial bill by
Tscharner proposes to create such a
circuit out of the counties of Hard
ing, Perkins, Corson, Dewey and
Schnasse, a territory big enough Of
itself to make a good sized state, and
one which will before many years re-
quire the services of more than one
judge to handle its business.
COUNTY TREASURERS' PAY
WILL BE MADE DEFINITE
Pierre, S. D.-There is considera-
Bile discussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of the reintroduction of the electric
headlight bill at this session just af-
ter it was voted down by the people.
The representatives of the four or
ders of railway employees who are
here looking after the legislation af-
fecting themselves feel that they
SHOULD not be made to suffer from the
effects of the vote no" campaign of
last year when not only their meas
ure but many others went down
without consideration. They say
! they have answers to inquiries made
of hundreds of railway employees on
,roads where the electric headlight
law is in force, and all their letters
show that such an increase in light
on the head of the engine is not only
desirable but a great benefit, and
that the railroad objections have no
real standing. The employees admit
that the voting down of their meas
ure will make it harder to get action
this year, but feel that they need
their change and will go after it just
the same.
The country treasurer proposition
is one which is receiving attention at
this time. Attorney General John
son has been asked for an opinion on
the present salary law for these off
cials, and his holding is that under a
strict construction of the law, some
county t%reasurers of the state would
receive but about n hundred dol
lars a year as their salary. The ses-
sion of two years ago attempted to
fix salaries for county t]reasurers
ranging up to $4,000 a year in large
|counties, but at the same time an
other section Of the statute fixes
their compensation at four per cent
of the taxes collected. Under this
four per cent construction, in the
smaller counties, or in those where
there is a large amount of untaxed
Indian lands, the salary would be so
small that no man would be willing
to give the Office his time and atten-
ton for the amount received. In
some counties the county commits
sioners fix the salary Of the treasurer
at any point they see fit within the
Limitations Of the law of 1909, but
this is held to be a delegation of
power not allowed under the consti-
tuition. The situation Is such that
the matter will be given early con-
sideration, and steps taken to frame
a bill which will really meet the
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