The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-01-17
Organization Of Both Houses
Now Complete.
ENTIRE STATE REPRESENTED
inaugural Ceremonies Carried Out on
Much More Brilliant Scale
Than Usual.
Especial Correspondence.)

Pierre, Jan. 13.-The ceremonies
and functions connected with the in
augural and the opening Of the leg.
islature We're carried out on a more
impressive and more brilliant scale
than ever before in the history of the
state. Hundreds of visitors were pres
ent from every section. The new cap
itol lends itself s%plendidly to such az
fairs; the orchestra of the state col.
lege rendered delightful music; the
most notable vocalists of the state
contributed to the %occasion; electric
lights, flowers and greenery made a
fine setting for the beautifully gowned
ladies. More than two hours we're oc.
cupied in passing the great company
of guests before the receiving line.
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The organization Of both houses,
without the intervention Of a commit
tee upon committees as had been
threatened. gives satisfaction to most
OF the members, though a persistent
effort has been made in the house, led
by Mr.. Stutenroth of Sphinx, a Demo
crat. to create a committee on COM
mittees in hat body. His effort met
with the support of but eleve mem
bers. about equally divided between
the two parties. but it has created
greater interest than any other leg.
islative ven TO date and some real
good oratory was expended upon it.
At this writing the committees are
not all completed and until that is ac-
complished there will not be much do
ing IN a legislative way. Patterson OF
Gregory VIII head senate judiciary
and Speaker Tscharner has given the
position to his strongest opponent. Mr..
Morris of Sphinx. Hoese will head SEN
ate appropriations and Mr.. Stoddard
Of Turner the house.
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The organization of the house has
distinctly strengthened the senatorial
candidacy of Dean Sterling and de.
spite some representations to the con
trary no one seriously apprehends his
defeat. With s. w. Clark as his chief
lieutenant the dean is upon the ground
and everything portends his election
on the Dist.
Legislative reports are likely to deal
much with the name Of Patterson. for
there are four legislators by that
name. being Senators Ernest o. Pat
terson of Dalls and David Patterson
of kingsbury and Representatives
Frederick y. Patterson of Potter and
G. A. Patterson of CorSon. All are
men of affairs and likely to be in eyi-
dence all the way through, so that ii
will be necessary to define the man in
some way whenever a Patterson ia
mentioned.
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The State Bar association has rec
commended a long list of bills, having
chiefly to do with commercial affairs
and uniformity. Many of these are
exceedingly familiar to South Dakota
&c. ANUS thSl) " tHS Tx
gotiable instruments bill. which has
been before every Legislature for "A
dozen years. When it first made its
appearance in 1901 it was regarded
with a good deal Of suspicion, but long
association with it has put it some
what upon a parity with that vice
which is first endured, then pitied
and finally embraced" Al any ate it
appears likely that. having been
spurned six times, it will now become
the law and South Dakota will become
uniform with The forty other states
that have adopted the bill.
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Another old resident that has been
kicked about every legislature since a
time when the memory Of man run
meth not to the contrary is the so
called bulk sales bill. requiring a mer-
chant to serve notice on his creditors
before ~disposing Of his business. II
some of us had the money South Da-
kota has paid out for the printing OF
the negotiable Instruments bin and
the bulk sales bill in the past dozen
or more years we could retire upon a
competence. The Bar association com
mittee, headed by Judge Whiting OF
the supreme court, urges the passage
of this bill and Senator Cone is stand.
ing sponsor for it and it is most likely
to go through this year.
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The Bar association likewise adyo.
Gates the passage OF a blue sky law
similar to the Kansas act and it has
been introduced in the form recon-.
mended by Cone. There is a general
demand for some such law, though
many deem the machinery of the
Kansas act unnecessarily cumber-
some and as placing too great power
In the hands of a single man and
looking about for a simpler and more
practicable method. 1t is an effort to
by statute keep the fool and his
money in closer proximity, a consid-
cradle undertaking, as the experience
Of men amply demonstrates. That