Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-01-17
SOLONS GIVEN SEATS
DAWSON COUNTY DELEGATION
WINS FIRST CHOICE
IN DRAWING.
NO FAvORS ARE SHOWN
New Members Stand Same Chance
as Old Ones-Stutenroth Renews
His Committee Resolution, but Is
Voted Down on an Appeal.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 8.-District No. IL
Dawson county, secured first choice
in seats in the thirteenth legislative
session in the drawing today, when
for the first time since initial session
no favors were granted, each district
standing ON it's luck in drawing. old
members with the new. The plan
scattered the Black Hills delegations
as it did Democrats, over the floor OF
the house instead of allowing them to
group as in former sessions.
The attempt to secure committee
on committees did not get far on a
showdown at the opening of the after.
noon session. In the house, Stuten-
roth, the Democrat from Sphinx, was
ready Immediately following roll call
with his resolution. When he was de-
clared to be out of the regular order
of business by the speaker he appeal
ed from that decision and secured the
votes of Blackwell, Huntley, Kelsey,
Morris and himself to the resolution,
all being Democrats but Morris, who
explained his vote as sustaining a col
league.
The senate session was short, the
only business transacted being the ap-
pointment of the committee on rules,
consisting of Harris, Hoese, Cone,
Whitlock, and other officers and ex-
officio members.
On meeting committee consisting
of Hot1 mr.
appointed to draft resolution OF con-
dolence to sister state for the heavy
loss by frost in California.
The boards in charge of the state
institutions will ask for about $4,000
900 for buildings.
Rumors of Inquiries.
Rumors of investigations are one OF
the chief sources of gossip at the op-
ening of the legislative session. These
rumors cover the state land depart
ment, the department Of the secretary
of state. and the board of charities
and corrections, the latter rumor be-
ing based on that portion of the mes
sage of Gov Byrne in regard to the
acts of the board. Whether any In
vestigations are begun remains for
the future action of the session to de-
velope, but as there appears to be
disposition on the part of several OF
the members to mix things generally,
the likelihood is that something in that
line will be started at an early date.
Newspaper Men on Hand.
The newspaper boys" are on the
ground. There are few newspaper
men who declare that they are mot
afraid of the cars on the floor They
say that when it comes to printing
bills, instead of having the reduction
of printing the side pushed to the
front this year they are ready to ask
for and fight for increased prices.
They are also interested in the move
ment said to be headed by Shober,
to entirely cut out the publication Of
insurance statements in the state.
Will Farmer, secretary of the Shober
Insurance company at Huron, is here
looking after that particular PROPOSE
ton. This is one of the movements
the newspaper men VIII oDJecl W
rather strenuously.
The equal suffrage leaders, Mrs.
Simmons and Mrs. Picker, of Faulk-
ton, are on the ground to shape up
their campaign for constitutional
amendment to allow the women Of
the state the right of suffrage, and
they claim to have back of them a
stronger organization than has ever
been brought to bear upon the legis-
lature to secure enactment of such
an amendment for submission to the
people. The different woman organi-
cations of the state are sending their
representatives here to help with the
work.
Senator Wright of Beadle, has pre-
pared new public utilities bill which
he hopes to make senate bill l for this
session. 1t is framed largely on the
Wisconsin law on that subject and is
similar to the bill presented two years
ago.
Printers will be interested in know
ing that one of the early bills of the
session will be the repeal of the Cur
tbs law of two years ago and the sub
stitution of newspaper publicity law
in place of the pamphlet system now
in use.