The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-02-28
VETS ST0VOTE ON ACT
LEGISLATORS SAY LICENSE LAW
AMENDMENT is TO GO TO
REFERENDUM.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-The first initiated law of
this session was filed with the secre-
tary of state Monday in the bill by the
! liquor interests amending the license
laws so that vote for or against IL
cense shall stand until revoked by an
| other vote, instead Of requiring the
! liquor men to put the issue to a vote
each year They also want major
ity vote of those voting on the ques-
ton to rule instead of a majority of
all votes cast at the election.
One of the protests this winter is
that of the heavy travel expense of
some of the state officers, and the
senate passed a bill which prevents
any travel by state officers outside the
state except on purely state business
and approved by the governor. They
also passed the bill which prohibits
the state auditor from allowing travel
vouchers for state officers and men,
bers Of boards at meetings held at
the same time and place as political
conventions and general meetings at
different places in the state.
The senate started things over the
resolution attempting to fix a day to
close the introduction of bills. Cone
called it claptrap and declared he had
constitutional right to present bills
up to the last day if he SO desired,
but the resolution fixing next Monday
hn al a
The question of referendum sigma
lures was up in the senate on the bill
requiring all names on such petitions
70 be certified by a notary public,
which was opposed by McMasters,
Norbeck and Morgan as an attempt to
set aside the referendum by enact
ment, and after a contest it was de-
feated but will be up again on recon
sideration.
For General Election.
The indications now are that there
will be a long list of constitutional
amendments and laws to be voted up
on at the next general election. The
legislature has already passed reso-
lutions to submit to the people the
questions of a constitutional conven-
ton, and equal suffrage, and a lot of
other proposed amendments are pend
ing Beside this r. O. Richards is
starting an initiative petition 10 get
his publicity act" before the people
at the next election, and then inter
eSted parties are ready to begin on
referring laws which do not suit them
as soon as the session is over. The
liquor dealers will not submit to GER
tain regulations if they can avoid it
in any way, and if the legislature en-
acts the thousand population, or 9TH
er measures without getting the nee
esSary vote to make them emergency
measures, they will without question
submit them to the people by the ref
erendum. The result is likely to be
another vote no" campaign, which
will catch the suffragists in its tolls
as it did four years ago, and leave
them waiting another period for an
opportunity to cast their votes.
Richards Law as Test.
The question of the right to amend
or repeal initiated laws is one which
is likely to be brought TO a test over
the Richards primary law. That law
in sections 4S and 80, combined, pro-
hibits any petition being circulated,
or names signed until within three
months Of the date Of the primary
election in section As, and in section
90 requires all judicial candidates to
file their petitions with the secretary
of state not less than 80 days before
the primary, which means that they
have just one day in which to secure
the required petition signatures, and
to get their petitions filed in the office
of the secretary of state all in the
same day, which is manifest impos
sibility. 1t is also discovered that
the law makes no provision for nomi-
nation of congressional candidates by
districts, as the selections were made
at large at the time the law was
dawn. These questions, or some of
them, will no doubt be raised as
test as to just what powers the legis-
lature may have in regard to such
acts.
Free Library Bill.
The free library act which has
passed both houses and goes to the
governor for his action on the same,
opens the way for wide spread of
the free library idea in this state.
1t provides for central head at the
state capital, and makes an annual
appropriation of $4,000 to the carry
ing on of the state portion OF the
work. Each city, town, or township,
on a vote of the people. is given the
right to create a free library, and it
is made the duty of the officials of
Want to Know About Law.
Pierre.-The parties who are secur-
ing leases on large amount Of land
In western Potter county with the