The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-12-29
ZIG LEGISLATION
PROGRAM PROPOSED
Coming Session Promises
Some Big Issues

The session of the state legisla-
ture which convenes at Pierre care
lv in January will be one of the
most important held in recent wears
i'll South Dakota. Many important
matters are to come before the ses-
sion.
One of the most important mat.
ters to come before the legislature
will be the enactment of a law to
carry out the statewide prohibition
amendment to the state constitution
which was adopted by the voters
at the election in November.
There is a general demand that the
law be made as stringent as possible
and that heavy penalties be pro-
vlded for the punishment. of those
who violate its provisions by illeg-
ally having liquor in their posses
sion. In some quarters it is hoped
that the law to be enacted will pro.
hibit the shipment of liquor int
the state. 1t is all open secret that
several thousand voters who have
planned to have supplies of liquors
shipped into the state to them, SO
they can have the supplies in their
own homes. were among those who
voted for statewide prohibition. II
the law enacted by the legislature
prohibits citizens from shipping in
such supplies and keeping them in
their own homes the plans of these
citizens will be disarranged
Among numerous other matters
it also is expected the legislature
will enact stringent laws designed
to curb the activities of the lawlesS
element among the Industrial Work.
ers of the World, who last summer
created reigns of terror in some
parts of the state by virtually seiz-
ing trains and menacing the resi-
dents even of cities aud towns.
The legislature may make it fell
ony for anyone to steal ride on
train, and i'll this way prevent the
wholesale influx of I. w. w. IS into
the state during the harvest period.
Members of the state bar associ-
alton will ask the legislature to in
incease the number of judicial dis
tricts i'll the state. SO additional
judges can be added to care for the
increasing n,..'ber of cases in the
more populous counties.
The county commissioners of the
various counties of the state also
will ask the Legislature to give them
increased powers, present laws,
they Calm, having the effect Of
hampering them in performing
their duties to the best interests Of
their constituents.
The legislature also will be asked
by the women suffragists of the
state to again submit to the voters,
at the general election in 1918 the
question of granting women the
right of suffrage in South Dakota.
Suffrage failed at the November
election, but the women advocates
of suffrage profess to believe that
with one more trial victory will
perch on their banner.
Martin Rome, aged 55 years, an
employe of the Wahpeton Marble
Works, ended his life because of
dependency. A few days ago he
entered hardware store and pur-
chased revolver. Two days later
he returned the gun with the COM
plant that it would not work. 1t
was found that he was trying to
shoot center fire cartridges in a rim
fire gun and upon being given the
proper cartridges went to his Office,
spread his coat on the floor, laid
down. put the guu to his head and
pulled the trigger. Death was in
Simultaneous.
The Messrs Clarence and
Webster Anderberg arrived
home to spend the holidays.
They are both attending the