The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-15
RICHARDS PRIMARY
BILL IS BUMPED
Senate Refuses to Consider
the Measure Until Author
WithdraWs Copy
right.

~ l. e C,H ~. oss L 4. IS"AoSi hooSCS
adjourned over until Tuesday morning.
today being a holiday. The only pro-
ceedingS for the day were the Lincoln
memorial exercises in the hall of he
house in the afternoon.
Bumps the Richards Bill.
When r. o. Richards had his pri-
mary bill copyrighted he paved the way
for adverse action on h part of the
senate elections committee. The bill
was introduced and sent to that COM
mittee for consideration, and it has
been returned to the senate with the in
dorsement that they had no right to
take up the bill on the danger of in
fringement of the copyright, n that
the senate refuse to consider it until the
author in writing withdraws his copy
right. The house committee has not
yet k any action Upon the bill other
than to receive 1t, but the chief Of the
e~ngrossing force Of that body says he
will not take any chances on violating
the law by copying the bill until the
restriction is removed.
For Free Range.
county free winter range from No
Vember to April, in the old range sec
ton OF the state, is proposed in a bill
today by Representatives Sheriff. and
HOFFMAN. They want free winter range
IN by a vote OF the residents
OF each county, to give the stockman a
better opportunity to allow his live
STOCK a wide territory on which to pick
up their winter living.
Favors Suffrage Bill.
The woman suffrage bill permitting
the women to vote for all local offices
and propositions and the presidential
electors, congressman and United
states senator's, received a favorable
report. The other suffrage bill, cover
ing only local suffrage. died in commit
tee.
Military Training Bill.
A bill by Mcfarland, permitting
cities and towns to erect and own and
equip city auditoriums was passed.
Inc Y passed the military code,
by Howes, Of Beadle. It includes all
men Of the state between 18 and As as
OF the militia, the national
guard being the enlisted section, Six
a terms are required. The adju-
tant-generaPs salary is increased from
$l.SO0 to $1,000. Another regiment is
70 pc formed The premiums on bonds
the military funds, discipline to ac-
cord with that of the regular army.
To secure funds from the federal
government under the defense act
must be 4S drills a year for eyerv
company. with 60 per cent of the men
present. The privates' pay is increased
rom p TO $l.50 a day and officers are
onlcers bay. The militia may shoot
INTO mobs of over IL without indiyid-
nal responsibility. A 15-day encamn-
menI rs required and armories are
provided for owe the state.
Tho State Fair.
Inat the state fair is a state instftu-
ION n should have its funds handled
through the regular channels. is the
motive behind a bin presented in the
Iouse. " would provide for all pay
OF money by h state fair board
TO be through the state treasury on
warrant issued by the auditor.
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TRl-sTATE DRAINAGE
COMMITTEES COMPLETE WORK
Pierre S. D.. Feb. 1.-THE 1egisla-
I'VE committee sent to st. Paul to con-
AsI with representatives Of Minnesota
ma North Dakota on the tri-state
eellalnage project at h junctnre Of the
-iSe states, will return today and
make its report to the legislature some
time this week.
Ell Loucks. OF WATERFOWL, who was
leader in h old time aTTners alliance
movement in this state, is here TO APP
pear before he special committee to
1nHesllgafe b feasibility Of creating
q office OF market commissioners. Mr..
LAsnck may be said to represent the
sentiment back OF the non-partisan
league uprising in North Dakota. q. %.
Annenson, OF aurora county, leading
democratic politician, is also here to APP
pear before b committee.
representative Birch, OF Grant coun-
~, states he has practically enough
petitions TO initiate his convent inspec-
ton bill even il the senate does not
follow the action OF the house and pass