The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-01-11
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THERE ARE ~INTY-FTEE IN THE
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLA-
TURF.

PEGrrG. jan HI Farmers pre-
dominate IN the 1921 session OF the
legislature. with bankers running
them 2 close second IN the senate.
according 20 statistics complied by
W d. Johnston. state printer. for
the legislative red books There are
Sc farmers among the I4T Iegislz-
tors In the hOuse 4s are classified
as farmers and one as q retired far
mer, and Is senators come N the
farm class Bankers come next in
the senate. with IL Representatives
II the upper house. but With only
eight in the house OF representative
they fall 70 third place there. the
lawyers preceding them with Il
members There are Only seven law
yers IN the senate
The senate rabulzte lineup shows
! 5 farmers. II bankers. lzwyers.
I real estate men . merchants ,
physicians. and ! representative each
for newspap@- men stocE-en and
ministers
The h0use Of representatives Is an
unhoIy place lacking the usual
clerical member or Enemb bers. With
50 farmers here. 1z lawyers. s
bankers. 5 real estate men stock
men. merchants 3 zewspapeg m.en-
and one representative eseh for In
sWrance men. statesmen. contractors
ztzEraeGOEz. lLp4sEeEJ dealers. Eu-
=ae dealers merchant railOEs. zEzln
dealers. olildlns mana gers. fire
chiefs. retail luMb-FU-1- educators
and miners
Another angle OF the possible e.
fort of action BY the state legislature
On the selection Of the state hydro
electric power site came 10 light AT
4 meeting Saturday evening OF the
ny6ro-eleetrlc commission which has
had charge Of the surveys so far and
whieh formally indOrsed and recon-
msnde3 10 the legislature the ergi-
neeEs' findings favortnE the Mo-
bridge site or The Missouri river
II has 5=eE generally assured that
whichever site was sdOV-eG by the
legislature and whenever final action
g. AGGEEr nv AZ al 1A~y-tEAS :
would refer rhe5r decision 70 a vote
of the people II Is the belief o9 the
cezu mission that since there was a
p0ggIzr vote 20 oo1<Ei1utiozzuy au-
1hOrixe ! hy6ro-elec1Tic plant. no ze-
tion taken by The legislature TO carry
il into existence can Dc referred any
more than the prohibition VOte could
D. referred in Ohio
Il l. question which nav have 70
BE- decided by the courts
One bill enacted into izw. and tG
measures submitted for enactment.
i the record al the close OF the first
week OF the 1891 session OF the 1921
session Of the South Dakota IegIsEz-
ture The one Law i senate bill ?
pzssed By the house Saturday after
noon. removing the Per cent LzN-
wum interest on state reTeEue waT-
rants when higher rate was 1ec-
ssszry TO sell them IL vas explain
ID by State Treasurer W 3 O'Brien
as necessary TO safeguard the credit
OF the state and proTIce funds for
running expezses tiIl taxes came In
In answer 10 inquiry he said that the
Earrants had been refused II : p@r
cent but az hoped thEy would not
have TO pay more than that
Greater Importance i TO be al
txeaed 20 the value OF American CT
rfzenShlp. according TO the first 0aAl
introduced into the house Of repre-
se1ztfves N the ssyenree1th sesstOz
0f the South Dakota legislature bg
Jacob o. Wickre. Of Lzng1ord. rep
ressntatiVe from Day County. II this
ball becomes 4 Iaw, the state viii Oh
serve the fourth day OF July, IE6e-
p@1deEEe day, as 4 day for those
WHO have just reached the age &C
acquire the rights of citize1ship-
Moving picture Censorship vii
again come bEfo7e the SoZth Dzko-z
legislature a. a result OF The intro
duetioz- by Representative L1Ezrc
of BruIe. Of = bill providing for q
beard OE three. members the chair
man receiving s2eh6 and the osheE
rwo uremtseEs 81 I.s46 ea<h. TO resIsw
all filr-s 5yCEghE into the state FOL
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