The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-26
SENATOR FITZGERALD
Talks ~Entertainiugly Concerning Affairs
at the State Capital Madison State
Normal and Prospects Of Appro.
priations for Il.

his time. He is besieged with inter
vie wers all hours Of the day and it is with
difficulty that q newspaper man can get
an approach to him for q conversation
that would be OF interest TO the public
However, u DAILY LEADER reporter did
obtrude upon his time long enough to
learn = few things Of public interest.
Ut cours. all local inquiries are tirst di.
rooted towards the Normal school sp-
preparation. On this question two lines
of Legislation are proposed 70 far q
maintenance OF the public institutions
are concerned, q being the general ap-
preparation bill which includes oil sp- |!
preparations Tor ms,ntensnce, repairs and
new buildings, occasionally the last men,
toned being special bills which are likely !
10 BE- merged into the general bill before
Il appropriations are made. In this
tied Tor Gil three departments Of It's needs
maintenance, repslrs, new building.
Tue two former are the amounts RECON-.
mead-d by the regents aud asked by the
presid-n, OF the school,. The other
method u appropriation being worked
v~lxorousl! IN the permanent percentage
plan. Ia ,his II 10 sought to establish u
permanent, school fund for the state ,n-
rtitutious by levyluR each year an 3.
| iNnllS al n mil Lay hfnn thu AaaAASN&l
valuation of the state, Il distributing
the total mount rai.s.d on u liked OHsl.
Of u certain percentage 10 each school,
tue present. bitl for that purpose piov'd
ing that 3.ie per cent " TO the Yer
million university, ~. per ce.t 10
Bookings college, Is per cent each to
Madison aud Spesrtish NormaIs, 10 per
sent ~ the Springfield Normal aud ~
70 the school Of mines. In view OF the
tsc, that ouly 81 or IS per cent OF state
tsxes leviei are cole. ted, u computation
b, this method would show that on this
basis til. Madison school would tAll
short of the amount asked for aud gen.
orally conceded TO tins school by sJVO.
ror THIS reason senator Fitzgerald op-
poses II. though Oh h whole he prefers
the plan, II onos adopted. rs It would
remoys tn. annual hight on these sppro-
pr,a,,ous from the field of politics. II
he can gel the percentage allowed TO tue
Madison school raised to l6is or II per
cent he would consent TO aud work Tor
the measure. 1t Will be some tune yet
; IN this session before the appropriations
will bs settled along either OF tho lines
now discussed. The other questions
prominently before the legislature q
,h,. time are the referendum bill, the
res,str alton bill, the d~,speussry bill, sno
the bicycle bill, oil Of which, except tns
last named, Senator Fitzgerald thinks
i. will pass IN some form. The bill e
nbolish the insurance Commissioners
office - hung mp for the present sno u
> not likely TO receive further oons'dera
ton until near The end OF the session ;
=. ali. The bill 20 reduce the board o
,hsr,ties aud corrections to . memoes
..,, ~ ,hr.s ia viewed with like dls
trust Of it, wisdom. Asked 10 resaEo !"
railroad legislation, Senator Fitzsefa''
,...,a ,ha almost universal sentiment o
all part,es in tho Legislature WAS =
q Leave the present railroad l"w as II Il
d hu. o~ooss,ouAliy an overzsslous mem W
~ould bod up with some small Dill Q
amendmsnt such ~ the u 10 'e4"'
A.. Tho railroad commissioners to III fa'e
of express companies which 10 Dem
warmly pushed but With !"
: .,,,. Il il considered by many that u
or.ssut Law already gives that po"e
On tho confirmation Of tho governor
Nominations, there has been ons'deFao
~e,;o.,on and Senator Fitzgerald tn'oA
= IN. governor he's erred in ono or Two 81
..;r,mants which will not b eontfme'
o. ro,.hlv those Of Sutherland Tor 70
:, ho.rd Of regents which he's already oes
=" ..;.c,.a. and that OF q. 8. Palmer on u
: .oidiers' homo board. But no !.
ol,ned to bel,evs q better understand.
= ~. nov been arrived 81 between repu'
:: l,o.n. and tho governor. Senator :"
..r.,d .pesks highly OF the members
~ r.,,iss Of the Legislature snd ne =
.~,.;,,on they msn,iest to oe far ana ;
" s.r.nd.pt Of party tramme's "a ~" .
d,sl,nes. The passage OF ."e
the location of a new norman e''. ,
Ah.rdeen he considers pr"o.'o"''y J
10: cured, tn. new asylum At kedi,s'" ~. ",s
and determination among tne T..
majority Of the members OF q. ".''
Il that tho old, or smother INSTITUTION.
~ tho state shall be protected anu
dealt with. Mr.. Fitzgerald returns
| Pierre II II .. d. Tomorrow