The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-02-17
From the Capitol.
PIERRE, S d., Feb. II, '9G

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has long been known to those
who have come in contact with
him, but to those who have looked
upon honest Andy as a model,
especially those who reside in
the northern part of the state,
an ample demonstration has been
given, we refer to his veto of the
bill establishing normal school
at Aberdeen The whole north
ern portion of the state is with
out a single public Institution
and the established normal
schools are at present tovercrowd
ed. The citizens of Aberdeen
were willing to present the
stale with suitable building and
all that would have been needed
from the state was small appro-
priatiOn for maintaining the
school. This would have open.
ed normal school that would
have given hundreds of young
people an opportunity to acquire
an education that will now be
denied them. Gov. Lee, or rath-
er Tom Ayers who is the real
governor of South Dakota had
some sort Of a grudge against
some one in Aberdeen and so a
great undertaking was stricken
down. Populists as well as re-
publicans are indignant and that
the bill will he passed over his
veto is almost a certainty. The
bill to abolish the useless office
of insurance commissioner came
up in the house this week and
passed, and as there is no doubt
OF the governor putting his veto
on this measure it will require
a two thirds majority; if the
democrats would vote with the
republicans on this bill it could
pass and the state would save
some $4,000 per year; however
though the democrats have stood
with the republicans on some
measures, they are with the
populists on this one and may
defeat it. A bill has passed the
house appropriating $4,000 to
build dor mitory at the Madison
normal school, if it becomes
law it will relieve that excellent
institution of some of the pres
sure for dormitory room that is
put upon it. The resolution
censuring Senator Pettigrew for
his vote against the peace treaty
had the hearty support Of every
republican in the house and
senate and from the istless way
the populists voted, it is fair to
presume they were not in sym
pathy with his policy. Proba-
bly, the measure that is of the
most interest to Grant county
that has so far been considered
was the Game Law or more
properly House Bill No. AZ; on
Thursday the house went INTO
a committee of the whole on this
bill and enough gas was wasted to
blow up all the game in the state.
The important provision of the
act as passed by the house are
that every hunter from without
the state must pay $25 license to
the county treasurer and then
is limited to the shooting Of 25
birds per day; he may ship 25
out of the state; the closed season
is extended to Sept. 1st. Con-
siderable penalties are assessed
for violations of the law.
One game warden is to be ap-
pointed in each county and the
county warden may appoint ten
deputies. The wardens receive
one half the fines as compensa-
ton for services. Taken as a
whole the law is very strict and
should protect the game birds of
the state. The senate passed
the express bill, which provides
that the express companies OF
the state shall be placed in the
same relation to the railroad
commissioners as are the rail
roads, so if the commissioners
are not derelect in their duties
cheaper express rates should
prevail Both the senate and
house committees on appropria-
tions introduced bills appropria-
ting $14O0 for use of the railroad
commissioners from Jan. 1st to
July 1st, the beginning Of
the fiscal year when the reg
ular appropriations became avail
able. This will enable the suit
to establish the rates fixed by
the commission to be agreed he-
fore the supreme court. Those
people who before election were
made to believe that the republi-
can party were gong to destroy
the Wheeler RAILROAD law are