The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-25
BILL 70 Colby LAWS
WILL PROBABLY BE PASSED BY
THE SOUTH DAKOTA LEG
STATURE
STRONG DEMAND FOR REFORM
Stop Careless Use of Public Funds by
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON
Senate Oil Inspection
Measure.

PIERRE, s. D., Feb. 29.-(Special)-
Representative Everett's bill for codifca-
ton Of the laws is different from any
other that has been introduced. 1t pro-
vides that the governor, attorney general
and secretary of state shall act as SUI
pervisors of the revision, with power to
engage two attorneys to act with the at
torney general in performing the WORT
1t provides for a total appropriation of
$4,000, $4,000 each for the attorneys. 81 600
for the attorney general, $1,000 for print
ing, and the remainder for miscellaneous
expenses The commission will make
complete codifcation and revision OF the
avs, correcting discrepancies and
smoothing out the intracicies of language.
but not changing the evident intention of
the lawmakers. AS each hundred pages
are revised they will be printed from
linotype composition, which R.ll be held
for correction until the final editions are
ordered. The work must be completed
by Nov. 1, 1902 The legislature of 1909
will further revise the work Of the com
pliers and will enact it into law, after
adding such additional statutes as it
sees fit. After the adjournment of the
legislature the work will be corrected
and printed from the linotype matter from
which the proofs were struck. This bill
removes some Of the objections that have
been urged against previous bills for the
same purpose and may pass.
Representative Redding has introduced
bill that will receive the communication
OF residents in many Of the more sparse
ly settled regions of the state In these
regions there are many abandoned wells
and cisterns that exist as a menace to
men and domestic animals! and scarcely
assessor passes that human lives are not
lost IN these traps, to say nothing of the
horses and cattle that smeet their death
IN this same manner. Mr. Readings bill
makes it the duty of the road overseers
to locate these dangerous places. and to
fill or otherwise make Ethem safe If the
owner of the land Or his agent neglects
to do so after proper notice. the expense
to be charged against the premises as
tax. Es
Senate Bill No 167, which is now IN to
the governor, is one. ofBthe most import
ant measures of the session, and will
work a great reform in the management
of the public Institutions If this law
mad been on the statute books some years
ago the state would have been saved the
disclosures that have been made before
the investigation committee relative to
the careless use of public funds that were
paid to the institutions for cash items
ike board, fees for tuition and the sale
OF merchandise or products. The bill pro-
belonging
state institutions, together with all local
collections or fees of every kind shall
be turned into the state treasury. for the
penent OF the respective institutions bv
winch the Same~Weres collected to be paid
OUT only upon warrants issued by the
state auditor. This law will put an end
to almost innumerable petty abuses and
lhuiscre1lonS and remove a seemingly IT.
reslstible temptation from those who have
heretofore
The bill to punish the creating of a
ueHclency IN any Of the public institu-
lions does not seem to be making great
headWay. 1t provides that persons VINO
violate its provisions shall be guilty. of a
nllSoemeanor and be subject to a fine.
ana 1t IS understood that the heads of
most OF the institutions have put in hard
work to defeat it, Existing law prohibits
the creation of deficiencies. but pre-
scrlbes no penalty, and it is evident if is
the penalty to which the gentlemen oh
Ject 1t is said that several members of
boards nave threatened to resign if the
bill passes.
The senate oil inspection bill received a
favorable committee report in the house,
with a few amendments, and is said to
stand faiI chance Of passage.
1t IS understood that the supreme co1rt
has promised to render decision in the
board of charities case on Wednesday If
event the decision is against the recent
appointees, Gov. Herreid will proceed to
remove Commissioner Kingsburv of
Yankton, under the power vested In him
cy the new removal bill, and appoint MIR.
LAWN in his stead. On Thursday DIR
flnnerud was reappoit7ted and confirmed
10 III the full term Of member of the
beard, his recent appointment being onlv
Tor the uneXpired term Of Mr. Davis VINO
resigned. jr 4
red hot petition against the enact
nent of the pending new wolf bounty
law was presented and read before the
senate on Thursday 1t was signed by
| seventy-5ive citizens of Stanley county.
one of the live stock centers. and created
much amusement at the expense of Sena-
tor Rowe and other "Wolfers'
Much is heard of the organization that
is said to have been formed in the house
to defeat certain legislation. particularly
appropriations. So far the organization
has not shown its hand, at least to the
view of outsiders, but the time will come
soon when opportunities to harpoon mat
tiers will occur with sufficient frequency
to keep the works red hot
Friends of the bill to remove the reform
school from Plank1nton to WATERFOWL are
working hard for the success of their
undertaking and the agitation has ex-
tended in several different directions
Besides the proposition to remove the
blind asylum from Gary to Plankinton.
some talk is heard of removing the
Springfield normal to Aberdeen. The lat.
ter proposition was made direct from
headquarters two years ago. but was not
entertained by any of the persons direct
ly interested. The probabilities are that
nothing will come of any of the removal
talk this year, either, as few of the
friends Of the establishment institutions
are willing that a precedent should be es-
tablished that some day might rise I'D
and smite them