The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27

sion of the legislature Wednesday,
filed the primary election initiative pc
titiOns in both houses. In the senate
it was merely received and sent to the
committee on elections, while in the
house 1t was read in full before being
sent to the same committee.
The introduction was followed by a
resolution by Rogde, asking that the
manner OF securing names on the petit
ton be investigated; alleging that
there were many duplicates and that
it contained the names of those not
voters in the state.
The house educational committee
recommended the passage of the reso-
luton for an amendment to the con-
stitution allowing school superintend-
ents to hold more han two terms. A
resolution of sympathy for Representa-
tive Brown of Sanford in the loss of
his wife was adopted and a fund was
raised for flowers. Groce of Lake at
tempted to secure the adoption of a
resolution to reduce the pay of legisla-
tive employees, but found that few
members agreed with him in this prop
osition. A bill by Hillstad seeks to
limit municipal taxation on agricul-
tural or horticultural lands inside of
city limits; n by Elain increases the
per diem OF county commissioners to
81 per day, and gives increased sala-
fles in larger counties. Stokes of Butte
introduced a general irrigation code,
intended to cover the government
work in the Belle Fourche valley.
In the senate, a committee of SEN
ators Bonney of S%anborn. Branson of
Dawson and NeSsey of .Jerauld. was
appointed to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Brown. The bill to provide for cen
u and taking of vital statistics pass
ed the senate and was passed to sec
ond reading in the house. Principal
senate bills introduced were by
Wright, to provide for Irvine lien on
grain crops; by Mortimer, declaring
all unnavigable waters in the state to
belong to the public to be used for ir-
rigation purposes; and by Shoulder, en-
acting the primary election law under
the petition.
The initiative petition for the pr.
mary law which was filed in both
'tSS tollipl tltIltS Il Shut
campaign after the nominations are
made, as it provides for the primary
election the first Tuesday in Septem-
Der and the canvass of the returns by
the state board on the third Tuesday
of that month. 1t provides for nomina-
tons for United States senators as
we'll as the state officials. The require
ment is three per cent of the party
vote on a petition to become a candi-
date on any party ticket or | per cent
of the total vote to become an indie
pendent Or nOn-partisan candidate.
Any county is allowed to uspend the
workings of the primary law so far as
county affairs are concerned on a ma
iority vote to that effect.
The favorable report of the house
committee on education on the reso-
luton for an amendment to the con-
stitution to ALLOW county superintend-
ents of schools to hold for more thai
Two terms is a measure which has
been before the Legislature several
times. and which has failed in past
efforts. II is starting out early in the
session this time and it is hopea to
get 1t through this time, to allow a sue
cessful incumbent of that office. to re-
main as long as the voters desire to re.
tain him.
The duplicate bill introduced in the
house and senate by Douthy and Hill
stad of Brookings county is to cover a
controversy at Bookings. The town
is laid out to take in considerable adj
jacent territory, and a suit was brought
a short time ago by those living on the
outskirts TO evade municipal taxation.
In TINS they were unsuccessful, and
they now come to the legislature with
a bill to limit the municipal taxes on
agricultural and horticultural lands.
Blain started the bill to assist coun-
ty commissioners in counties of large
size with greater compensation than
for those in small counties. The per
diem and mileage for such officers is
left at the old figures, but a differenta-
ton is made in the maximum amount
per year Of the size of the counties.
In counties of t~wenty-four or less con-
~gressional townships, the maximum
allowance is 5000 a year and $40
mileage. In counties between "a and
36 congressional townships, the max
imum is fixed at $3.50 per diem and $50
mileage. In counties over SO congress
sional townships in size the maximum
is 5000 per diem and $50 mileage. This
gives the commissioners in the larger
counties compensation on the addi-
tional work which the yare called upon
to perform.
Senate Bill No. 1, by Lawson, which
provides for the taking of the state
census and the collection of statistics
by the secretary of the state historical
society, is being pushed right along
to get it out in time to begin the prep
aration of the necessary blanks for the
work. 1t has passed the senate and is
in shape for quick action on the part |
INSPECTION OF OIL.