The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
PRIMARY BILL IS
NEXT TO PASS
South Dakota Administratio
Measure just About Ready
tor Governor.
THE HOUSE is SWAMPED
Ant Lobbying Bill Was Nearly Los,
Monday During a Parliamentary
TargIe - Many Bills for
Passage.

TanaIe - Many Bills for
Passage.
Picr-c, s. d. Feb 6 Tho senate has
light calendar today but win spend
SOM i'm" in tn" discussion of Dowdell' 3
tent book bill which was not reached
yesterday and the anti-pass bill which
!aid over one day in the house for the
eigrossng and enrolling force to put 1t
H. the journal
There are two or three unimpor,ant
bills up for final passage in the senate.
IN" house has spent much time on
tn" adoption of the primary and in
parliamentary discussions that it is
sWainped under n host of bills of which
There are twenty-three ON the calendar
today for final passage With the pros
pect hat not more than three will be
reached
Primary Bill Ready for Passage.
The senate primary viii be substi-
tuied for the house bill and If the house
eah },thstand the habit of going into
~onEllittee of the whole it will dis
pose of this important administration
neasute today. The rate bill is ON the
hons calendar for final passage today
bur cannot be reached i'm the regular
l
on " special order there will be a fight
as tht house members are slightly re-
Srlltfu. pf the senate methods of push
iil@ tie reform measures upon them
SO RAPIDLY.
Without Recommendation.
l1o"dell's uniform school text book
bill is reported from the senate COM
lMitt~e on education without recon-
laeM ton. This is equivalent to say
ins tAat The committee washes its
hands Of a bill which it cannot recon-
mend and will ask the senate TO fight
ii "ui on the floor and this is what
VIII happen. This bill. We'll as two
Others "f similar import, proposes that
n text book commission shall make
uniform adoption of text books under
a competitive bidding system. buying.
books. or manuscripts of books togeth-
e. "8tn the copyright. or those whose
COP ;lght has run out. This process
OF adoption has been characterized
''I senator Dillon and others as uni
7oilnliy With retrogression,' and not
consistent with the progressive spirit
"i broader education such as is
aimee at by the people of this state
III Is argued that such adoption
w"niG serve the purpose of the big
book corporations who have books and
plate and manuscripts by the carload
and trainload of all ages and condi-
ll"Ns ~ serNtude leading back to the
''''i "i'N'i 'iiC iiicIi'oi VI IuIlo
meth not TO the contrary. and that with
out doubt they would hail With delight
the opportunity to dump them i'm the
warehouse of the state at job lot prices
bui il is further argued that the state
Which lakes such pride i'm what has
beer done already along educational
lines, IS not ready to adopt the initia-
tive of Kansas nor participate in her
experience With cheap books which are
50 worthless.
Slow Action LikeIv.
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I'M, mo leais,atars Lii ~, w. ,,.' p..ui.e
,his matter no, in any, easa '.Jm,S NJ, ~, III
syittf,}plv into ch,,.,,as af nv .,, III
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borl, had;as th., r. ,ha ,an1 ,,'e,l ',l oi
.,,,.,,,,t;a,, ',''', - .i'e ,". e'A. doom
should be in onen comnetition wei ,rhe,a
There is al least the chance for selec-
lioa q. the best that can be had I'm
BOOKS instead of resortins TO the cheap
books which are only cheap because
they are absolutely ont of d,te and far
behind the times
Tbs investigation of the local pooling
system, said to be in effect among the
lunlbe. companies, is aimed at bv a res
olutipn proposed by REPRESENTATIVE
Smith. of Miner but this is NOT me,
beginning of such investigation i'm thi4
state, nor is Senator I<it1red.re ahead
"f thc procession With his resolution
in congress- 1t transpires that as earlv
as q year ago the movement was
started in several localities in the state
unClUr the advice and direction of thosc
who are now the official leaders of the
party and now constituting the state
republican administration, and since
that zinc the gathering of evidence
llaS been systematical. until now
There is enough of such evidence on
hand TO make a fairly good case in
court The plans are we'll laid for a
prosecution on a selected case which
Will soon he started by the state with