The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

NOALLAANttt ou iodNS ohN SO
ways ia the house has combined the
best features OF the Issenhuth and
the Bruce bills and incorporated them
into a committee bill. The feature is
the county unit system on all projects
costing more than $500 and all under
that sum to be constructed under the
supervision of the township super
visors. The Office of the road over
seer is abolished. Tie tax levy can
not exceed five mills unless by spe-
cial vote OF the people and the poll
tax, placed at two dollars per year
must he paid in cash. Local residents
are given first opportunity to do the
work. but it must be done under the
supervision of the county or town
ship board.
The measure cover the recon-
mendations OF the state good roads
league and also has embodied in IL
the features of the Wolzmuth bill
pertaining to the employment by the
county commissioners of an experience
ed engineer to supervise the construc-
ton OF roads in mountainous counties,
where the roads cannot follow the
section lines. This latter feature is
Of particular interest to the Black
Hills. Where drainage bitches have
to cross private lends. both benefits
and damages are provided.
Every possible condition that might
arise would seem to be covered. A
| epecial provision made is that should
the people of Il county desire to sub
nit the question OF tn adoption or
the system as outlined in the bill,
20 4 vote Of the electors they may do
so by petition signed by ten per cent
Of the f~reeholdcrs.
4 DELEGATION Of business men from
Watertown has been in the capital
educating an appropriation bill for
the preparation of the state land In
the city of Watertown, for the build
ing of Il northern hospital for the in
sane.
DR.. Mead Of the Yankton aSvlum. in
his report. recommends that the state
hegin prenarations for the construc-
ton of another institution and is
"aCking the Watertown delegation In
their contention. II has been ta"itly
understood that when the Yankton
asylum reached its reasonable m
Of a thousand inmates that a second
institution should re constructed and
maintained on the state property at
Waertown. This property is that turn
cd over to the state by former COVER
rOr Mellette at the time of the Tay-
Tor de~falcation.
. There are now nearly nine hundred
D%atients in the Yankton hospital and
considering the rate OF increase in the
| past, there would be about thirteen
hundred before the northern insti-
tuition would be in running order, IL
he state were to begin or IL now.
Ten thousand dollars are asked and
it is very probable that the legisla-
! ture will grant the necessary appro-
priation 10 begin the fixing up of the
grounds at once, preparatory TO the
construction of n hospital there.
The committee appointed by the
legislature to investigate conditions
at the Soldiers Home arrived in the
capital from Hot Springs this mon
ing. It will probably be some days
before they will make their report.
Over a hundred witnesses were ey-
amined and it will take several days
lOT the StenOeJdpner 10 tIauSCTlDe
the notes OF the hearing. A rumor
was floating about the capital TODAY
TO the effect that the committee would
turn in n report completely vindl"at-
ing Col. Geddes, that the witnesses
examined failed TO substantiate n
Of the charges brought against the
management Of the institution. This
could not be verified, however. There
is great demand for full publicity OF
the evidence brought before the com-
mittee and there is a possibility that
the state will order the complete notes
Of the hearing published.
With an amendment making closing
hour 9 o'clock. the "dav-'i9ht' SELDOM
ILL passed the house by a veto of
70 to "a. The debates which rreceed-
ed the final vote were long AMI rous-
ing, but the Temperance element c'ear-
" had the ADVANTAGE from the OPEN
ing, and passed the bill with an
emergency clause. In case the meas
IRE passes the senate. which is likely
t will 60 into effect at once.