The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-23
THE BICELOW BILL
BlGEGOW'S SCHOOL CODE BILL
DEFEATED BY a STRONG
VOTE IN HOUSE
INSURANCE STATEMENTS
The Senate Committee Has Prepare !
a Compromise Bill Uniform
ing Size and Manner
of Publication

Picrre-The house again furnished
the fireworks OF the session Saturday
when Rep Bigelow's school code went
down to crushing defeat after a viOl-
ent and exciting discussion. The bill
| Oh. b. No. CD was upon the calendar
as special order for three o'clock.
when the measure was taken up for
for third reading the members me by
one left their seats until the u
was nearly deserted. A call Of the
house brought them back and Rep.
Hursh moved that h bill be IN
definitely postponed. The motion was
seconded when Rep. BigclOw took
the floor and like a drowning man
gFasping at a straw made an elOqeunt
and forCeful plea that his bill at least
receive the respectful affection of the
body. He charged the motion was
made through personal animoSity.
Burlington, Browne. Tscharner and
Knight followed in talks supporting
him. Rep. NerCoe remarked that he
was ashamed to admit that the Black
Hills should have a member who
would do SO "dastardly and coward
~" an act as to move indefinite post
pOnement of such a meritoriOuS meas
ure. The HUTsh motion was lost and
the bill placed upon final passage.
The roll call showed the bill defeated
by a vote of Ct 10 80. The house then
extended the further courtesy to Mr..
Bigelow Of refusing to apply the
"cinch" motion to the vote.
The house has devoted the past two
days to consideration of this bill, ana
Rep. Biselow IS hoarse from a five
hours speech explaining his bill to
the members.
The proposition to do away all to-
gether with the publication of insur-
ance statements. has been side-tracked
ne insurance committee of the senate
has prepared a bill which is satisfact-
DRY to the newspaper publishers n
also meets the approval Of the au-
thors of the pending bills affecting
the publication of these statements.
Their measure is in the manner Of a
compromise and having the endorse
ment of both sides to the controversy
will 60 through, probably without op-
position. The bill provides that the
statements shall he of a uniform
length of ten inches. and shall be pub
lished in all legal papers, regardless
of party or faction. The statements
must be published within sixty days
after being filed. or before the first
day of May, and every legal news
paper is required to file affidavit be-
fore the first day of April.
There would seem to be no remedy
for the unfortunate attitude of the
state toward It's servants in allowing
them such mcagre compensation for
their services. Saturday House BIZ
eos was before the house for consider
alton. This bill provided for an In
crease in the salaries of the railway
commissioners to $4,000 each per year.
This body of men has unqueStionably
done great service for the state and
saved the people thousands Of dol
lars, but the effort TO raise their sal
aries "A few hundrsd dollars a year
was wasted. Someone moved in
definite poStponement Of the bill and
il was carried.
House bill No. 1876, providing for
the payment of money TO the owners
Of g~landercd horses. killed by order
Of the state authorities, passed the
house after a warm debate. The bill
aside $4,000 per year as n fund
for this purpose. The real purpose
OF the bill is TO expedite the stamp
ing ont OF this dread disease, by max
il an object TO people owning the
horses affected with it, to report the
cases. Under present conditions. ami
affected with CHAMBERS are often
kept and used as long as possible by
owners, because the total loss
of them might amount to a calam-
ity.
A bill was before the senate Fri
day afternoon, amending section 1922
OF the political code of 1903 and plac-
ing the historical department under
the direct supervision OF the state.
The measure as introduced Friday,
makes the secretary of the depart
ment OF history and vital statistics,
an a%ppointee of the governor, on and
July 2, 1911. The term of office
is made two years. and the appointee
of the governor for the office. must
meet with the approval of the tx
committee.
The state offices are being flooded
with kilograms and letters relating to
measures passed with the
emergency clause. All of these emery
ency propositions are certified by the
secretary Of state within three days
after being signed, to the circuit
judges and the clerks OF the circuit
Those desiring information
about any of these measures should
bear this in mind
The house did a humanitarian act
Saturday when il passed the bill pro-
viding for the parole Of life convicts
after eighteen years of labor and good
behavior behind the prison walls. This
age is growing rapidly to appreciate
that reformation and not vengeance Is
the spirit back of the penal institu.
ton.