The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-16
TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Weeks Doings Of Our Body of Law
Makers at the Capital City

Pierre, Feb. l3th.-The joint
soldiers home investigating CON-
mittee handed in its report during
the week, in which it condemned
his treatment of the inmates of the
home. The report specifically re-
commemorative creation of a young
er governing board, and the SEN
ate members of the committee
have introduced bill to that ef-
feet. The report urged that in
mates of the home be not permit
ted to vote in the Hot Springs city
elections; that military discipline
is not the proper form of govern
meut for the home, and that the
plan of using the old soldiers for
minor offices is bad.
Three primary reform measures
have been before the legislature.
One, r. 0. Richards, met an early
death before the house elections
committee. Mr.. Richards is cir
culating a primary petition and
will referend it. (2) Bigelow's CON-
bination of the general and pri-
mary election on an ingeniously
simple ballot. This meets the fav-
or of most who see it, and will be
reported favorably by the house
elections committee. 81 A pri-
mary reform measure, prepared by
an unknown" and introduced by
Neegard. 1t includessecond choice,
nomination of federal appointive
Offices, and state and county pub
licity program. 1t is still unre-
ported.
Two proposed constitutional
amendments were killed in the
house Wednesday. ID Shermsn's
granting suffrage TO all real pro-
perty owning women; and (2) per-
hitting county officers to hold
their positions as long as re-elect-
ed.
A gathering of delegates from
commission governed cities met at
Pierre during the week and con-
sidered municipal legislation, es-
pecially series of bills on that
subject by Representative Sherman
of Sioux Falls. They approved
of the famous H. B. 68, loudly op-
posed on the ground that it per-
mitted a minority of forty per
cent to force municipal improve
ments, and combined the rest of
the Sherman measures into one
comprehensive instrument.
The early reports that the SEN
ate was fixed for temperance leg
islation were unfounded, for that
body passed the Daylight Bill with
emergency, and nine o'clock clos
ing on Thursday. Governor Ves-
sey signed it the next day, and it
is now a law. 1t is likely that if
the bill had come up for final pas
sage before recess, that it would
have been killed, but visits home
showed that the people really want
ed it.
No measure before the legisla-
ture has overcome the prejudice as
has the Bigelow school code. The
house educational committee, Gard
ner chairman, has studied the code
like q text, and in the end made an
unanimous favorable report,
amended to make the county unit
system optional, and to go into
effect on June Is, 1918. It is pos
sible that it will be enacted in its
present form.
Renault, of Custer has q meas
ure defining the requirements for
entrance, and for the management
of the Custer tuberculosis sanatar-
ium. It is placed under the state
Board of Charities and Corrections.
who appoint the superintendent,
who in turn appoints IN examin-
ing physician in each county.
Any victim Of the disease who has
fair chance Of recovery. may be
admitted on the certificate Of this
county physician, and the pay