Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-03-02
THE SCHOOL CODE
BIGELoW'S SCHOOL CODE BILL
DEFEATED BY A STRONG
VOTE IN HOUSE
REINFORCEMENT PLAN
Joint Committee Of House and Senate
Work Out Agreeable Plan For
Reapportionment and
Submit Bill

Pierre-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. CID was upon the calendar
as special order for three o'clock.
when the measure was taken up for
for thi d reading the members one by
one left their seats until the house
was nearly deserted. A call of the
house brought them back and Rep.
Hursh moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed. The motion was
seconded when Rep. Bigelow took
the floor and like drowning man
grasping at straw made an eloqeunt
and forceful pea that his bill at least
receive the respectful affection CT the
body. He charged the motion was
made through personal animosity.
Burlington, Browne, Tseharner and
knight followed in talks supporting
him. Rep. Vercoe remarked that he
was ashamed to admit that the Black
Hills should have a member who
would do SO "dastardly and coward
ly'' an act as to move indefinite post
ponement of such meritorious meas
ure. The Hursh motion was lost and
the bill placed upon final passage.
The roll call showed the bill defeated
by vote of 81 to 80. The house then
extended the further courtesy to MIR.
Bigelow of refusing to apply the
"cinch" motion to the vote
House bill No. 126, providing for
the payment of money to the owners
of glandered horses, killed by order
OF the state authorities, passed the
house after a warm debate. The bill
sets aside $4,000 per year as fund
for this purpose. The real purpose
Of the bill is to expedite the stamp
ing out of this dread disease, by MAX
ing it an object to people owning the
horses affected with it, to report the
cases. Under present conditions, ami
mails affected with CHAMBERS are often
kept and used as long as possible by
their 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 appointee of the governor, on and
after 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 ex-
ecutive committee.
10 koy
bill, which in the language of the
street lets down the bars" and gives
additional powers to non-graduate
dentists. In an effort to drag the
measure out OF the committee of the
whole, it failed to weather a storm
of motions regarding the disposal OF
it and among the was the one to in
definitely postpone 1t. The carrying
of this latter motion nailed down the
coffin lid
The house was really unmercifui in
Its use OF the ak yesterday. The Bige-
low bill, combining the primary and
the election, was the first to receive
the blow, it receiving % votes out Of
the 81 members present. Bigelow and
Whiting made the principal talks for
the bin while the opposition was led
by Brown and Matheney.
The house did humanitarian act
Saturday when it 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-
stion
The Bigelow primary law was kill
ei in nc house. i. only receiving %
affirmative votes. There was some lit
tie ttiscu%siCn of the measure. but the
:arger Number of speakers expressed
the opinion that the bill was not what
was wanted, and this Served to mako
many senators vote in the negative.
The stallion service bill! was pre-
pared for the guillotine by a foolish
amendment, but the measure was
sidetracked by being re-referred to
committee. This little courtesy was
extended Mr.. Wallace because he was
not present to witness the execution
of his bill.
Miller's board of health bill was
killed in the senate. In the same body
a large number of minor bills were
punched and passed, among them be-
ing senate bill No. 1874, relating to
the distribution OF water for irrigation
| nllrnoses.
Representative Peterson got an
amendment tackled onto the bill for
the preservation of FISH, which per-
mits the use of a club or other weap-
on In killing carp which come up into
the fields to Craze
House bill number 27s, providing
that an agent shall give a receipt for
money paid as a premium and that
such receipt shall make the company
liable for all losses, was passed.
Lead brakeman Fritz, OF the Bur-
lington road, was shot and seri-5
ously wmounded near Argentine yes