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

state superintendent of schools, II
strongly opposed to the bill. h says
no such radical changes are necessary
and point to the prodICts or our pub
lie schools as examples. There /, a
great diversity of opinion on many
points OF the measure. and just how
it would look when on the sta utts,
should ii become law. is difficult to
say as there would undoubtedly he a
good deal of s~lashing done on the bill
before it got tn ough.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Sherman Oh. B. No. 1901 profit
ing for the establishment OF a toard
OF commissioners for the promo ion
of uniformity of legislation N the
United States, will be made the sub
ject of a special message by Governor
Vessey. The governor deems this
measure of the utmost imp TT nee,
variance of the laws of the several
SLdLSS muSl agree WIN HIM.
Banking affa rs would be probably
the most benefited by a uni ormity
of legislation among the common
Wealths of the union The healthy
growth of the banking institut ons
5 greatly menaced by the difficulty
OF carrying on interstate business.
The great variance in the divor e
n VIC Of tho utntnG - 60 ~ flf,y - ell
as is also the harmful result.
With a competent b ard in charge
seeking to promote uniform ! gisla-
ton, interstate business wolf be
made easier and the existing evils
emedied.
The troubles of the people of
Schnasse county apparCn ly are not
over. T. F. Con Of Wall is in t e
apital to convince the Legislators that
there is already eXistant a Zieba !
county, and he claims to have the
proof.
According to Mr.. ,CornIff the east
e n part of Pennington is ri HULL 7
Iiebach county, the la ter on account
0f its being uno gSni ed, bein "a
tached to it for judicial purposes only.
{ is claimed there are enough town.
ships in this section to organi e, b t
that the people have Tefrainei from
doing so, on account of the il d BIT
OF Pennington, a part of whioh they
would have to assume. They wish,
however, to retain their CONT name
or the 'ture If this is cor &c tn
pending legislation, which has passed
the senate will be thrown out.
~Pierre-Both houses passed 2 large
number of bills Saturday. The ses-
slons were devoted to short te-
bates on the measures and the bal
loting. Probably more real work
was done than at any day thus far this
year. There are now in the two
houses a large number Of bills which
have been discussed, not only in legis-
lative circles, but by newspapers over
the state and the legislators are be,
ginning to form opinions as to merits
of the proposed laws, and alton on
the various measures is expected to
mature soon.
J. l. and Edward Brown, com,
miss oners Of Trip county are in the
capital They are foste' ing a bill
granting an extension of time in the
taxation affairs of their county. Some
time ago the county cou t house burn
ed and with ii the records, though the
stubs were saved. They cannot get
matters straightened out within the
time limit and will ask for rel eff.
Pennington county lacks o~e repre-
sentative in the house and 1t W uli
appear will continue to do so through
out the session At the p imarv la t
fall Clark defeated Commit AMI fol
lowed by beating his democr ii" o.
ponent (Lynch) in the ele ton. Now
Rep sentative Clark savs he Is to-
busy to attend the session.
The senate passed house bill No
III providing for certificates of nomi-
notion being filed with the secretary
Of the state not less than 80 DAYS be,
fore election with the county auditor
not less than six months and with
clerks Of municipalities ten days. A
number of other house bills were also
passed by the senate.
A measure will be introduced In
the near future rais'no the saloon II
Cense in cities. The ida IS to we d
out the careless saloon kee"ers an
incidentally gather a little more
revenue for the comm mite
The house committee put In the
good roads bill. This action cau~eC
much comment among the legislators
Gardner introduced a bill maxim
Schuster, Of Miller: commissioner o
publicity in the state.
A bill in the senate int o1u"ed b.
Senator Da'ton Of H 'ghes, wo ID or
BID any bill being introduced in tn
l~egislat re which hal teen e r ME
and killed within the six yea s pre-
vious.
Senator Perkins reap~oirtTent
bill gives that district W st o the
river three new senators which o
course calls for a sacrifice o that
many by the eastern h If of the sta e
Senator Per'ey's bill. recurring a
medical examination t. re ha b
those desiring to mary, wiz be re
ported favorably By the C mm,tte .
The ho"se passed the following bills:
No. 104, creating an Independent
district at Alpena.
No o. nholfghfn- %hn - r;uN - A.