The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-12
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Fl OF THE STATE
Bills introduced to Abolish Office
of State Engineer and
Telephone Inspector

~ dCi2gatlOn, MI CarfOl IN Jne
senate, Gardner in the house will
agate and introduce a bill tor in
demOity to be paid to the owners of
glandered horses killed by order Of
veterinarians. 1t is believed that
many farmers conceal glandered
horses because they car not afford
TO lose them, and if an indemnity
were paid for horses legally killed it
would DO much to stamp out the
disease.
Pierre. Jan. 10 Representative
Cranston Of Campbell county intro
duced bill providing for the abolish
ment Of the telephone inspectors
office, which was CT eated in 1907.
HrigerSon cf Dawson county in
troduced a measure d~boliShing the
state engineer office and combin-
ing it under the state surveyor.
The Soldiers Home INVESTIGATION
committee resolution has passed
both houses and a committee will be
appointed soon.
notwithstanding the statements
of interested parties to the con-
trary, the Anti-Lobbv bill has a
very marked effect on present con-
ditions. In The old days a great
number Of lobbyists, representing
every possible interest button-holed,
brow-beat. and made the life Of
every legislator a chronic burden.
The Glass anti-lObby act passed by
the session Of 1907; provided that
every lobbyist should register with
the secretary of state, making plain
his interest and the committees be-
fore which he desired to appear.
Last session some eighty individuals
registered with the secretary.
Thus far this session, but fe y lobby
lists have appeared on the field.
Most of them arc women in the in
terest of suffrage and temperance.
Only two individuals have register
ed; w. S Bickelhaupt, Aberdeen,
who Will look after the
interests Of the Dakota Central
Telephone Company. and w. NJ.
Grafton of Mitchell, the Anti. Saloon
man.
Governor Vessey in his message
recommends that the legislature ap-
propriate a moderate sum for he
construction Of on executive rest
dence at Pierre The salary If the
governor, $1,000 II year, coupled
with his short term Of Office, and his
official expenses makes it impossible
for him to construct a residence Of
his own during his incumbencv. He
must go house hunting and rent the
best house that happens to be
vacant. Other states furnish eX
ecutive mansions. and is sugge ;ted
that it is only treating the governor
right for South Dakota to follow
suit. A committee bill will be in
PRODUCED soon to this effect.
Another committee bill will be one
to provide for the payment of inter-
est on deficiencies created between
sessions.
In his message Governor Wesley
recommended that because of the
extra moneys spent by the attorney
general in assisting county attorneys
in the enforcement of the law and
in fighting the railway rate cases
that a deficiency existed, and that
$1,000 be Immediately appropriated
to meet this. A bill introduced by
Mr. Norbeck of Sphinx in the senate
provides for such an appropriation.
Senator Wright of Beadle has in
PRODUCED an amendment to the
South Dakota consultation providing
for the payment of the poll tax
thirty days prior to the election in
order to qualify one to vote. Mr.
Wright believes that the enforce
ment of such a law would cut out
the Objectionable floating vote.
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