Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-01-24
LEGISLATIVE DO|NGS
EPiTOME OF AFFAIRS TRANSACT
ED AT CAPITAL CITY DUR
ING THE PAST WEEK.

ING THE PAST WEEK.
The contentious over the state in
regard to Sunday baseball and Sunday
moving picture shows, under provision
of chapter 234 of the laws of 1907,
has called out possible action toward
amending the same as to allow base
ball, n picture shows, under ~restric-
lions as to what shall be shown on
Sunday, with a further provision that
no ball game shall be played within a
quarter of a mile of any regularly es-
tablished place of worship. This, or
some similar amendment to the state
Sunday law has been demanded by
baseball enthusiasts for several years,
and an enactment which has been OBJ
served more often in it's breach than
in it's observance. The moving picture
features have more recently become
an issue, and it will very likely be put
up to the present session to take some
action along these lines.
State Printing Talk.
The resolution for investigation of
state printing cost, and the charges
of excessive bills along hat line, is
n which the printers under state
contracts say they warmly welcome.
That it will develop before it is COM
pleted that it is the state printing COM
mission, and not the printers who are
responsible for any conditions arising
which may have caused complaint.
That the law as it stands requires the
governor to report to the state audi
tor within ten days after the first of
October of each year, the names of
any state officer or board which has
not filed an official copy of it's report
In the hands of the governor, and it
then becomes the duty of the state
auditor to refuse to issue any war
rants for payment Of salaries or ex-
penses of such office or department
until such report is filed. That the
state commission has not in any way
attempted to carry out the law, plac-
ing the printers in the position where
they must take the copy for reports as
they come, and that they must bid to
cover double time pay for work to
keep their part of the contract in get
ting out the work on time a of
this, and that with a compliance with
the law on the part of the state com
mission, they could then have the nee
sary time to handle the work without
any possibility of double expense.
Pay to Fit the Time.
The commissioners of the larger
counties of the state will ask that the
law in regard to compensation of
boards of commissioners in counties of
certain geographical size, or of a GER
tain geographical size, or of a GER
tain population, which requires a
large share of the time of h officials
to properly handle, be increased to fit
the conditions. AS an example the
board of commissioners of Stanley
county need look after work over an
area which makes it impossible for
them to look into the required road
and bridge work under their mileage
allowance, and further, the time al
lowance under pay is such that they
are forced to give to the county a
great deal of their time without any
compensation. In such counties as
Minnehaha and Bookings, it is not so
much a case of covering territory as
it is time for the transaction of the
business of the county in a proper
manner, and on account of such cOndi-
lions they ask that the compensation
in such counties will be such as to
pay them for their time.
In the House.
In the house Thursday Berg of Min
nehaha started after the question of
appropriations and with the subject
generally, the question of providing
for new boards or departments, which
he does not want provided for in the
general bill, but kept separate to pre-
vent such another deadlock as &C.
Cured at the close of the last session.
His resolution is:
THAT the appropriation committees
of the house of representatives, and
the senate of the state of South Da-
kota, for this, the thirteenth session
of the legislature Of the state of South
Dakota, be and are hereby directed
and commanded to fully prepare and
introduce for passage in the house of
representatives, and the senate, the
general dppIOpIldIlOu JILL lOI IuS wv
years next ensuing, not later b the
forty-ffth day of this session of the
legislature; and that within said gen.
eral appropriation bill there shall not
be included by said appropriation com
mittees, nor tackled on by either the
house Of representatives, or the SEN
ate any appropriation for any board
or institution created by the present
session of the legislature"
House bills introduced were:
No. 80, Bruce-Road bill; counties
to construct, and townships maintain
highways.
No. 81, Swanson-Repeal of state
wolf bounty; county bounties.
No. 80, Notwithstanding volun-
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