Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-02-01
D0INGs OF LEGISLATURE
Senate HAs Passed Resolution for
Constitutional Convention. Like
ly to Pass House Also.

time of the sessions of Tuesday and
Wednesday, and that the Legislature
adjourned on Thursday to be in reces,
until Tuesday the 2Sth, some important
bills have been introduced the pasl
week.
Crawford, of Sanborn, has introduced
an automobile law which is closely
modelled after the Iowa statute now Civ.
ing great satisfaction there, but Craw.
ford's measure has q special apportion.
ment feature of the funds collected from
license and fees which will allow each
county to receive a per capita share,
based on population and assessed valu-
alton of the same, and this apportion-
ment to each will be expended for public
highways and culverts. The Road As.
sociation favors a graduated tax upon
all automobiles, but this would be clear
ly unconstitutional, 80 that much favor is
expressed by legislators over the fiat
rate determined upon by Crawford, of
81 for fling fee, and an annual registra.
tion fee of Sc, unless in use five years,
when it will be So.
Senator Russell, of Brown, presented q
resolution which stated that the ex-
pendtures of the past four years exceed
ed those of the four years preceding by
$4,000, goo and asked for a special inves-
tigation of such expenditures. The Re-
publicans were very willing to have such
an investigation made, to satisfy the
Democrats, and so all the state officials
are busy preparing figures, at the re-
quest of senators. to clearly put forth the
facts in clear form.
The Senate has passed the resolution
providing that people vote upon having
a constitutional convention, and there is
80 much favorable attention toward it in
the House that it will likely be passed
there also. All members figure that it
would be cheaper to hold such a con-
vention and "start anew" than to be
compelled each session to so extensive
ly amend the present constitution.
The Grand Army of the Republic have
through friends introduced resolution
asking permission to erect suitable
monument on the Capitol grounds,
which will of course be granted. This
enterprise will be done by popular SUBJ
scription and about $4,000 will be in
vested in the design.
A special bill prohibiting intoxicated
persons from operating automobiles has
been introduced by Nelson, of Lincoln,
making it special offense 80 to do, and
making any sheriff or constable or
policeman take possession of such driver
without process.
Prot. Kerr, of Brookings, is after the
people who being interested in some re-
ferred or initiated measure, pay for sig
natures, or pay the agents circulating
them in proportion to the number of
names secured, and he has prepared a
bill making such conduct a misde-
meanor
Blake, of Beadle, has introduced
measure fixing 60 days as the limit of
time in any one year that state officer
may be absent from his Office, except
when out on official business, and in
case of violation a states attorney or the
attorney general is to bring action for
the removal of such officer.
The Bank Guaranty law introduced
by Hale, of Meade, has brought crowd
of bankers to Pierre, who cay they are
here 'just to see the Legislature in
action"
Granger, of Stanley, introduced q
measure authorizing county superin-
tendents to conduct agricultural and in
dustrial contests in public schools and
providing that such commissioners make
an annual appropriation of $500 for
carrying on such work.
Morris, of Sphinx, has a bill asking for
$l50,000 for an administration building
for the Northern Hospital for Insane at
Redfeld, and as this institution is very
inadequate in size now, and there are
many who ought to be accommodated
there who can not because of it, the bill
will likely be passed at an early date.
South Dakota seems to be in disfavor
by some other states because of our sys-
tenn of running things at the Peniten.
tiary, and in order to either run things
differently, or prove that we are doing
well. joint committee from House and
Senate will visit the Penitentiary this
week for detailed Investigation.
Up to date the Legislature has asked
for an appropriation of over $500, 900,
and two acts have been passed and filed
with the Secretary of State, the legisla-
tive expense account. and the Woman's
Suffrage resolution besides each house
has passed dozen or 80, which will
have to 60 on to the other branch. Up
TO the recess total of 1873 bills in the
House and Ill in the Senate had been
introduced.
The Conservation Congress, meeting
In Pierre during this week, and finish
ing with the Peace Conference on Sun
day, the End of February, will bring
thousand and more visitors to the city,
and prominent speakers in the line of
Dean Perisho, d. R. A. Z. McCauley, DR.. |
R. E. Woodwork, Regent Hitchcock,
Prof. Thos. Cooper of North Dakota, w.
Harris and Joe Chapman of Mime
lpolis, 7. ]. Grier of Lead, and R. F.
Walter, Engineer U. 8. Reclamation |
Service, as well as others.
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