The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE
Both Houses Pass Several Bills,
Making a Busy Day

Pierre, Feb. 8.-The senate passed
the resolution for a constitutional
amendment for a state board now in
c~ontrul Of that part of the business of
the state.
The bill was introduced in the house
which allows city authorities to collect
special assessment taxes against rail
way property by the seizure and sale of
property of the company. The game
code, which is a special order in the
house this afternoon. promises to bring
on a hot contest before it is settled as
1t contains provisions which eliminate
county game warden and take from the
counties any share of gun license re-
ceipts.
The house passed bills 6S. providing
penalty for sending out misleading
advertisements: 128, prohibiting sug-
gestive and indecent dances; so, elm.
mating the circle from the head of the
ba Hot and requiring each candidate to
be voted for separately; 1874, permitting
cities to purchase grounds for atheletic
purposes.
The senate passed bills, No. Z, APP
preparation of money to furnish dormi.
tory at Spearfish normal; "a, giving
pay to certain officers for reporting fire
to state fire marshall; 38. fixing compen-
sation for transportation of school
children; i46. appropriating a de-
ticiency for the state soldiers home;
lat, appropriating a deficiency in the
department of public instruction; 14S.
appropriating a deficiency for the state
land department; lao, appropriating
$1,000 for expenses Of organizing new
counties; 100, appropristing deficiency
in f1nd for conveyance of convicts;
15i appropriating of money for pay
ment Of bee inspectors.
Miss Gunner Cook, OF Huron, a
member Of the woman q board Of in
vestigation Of state penal institutions,
Is here looking after house joint reso-
luton 10, which is based on the recon-
mendstions of the woman's committee
in regard to the state training school,
their holding being that the girls and
boys should be separated into different
schools. at different towns, and
should not be sent to the same school,
and that the Younger boys sent to that
institution should be kept separate from
those who are older. and that the pres
emit institution be used exclusively for
the care of boys to be kept in separate
classes. and that the girls be provid-
ed with "a different school ut some
different town.
In view Of the fact that the present
petition requirement Of 8 per cent for
~referending laws cannot be changed
except by constitutional amendment, |
several legislative efforts are under
way to stifen the requirements until
this change can be secured. One
method is proposed in a bill intro
duced by Senator Murphy, which re-
quires every signer to a referendum
petition to take oath that he has read
the bill to be referred and that he
understands its provisions. Each sign
or must appear before the oath officer
and subscribe to the affidavit prescribed
In the MEASURE and a penalty is pro-
vided for emitting any of the forms and
ceremonies.
BY tightening up the restrictions as
to signers and by prohibiting payment
for signatures. as provided in another
measure. it is considered probable that
a few important measures may escape
the danger Of being defeated in a gen.
eral mess Of referendum laws.
II