The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-01-30
LEGISLATIVE D0|NGs
HERE is A SUMMARY OF A FEW
OF THE BILLS THAT HAVE
ALREADY APPEARED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts of
the Sunshine State.

l.. r. Campbell of Huron, grand
counselor of the South Dakota juris-
diction of the United Commercial
Travellers, along with C. II. Farrell of
Huron, and r. S. Lockhart of Water
town, other officers of that associa-
ton, is in the city looking into the
matter of a new hotel inspection law.
They are lot fighting over what the
law might or might not contain in the
way of little administrative details, as
what they want is results, and they
are not particular through just what
line the results come, just so long as
they can be secured. The law which
has been presented here is one uni
form in material points with an act
which is being presented to the legis-
latures of nine different states this
year, and all are being urged to push
the enactment through.
Bad Dance Bill.
A law has been drafted and will be
presented within a few days to elimin-
ate the dancing of the grizzly bear"
turkey trot," bunny hug Snake
wrestle" or any similar dances at any
place in the state. With such an act
there would need be an inspector of
dances to see that hone Of the provis-
ions of the law. would be inlringed
upon.
Claims Turned Down.
The house committee on appropria-
tons reported adversely on a claim of
A. H. Wheaton for expenses of carry
Ing on the work of food and dairy in
spector of the state several years ago,
after the appropriation for the depart
ment had been exhausted. They also
reported against an appropriation to
reimburse the members of the board
of control of the state soldiers for the
expenses of a judgment secured
against them on a claim for damages
brought against the members several
years ago.
FOR Northern Hospital.
The members from Sphinx county
will ask for $3.50, 900 for an admins
tration building at the northern hos
pital for feeble minded at Redfield,
and want it cut into two lots, half to
be expended next fiscal year., and half
the veal following which would give
them a magnificent building if they
a secure it from the present ses-
sion.
State Prison Probe.
The senate concurred in the house
joint resolution for an investigation of
the ~penitentiary and appointed Miller,
Finnerud and White as upper house
members of the investigation commit
tee. They also passed q resolution to
investigate the state department and
Morgan, Warwick, Whitlock, Patterson
Of Kingsbury and Smith.
Not a bill was introduced in the
senate Tuesday and while the house
held both morning and afternoon SEES
sions, it did not take up much new
work, but cleared up a number of
small matters and routine affairs.
Pictures for Capitol.
A bill will soon be introduced in the
senate for the appropriation of $500
annually to be placed in the hands of
the governor for the securing of oil
paintings of former governors and
judges of the supreme court. These
pictures are to hang in the capitol.
Deed Law Change.
An amendment of the law which
prescribes the form of deed to be used
for the transfer of real estate, is pro-
posed by a bill which will soon be in
troduced in the house. 1t makes il
mandatory to use the form prescribed
by the statute by striking out the
word substantially"
"Blue SKY" Law.
Blake of Huron introduced his sec
ond Blue Sky" law Tuesday in which
are incorporated a number of changes
which the author thinks will be i'm
provements on his first bill. AS yet
none of the proposed Blue Sky" legis-
lation has made it's appearance out
of the committee rooms and the
chances are that il will be some time
before the bill IL finally reported.
Lone Opponent.
Showing his independence of the
opinions of his colleagues and his in
sistent determination to block all pro-
gress, Representative Clapp of Clark
-Elrod's home county--Monday call
ed the attention OF the members of
the house and also the people in the
galleries to himself by being the only
man to vote against the bill for an
appropriation for the conducting Of
farmers Institutes.
Sterling to Capital.
Pierre.-Thomas Sterling, who was
elected United States senator by the
South Dakota legislature, made the
following statement:
"Of course I am gratifed at the re-