The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-02-27
bank GUARANTEES
SEVERAL STATE LEGISLATORS
HAVE IDEAS UPON THE PROP
Err MEASURE NEEDED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-With a bunch of bank guar
anty bills in both houses, the hackers
of that idea are impressed with the
idea of their own" that there will be
no bank guaranty bills enacted by the
present legislative session, and they
are preparing to meet the existing con-
d~itions, and have drafted a guaranty
law which is built up on the features
Of the Oklahoma and Kansas guaran-
ty laws, and are circulating it for the
purpose of initiating a law on that
line. They feel that the people will
adopt some srch law if they are given
a vote, and that they can force action
in that manner. 1t is possible that if
the initiated law shows up some of the
present bills, which might be more
satisfactory to the bankers of the
state will be enacted before the new
plan is presented.
The appropriation committees OF
the two houses are holding joint ses-
sions and hope to be prepared to in
troduce a twin bill" in both houses,
which would avoid a disagreement
between the two as a first issue on the
main bills. OF course, it is possible
amend the bills which are presented,
and cause changes, either by accept
ance or conference, but it is hoped by
the committees that they can secure
a bill which will not leave the two
houses hopelessly tangled for the last
two years ago. The committees eX-
pect to be able to present their bills
before the end of this week. and there
is a strong sentiment in both houses
in favor Of the enactment of the gen.
eral bill before the special bills are
taken care OF, and if this plan is car
ried out the supporters of the special
bills will be forced to line up back
of the general bill and get it through.
That is the hope of the members who
are not pushing any special bills, and
if they a carry out their plan, the
general bill will be out of the way
some time before the end of the ses-
sion.
Favor Wisconsin Plan.
1t is proposed that there be a
change in the method of selection Of
railway commissioners in this state.
Wisconsin discarded the elective sys
TEN, and made that board a~ppointive,
and the same plan is proposed for
South Dakota. Such a bill is under
consideration, and may be presented
at any time. The theory is that under
appointment a more active commits
sion cal be secured, and one which
will devote a greater part of their
time to the work Of the commission
instead of making that a side issue
to some other line of business.
A gopher bounty bill was intro
duced in the senate which fixes the
bounty at no less than five cents,
nor more than ten cents for each go
pher scalp. At that rate, the farm
youth Will be among the plutocratic
class, as the kid who would fail to
bring in several dozen gophers after
a day with his snares or trusty "22"
would not be doing his duty while out
on the prairie.
The plan of the general %agricultur-
al bill, which was to include a bureau
of animal industry, along with agri-
culture and horticulture, with a third
member in charge Of the state fair
and the immigration department met
so much opposition that it has been
dropped so far as many of its features
are concerned, and is being redrafted
to include live stock interests alone,
including all the present boards for
the control of that industry into n
board of five, to cover all the work in
cluded in that now done by the state
live stock sanitary board; the state
veterinarian, the state board OF yetcr-
mary examiners, and the state brand
commission.
no Printing Report Yet.
The members of the printing COM
mission are yet grinding on their re-
port, and do not appear to be getting
any closer together as the time for
filing their report comes along. Sew
eral of the members Of the commit
tee are inclined to radicalism, and the
others do not desire to go as far as
this faction of the committee desires
to carry its recommendations. The
situation now looks like two reports,
each of which will attempt to say
what changes should be made in the
state contract printing law.
The indications now are that the
liquor interests will have in another
initiated law before the close of the
session. Especially is this true il
some of the bills now before the leg
islature are enacted into law. There
appears to be a stronger intent on