The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-01-16

LEGISLATIVE
WORK AT PIERRE
Two Million Asked for State
institutions

Pierre. Jan. l3.-The postage is
sue will come up TODAY for discus
sion in the house, every former ses.
sion in which 1t has been sprung has
turned it down cold, The members
here who want the state to pay their
postal bills appear to think they
have the majority with them this
time.
The presidential electors met at
noon today and cast their votes for
Roosevelt Van Slyke, of Aberdeen,
last member, arrived yesterday.
They will send o. c. Olson to Wash
ington with the state vote. The
Ashdav Clark contest from Dewey
county will probably be reported in
the house today for the first one to
grind out on the floor.
Members Terms
Representative Bruce is prepar-
ing a resolution for a constitutional
amendment fixing four year terms
for legislative members, half to be
selected each two years after the
plan is in working order. This is
probably in line with the recon-
mendation of the attorney general
that under such a system the appro-
priations committee could be select
ed from hCIdover members, and
they could gather at the capitol ten
days before the beginning Of the
session and work out what should be
done in the line of appropriations
before any other moves are made.
To Live I'm Capital
Governor Byrne has taken a decid-
ed stand in regard to appointive
officers keeping their headquarters
at other places than the capitol. his
position being that such as the pub
lie examiner, the adiutant general,
game warden and other appointIve
officers are supposed to be at the
state capital. and will be.
Humane Work
H. D. Cough. of Aberdeen, is
here in the interest of humane work
He is n Of the recently organized
societies of the state, at Aberdeen
and the scope of the work desired at
this session is that of extension of
powers for humane work through a
state bureau.
Swanson Has Bounty Bill
Mr. Swanson. of Brown, introduc-
ed a bill this afternoon which is
meeting with the disayproval of the
members from west of the river.
He wants to repeal the present wolf
bounty law, and let the county COM
missioners fix the bounty in their
counties, and pay those who kill the
pests.
Good Roads Bill
Nh Bruce, of Yankton, introduc-
ed a bill in the house this afternoon
which will, if passed, put into the
hands OF the county boards the sup
ervision and control of the county
roads. This pert of it would meet
the approval of the Good Roads adj
yocates, but he also wants to conhne
the expenditure of this road money
to the taxing districts where 1t is
LEVIED. This would mean that the
same amount would be procured and
spent in all parts Of the state. The
road men, however want trunk lines
across the state, with branches from
them, and with this kind of asystem
more would necessarily be expended
in some part of the state than others,
and so this part on Mr. Bruce's meas
ure may meet some opposition.
The boards in charge of the state
institutions will probably ask for an
appropriation of about $1,000, 900
for additional buildings for different
departments.
Senator Carroll from Hand County
is appointed on the following COM
mittees in the senate: Capital Build
ing and Grounds, Judiciary. Legis-
lative phraseology.
Rep. Spiers on the following house
committees: Medicine and Surgery,
and Charitable Institutions.
The fine. open winter enjoyed here