The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-03-14

location. but that they used no i'm |
proper methods In the attempt 70 g.
cure the repeal.
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The house, az has always been the
case here, has been the more conser
vative body and many acts passed by
the senate have come to grief In the
lower body. One of these was the
bill for a verdict by a three-fourths
jury. The bill had easy sailing in the
senate, but the house opposed 1T with
feryid oratory and only a handful OF
votes We're given it.
While some new positions were Gre
ated several were abolished and, on
the whole, there is about an ever
break. Three oil inspectors, the hotel
inspector and the state surveyor were
dropped and the duties placed on
other departments. Some salaries
were slightly increased. to meet the
advance in cost of living, but there
was a general effort to keep down the
cost of government.
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The discussion and investigation OF
state printing has resulted in making
the governor state printing commits
sioner, provided with an expert print
er who ~supervises all work done for
the state. both in report printing and
stationery. The commissioner Is
clothed with ample powers to protect
state interests and the lid has been
taken off; that is, under the law for
many years only established printers
of the state could secure contracts.
Under the new law competition !
open to the world. In a general we
be due to the lax administration OF
the law and not to any fault Of the
printers.
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The general investigation commit
tee had time only to investigate con
ditiOns in the Offices of the and COM
missioner, the bank examiner and the
secretary Of state and the alleged
charge OF attempted bribery lodged
against Senator Bowel. They found
malfeasance in the land commission
er's Office, which led to the r~esigna-
ton of Commissioner Brinker and his
arrest. The sum OF his peculations
appears small, less than $500. Senator
Bowel and Bank Examiner Wingield
we're exonerated from the charges al.
LACED against them.
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The report Of the investig alton OF
the p%enitentiary and the clean bill
given Warden Swenson has before
been reported. There was one other
formal investigation committee. This
was a senate committee. headed by
Senator Morgan. to investigate ques-
tons involving the drawing OF double
pay by state employees. Only q few
cases were developed where employees
drew compensation from two funds
and these usually in pursuance Of 4
distinct understanding that the en-
plOye CAV part time to one depart
ment and part to another. An act
was passed intended to regulate such
practices. but which in reality lets
the bars clear down.
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Little in the way OF temperance
legislation Was accomplished and, on
the whole. it may be said the liquor
men got rather the better of the sit
uation. The present law permits two
saloons in every town voting license
regardless Of size and one for every
300 population. The new act allows
two to any town and raises the unit
to 500. An act requires petitioners
for liquor elections and saloon H.
censes to hold a substantial amount
Of real estate. This cuts out the eva
sion OF the law by letting a liquor
man buy a cheap outlying lot and
subdivide it among enough of his
essary number OF petitioners On the
other hand, the act requiring county
commissioners. upon refusing to H.
cense saloon applicant, to file their
reasOns for such refusal greatly weak
ems county control.
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While $4,000 were provided for the
support OF the farmers institutes and
$3.50 for alfalfa demonstration west
of the river and a further sum of $1O,-
900 given to the regents of education
to enable them to end Professor
Hansen again to Siberia for hardy
forage plants the house absolutely re-
fused to permit counties to join with
the state and the general government
to promote better farming and the
proposal to permit elementary agri-
culture to he taught in the schools
was spurned from consideration.
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The proro sition to begin work upon
the Water own hospital for the insane
failed utterly. although earnestly ad-
vOcated by DR.. Mead Of the Yankt0n
asylum. who informed the legislature
that the YanktOn institution is rap
idly approaching the maximum Of its
capacity to economically care for In
mates and Governor Byrne was heart
lily for getting q start made at Water
town.