Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-01

Pierre, Feb. 24.--The Big general ap-
preparation bill has been introduced in
to the session, and is a little early this
year, so will have sufficient time for
mature consideration on the part of the
members. Its total is So, 395, 2O9, for the
biennium, or Sl,l96,542 for 1918, and
81, l9S,667 for 1914, being an increase
over the big bill of two years ago of
$205,5l2. The appropriation committees
even 80 have cut off some things which
undoubtedly merit consideration, but
there must be some cutting somew hs ere.
The Governor has approved and sign
ed thirty five Senate bills up to date and
thirty-three House bills, but during the
closing days from now on they will be
submitted from both Houses to the Gov
ernor with greater rapidity.
This past week the Governor appoint
ed II. G. Preston, Republican Attorney,
of Mitchell, term six years, on the Tax
Commission and Hugh Smith, farmer
and real estate man, of Howard, and a
Democrat, with term of four years, and
G. Nj. Henry, Republican, Banker, of
Redfield, for term of two years, these
to be approved by the Senate, likely
this week. Thence forward each Com
missioner has also appointed three old
soldiers to be executive committee on
arrangements for South Dakota old SOL
diers attending the Gettysburg celebra-
tion in Pennsylvania during the first
four days in July, 1918, for which the
Legislature has just made an appropria-
tion of $4,000 to defray such expenses.
The soldiers are II. M. Kingman, of
Selby; II. d. Jennings, of Pierre, and
d. B. Murray, of Hot Springs.
Senator Morgan has introduced a new
primary election bill, repeating some
sections of the Richards m measure, though
the Supreme Court has not yet decided
whether such rspeals can be made to a
referred law, and Bartine has intro.
duced bill relating to a public print
ing plant, these two measures being the
sensation of the week. Bartine's bill
gives an appropriation of $50, 900 for the
enterprise with state printer at 81, 600,
but it is acknowledged that this sum
would be insufficient for all purposes
and that some contract work would have
to be done.
A bill 10 in process of framing creating
State Game preserve in the Black
Hills with $4,000 to come out of the
perfectly good game fund for the pur-
pose, which is now unappropristsd. The
talk of providing for Governors resi-
dence, though very favorable on all
sides, did not meet with approval in the
committee, and it is thought nothing
along that line will be done as the com.
mittee report lis do not pass"
The investigation of all departments
offered in resolution by Anderson, oi
Clark, was ignored during the first part
of the session but this week was brought
forth and is now being pushed vigorous.
ly. Each department will 60 through 6
rigorous examination and the report
must be made by the ffty-sixth day o.
the session, though there was an en-
dsavor made to have it indefinitely
made, but as this would be a politica
play, the definite day was finally set b,
those really wishing the Investigation
results announced now.
A very drastic law, requiring every
state officer, from Governor down, t.
make an absolute accounting of evsry
bit of public property in his possession
each year and to file such report with
some officer, has been passed and failur,
to observe and follow it is misdemean
lor. South Dakota has not before had ,
Ipublie accounting law and it means
great deal of work in the invoicing eact
time, but will keep tab on all officer
and departments.
1t 10 certain that three initiated meas
urss will be voted upon at the next elsc
tion, and perhaps others; these bsinI