The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-02-06
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
DIFFERENT INVESTIGATING COM.
MiTTEES APPOINTED ARE
GETTING BUSY.

'o"hs III winch political invention
the state fair, or some other state
meeting was to be held, and charging
mileage 10 the state for attending
these meetings. This is being object
ed to in some quarters and a bill is
being shaped up which will have for
us purpose the prohibiting of the
state auditor from accepting travel
vouchers of these boards and officials,
which is arranged at the same town
ana on the same dates as the state
meetings. The charge is made that
these meetings of the boards are only
called at such time and place to allow
the members an opportunity to get in
10 the lime light at such places at
public expense, and that If they de-
sire to attend such meetings they
should do SO on the same footing with
other residents of the state, and pay
their way just the same.
Along with the resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment to make the
legislative terms four years, with half
the members TO be elected each two
years, comes another resolution for
and amendment changing the compen-
sation OF the members from IS per
day to SO per day for the sixty days
OF the session. The average member
claims that after he has paid his hotel
expenses that he has nothing left to
show for his sixty days service to the
state, and that if he brings his wife
with him to the session, as many of
them do, he is cash out long before
the session ends.
The Aberdeen contingent Is work
ing hard on the bills which have been
introduced in both house and senate
to require the state board of regents
OF education to establish certain lines
In the university class in the normal
schools of the state. This is a policy
which the regents have steadily re
fused to consider, demanding that the
normal schools be devoted to normal
school work exclusively, and that
courses Of study which will tend to
put them into the university class
be kept out of such institutions. 1t is
now a question which the legislature
has to deal with, and will come to an
issue at an early date, as the Aberdeen
boosters are steadily grinding away
on the proposition, and expect to be
ready to get it to a vote at an early
date.
The different investigating commit
tees which have been appointed are
getting themselves lined up to begin
the work of investigation, and are
only waiting for authority to employ
the necessary clerical help before ac-
lively getting to work. The investi-
cation of the ~penitentiary was the
first to get into active operation, and
the others are shaping up.
The house in a short session Thurs
day started a bunch of new bills
which they have been getting in shape
in the recess, principal being the first
real movement toward railway bills,
one by Norbeck in the senate attempt,
ing to fix freight rates between sta,
tons in South Dakota, exclusively in
tra-state; while another by Bartine in
the senate attempts to fix both freight
and express rates between stations in
this state, and Bruce in the house
takes up express rates with a set
schedule for rates between towns on
a distance basis. Morris in the house
started a bill which seeks to prevent
the sale or offering for sale in the
state of suggestive pictures or books,
or the showing of the same in moving
pictures.
Another nuncfiuatinO nom, p,!tton &c
asked for in a resolution by EIDE of
Beadle, who wants the state training
school to be looked into, and it's work.
ings reported.
The house passed the senate reso.
luton memorializing congress for a
presidential primary law, with eleven
members standing out against such
an innovation !n political affairs.
A number Of applicants for appoint
ment are showing up and making their
wants known, among them w. ID.
Hartgering, of Rapid City, who would
like to be state engineer. and DR.. c. S.
Bracket of Sturgis, who would be
pleased to fill the coming vacancy on
the stae board OF charities and cor.
rections.
The senate was inquisitive in regard
to the amendments i'm the state execu.
tive accountant act, and after discus
sion it went over one day.
In the House.
New house bills Thursday were:
No. 1874, Granger-Relating to ac,
tons to quiet title to real estate; for
determination of adverse interests
therein.
No. 1876, White-Regulating form of
official ballots.
No. 1856. White-Appropriating $15,'
600 for Vivian experiment station.
No. 1877, Giedt-Fixing manner OF
Man Intended for ouadruped.
According to a German biologist,
man made a mistake when, centuries
ago, he changed himself from a quad
ruped to a biped. the contention being