Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-07

introduced IN both house and senate
to require the state board of regents
of education to establish certain line,
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.
tee 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 &C.
lively getting to work. The investi.
CATION of the penitentiary was the
first to get into active operation, n
the others are shaping up.
The house in a short session Thurs
day started a bunch of new bills
which they nave been getting in shape
in the recess, principal being the first
real movement toward railway bills,
one by Norbeck in the senate attempt
ing tt fix freigh: rates between sta
tions in South Dakota, exclusively in
t%ra-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 OF books,
or the showing of the same in moving
pictures.
Another investigating committee is
asked for in a resolution by EIDE of
Beadle, who wants he state training
school to be looked into, and its work
ings reported.
The house passed the senate reso-
luton memorializing congress for a
presidential primary law, with eleven
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an innovation in political affairs.
A number of applicants for appoint
ment are showing up and making their
wants known, among them w. D.
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 in the state execu-
tive accountant act, and after discus
sion it went over M day.
In the House.
New house bills Thursday were:
No. 1874, Granger-Relating to ac-
lions to quiet title to real estate; for
determination of adverse interests
therein.
No. 1876, Notwithstanding form of
official ballots.
No. 1876, White-Appropriating $15,-
900 for Vivian experiment station.
No. 1877, ~Giedt-Fixing manner of
publication of constitutional amend
ments, and referred laws.
No. 1873, Giedt-Making the govern
or, state treasurer and attorney gen
eral a commission to arrange for pur-
chase of residence for governor.
No. 1879, Granger-Relating to cou
ty fund repositories.
No. 14O, notwithstanding tech
meal forms of Indictment in criminal
cases, and stating what such should
contain. Jas
No.. al, Bruce-Establishing maxi.
mum intra-state express rates.
No. 142, Notwithstanding the
sale or offering for sale of suggestive
pictures and books and of moving pic.
lures Of same.
No. A3, Notwithstanding mutual
insurance companies to write insur.
ance on public buildings.
No. IA, Notwithstanding to jur-
isdiction of municipal courts.
In the Senate.
The senate, besides presenting a
number of new bills, worked owe sew
eral which were up for final action.
New bills presented we're:
No. 112, Smith-Providing for uni
form blanks for real estate transfers.
No. 113, Notwithstanding form of
summons in civil actions.
No. ia, Norbeck-Fixing a sched-
ule of maximum freight rates between
towns in the state-intra-state rates.
No. lis, Bowell-Fixing manner of
designation of official papers by coun-
ty boards.
No. 116, Bowell-Fixing manner of
designation of official papers by city
boards.
No. III, Bowell-Providing penalty
for publishing and circulating anony-
nous political circulars.
No. 118. Bowell-Regulating sale of
stock foods and seeds in this state.
No. 119, Amsden-Providing for or
ganization of county and township
mutual insurance companies.
Nc. 100, Notwithstanding manner
of recovering of overcharges by rail-
way and express companies.
No. 121, Melee n-Providing travel
ing expenses OF county superintend-
ents of schools and deputies.