Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1915-02-11
Weekly News Letter From Pierre
Legislative News From The Capitol From Our Own
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/ Pierre. Jan. Opponents of
| abolition of capital punishment are
LiaA ng strenuous efforts to pre-
vent passage by either house of
either the Beebe senate bin, which
| pulled a Pals affirmati We vote in
the original house, or the Steele
house BILL which got through with
a 62-34 vote. A majority of all
members, or % votes in the SEN
ate, or - votes in the house is
| necessary To pass any measure. so
trat two votes W II turn the tide
in the senate and ten in the house.
| The Anderson state educational
ASSOCIATE on fee text book bill pro
yiding for selection Of texts by
local dis'r ots. said to have had the
combined opposition of all the
big book companies who do not
Ike the idea of canvassing each
dismict. has passed the house.
| Speaker c. A. Christopherson. for
the first time TIL session, left his
chair 10 champion free text books
N the floor
The house has abolished the
1913 voluntary h ghway commis-
son and it's final fate S now before
the senate. FIR ends of good roads
are fiocking to is support
The governors Residence commit
tee las reported, Civ plans for
= bunga'o effect home, to cost from
s27 900 to S37 900 complete, vary
ing in cost as to material used
The Howe i"rigat on district con-
stitutional ame ndment, which pass
ed the house, was amended in SEN
ate commit tee to permit the state
TO engage in all internal improve
ments. on. two-thirds vote of legis-
lature but is sti!l awaiting pas
sa ge in form by the senate and
a'f.rmanre 2 of amendment by the
i house.
i Speaker Christopherson has ap-
pointed representatives Birch,
Swanson, Tsc harner and Martin to
act with senators Stiles, Vande-
mark and Anderson as members
of the Birch Mclean legislative in-
ves'ieating comm ttee 1T is ex-
pected to query Ex-State Auditor
Anderson during the coming Week
regarding statements S, of huge saw
ngs in state expense through busi-
ness methods. Mr.. Anderson has
prepared a current open letter fol-
the press. advocating the cOnsoli-
dation Of state schools, reduot on OF
tie state sdministra tion boards by
placing all educational, penal and
refoTmatory Institutions under one
board Of three members, with pow
eT to levy tax and apportion pro-
ceeos. He does not show any ac-
tua graft in state adm nistration.
The Patterson Waltner bill in.
troduced in either house, provides
that the administrat' on of the mo-
tor license BUSINESS shall he re-
tanned i'm the secretary of states OF
flee, instead of being placed with
the treasurer, as limited at earlier
in the sess' on, with fees fixed at
So for autos, 81 for motorcycles
and s. for dealers, eighty-five pei
cent of which funds Is to remain
in the county for use by the COM
missioners in improving roads.
The Waters Wfthee Illinois plan
for municipal universal suffrage
measure, which the ladies are push
ing with might and main, is be-
fore the committees i'm either
house. 1t dis reported that the
committeeman are much divided
as to their opinions and that the
} ouse committee will report Il
out WI thout recommend alton. Th,
antis and the suffragettes held q
joint debate before the joint com
mittee early IN the week.
The Withee BIN. which provid
ed that no liquor should be solo
within FIVE miles of the soldiers
home, II enacted will force Ho
Springs dry. 1t was brought be
fore the house over an ad
verse majority committee repor
and will be dealt with on dts merits
1t FIs attracting much OPPOSITE OF
from the liquor men.
The primary q being wrestlet
With by the elections committee
end modification of the McMastea
senate bin, which provided for tn,
repeal of the Richards pr mar,
and the reenactment of the Ok
Crawford pr mary, Wi uh amendm ent
to tit present conditions, IS tn,
likely recommendation.
Whether or not the legislatur,
will retain the county farmerg In