The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-20
THE LEGISLATURE
EQUAL SUFFRAGE COMES UP IN
A NEW FORM-BILLS
PASSED.

preparing an attempt TO rush
through a suffrage amendment to the
constitution, regardless of any eff
forts on the part of the suffrage
people. The plan Is based on an eff
fort to head off any possible action
of the legislature on municipal suf-
frage along the same lines as the
Illinois act. Since this has been dis
cussed as a possibility the new move,
If carried out, would give the excuse
that so long as the amendment for
complete suffrage has been submitted
there will be nc real grounds for the
women asking for municipal suffrage
from the session.
Today Is probably the first time
any members of the legislature have
voted against the bill which carries
the appropriation for their own pay.
Representatives Thompson and So
lem of Minnehaha We're each record
ed no on the senate bill for that pur-
pose. Thompson explained his vote
on the ground that the bill carried
too heavy a load for legislative EN-
ployes at $4,000 for that purpose.
The house, after considerable dis
cussion, passed the resolution to
again submit the constitutional
amendment allowing the creation of
irrigation districts in this state,
which is wanted by the counties in
the western part of the state. The
opposition was on the ground that
this same proposition was voted
down at the election last fall and
should wait ove another year, but
the vote to give ii another trial was
a substantial one.
The state tax commission started
the resolution for a constitutional
amendment allowing classification OF
property for taxation, and providing
for income and inheritance taxes in
the state.
Codington county members in both
houses started the bill to begin work
on the northeast hospital for insane
at Watertown. A number of years
ago such a hospital was provided for
when certain conditions are reached
al the state hospital at Yankton.
Ever since that date the Watertown
people have been fighting at every
session for an appropriation, but
have always lost out.
The probabilities are that the
house state affairs committee Will
recommend an investigation of the
complaints OF Henry Peters OF Spear
fish, in regard to an alleged assault
upon him by students at the Spear
fish normal, and an investigation of
the allegations that the department
Of education is dominated by the
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of instruction G. II. Lugg has given
out an interview counting such an in
vestigation and asking that it be
pushed.
The question of the adjustment of
capital punishment in this state is
being discussed by the members and
there is a wide divergence of opinion.
The indications now are that when
the question is called up an effort
will be made TO put it over until
after recess on account of absence of
a number of members.
The committee on appropriations
reported favorably in the house the
Thompson bill appropriating $685.
4S2 for betterments at the state pen
itentiary.
Representative Mcfarland present
ed a bill appropriating 100000 for
preparing the grounds of the north
EASTERN hospital for the insane at
WATERFOWL.
Representative Crawford started a
bill TO switch the automobile office
from the department of the secretary
Of state to the state treasurer's de-
partment.
House Bills.
Peterson-Exempting purchaser of
grain from threshers' lien unless no.
tice has been given.
Solem-AuthoriZing towns of any
size to create park boards.
Bessler-Appropriating $4,000 to
purchase John brady collection of In
dian curios.
Notwithstanding error in 1913
local option license law requiring per
cent necessary to carry based on
those voting on the proposition
notwithstanding paroles.
Tripp-Appropriating s4,45O for
improvements at state training
school at Plankinton.
MISUNDERSTANDING Springfield
normal and offering property for
sale.
Notwithstanding certain acts
of Mellette county commissioners.
Anderson of Corson-State hail in
surance.
Anderson of Observation-Disclosures
civil townships to pass and enforce
ordinances.
Norby-Permits circuit judges to
remove county and city officials for
cause.
Paulson - Requiring owners OF
gasoline threshing rigs to give same
/ bond as steam outfits.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. legal notices to
| be printed in paper published IN
foreign tongue.
Passed House.
Bielski - Allotting Haakon and
| Jackson counties to the Twenty-ifth
senatorial and Twenty-seventh repre-
| sentative districts.
Senate Bills.
Amsden - Authorizing municipal
| divisions to keep sinking funds in
vested.
Notwithstanding $1,000 for
barn and manual training depart
ment state training school.
neutrality-suspicious. $4.450 for
| deficit, heating plant state training