Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-04
SENATE ATTITUDE ON
NEP0TISM NOT tanned
BY ACTION OF HOUSE
Upper Branch Adopts Urdahl's
Bill Prohibiting Giving Jobs
to Relatives.

Pierre, S. d., Jan. 30.-Although the
mouse decisively voted down a bill
Wealesday afternoon prohibiting state
officials from giving places tc family
relatives. the SENATE yesterday after
noon countered on the propositions by
giving almost unanimous support to
aenator Urdahl's bill. applying the
same restrictions. The louse must, at
cast. XII the proposed reform the sec
onu time TO keep it in check ut this
session. Following the house defeat OF
ne nepotism dill, a nulnbe Of mem
nefs received kilograms and letters OF
protest from their constituents II
mere is a bare possibility Of a reversed
proposal.
May Repeal Dance Bill.
Inc technical difficulties in the way
of Keeping legislation up 10 Gate are
Illustrated by the bunny hug" bill en-
acted two year ago. This bill speciii-
oaiiS prohibited such dances as the
buhny hug grizzly bear" snake
Wfestls" and turkey trot." Not one OF
the designated dances is IN vogue now,
at least not under the original title,
ana many OF the legislators think the
south Dakota enactment has outiiYed
its usefulness. On account of the rap
1dly changing STYLES in dances no
member seems willing to undertake an
amendment of the dance regulation law
- 't'" 4 plcDdDlc tllal lllS
1919 enactment will be repealed. with.
OUT much opposition. The bunny
mug Dill was one Of the entertainment
features of the 1913 session.
RonesteeI in Earnest.
the citizens of Bonesteel are In dead
earnest about that Rosebud normal
school n those who were inclined to
bcoff at the idea of another normal
school In the state find that the Rose
bud people are determined to orin2
thelr need before the legislature in
emphatic form. They have sent d
regular delegation here to lobby for the
proposition. There is DIR. Fl. r. kenas-
ton r.. j. Donahoe and S. NJ. Lindley,
of Bonesteel and Peter Heggestad, of
Carter. all hust,ers who are on the
grounds and are carrying their propa-
eanda to the members OF the l~e9tsla-
ture. These lobbyists are not registered
ana say they have the word of the at
torney general for it hat it is not nee
essary for them 20 register as there is
no financial advantage in their PROPOSE
ZION fer themselves or the interests they
represent.
Scanning Deficiencies.
a deficiency of about $4,000 in The
auJutant generals department coming
over from the administration of c. II.
t.nglesby, is being investigated by Il
subcommittee of the committees on
military affairs of both houses. When
it has been ascertained what caused
the large expenditure of money for the
militia beyond the amount of the 1913
appropriation, =. special report will be
made by his sub committee giving thu
legislature full information. No charges
have been filed intimating mEisaE-
preparation of funds but in some cases
1T is said reports on expenditures have
not been as specific as they might be
and the committees on military affairs
want to be in q position to report in
diligently OF the need of the rather
large deficiency appropriation. There
is a decided tendency at this session to
FIJI scrutiny. and a desire to place a
check on possible future o~verrunning Of
Important Routine.
That the Milwaukee Railway COM
pany should be compelled to build a
safe bridge across the Missouri at
Chamberlain is the expression OF III
house in the resolution requesting con-
gress to compel such action ON the part
of that railway company.
State aid for common schools took up
a lot of house time before it was dis
posed of, and then only on Il second
vote and after the annual amount was
reduced from S100,0 900 to $4,000.
Most of the senate session was de-
voted to the bill attempting to fix q
10 per cent interest maximum in the
state, which finally went down by a
decisive vote on two different measures
to hat effect.
The senate accepted the house to;n:
resolution for a committee to %investl-
gate the charges of extravaganza in
state accounting and business systems,
and the committee will soon be at work
to Ind what can be lone in the way of
reduction of state expenditures.