The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-02-11
HOUSE PASSES BILL
To CHANGE PLANS OF
BUYING TEXT BOOKS
Speaker Takes Floor and Puts
Measure Through Without
Vote to Spare.

Pierre, S. D.. Feb Stalking the
floor Friday afternoon when the
text book bill was up for passage in
the house, Speaker Christopherson
made strong plea for the measure and
succeeded In pulling 1t through by a
bare majority. Although there has
been much lobby talk about the pos
sible interest OF the book companies in
the bill, no charge to that effect was
made during discussion, which lasted
nearly two hours. ."
Opponents of the bill attacked spe-
cific sections rather than. the bill as
a whole. The main objection made
was against the change from the pres
ent county system of uniformity to the
smaller unit Of a district system.
The free text book provision met
with no objections, except the claim
that the present law, permitting adop-
ton of a free text book system. is as
good as that proposed in the BILL
The bill was advocated on the floor
by h. w. Anderson, who introduced II;
Speaker Christopherson, Jacobs, Nc
Farland, Howe. Sleddonsky and Groce.
1t was opposed by Baldwin, Gilby,
Johnson of Sphinx. Walker, Rinehart,
Benson and Bielslxi. Alb.
Gilby moved to amend by striking
out section IL, requiring school district
lilies about to move away. Mcfarland
and Christopherson charged that this
amendment was an attempt to kill the
bill by robbing it OF its most popular
feature, and the amendment was lost.
On roll call, the bin was passed. SO TO
81, not having a vote to spare. Friends
OF the bill declare il will pass the SEN
ate by larger majority. $50
a.. Long on "courtesy."
Nlns,N 90
be taken as an indication of the atti-
tude on the liquor question occurred on
McFarland's motion to adopt the MI
nOrity report on the bill prohibiting the
sale of liquor within. five miles OF the
state soldiers home at Hot Springs.
The bill would have the effect of max
ing Hot Springs dry" and was OPP
posed by bigger, of Fall River county.
end others. The house voted down the
motion to adopt the minority report,
which was against the bill, So to AZ.
A number Of members served notice
they voted mo" to permit the bill to
come before the house, and would vote
against II on final passage.
The same sentimental attitude was
shown towards the eugenics bill. Al
though the measure has few hackers
among the legislators, the house voted
1t onto the calendar annulling the un-
favorable report OF the committee.
OF regular daily occurrence, taking up
the time OF members In consideration
OF bills which have no show OF being
adopted.
Session Half Finished.
The present legislative session has
closed the first half of its work, and
does not show that II is attempting any
such volume of business as that Of its
predecessor. The number of bills pre-
Gnnfa1 i'm hn
two years ago was 273, and for this
session 203. In the senate two years
ago 209, and this year 1871. The bills
this session being principally small
ones, the volume of the files is not
more than half what they were two
years ago at the same date.
AS for enactments, they are prac-
tically on a like basis. So far there has
been filed with the secretary of state
four senate bills, and six house bills.
The following is the senate list:
Senate 51-The appropriation act for
legislative expenses.
Senate so - Appropriation for a
smOkestack at the soldiers home.
Senate 24-Allowing Jail sentences In
certain cases OF grand larceny.
Senate 46-Appropriation for a water
tank at the school for feeble minded.
The house list is:
House 37--Providing for collection Of
taxes against corporations.
House 50-Providing for transcribing
records where new counties are organ
lied.
House 51--Flxing manner of aualifi-
cation of officers OF new counties.
House 54-Regulatiug manner Of
finding population of new counties for
fixing official salaries.
House Regulating habeas corpus.
House 71-F'ix powers OF the state
game warden.