The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-22

ing proper care OF ROADS IN counties
in which a large portion is not organ
lied.
Investigations Likely.
That investigation is in the air at
this session as well as at last ses-
sion is becoming apparent among the
members. Some of them want to
know specifically how the state could
save a half million dollars a year, as
was stated in the report of retiring
State Auditor Anderson. They think
that amount is worth going after, and
they want specific suggestions as to
where this saving could be accom-
plished. The general belief is that
there could be a material saving to
the state by better business methods,
but that it could be brought to any
such sum is not generally credited,
and the members of an Investigating
turn Of mind are DESTROYS Of know
ing just how it could be accomplished
without affecting efficiency in public
service.
Frary preparing Bill.
Guy G.. Frary. the head Of the state
food and drug department Will prepare
a bill covering the work of his de-
partment, one feature of which will
authorize any Of his deputies to in
spect oil and gasoline. The present
law limits the number of deputies
who NAV transact fhnt mort nf tho
business Of the department to three,
and not allowing the others to carry
on this work, a restriction which he
desires removed. 1t Will also attempt
to regulate the quality of kerosene
and gasoline sold in the state, and au
thorlze that department to investigate
fires which have been caused by gaso.
line or Kerosene for the purpose Of
issuance of educational bulletins
showing the particular dangers to be
gasoline.
Land Department Active.
The state land department will ASK
the legislature to make more specific
the law which authorizes sales OF
state lands for the location of town
ship artesian wells. and school ex
perimental farm sites, While these
acts both authorize such sales the,
make no provisions for the transfer
of title on the part of the state. ant
this feature is asked to be covered il
the act which will be presented.
The issue Of expense of hauling pu
pills to country schools which is an is
u at practically every session. vii
come up again in a bill by Olson il
the house in which he attempts to Fl,
a set price for set distance, with ;
final limit of eighty cents per dav 70,
five miles or more of travel on tn,
part Of the pupils who are asking 70,
travel expenses.
New Committee Busy.
The new committee on assessment
and taxation promises to be a busy or
ganiZatiOn at this session, with TIL,
measures which will be proposed b,
the state tax commission, and the 9th
er tax bills which will be presented
They are already holding meetings t,
consider bills on hand, and will hav,
practically as much work as any com
mittee unless it might be that on ar
preparations. or tn ejudiciary.
Wants Printing Law Amended.
Widlon. of Viborg. wants the print
ing law amended to require the stat,
printer. on request to provide sample,
on which bids for state printing ar,
to be let. Under present law th,
samples are filed in the office of tn,
printing commissioner for examina
ton on the part of would-be bidders
but the new act will attempt to re
quire the printer to send them out {,
the printer who asks for them.
New Lobbyists Present.
New lobby representatives who ar
registered are G. T. Dixie. of Huron
representing railway interests. and r
l.. Hansen. of Viborg. representa-,
the a~uctioneers Of the state.
A new c~odification of the laws |!
being proposed, and the probabilitie,
are for an act to secure that end. TIL,
old codification of 1901 has never beer
a satisfactory one, and n bill which
seeks to prepare a new c%odiicatior
will attempt also to provide strict reg
ulations as to the manner in which
the work is to be done.
A bill appropriating $50, 900 for
chemical and physical examination o
the soils of South Dakota has been in
troduced before the state legislator,
by Representative Mcfarland, of Wa
tertoWn.