The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-15
The LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED INTO BOTH
HOUSES.

Pierre, Jan. 15.-The elimination
of the Richards Swapping Act" OF
the last session. which has stood for
two years with very little practical
benefit and a large expense for rec
ords. Ii is alleged. is attacked by q
bill in the senate by Howell of Me
Pherson.
Senator Berndt of Bon Homme ap-
pears to have the view that the state
good roads commission has not been
of any benefit to the state, regardless
of the work done by the members
without compensation. and has start
ed a bill to wipe that act off the sta
tute books.
There was small sized furry Ii the
senate over an amendment to the
rules which attempted to increase
the number of members required 10
take a bill out of the hands of a
committee from five to ten. Browne
Endorsed the change, but it was OPP
posed by Warwick, Urdahl. Hagen and
Daily and by vote OF 80 to 10 the
number was again deducted to FIVE.
the same as by the rule of the last
session.
In the late election the question
WAS IdlStu dS u tue SutlLlcutN VI the
laws of this state in regard to the
election of United States senator's.
and while the question was raised
in a tentative way, no n attempted
to put Ii to a test. But to save any
further question Senator Brown in
troduced a bill to bring the state law
into harmony with the national con
stitution and prevent any question
ever being raised.
A delegation is coming from the
Rosebud country asking for the loca-
ton OF a state normal school west or
the Missouri river in the southern
part of the state, the particular loca-
ton to be at Bonesteel. The plan is
to abolish the Springfield normal as
a normal school and establish the
state training school for girls in the
buildings at that place, leaving the
boys at the ~Plankinton school, the
claim for such a move being that the
Rosebud country has no direct COM.
munication with the rest of the state
and requires educational facilities.
Bills were %itroduced by Powell
praying for the repeal of the Rich
ards information bureau law and by
Berndt calling for the repeal of the
law creating a state highway COM
mission.
New clerks appointed on the en-
crossing force OF the senate are l.. ID.
Robertson, chief; Clara Farmer. ex-
pert stenographer; assistants. A. E.
Beaumont of Madison, j. III. Gala
CHER of Parker and Nettie Garden of
Sioux Falls.
House Bills.
31-Roberts of Day. providing
that property owners may pay taxes
under protest and have the right to
recover by suit in the courts taxes
wrongfully collected from them.
32-Olson of Grant, providing
compensation to parents sending
children more than 2h miles TO
school.
33-Nelson of McCook, prescrib-
ing of giving notice In pro-
ceedings in probating and settling es-
tates.
"a - Mcfarland of Codington,
making uniform the laws OF transfer
of shares of stock of corporations.
35-Berdahl of Minnehaha, regu-
lating elections in all cities not under
commission form of government, pro-
slulH6 lUI poilo optH lTOiu O
to 5 o'clock and for nominating by
petition only, for secondary elections
and fixing form of ballot.
36-Ruckman, Swanson. Jacobs
and Cole OF Brown, appropriating
$4,000 for addition to main build
ing and for model school build
ing at Aberdeen normal.
Senate Bills.
27-Stephens of Hughes, provid-
ing for clearing property OF inheri-
lance tax on report of states attor-
ney.
28-Odland OF Turner, requiring
notice of prevalence of hog disease
to be posted on farms where disease
is prevalent.
29-Sheafe OF Codington, limiting
liability Of banks for non-payment Of
checks through error.