The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-22

The public buildings committee of
bill TO establish a normal school at
Bonesteel. The Rosebud people have
made a determined fight for the nor
NAL, but received a body blow when
they failed to get through the house
the bill for the adjustment of the
school at Springfield. They had
enough votes in sight to turn the
trick, but n absentee and the loss
of the vote of Representative Dono-
hoe, democrat, from Trip county, on
whom they had counted, dashed their
hopes. With the Springfield institu-
ton still extant and considering the
attitude of the house on appropria-
tions, they have an uphill fight to get
the Bonesteel measure through,
A group of senators are organizing
for a fight on Howell's bill to raise
the interest on school funds from 5
to 5h per cent. They will oppose
it on the grounds that one of the
chief benefits of the school fund
loans has been to keep down the in
terest rates on real estate. They will
contend that a raise in the rates
would result in a general advance in
interest rates by loan companies.
The senate passed the primary act
drawn on the lines of the old "Craw-
ford act" and specifically repeating
the Richards primary law, with but
nine dissenting votes. Senator
Browne led the fight of the minority
and declared the Richards primary to
be a better law than the one proposed
in its stead, with McMaster and Nc
Lean urging the change.
That there is no pressing need OF
conservation of the artesian wa
tiers of this state is the opinion oil
the members of the house, who by a
substantial majority voted down the
Gudahl bill. A number of members
expressed themselves against the bill
for numerous reasons, the main one
being that it was not necessary. Tht
action leaves hundreds of wells flow
ing which could have been curbed by
an enforcement of some such act
The measure was asked for by The
men who have investigated the flow
and its decreasing pressure.
The bill for inspection of private
hospitals and converts was out agar
on a committee report without rec
ommendation. Patterson attempted
to get the bill upon the calendar, ant
McGrath moved indefinite postpone
ment, which lost, as did the motion
TO place on the calendar. and 1t i
probably dead for the session.
The senate is giving a daily illus
tration of the fact that a Legislative
body composed of forty-five member
can work to better advantage thai
one containing 1913 members. Thu
senate in one day disposed of twenty
two bills, and cleared up its calendar
In the same time the house disposed
of but seven bills on its calendar anC
there are still e~ighty-two ahead of 1t
At the present rate of progress tn
session will not be long enough Il
get to the end of the house calenda.
and the usual experience of rushin,
through bills with little consideration
on the last few days is a good pros
pect. On a recent day the hous'
actually went backwards, reconsider
ing more bills than were passed.
The model blue sky law, designe,
to take the place of the present Law
governing the sale of securities il
the state and creating the securitie
commission, failed of passage in tn
house because it contained an appro
priation clause and required a two
thirds majority. Although the bill
specified that the securities commits
sion should spend no more none.
than ii received in fees 1t was neces
sary to appropriate the fees for tina
purpose, and the speaker held that
was an appropriation bill. McFarlan'
changed his vote for the purpose O
reconsideration.
: They also reconsidered the Bernd
| bill to prevent state officials and EN-
ployes from lobbying and sent it t
the judiciary committee, and recon
5 sidered the Lundly anticigaret act
! which places the enforcement of tn
: prohibitory law on cigarets under tn
5 state food and drug department.
The committee on governors res
( dence presented a specific %propositio
to the legislature in the form of
t bill appropriating $4,000 to pun
: chase the present residence of A. W
Ewert, with the furnishings at
D price of $25, 900, for use as a res
: dence for the governor.
I That every railway station agen
who sells accident insurance policie
in this state has been violating tn
t insurance laws and has placed hin
: self subject tc a fine is the holdin
= of the state insurance department
5 To cover this situation a bill is be
ing drawn to exempt such agents VIII
S do not do any soliciting from the |
: eense law. and the present session
e expected to help out station agent
s who sell accident protection.