Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-01-21
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ALL JOB HOLDERS
at Inside Pie Counter
of Reporters Who Tip Things
Off F|abberqasts the
Legislators.
Pierre, S. D.. Jan. is, 1915.

A resolution was adopted in the
nate yesterday afternoon providing
for Il committee of five to investigate
the contention that several newspaper
representatives, on the legislative pay
roll as committee clerks. have Interior
notions of lodging the clerical duties
to which they We're solemnly and re-
muneratively assigned. No complaint
is made of book company representa-
tives, insurance representatives or
railroad representatives, but newspa-
per connection seems to be a mark of
disgrace in legislative circles. The
newspaper habit of giving inside in
formation to the public, rather thar to
special interests, does not arouse en-
thuSiaSm.
The present outbreak is due to ar
ticles in n Sioux City Tribune. which
q Pierre newspaper enormously cred
ited to one of the Legislative clerks who
supplies a couple of South Dakota
newspapers as a side line. 1t so hap
pens that The Tribune representative
is Il staff man from the home office,
absolutely unfettered by any pie con-
siderations, and who has had no hcsi-
tation in stirring the animals
Those press representatives who are
affected by the pending investigation
assert that they will decline to play
the "soat" role n that any u%nfriendly
action against them will be followed by
a demand for the removal Of every
legislative and state house employee
who is not giving complete and neces-
sary service to the state.
Complains of Normal.
Henry Peters, superintendent of the
Scotland Mining company at Spear
fish, S. D.. was tarred and feathered
ind severaly beaten by the students at
the Spearfish normal because he made
rome critical references to the institu-
ton and its management, while he was
In Pierre on business a few days ago.
Peters arrived here his evening ac-
~fompanied by his wife, to seek re-
,ress at the hands of the governor and
members of the state legislature.
Although the Spearfish normal
lraws an annual maintenance fund of
about S50,0 eco from the state, Peters all
ieges hat there are only 5s academic
students in the school and that many
pf these are from Wyoming and North
Dakota. The remainder of the 267
registered students. he asserts, are
merely Eighth grade pupils. In prac-
'ical effect he contends that the state
Is financing a high school for Spear
Iish instead Of operating a state nor
iinal. as theFritle OF the school indicates.
Take UP Auditors Report.
The statement of the retiring audi
ior OF State;. Henry Il. Anderson, that
The state could ave $500, GEO yearly
by economical administration is to be
analysed. Following the Introduction
Of q resolution in the house for il com :
mittee to investigate the accounting
system of the state, Senator Mclean,
of Day county, has introduced a sim
liar resolutions in the senate Com
! plants in the secretary of states Of
flee in the past year will turn the in
v%estigating committee in that direction
for part of their inofromation, and the
auditors system of keeping check on
Ill the departments where there was
such alleged waste and extravaganza
will properly receive attention.