The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-04
Senate ATTITUDE ON
NEP0TISM NOT tanned
BY ACTION OF HOUSE
Upper Branch Adopts Urdahl' S
Bill Prohibiting Giving Jobs
to Relatives.

LiSAIe, =. ~, jan SO.--AllQpuSH lNt
house decisively voted down a bill
Wednesday afternoon prohibiting state
o1iclais from giving places TO famlly
relatives, the senate yesterday after
noon countered on the proposition by
giving mos unanimous support tc
Senator urdahl's bill. applying the
same restrictions. The house must, al
least, XII the proposed reform the sec
onu tune to keep it in check at this
session. Following the house defeat of
the nepotism bill, a number of mem
peFS received kilograms n letters OF
there is a bare possibility of a reversed
verdict at the second twist with this
proposal.
May Repeal Dance Bill.
The technical difficulties in the way
Of Keeping legislation up to date are
illustrated by the bunny hug" bill en-
acted two years ago. This bill specifi-
dummy, hug" grizzly bear" snake
wrestle" and turkey trot." Not one of
the designated dances is in vogue now,
at least not under the original title,
ana many of the legislators think the
South Dakota enactment has outiiVed
its usefulness. On account of the rap-
idly changing styles in dances no
member seems willing to undertake an
amendment of the dance regulation law
ana II now seems probable that the
IL" tidSlLiiSLt Will De TSpedltu, Win
out much opposition. The bunny
mug Dill was one of the entertainment
features of the 1913 session.
Bonesteel in Earnest.
The citizens of Bonesteel are in dead
earnest about that Rosebud normal
school and those who were inclined to
scott at the idea of another normal
bud people are determined to BRING
their need before the legislature in
emphatic form. They have sent a
regular delegation here to lobby for he
proposition. There is DR.. H. r. Kenas-
ton, z. j. Donahoe and s.. M. Lindley,
Of Bonesteel and Peter Heggestad, OF
carter, all hustlers who are on the
grounds and are carrying their propa-
ganda to the members of the legisla-
ture. These lobbyists are not registered
and say they have the word of the at
torney general for it thai it is not nee
no financial advantage in their PROPOSE
ton for themselves or the interests they
represent.
Scanning Deficiencies.
A deficiency of about $4,000 in the
adjutant generals department coming
over from the administration of c. H.
Englesby, is being investigated by a
subcommittee of the committees on
military affairs of both houses. When
1t has been ascertained h caused
the large expenditure of money for the
militia beyond the amount of the 1913
appropriation, q special report will be
made by this subcommittee giving the
legislature full information. No charges
have been filed intimating misap-
preparation of funds but in some cases
1t is said reports on expenditures have
not been as specific as they might be
and the committees on military affairs
want to be in a position to report in
diligently on the need of the rather
large deficiency appropriation. There
Is a decided tendency at this session to
give all deficiency demands most care
full scrutiny. and a desire to place a
check on possible future overrunning of
accounts.
Important Routine.
That the Milwaukee Railway COM
pany should be compelled to build a
safe bridge across the Missouri at
Chamberlain is the expression of the
house in the resolution requesting con
gress to compel such action on the part
of that railway company.
State aid for common schools took up
a lot of house time before it was dis
posed of, and then only on a second
vote n after the annual amount was
reduced from 500, 900 to SIS, 600.
Most of the senate session was de-
voted to the bill attempting to fix a
10 per cent interest maximum in the
state, which finally went DOWN by a
decisive vote on two different measures
to that effect.
The senate accepted the house joint
resolution for a committee to %investi-
gate the charges of extravaganza in
state accounting n business systems,
and the committee will soon be at work
to find what can be done in the way of
reduction OF state expenditures.