The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12
Pierre Pointers.

house had been cleaned up in the
early evening, SO thai adjournment
was held up for the passage of the
General Appropriation bill, which
was in deadlock due to the house add
ing $1,000 to the senstebill, for the pur-
pose of prosecuting the interest cases,
now pending against the former treas
urers, and their bondsmen. The SEN
ate stood pat against it, SO that to-
ward moroing, with the members in q
hurry to get home on the outgoing
trains, the house agreed to strike out
the appropriation. Governor Byrne
messaged both houses about midnight
urging the expenditure. From the
cleanup Of the calendars until adjourn
ment the houses we're at their ease
and INDUCED in their traditional
''last night" frivolity, including sing
ing OF popular ballads and engage
ments in friendly physical encounters.
The general appropriations bill
this year carries a little over two
million seven hundred thousand for
the support Of state institutions and
officers for the next two years; an in
crease Of about $500, 600 or five per-
cent over two years ago. However,
the axe fell heavy on special appro
priations, so that the total expendi-
ture is slightly less than in 1913.
Some OF the larger specials passed
were Sl5, 600 take common schools on
school lands: $55, 200 for model school
Madison Normal: 865, 200 for addition
to main building Northern Normal:
$74, SOC for expense of the legislature;
$4,000 for new boilers, University
central heating plant: Sl0, 900 to com
plete Chemistry building University;
$50, 600 for Improvements to the cap
itol grounds; $4,000 for general
printing of the state for the next two
years; $4,000 for additional land,
deaf mute school; $22, 200 to extend
walls, $4,000 for new quarry; and
VI, 500 to purchase stock for the pen
itentiary: and $75, 600 for new dorm
considerable number of small appro-
priations to indemnify owners for
horses killed for CHAMBERS.
There were 1919 enactments, includ-
ing constitutional amendments, and
resolutions; the principle of which
are herewith synopsized
Several bills drafted by the tax
commission extending powers Sc
cured in 1913 became laws. Here
after the state tax will have to be en-.
.dorsed on the back of all tax receipts
The McMaster- administrator bank
guaranty bill became law: and the
Bankers, and Coffey Democratic in
itiated laws were referred to the people
without change.
The auto license is fixed at S. to be
principally expended by the counties
for repair of roads.
The capitol is to be taken from the
custody of the secretary of state and
given to the Governor to be managed
directly through a deputy. Consti-
tutional amendments which viii be
submit itted to the people at the next
election are: statewide prohibitions:
equal suffrage: twenty four leases for
school lands: legislature may fix com
pensation of constitutional officers:
state may engage in rural credits:
land owners adj jacent to same water
shed may form irrigation districts;
and new constitutional convention.
Change in educational laws Of i'm
portance were the closing of white
schools to Indian children; provision
for the transportation of children in
the country; and compulsory educa-
ton raised from fourteen to sixteen
years.
Important changes in election laws
we're; rejuvenatiOn OF the old Craw-
ford primary with regr stration fea-
ture; passed with emergency SO it can
not be referred, which repeals the
present Richards primary; some in
Iitated amendments to the Richards |
primary; the circle is restored to the |
head of the party ballot; poll books
are to be returned to auditor, ballot |
boxes to clerk of courts: procedure |
! for direct election Of y. $. Senators,
/ and Attorney General is to make
iplain statement of purport OF referred |
llaws and con titutiona amendments
Ifor the general election ballot.
a number of CEREAL health bills |
Ipassed, including prohibition Of
of minors: the sale of wood |
|lalcohol is regulated: as to sale Of |
narcotic drugs: commercial stock food |
must be tabled on carton:
|lgeneral stores may handle common
|boisons.
II a uniform marriage license and /
|tertifica G has heen adopted: divorced /
mothers are made eligible for the
|mother' S pension
Il Much penal legislation was ena ctea: /
|tapital punishment was abol ished
|h fter a strenuous fight ia tie senate. |
Ilhe shirt factory at the penitentiary
HAS done away With: wife desertiog
kas made felony: the anti c garette
/ law was repealed except IS TO minors:
hewspa pers are made liable for only
actual damages for libel
The time for paymeot OF lands
bought in probate was extended to five
Hears: the executor must elect hetWe n
. egal compensation and that provided
! Nv will: and estates may be settled.
||ven though absent creditor cannot
found: by depositing the amount
hue in escrow
A general @sessment ''lid' law
as passed, SO that committees cannot
an taxes sky high under the new ia i
aluation assessment: the inheritance
x law was amended so as not to re-
nire hearings except for large estates.
Palm Restaurant Changes Hands
w. s. Mann last Saturday sold the
blm restaurant to Messrs Seneca
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