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Pierre Pointers.

i 1CIIC Il UlllUcISs
South Dakota LEGISLATORS Makins
Some New Laws.
Pierre, Feb. :.
Opponents Of abolision of capital
punishment made strenuous efforts ia
prevent passage by other house oi
either Beebe senate bill, which pull
ed 24-16 Affirmative vote In the
house OF origin, or the Steele house
bill which got through with . 62-34
majority. A majority Of all members
elect or 3 votes in senate, and 81
votes in house 10 necessary to pass
any measure, so that two votes will
turn the time In senate and ten in house.
The Anderson State Educational
Association free text book bill, pro-
viding for selection of texts by local
districts, said to have had the COM
bined opposition of all the big book
companies who did not like the idea
of canvassing each district has passed
house. Speaker c. A. Christopher
son, for the first time this session,
left his chair to champion free texts
on the floor.
The house has abolished the 1913
State Voluntary Highway Commits
sion and its final fate is now before
the senate. Friends of good roads
are fiocking to its support.
The Governors Residence commit
tee has reported, giving plans for a
bungalo effect home, to cost from
S27 900 to s37, 900 complete, varing in
cost as to material used.
The Hows Irrigation district con-
stitutional amendment which passed
the house, was amended in senate
committee to permit the state to en-
gage in all internal improvements, on
two-thirds vote of legislature, but is
still awaiting passage in this form by
senate and atfirmance OF amendment
by the house.
Speaker c. A. Christopherson has
appointed Rep. Birch, Swanson,
Tacharner and Martin to act with SEN
ators Stiles, VanDemark and Ander.
son as members of the Birch-Mc-
Lean Legislative Investigating Com
mittee. It IS exposed to query ex-
State Auditor Anderson during the
the coming week regarding statements
OF huge savings in state expense thru
business methods, as advocated by
him in his annual report. Mr.. An.
derson has prepared current open
letter for the press advocating the
consolidation of state schools: reduc-
tion ofthe state administration boards
by placing all educational and penal
institutions under one board of three
members: with power to levy tax and
apportion proceede. He does not
show any actual graft in state admin
istration.
The Paterson-W Waltner, bill, intro
duced in either house, provides that
the administration of the motor IL
cense business shall be retained in
the secretary of States Office, instead
Of being placed with the treasurer as
limited earlier in the session, with fee
fixed at $500 for dealers, $500 for
autos and Sl.OO for motorcycles. IS
percent of the funds thus raised is to
remain in the county to be employed
by the Commissioners ia improving
roads.
The Waters-Withee Illinois plan,
municipal universal suffrage measure,
which the ladies are pushing with
might and main, is before scommittee
in either house. 1t is reported that
the committeeman are much divided
to their opinions, and that the house
committee will report it outl without
recommendation. The antis and suf-
fragettes held debate before the
joint committees early in the week.
The Withee No sale Of liquor within
five miles of the Soldiers Home bill,
which, it enacted, will force Hot
Springs dry, was pulled by house ov-
er adverse majority Temperance Com
mittee report and will be dealt with on
its merits on floor. 1t is attracting
much opposition from the liquor inter-
ests.
The primary being wrestled with by
the election committees, and modifi-
cation OF the McMaster senate bill,
which provided for the repeal OF the
Richards primary, and the reenact-
ment of the old Crawford primary
with amendments to fit present condi.
tions, is the likely recommendation.
Whether or not the legislature will
retain county Farmers Institutes 10