The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-02-04
SENATE ATTITUDE ON
NEPOTISM NOT tanned
BY ACTION OF HOUSE
Upper Branch Adopts Urdahf s
Bill Prohibiting Giving Jobs
to Relatives.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 30-Although the
house decisively voted down a. OH
Wednesday afternoon prohibiting state
officials from giving places TO tamlly
relatives, the senate yesterday after
noon countered on the proposition oy
giving almost unanimous support 10
Senator Urdahrs BILL applying the
same restrictions. The house must al
least, kill the proposed reform the sec
ond timo to keep II in check at TINS
session. Following the house defeat Oh
the nepotism BILL number or mem
bers received kilograms and letters OF
protest from their constituents ana
there is a bare possibility Of reversed
verdict at the second twist with thus
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-
cally prohibited such dances as the
bunny hug," grizzly bear, snake
wrestle" and turkey trot." Not one OF
the designated dances Is in vogue now
at least not under the original ute
and many of the legislators think the
South Dakota enactment has outhVed
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
and it now seems probable that the
1913 enactment will be repealed, with
out much opposition. The bunny
hug" bill was one Of the entertainment
features Of the 1913 session.
5onesteel 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
school in the state find that the Rose
bud people are determined TO bring
their need before the legislature in
emphatic form. They have sent a
regular delegation here to lobby for the
proposition. There is DIR. II. r. Kenas-
ton, p. J. Donahoe and S. NJ. 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 leglsla-
ture. These lobbyists are not registered
and say they have the word Of the at
torney general for it that 1t is not nee
essary for them to register as there is
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 {. II.
Englesby is being investigated by u
sub committee Of the committees on
military affairs of both houses. When
it has been ascertained what caused
the large expenditure of money for the
militia beyond the amount of the 1913
appropriation, n special report VIII be
made by this sub committee giving thu
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 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 1T was dis
posed of, and then only on a second
vote and after the annual amount was
reduced from 100000 to $4,000.
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 Join:
resolution for a committee to inVest1-
gate the charges of extravaganza in
state accounting and business systems,
and the committee will soon be at work
| to find what can be done in the way OF
| reduction of state expenditures.