Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-15

A1vS uctLGT luck IN tno MOUSE
than in previous years. The Nsllatra
farm adjoining Watertown was Sc,
! aside for the site Of an insane hos
pital twelve years ago, with the pro
vision that nc building was to be un
dertaken there until the population d,
Yankton hospital reached 1000. THAI
mark is o passed. The present bill
carries only $4,000 to be used in land
scaping the grounds at WATERFOWL
preparatory to the location OF build
ings.
For many years eighth grade grad
yates in rural schools have enjoyed
the privilege of attending q nearby
high school to which their tuition has
been paid at the rate Of 81 per msnth
by the home district. This tuition
rate has been increased to 81 pei
month.
The new Richards primary bill has
been introduced by Mr.. Blake 10 az
ordinary bill. This is to give the leg
~islature a chance to pass it without
initiation. II this is not done then Mr.
Richards is arranging to compel sub
mission. The Stephens primary which
let's the subordinate state officers to
be nominated by a convention IL being
fayorably received and is likely to be
enacted.
The bill to create emeritus positions
ON half pay in the state educational
institutions for employees who have
reached sixty-fve years and havs
served twenty-five years was defeat
ed and Senator Lincoln's substitute
providing for compulsory pensions
was 81 little favored by practical edu
Gators that it has not been presented
The faculties Of the several institu
tons heard from seemed to be quite
unanimously opposed to any pension
system based upon contributions from
the professors.
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The eugenics bill physical ex
animation before issue of marriage
certiicate) appears to be more popu
lar this year than formerly and hal
got out on the floor of the house with
q favorable report. 1t is not likely K
become law, but there is q marked
change in sentiment toward it.
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Three bills regulating public utili
ties of every sort have passed thu
house and are in a way to become Law
They placed all utilities under th,
railroad commission and gave tina
body, among other things. power T.
nx rates. These bills are aA0delet
after the Wisconsin law.
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On Wednesday the house held IL
first all-day session in q vain hope Il
clear the calendar. Both houses maxi
q commendable effort to clear the col
endar daily, but in the house 1t 10
difficult matter to keep up. Bills ar
receiving more deliberAtion and de
bate than ever before and the lonl
roll calls are tedious and tabe, mucl
times Amotion to appoint = siftfnl
committee, however, failed and thor
is a determination to give every bill
that comes upon the floor considers
ton upon it's merits.
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The military committees have q bill
to sell the three military camp grounds
a small tract at Huron, a larger on
on Lake Kampeska and the section Q
land embracing the site of Fort Sis
seton, and to devote the proceeds t
tho purchase of an adequate site NOR
centrally located than any of these
but it is meeting with strong oppos
ton. especially as to selling the Sis
seton site. This is a most p%icturesqu
location, surrounded by beautiful tin
bered lakes and the buildings upo
1t are substantial and valuable. TIL
Day, Marshall and Roberts count
delegations are putting up a stron
fight to retain the states interests i
the tract and to have it adopted s
the state camp.
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Governor Norbeck is little in ev
dence and is doing less than has bee
usual in promoting administration
legislation. OF course he is intereste
insome measures. but to date there ha
not been a suggestion that the go'
ernor was exerting pressure in beha
of any measure. He won the heart
of the printers when he reversed tn
rule at the January letting by igno
ing bids which were manifest mi
takes and letting the contract to tn
next best bidder. The rule hithert
has been to require every bidder I
stand to his bid, however much mi
taken the bidder may have been.
bidding upon hundreds of item
separately it is a rare thing for som
bidder not to fall down." chiefly b
getting his bid entered upon a wron
line whereby he bids a ridiculousl
high bid upon some trivial item an
a grossly inadequate bid upon son
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