Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-16
ADJOURNMENT IS
TAKEN At PIERRE
South Dakota Lawmakers End
a 60-Day Session-Many
important Bills Have
Been Passed.

Pierre. $. D.. March THE 18th leg
.slatiNc assembly for South Dakota
closed its session at l1:15 O'Clock last
night.
Both houses cleared their calendars
If bills for final action" soon after the
noon recess, but with nothing special to
do for the day. there was no hurry to
concur IN the various amendments
which had been made by one house or
the other on various bills. The main
issue W. tine two houses was the
apportionment bill which the senate
had tackled on to the l.. w. w. bill last
night as an amendment. Several con-
ference committees We're appointed on
this bill and each brought back a re-
port which the house would not accept.
and it hung fire until he night session
before it was finally disposed of, and
the MEMBERS from west of the river,
who were making the grand kick over
its features, were finally subdued.
Both houses adopted the conference
report ON the bill. reducing the west
river counties and giving Minnehaha
county house members.
Highway Appropriation Passed.
The only appropriation bill left over
for action was the highway a%ppropri-
alton for $3.50, 600, which was author
lied by a vote of the people at the last
election. 1T went through without any
opposition. The appropriation of $20,-
600 for extension and improvements on
the state grounds. which developed
considerable opposition, was smoothed
over and went through without any OPP
position.
After all bills had been disposed OF
and the members were waiting for a
report of the conferees on the different
bills, several leaders about the state
house We're called upon to talk to the
members.
Farmers In Control.
The farmer movement has been dom
lnant all through the session, and
whatever the farmers wanted they got
in every instance, as they had control
and could have forced their desires if
anyone had suggested opposition, which
IN no case presented itself. The legis-
lation along the lines they desire covers
n wide range, including rural credits,
by which the man who desires to begin
farming with q small capital may pur-
chase land on long time PAYMENTS.
created a bureau of state market COM
m-iSsioners: extended the powers of the
farmers organizations in employment
OF county agents and ave liberal ap-
preparations to the state agricultural
college in the way of live stock feat
ureS, win them a stock judging pa
Nltlon and appropriations to- engage in
the raising of blooded stock, and stock
lsSpiiis, pSSlde creating Il poultry de-
partment, and beside this made pro-
visions for the erection of stock
Judging pavilions at Mitchell and Belle
fourchc for local organizations.
Inc highway issue is taken care - in
an appropriation of $3.50. 600 to meet a
t.ke amount from the federal govern
Ment and their organization of the
etate highway commission to look after
highway improvements. and giving
counties power to bond to construct
hard surface highways.
Workmen's Compensation.
For tho benefit OF the laboring people
of the state the members passed the
workmen'S compensation act and along
with il acts fixing a standard form
Of policy for such Insurance, and pro-
vldlng for a standard reserve of mutual
insurance for his class.
Other measures OF wide Importance
are the general irrigation code, allow
ing groups of farmers to organize and
issue securities based on their land
holdings to secure funds for storage
dams and bitches for the conservation
of water: adopted the Torrens system
of land transfers: created the office of
state sheriff. who is given wide powers
in looking after violations OF the GRIM
inal laws in all parts of the state and
who has supervision of all sheriffs and
their deputies, subject to call to any
part OF the state at any time. This
officer k the place Of the "prohi-
bttion commissioner who was created
after its enforcement. A budget board
to look after state expenditure and
submit a budget to the next legislative
session has been created. and cities are
given power to engage city managers
to look after their business affairs.
The game laws have been amended
to shorten the season and reduce the
daily bag limit. and the state game
commission is given power to condemn
property to carry out his projects.
Many constitutional amendments will
be submitted. among them thai OF
equal suffrage. tax reform. allowing
classification Of property for assess
ment; authorizing the state to develop
its water powers and its cement and
coal deposits. These are the main fea-
lures of the work of the session, along
with a huge mass Of detail work. in
sections Of the state, but which can
hardly be classed as Of statewide in
ferest.
The bill appropriating money for ex-
tension OF the capitol grounds and inn
provements was passed. Il was the
last appropriation measure ~ the SEES.
sion.
Completed figures show that the ap-
preparations for the session ~.~e ST.
100000 higher than for the session two
years ago. with a total Of 81. 1885, lis.
h increase Is covered largely in the
appropriations for the state agricul.
tural college. the military a%ppropria-
tons to meet government requirements
and the increased cost u mathematics
at h state charitable Institutions.
Approximately $50 bills were passed
during the session.
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cARRANzA STILL SILENT.
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