Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
HOUSE MEMBERS ARE
CONSTANT TAKERS
Early Days of Session Show
Evidence Of Talkfest-Kill
Institutions Probe Bill.

Pierre. S. D.. Jan. 1s.A-If the house
&dhcres to the tendencies brought out
Turing the early days OF the session 1t
Is going to make good as a taiisfest. III
least.
Every member wants to be heard on
each question that CONES up, no matter
how ~unimportant it may be- After de-.
voting part OF two sessions to the Bar
clay resolution. for investigation OK
state Institutions, the house defeated
n bill Wednesday afternoon by q vote
OF SO to Al.
Many of the members who voted
against the resolution admitted the
need OF better information, but eN-
pressed the belief that the appropria-
ton committee could not get into this
subject very deeply or scientifically
recess. The appropriation committees
VIII work at this session, az heretofore
on tne Recommendations and requests
OF institution heads and state boards.
Pass Entertainment Bill.
After adopting a minority conlnlitte9
report and killing a bill to ALLOW school
districts to vote taxes for financing en-
tertainments the house roconsidesed its
actIon and passed the bill.
II was argued on the floor that this
privilege Is no more revolutionary than
q: law passed. in 1915 giving ;..ties the
right to vote taxes to support bands.
Redfield Gets Building.
Progressive methods in securing in
stltution buildings arc we'll Illustrated
in the allowance OF $4,000 voted hN
the house for a main building at Red
fleid school for feeble minded chilG.ei,,
The 1918 session provided additional
land. The 1919 session made an E.tfTr15l
pr1ation for the basement and faunda;
ton OF the building. The house at thi}
session voted unanimously To provIG3
funds for the building, but refused Il!
make the allowance cover tho estimate
OF 10000 for furnishing the hEilding.
institution members who know Cha
science of h game realize that it ii
possible to secure improvements in in
sediments, under the general system o.
passing around the, pork. where re-
quests for total mount needed wculI
be refused. =
Might Mean Ford Cars.
While the house was working on the
consideration of an amendment to The
statutes including gasoline thrashins,
outfits i'm the requirements for S5ou
bonds, some of the farmer members tx
pressed fear that the wording of tbs
might be construed to III
clude Ford cars. After the numerous
Ford owners of the house had been ASH
sured they could not be included in the
bond provision the bill Was adopted.
The bill for bonding steam tllrashing
rigs was one of several measures PRO-
noted by a bond company lobbyist focH
years ago. The amendment merely in
cludes, gasoline thrashing outfits, now
exempted.
Take Favorable Action.
The suffrage amendment was repoAt,
ad fn va 1,D h1,y in t1sn ~ =. H.,-l -
on the calendar, subject to action.
There Is no minority report against the
measure and the favorable committee
report was adopted without discussien.
There is just a little flavor of the
North ako nonpaEtisan league in
the senate joint resolution No. 2. given
a favorable report in the senate We'd
nesday afternoon. 1t is intended RAJ
ing and grading of grain and over yya,e-
houses, elevator and grain dealers in
general The biil'ereates a new bureau.
that of market matter, as this involves
amendment Of the constitution. the
adoption of the measure ONLY submits
the question to a vote.
1t has been discovered that there is
no legal method OF filing TRANSCRIPTS Of
supreme o. judgments and the house
passed a bill to remedy the condition.
putting supreme court judgments on%
the same basis as circuit court juGg-
ments.
The state supreme court has two OF
these judgments at present and desires,
to attempt collection, one of these IS
entered against Geo. w. Egan. as costs
In his disbarment action, and the other
is entered against Attorney Joe kirb..
as costs In his contempt case.