The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
FOR MARKET AGENT
BERG MOVES FOR A STATE COM.
MISSIONER IN HIS MEAS
URE.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

Pierre
In line with the recommendation OF
Gov. Norbeck in his message a reso-
lion was introduced in the senate by
Berg asking for the appointment of a
legislative committee of three from
each house to look into the matter Of
the creation of the Office of market
commissioner for the state of South
Dakota. At present many county
agents in counties which employ such
men are in a limited way working
along that line, and with a state Off
cial the work now attempted by coun-
ty agents would be extended into a
broader field.
The Evans bill in the senate to al
low towns and cities to make special
tax levies for advertising purposes
was up at the last session, but did not
get far. Belle Fourche, the county
seat Of the county which Mr.. Exams
represents, is in a period of advance
ment which requires a great deal OF
publicity, and that town, at least,
wants to make this a public charge.
The Hale bill prohibiting bail on
appear III CIlilludl cases, uuitSS Soou
cause for such procedure can be
shown. is wanted to curb the efforts
Of live stock rustlers who, it is claimed,
continue to keep up their work while
they are out on bail by stealing enough
stock each time while free to keep up
attorneys fees for new hearings.
Advertising Bill.
The House bill by Kaas. which seeks
to prohibit false and misleading ad-
vertising in the state, has been up for
never been enacted. The Marshall
county man feels that he is willing to
make another try for it's passage.
The Armstrong bill In the house,
which seeks to prevent city officials
from issuing any warrant where a fund
is exhausted, is radical in it's provi-
sions. He makes the signing Of a war
rant by any city official so signing LA
BILE personally for such warrant,
though no interest can be collected
upon any warrant stamped Not paid
for want of funds" One of its fea-
lures, which is liable to make trouble,
is that in cases where towns w and
operate their own public utilities there
are times when an overdraw becomes
imperative to meet emergencies In
| operation. The new act allows a fund
to be increased in "a of shortage
only by a vote Of the people, but this
would hardly be practicable in case of
emergency, which might easily arise
IN the management Of such utilities.
Want Clinics Investigated.
A resolution was presented by Fred
Evander, of Roberts county, in the
House for a joint committee to investi-
gate the charges against Prof. Jones.
OF the state university, on alleged elm
les and physical examination Of girls
In the state school.
The proposed Torrens system OF reg
istering land titles. and an increase of
practically double in present abstract
ers' fees, are likely to clash at this
session, as bills covering the two ex.
tremes will be introduced. The new
~abstracters' bill would at least dou-
BILE the cost of an abstract.
A resolution is in the process Of
incubation to make the workings of
the initiative and referendum more
difficult, through a change in the pres
ent constitutional provisions. Making
It somewhat more difficult to get a
law started through the initiative, n
to refer an act passed. This is due
to the claim that the present regula-
tons are more abused than used for
the benefit Of the people.
A number Of Senate committees
were appointed. The chairmen of the
principal ones are:
Judiciary-Urdahl. of Lake.
Observation-Disclosures, of Rob-
erts.
State Affairs-Odland, Of Turner.
Ways and Means = Lincoln, of
Brown.
Observation-Disclosures. of Deuel..
Banks-Peckham. of Hanson.
Printing-Reeeves, of Brown.
Mines-Stoner. of Lawrence.
On the new list of House chairmen
are:
Corporations-Rebrud. of Edmunds.
Dairy Products-Burkhart, Of Greg
ory.
rood ard Drugs-Grothe, of Mime
haha.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. of Turner.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., of Mime
haha.
Medicine and Surgery-McFarland,
Of Codington.
Mines-Thompson, Of Lawrence.
Printing-Patterson. of Potter.
Public Health-Birch, of Grant.
Rural Credits-Hall. of Lyman.
Roads and Highways-Sanborn, of
Turner.
Ways and Means-Olson, of Grant.
The members from the western part