The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-01-18
HOUSE MEMBERS ARE
CONSTANT TAKERS
Early Days of Session Show
Evidence Of Talkfest-Kill
institutions Probe Bill.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 13.-If the house
Adheres to the tendencies brought out
during the early days Of the session 1t
Is going to MAKE good as a talkfest. at
least.
Every member want TO be heard on
zach question that ONE up, no matter
how unimportant it may be. After de.
voting part of two sessions to the Ear
clay resolution for investigation OF
state institutions, the house defeated
the bill Wednesday afternoon by a vote
Of 50 to "A.
Many Of the members who voted
against the resolution admitted the
need Of better information, but ex-
pressed the belief that the "appropria-
ton committee could not get into tha
subject very deeply or scientifically
during the few days of the legislative
recess. The appropriation committees
will work at this session, az heretofore
on the recommendations and REQUESTS
OF institution heads and state boards.
/ Pass Entertainment Bill.
After adopting a minority committee
report and killing a bill to allow school
districts to vote taxes for financing en-
t~ertainments the house roconsidered its
action and passed the bill.
1t was argued on the floor that this
pIlNiitSt is no TlOTe leNOiullOuulS iiH
q law passed In 1915 giving cities the
right to vote taxes TO support bands.
Redfield Gets Building.
Progressive methods in securing in
%stitution buildings are well illustrated
in the allowance Of $4,000 voted by
the house for a main building at Red;
field school for feeble minded children,
The 1913 session provided ~additionty
land. The 1915 session made an appro3
-.s@ g.. - --1 ..Al '
ton OF the building. The house at thi1
session voted unanimously to provide
funds for the building, but refused ~
make the allowance cover the estimate
of $4,000 for furnishing the building.
Institution members who know thu
science Of the game realize that il IL
possible to secure improvements in in
stallments, under the general system OF
passing around the pork, where re-
quests for total amounts needed would
be refused.
Might Mean Ford Cars.
While the house was working or the
consideration of an amendment to the
statutes including gasoline ~thrashins
outfits i'm the requirements for 500
bonds, some OF the farmer members ex-
pressed fear that the wording of ths
amendment might be construed to ir1
clude Ford cars. After the numerous
Ford owners of the house a been asi
sured they could not be included in the
bond provision the bill was adopted.
The bill for bonding steam thrashing
rigs was n of several measures pro!
NOTED by a bond company lobbyist four
years ago. The amendment merely in
cludes gasoline thrashing outfits, now
exempted.
Take Favorable Action.
The suffrage amendment was report
ed favorably in the senate and now is
on the calendar, subject to action.
There Is no minority report against the
measure and the favorable committee
report was adopted without discussion.
There is just a little flavor of tho
North Dakota nonpartisan league in
the senate joint resolution No. 2, givenl
n favorable report in the senate We'd
nesday afternoon. II is intended TOY
provide state supervision of the marketl
ing and grading of grain and over ware
houses, elevator and grain dealers in
general. The bill creates n 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.
II has been discovered that there is
no legal method Of filing transcripts Of
supreme court judgments and the house,
| passed a bill to remedy the condition,
putting supreme court judgments on
the same basis as circuit court judg-
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 Kirby,
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