Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

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Rapid City, Ruth Bowman HiDDle 81
Pierre and Mrs. Julius H. Johnson of
Fort Pierre. and began q systematic
polling Of both houses, announcing
that unless assured Of the strength to
pass q suffrage amendment NO meas.
ure would be introduced. IA few days
8 they reached the conclusion that
there was abundant strength to carry
the measure and consequently it was
introduced n both houses. Il -
planned to put 1t across at once ana
have the agony w for the session.
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Three free text book measures have
been prepared. but only one, by Sena-
tor Amsden. has, been introduced.
Chairman Steel of the state superin-
tendents' legislative COMMITTEES ID hero
with the bill approved by the stats
Educational association. but thinks it
will be quite possible to arrange that
all OF Its important features not n
ready In the Amsden bill can be
amended into It and SO avoid 4 con
dict The third measure, not ret
brought In. is the Dowdell plan for
state publication of text books.
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THE proposed educational ssrvev
vas presented to the committees OF
beth houses in joint session snd very
thoroughly discussed. Further action
will perhaps await the visit Of DR..
Strayer q Columbia university, whs
Will be hero to address the legislators
o. Jan. 81 Immediately after the ne
Cess.
Senator Urdahl and Mr.. Benson
have introduced Identical bills for q
state budget system. 1t imposes the
duty Of preparing a biennial budget
upoa the governor, the chairmen of
the respective appropriations commit
tees Of the preceding session, the aud
itor and the treasurer. The budget to.
be prepared and presented to the fol-
lowing session is informatory~ only
and in NO way mandatory upon the
Legislature. The bill appropriates 81
80 for the expenses likely to be In
curred. Mr.. Lyon Of Sioux Falls made
his campaign for election largely upon
his advocacy of the budget and felt
that the smile was on him when His
colleagues beat him to the intrsduo-
tioa Of the bill.
There is . good deal Of discussion
OF the policy OF setting up law Offices
for departments outside the attorney
generals office. Two years ago a
lawyer was provided for the banking
department and now 1t Is proposed to
provide 4 special lawyer for enforcing
prohibition. Many members express
the view that all of this law business
should be done through the attorney
general. allowing him as much assist
ance 10 10 necessary to transact the
states business. There would seem
to be wisdom In this view. The attor-
ney generals office staff now consists
Of his assistant and a brief clerk and
! special assistant as advisor to the
railroad commission. II two others
were provided for banking and prohi-
bition 1t would afford a stan which
through consultation could determine
many questions of law much more GER
tainly than through the views of q
single lawyer. In many states the Mt
torney generals star holds = sOrt 81
Icourt each morning and discusses all
questions arising for the day. It Is .
splendid system, likely to keep many
matters from the supreme court.
Senator Sharp seeks to establish Z
normal and Industrial school at Bone.
steel for the benefit OF the Rosebud
region, He does not ask for an appro'
priation. Senator Anderson likewise
has a bill for the establishment Of ~
agricultural college at Ardmore, where
there Is already q government expert.
ment station. He asks $4,000 fos
buildings.
Governor Herreid, always active II
community uplift, prepared bill
which Senator G~underson brought In
providing that each school district
may appropriate $50 annually for the
purpose 81 securing public lectures
upon .snonpartfsan, nonsectariana top
les. It Is conceivable that such = pro
vision would do much to add to this
satisfaction of life In rural comnnuni
ties.
The faculty Of the state universitl
has prepared d bill which senatol
Jayne introduced permitting the re
gents Of education to establish me
titus professorshipsfo for men who have
served the state twenty-5yeyears AM
are more than sixty-flve years old
Only one Or two men could Quaiifya
present.
The prornptness with which thl
house paused the $120,0o0 ~appropris
tion TOR the Redfield home md schoo
for the feeble minded Indicates tina
the program Of the boards of contrc