The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
HOUSE Members ARE
CONSTANT TAKERS
Early Days of Session Show
Evidence of Talkfest-KiIl
Institutions Probe Bill.

Pierre. S. d.. Jan. 13.-If the house
adheres to the tendencies brought out
during the early days cf the session it
is going to make sood as q taikfest. at
least.
Every member wants TO be heard on
each question that comes UP. no matter
how unimportant it may be. After de-
4otisg part OF two sessions to the Bar
clay resolution for investigation of
state institutions, the house defeated
the bill Wednesday afternoon by a vote
of So to AZ.
Many of the members who voted
against the resolution admitted the
need of better information, but
pressed the belief that the appropria-
ton committee could not get into the
subject very deeply or scientifically
during the few days of the legislative
recess. The appropriation committees
Will work at this session, as 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 n
tertainments the house roconsidered its
action and passed the bill.
- as IL w oIl III llOpI Via III
privilege is no more revolutionary han
a 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 $12. 900 voted by
the house for a main building at Red
field school for feeble minded children.
The 1918 session provided additional
i n n ri ~ ~ 1 rrf ~ l1 - - - ~~,.r, IT,
priation for the basement and founda-
ton of the building. h house at this
session voted unanimously to provide
finds for the building, but refused to
make the allowance cover the estimate
of $4,000 for furnishing the building.
Institution members who know the
science of the game realize that it is
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 on the
consideration of an amendment to the
statutes including gasoline thrashing
outfits in the requirements for $500
bonds, some of the farmer members ex-
pressed fear that the wording Of the
amendment might be construed to in
clude Ford cars. After the numerous
Ford owners of the house had been as
Sured they could not be included in the
bond provision the bill was adopted.
The bill for bonding steam thrashing
rigs was one 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
OF the calendar, subject to action.
There Is no minority report against the
measure INC the favorable committee
epo was adopted without discussion,
There Is just a little flavor Of the
North Dakota %nonpartisan league in
the senate joint resolution No. 2, given
a favorable report in the senate We'd
nesdav afternoon. It is intended to
provide state supervision of the market
ing and grading of grain and over ware
houses, elevator n grain dealers in
general. The bill creates 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 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 disbarrnent action, and the other
is entered against Attorney Joe Kirby.
as costs In his contempt case.