Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-22
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BILL IS PASSED
Amsden Measure Adopted by
Senate-BHi Will Meet op-
position in House,
1t is Said.

rjerra. S. d., Feb. 1.-THE senate
passed the Amsden bill providing for
comfy free text books after an el
afternoon fight. Senator Dowdell at
! tempted to substitute for the Ansdcn
| measure his bill providing for a state
amendment uniformity. The general
feeling was that the Dowdell measure
was poorly drawn and the Amsden
| measure was best. The Alnsden bill
was passed. When the bin gets to the
| house it viii meet opposition in a bill
presented by Benson and Buchholz,
house leaders. providing for state uni
! formlty, with local option on whether or
not the books will be free.
Normal Training Bill.
Senate passed the Mohn bill requir-
ing at least "a weeks normal training
for all teachers in the state not having
experience. with requirements running
upward from this to higher grades.
The house spent most OF the after
noon on the military code. bringing this
state under the new federal defense act.
Adjutant General Morris was called
before the house to explain its provis-
| ions. after which the bill was passed.
The senate considered the house bill
providing for the sale of scattered mill
tary lands and the purchase of n new
camp site. The senate decided to re-
place in the bill a provision for the sale
| OF the old Fort Sisseton lands which
had beer removed by the house.
Tuesday Last Bill Day.
The senate finally fixed the last open
day for Individual bills Is next Tues
day, the 50th day of the session. A bill
| introduced by Senator Milliman would
poll tax from the employer to be de-
Quoted from the employees salary. The
| bill is aimed at foreigners working for
railroads who fail to pay the tax.
Jury Bill is Shelved.
The senate took a second trial at the
bill for five-sixths jury verdicts in civil
cases, but could not each an agree
to consider it, which is final for the
] session.
The members killed the bin which
allows a~bstractors to increase their
| fees by talking too much about it after
! the house was ready to vote, and passed
| the bill providing for proper observance
of Frances Willard day in this state.
The committees introduced a bill to
| supply the small farm boy with spend
ing money by providing a county
bounty of 10 cents each on pocket go
piers.
The committee on market commits
| sioner expects to make q report by the
end of this week, having called here
members of the different farm organ
i2ations of the state to get an express
sion Of views. The practically
unanimous sentiment expressed by
these organizations is for a market
commissioner. AS to terminal eleya-
tors, the hearings have not developed
SO strong a sentiment, but this question
Will probably be submitted to the peo-
pie.
Accountants Salary Increased.
The ia passed without debate s..
b. 1S6. relating to compensation OF as
sistant executive accountants, raising
h accountants salary from ST. 500 to
$4,000; requiring annual examinations
Of countless; prohibiting loose-leaf
books or card index records in countless.
and requiring action taken against Of
ficers whose funds were not straight.
Governor Signs New Bills.
A bunch of senate bills came under
the wire yesterday, with is of them
approved by the governor. They are:
Senate bill 8, permitting county mu-
tual insurance companies to insure
property in cities and towns; senate bill
81, fixing joint liability of husband and
wife for the necessaries of life; senate
bill Sc. providing for the purchase of
the French Verendrye plate found near
Fort Pierre; senate bill SO. appropriat.
ing money for relief of Pennington
county for transportation Of insane
person; senate bill So, Torrens' land
title registration act; senate bill rs, APP
%propriating money to pay for buttons
ordered by state Panama-Pacific ex-
position commission: senate bill II;
giving cities power to levy taxes to
build, equip and maintain public gym
nasiums; senate bill so, empowering
f~cities and towns to lexy taxes for sup
port or fire companies; senate bill 81,
allowing dealers Of state to sell air
guns; enate bill SO, permitting rail-
road commission to fix time of annual
report of common carriers; senate bill
102, giving the tax commission powe
to secure lists of land becoming taxable
Tor first time; senate bill 129, appro-
prlating money to pay for mobilization
OF state guard; senate journal rule g.
memorializing congress to make Fort
Meade a permanent militia training
camp: senate Journal rule 4, submit
ting equal suffrage amendment to con
stitution. and senate journal rule 5, gu
thorizing the state to engage in de-
yelopment of cement beds,
Fish Season.
The house today passed a bill fix
ing the fish season from April 1 >to
October 1, n providing for the licens-
ing OF fish houses on the ice in winter.
a bill authorizing the game commas
sion to condemn property for carry
ing out projects for fish ~hateheries n
location of bitches for filling lakes and
ponds with flood waters was passed.
Kill Buchhoiz Bill.
The senate killed the Bucholz bill
providing for a 2 mtA levy for adver-
using saties. 1t nassed the Lyon bin
providing for the establishment OF
game bird preserves by the game com
mission on request. on land owners.
MADIS0N-At the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Lake County Ag-
ricultural society, neld in this city, Tues
day. Wednesday. and Thursday, September
s, s n Z, was fixed as tnestin1e for the
annual fair OF the society. The society
elected the following officers for the com
ing year: President, ID. NJ. Winnie: sec
Rotary. A. G.sSchmidt. The business men
OF Madison have agreed to close theii
places of business each afternoon during
the three days the annual fair Is being
held,
cANToN-An otds railroad bridge be
longing to the Milwaukee railway com
pany which crosses tho Sioux river south
ltof Canton Is to be replaced by 4 nnes new
* steel structure, which will be one of the
4 finest bridges on the Milwaukee line. The
new bridge will be betweens40g and aOEfeej
in length. The foundations for the piers
u NOV are being put IN.
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