The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-08
BILL IS AIMED AT
FOREIGN AGENTS
Measure Would Bar All Nom
Resident Life Insurance
Writers From
State.

Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 3-That non-resi-
dent life insurance agents should be
barred from this state is the view of
Representative Parrot, of Dewey coun
ty, who introduced a bill in the house
which, if enacted, will give home agents
the right of way.
Representative Berdahl introduced a
bill },'quiring foreign assessment and
mutual health and accident Companies
writing business in this state to show
$25, 900 assets before admission, and re-
curing home companies to build up
such assets within specified times.
Aid for Schools.
The consolidated schools would re-
ceive $1,000 n year state aid, according
to q bill presented by Withee. The
senate education committee has a bill
providing for the appointment by the
governor of a committee OF three to
serve without compensation and super
intend the expenditure of $500 for an
educational survey of the state.
Indications ppear to be favorable for
the beginning of improvements upon
the grounds set aside for the establish
ment of a new insane hospital at Wa
ertown. The senate acted ~favorably
upon an appropriation OF $4,000 to be
gin Improvement of the grounds, n
indications are strong for similar ac-
ton in the house.
Widows Bill Fails.
The peace and harmony which has
prevailed in the house up to the pres
ent came near being shattered when the
minority which failed to carry through
the house bill to admit women to the
state soldiers home at Hot Springs
gave notice that it would o to re-
consider and then opposed the senate
bill to appropriate $1,000 for a soldiers
monument on the state capitol grounds,
and intimated that unless their bill was
passed by the house they would defeat
the monument bill. This drew out some
rather heated remarks from several of
the members of the house as to the at
tempt at intimidation which was being
put forth on the floor by the minority,
but the threat was strong enough to
defer action on the monument bill I'M
til after the vote on the house bill to
admit women to the home is finally dis
posed of.
Hail Insurance Districts.
The latest constitutional amendment
was presented by Evander in the house
asking that the state be divided into
districts for hail insurance imposes,
n assessments within such districts
made for the operation of the system.
New Military Code.
The new military code is completed
anu was It's main proVl-
sions are framed to comply with the
federal requirements to secure the
benefits of the federal appropriations,
and it carries provisions for the dis
posal by the state of all the present
camp sites and the purchase of a new
site for a rife III and the erection
of a state armory and store house. 1t
is estimated that the price which can
be secured fo- the three sites now
owned by the state. one at Huron. one
at Lake kampeska and the other at old
Fort Sisseton, will go a long way to-
ward paying for the new site.
Just 13 laws are the completed work
for the first half of the session which
d last night. but a number of bills
are pretty we'll ground out and the grist
of new laws will come faster from this
time on.