The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL CONSIDERED
important Measure on CaIen-
OARS of the Souti, Dakota
Houses Today
Pierre Notes.

Pierre. :, ~. FeN. 20 The senate as
a special order of business this after
noon considered tho ccntYa3 appeoprta-
tons hin carrying SS,4o09aN OTHER h3lls
on the senate calendar included twe
Grad code. an appropriation of $3.50, aoG
to taAe aGNantaSe Of the proffeNed fed
| eral air FOR reads and the ~irrigation co6e
| to carry out the provisions os a measure
adopted ny the voters at The last cleo
| ton.
This house Mad the legislative appor-
| tlonnaent rs a special order Of business
| An effort VIII I've made to Kill the bill
which reduces the membership of the
| house, The house will consider the
Benson and Buchhola hin providing for
a state tex book uniformity with the
free feature as local option, and also the
Anasden bin from the senate providing
FOR county uniformity and free text
books, A warm fight is promised. The
house will consider a bill appropriating
s25,0o0 for 3 state printing plant
Richards Is Present.
Il. o. Richards, of Huron, is here with
petitions 10 again initiate his primary
bill and put ii before the people for q
vote. The legislature has refused TO
consider 1t as a regularly introduced
bin on the ground that ii was q copy
rightea measure which could not be
amended 10.
The bin is the same as when sub
raitted before but adds a requirement
for the discussion of paramount issues
by candidates for governor and presi-
dent with at least one presidential de-
bate in the state before the name OF a
candidate can be certified.
UTILITIES BILLS ARE DEFEATED.
Pierre, s. d, Feb. 24-The proposed
public utilities bills covering the man
ageulent and control OF rate X
and ISSUANCE of securities by the state
railway commission did not get far in
the senate yesterday. All were rushed
through the house, despite the protests
of several members for time for con-
~sideraIlon. but the senate had the time
and they were all defeated by heavy
uaaJoTities.
The main objection 10 the first bill
was that IT Included municipalities,
taking away local rights TO an extent
which the senators would not tolerate.
and though they amended it 10 exclude
municipalities hi were still uncon-
WINGED. and killed the measure. The
other two bills Were killed by being in
definitely postponed on the argument
that without the first bin neither would
be acceptable The senators expressed
a belief that the railway commission
was over exerting itself to increase its
own powers through Senator Moore,
committee chairman. in charge of the
bill He said the bills were drawn up
ur the request Of the legislatures.
The senate passed the house resolu-
ton for a constitutional amendment,
allowing the counties Of the state TO
engage in public hail insurance through
assessments on agricultural lands. 1t
viii be submitted to the people of the
state at the next regular election.
Pass Insurance Bill.
The dill TO provide for mutual insur-
anee of worknen under the workmen's
compensation act was passed by the
house without a protesting vote.
The house devoted a part of the
afternoon TO appropriation bills and
gave its approval to bills which carry
a total of s341. 800, including buildings
at the state agricultural college. the
tuberculosis sanatoriunn. at the state
university and on the state fair
grounds
Appropriations Are Big.
Tfle special appropriations to date
rsf, shout $780, 600. with the general
bill carrying 100000. With appro-
pfiafisssss YET TO come, the total for the
sessiGn win be nea $1,000, 900.
Tho senate members this afternoon
presented Lieutenant Governor McMas-
fers with a watch as a token of their
appreciation of his services as presid-
ing officer of the senate.