The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-24
EXTRA SESSION
TAKES UP WORK
MEMBERS WILL PUSH EMER-
GENCY MEASURES-MAY TRY
TO FINISH THIS WEEK


ternoon's session of the legislature
the senate adopted a joint resolution
requiring all bills to be introduced
through the committees, and limit
ing introductions to Thursday.
Bills which will be urged will
cover the matter of interest and debt
limitations, and divisions of the
state, as well as the general interest
rates. Among the latter is bill
by Hoffman coming from the state
bankers in the northern half of the
state. Under present regulations
state banks are limited to paying 81
per cent on deposits, with privilege
of half per cent more by special
permit of the banking department,
and to meet competition of national
banks they want this permission in
creased to 6 per cent.
The present debt limitation pre-
vents many counties from repairing
flood damages to bridges, and they
want this limitation raised, while in
other cases the interest limitation on
securities is holding up construction
of necessary school buildings and
public improvements and a desire has
been expressed from many quarters
that the rate of interest on such Sc
curities be increased to point where
they can be marketed.
Most of the bills will no doubt
come from the appropriation commit
tee, which the budget board will use
to bring in the bills covered by their
recommendation after an investiga-
ton of the situation as to needs of
state institutions and departments to
keep things moving for the next year.
An effort will be made to establish
a free employment service in the
state to assist in handling harvest
help, and several bills will be pre-
scented covering features in the work
mems compensation law, but as many
members take the position that they
do not look upon these as "emer-
gencies," it is possible that very little
will be done along this line at the
special session, but all such will be
allowed to go over to the regular ses-
sion III Inv PoSpAD1AAN~"
along this line has brought num-
ber of insurance representatives to
the city, and they are watching pos
sible progress on such measures.
With whatever bills the different
committees have ready to read, the
two houses will soon have their first
opportunity to get into action on the
floor, as bills reported out by the
committees will be up for action af-
fer the first and second reading with
ont any further wait. How many or
such bills will be out will remain to
be seen.
But regardless of this, the adop-
ton of a joint resolution limiting
time of Introduction to Thursday at
the opening of the session, and limit
ing introduction to committee Dliis
alone. is the first direct indication OF
how long the members expect to be
here for the session. Most OF them
are anxious to get back nome ana
will not give much consideration 10
hills which they do not look upon as
actual emergencies. On the basis
of that resolution it looks like de-
termined effort to clear up the WORK
of the session the present week.
Roth houses were called to order
at 10 O'Clock and on resolution all
the officers and employees OF both
houses were declared to be the>of-
ficers of the present session, eXcep'
where the old employees did not ap
near In the senate w. S. Travis o1
Yankton. was selected as second as
sistant secretary of the senate, anC
VIM. Gallagher of Parker, as assist
ant engrossing chief, both to fill va
cancies.
In the house C. w. Shultz o.
Watertown was selected as first as
sistant clerk to fill vacancy, and II
both houses several pages were pick
ed to fill places made vacant py IAN
ure of the pages of last session u
appear.
Representatives Larson OF Yank
ton; Mallery of Hughes, and McDon
aid of Dawson, were selected as
committee to notify the senate tina
the house was ready to receive then
in ioint session to hear the messag
of the governor.
Both houses met in joint session
and a committee escorted GoyernO
Norbeck to the house chamber, wher
he read his message, and commente
freely on the different phases cover
ed in the same.