The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-25
SESSION DOWN
TO HARD WORK
LEGlSLATURE PASSES FIRS S Il
BILLS-NONPART LEAG-
>UERS ON THE JOB WITH
PETITIONS


duced in the house were No. 1, allow
ing state banks to increase rates of
interest on time deposits to 6 per
cent by permission of the state bank
ing board; No. validating the cleo
tion of Beadle county court house
bonds
No. 3, placing the state vital stat
istical department under the board
of health; No. 4, legalizing elections
in certain cases, wherein bonds have
been issued; No. 5, increasing sal
aries of municipal court judges; No.
6, regulating the moratorium laws
of the war measures giving it greater
scope; No. 7, validating the incorpor-
alton of consolidated school districts,
this is on account of the late supreme
court decision declaring many such
districts to have been illegally in
corporated No. 6, amending the edu-
cational laws of the state; No. 8,
changing terms of court in the fourth
judicial circuit; No. 10, regulating
issuance of special assessment certi-
ficates as to sewers; No. IL, regulat-
ing the payments of insurance taxes:
No. IL, increasing fees of court re-
porters.
The resolution by Best, asking for
hearing by joint session of the
house and senate on the propositions
desired by the petition in boots"
called out one or two objections as
to the power of the legislative bodies
to allow outsiders to appear before
them in regular session, but there
was little discussion as to the matter
in any of it's phases, and on roll call
only two objectors went on record
against giving the petitioners hear
ing.
The first bill on which either
allow state banks to increase inter-
est rates on time deposits by special
permission of the state banking
board, which was passed unanimous
ly. The second was the bill legaliz-
ing the court house bond election of
Beadle county, which also went
through without contest.
The house resolution for joint
session to hear what the petition
in boots had to say, was unanimous
ly adopted by the senate, and the
representatives appeared after Sc
cret meeting at the city auditorium,
in which they outlined what they ex-
pected to demand of the members.
Their petition was read by G.. w.
Smith. of Woonsocket, who had been
selected as chairman of their COM
mittee. the gist of the same being
demand for instant action of the
present session, now, not next year
or some other time" for the carry
ing out Of the program OF state de-
velopment voted for by the people at
the last general election; and that
the legislature provide for state bank
along the lines of the state bank or
North Dakota to put IAN end to the
slavery in which the money interests
of the country now hold the people.
They asked for a general immediate
enactment of the same character OF
laws which were enacted by Nortn
Dakota, which were held up as VS.
ible evidences of the "practiblllty
and successes of state-ewned utilities
and business" They notified the
members that they would not be put
off longer by any investigation or
Meas or lack of funds, and would not
he satisfied with promises to back
I'M "unfilled promises already made.
In other words, they insist that
the money situation is such that II
cannot be secured to carry on the
work. but demand that the leglsla-
ture secure it regardless of the stu
alton and go ahead.
In a subsequent petition drawn o!
Alice Lorraine Daily, of Madison, the
nonpartisan candidate for superin-
tendent of instruction, and read py
her a demand was made that wages
he raised for educators in all the -diI-
ferent state educational institutions
and better wages paid IN othei
schools. and that the Discrimination
AGAINST women in such work as te
the wage basis be removed IN al
schools of the state.
In the senate bills were ln'ro
dnced. No. 1, providing that railway
commissioners shall be elected by
vote of the people of the whole state
No. 2, amending the state hail insur
ance law; No. 8, allowing 20 mil
lew for support of Independent
school districts; No. 4. legahzing TN
organization of Hayti consolidate.
school district; No. s, amending law
as to bond of city treasurers; NO. .
increasing fee OF court reporters; NO
Z. allowing county judges to practic'
law in cases which cannot come INT
their court; No. s. providing for cur
ing defects in titles to real estate
The members are showing NOR
and more their desire to clear up tn