The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-25
The South Dakota
Legislature

An outstanding feature of the pres
'ht SESSION has been the legalizing
dctS. In most sessions a bill valid.
aliAg aa election in a city or school
district often went down because mem
Oeis assumed the attitude that they
1idnt want TO stand behind any pos
sip!e crooked work, and if it was
stalght and bonds could not be sold
because Of MISTAKES by officers, thai
Was the best way to teach those or
hceis a lesson and the i. .slature did
uot teel called upon 20 make good on
~IyDoay mistakes. This time it has
DeeA different. The revised code OF
1919 made several technical changes
ia tAe avs reg ulatlng sucn elections,
ana Ia a good many cases officers OF
W or school districts have beeu
wrongly advised or, in one case. "a
mis-spelled word in the code was re.
spoAs be for the refusal IN byldiino
companies to take the paper. SO there
nave been frequent individual lesaliz
ing acts, and two blanket legalizins
WV
and start things running anew with
Tie sentiment current among most OF
The members who have the habit o.
coming back that W years grace IL
enough, and alter this they will no.
be SO leniept.
Provision for a Lew department OF
agriculture is made in a bill adOpteu
by the senate agriculture committee
Tor Introduction. The new depart
ment would take over and eXtenu
powers and duties of the marketing
commissioner. 1t covers reco nmehda
tons of Governor McMaster regarding
concrete assistance to individ lal farm
ers and cooperative organizations.
Senate bill "a. providing for de
termination of the cost of crop pro
ductlon is rewritten in this measure.
Authority is given for a representa-
tive Of the states agricultural inter
ests at Washington individually or
with others not to include agricul-
tural department other state boards
and commissions as has been consid
cred. Such consolidation will await
report at the next session Of the state
efficiency survey provided by this SEES
sion. The bill VIII be followed by a
more stringent threshers' law bring
ing in more complete crop reports
Name of state fair board will be chang
ed to fair board from board OF agri
culture to avoid confusion.
The University of South Dakota
would be moved from Vermillion to
Sioux Falls under the provisions of
a bill introduced in the state senate
by Senator NJ. d. Eide of Miner coun
ty. The measure would repeal that
section OF the code enacted in 1888
establishing the University Of Yer
million, and makes 40 provision for
future use OF the present university
buildings, but provides for the cree.
tlon OF a compete new set of build.
ings at Sioux Falls. 1t is believed
that an amendment VIII be offered
when the bill reaches the floor of the
senate providing for the removal OF
the state normal school from Spring.
field to Vermillion. After having
passed both houses of the legislature
an. received the approval of the gov.
ernor, the measure would be submit.
ted to the voters Of the state for tina.
action.
Dance legislation directed against
he situation in Sioux Falls was intro
duced by Representatives Parlimaa
and Larson, both Of Minnehaha coun-
ty. The Parliman bill was introduced
at the request OF Mayor Burnside and
prob. bits advertising, promoting or
holding public dances outside corpor-
ate limits OF cities and towns within
ten miles of any city of $4,000 popu
!ation, and it is made the duty of the
sheriff and states attorney to enforce
he measure. Violators of the act
would be punished by fine Of not less
han 500 nor more thar $500 or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail fol
not less than 80 days nor more than
six months, or both. AS this applies
AZ ~ IAG VA @OJVOO IL ID lIlOallL ~
apply to dance halls operated outside
OF Sioux Falls but near the city.
Teachers in public and private
schools in the state would be required
10 take oath of state and federal al
lance under a senate bill passed by
the house. Backers of the bill urged
it was not a slam at the teachers
but was intended to reach black
sheep" Case Of wartime head OF
Spealfish normal brought up when he
refused to salute the flag or permit
singing of the national anthem. The
bill was amended in the house to
bar delinquents from further teaching
in private as well as public schools.
The Wagner bill for Sunday open
enough to be supported by public
0nntiuant WAS int r0ducad in tho con