The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-18
Tho Dawson county delegation q
considering q situation arising in their

eat as expensive and useless. The
commissioners announced that they in
tended to ask the legislature to re-
peal the law creating a county high
way superintendent and put the roads
back under commissioner supervision.
Their reasons will ,e asked by the leg
islature, and the Dawson county dele.
cation will endeavor to secure a state
ment of both sides Of the case and
throw the information they obtain be-
fore the highway committee in its en-.
deavor to work out an equitable and
Efficient highway law for South Da-
kota.
Taking the first steps to force the
issue of the site for the ~hydro-electric
dam supporters have secured the in
troductlC1 of bills in both the house
aud senate to locate the plant at Ash.
ley island, the Mobridge site. In the
senate the bill was introduced by En-
skine, of Meade county. and in the
house OF representatives by Perkins.
Of Perkins county. Definite postpone.
ment OF action on hydro electric for
two years is provided for In bills in.
troducad in both houses which select
me Mubridge site. but provides tor no
CHER action to be taken until the next
session., the present commission to be
continued to report to the next ses.
sion.
A court OF small claims for South
Dakota is being lined up in a bill.
Senator Sherin, of C%odington. will in.
%troduce. 1t is modelled on the Massa.
chusetts law. 1t would provide that
in cases involving amounts up to SIS
n justice courts, municipal and corl
ty courts, lawyers and juries with the
attached fees would be unnecessary.
The complaint would be made. the
defendant called in and a settlement
would be. made by the court. Rules
OF procedure would be fiyed by the
supreme court to insure uniformity.
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Information before the legislature
on the reasons that coal, hay and
farm product rates between South Da-
kota points and Mime Gotta, Iowa, ILL.,
nois and Wisconsin points is sought in
a resolution introduced by Senator
Myers, OF McCook county. who won
ders that with labor and equipment
prices coming down railroad rates re-
main at their peak. His resolution
would authorize and direct the state
railroad commission to investigate the
matter and make a report to the Leg
stature as soon as possible.
With the signing by Governor Nc
MASTER CT IA a sency. measure
passed by the LEGISLATURE before AT
4ocoss, auoIner Law Wnlca has created
nlucn comment III legislative cIrc4es
auu else Where BECOMES effective. 1t
provides for payment OF 500 expense
Aloney TO d OF the leglsla-
cure VINO serves during the re6uiar
session 1t is expected tnat this law
VIII Snortly be presented to the at
.olney general for "a opinion as to its
consttutionallty.
Anonymous political propaganda
was under Ire in botn houses. the
passed the Baily bah requiring
all political advertising to carry d. lis
mead the name OF the author, the
amount paid therefore, and VINO it IA
vOred. Tne senate passed the Ans
zen bill prohibiting Candidates for pub.
llc office from using their campaign
lunds to secure the adoption or de-
feat of any initiated or referred meas
ures or constitutional amendments.
Preservation by the State Historical
society OF samples OF all liquors is
provided in a bill introduced in the
orlate Appropriation OF 1000 would
pc made, half OF which would
go for collection OF samples, and half
Tor guard and administration. Serv.
ice men would be given preference as
guards, and judges would be permit
ted to ties. samples for purity on pay.
mem OF $25 a day, the fees to go into
the state school fund.
A long petition received by the sen.
ate from A. l.. VanOsdel. Of Mission
Hill, former commander Of the G.. A.
r., urging more equitable taxing laws
and relief from corporation control.
Senator Horsfall. OF Moody county. re-
seated the allusion to corporation con.
troll and the request that no state bank
be established. On vote it was de-
cided not to print the petition in the
journal. Senator Horsfall said no
state bank a contemplated.
Mayor Burnside. of Sioux Falls, IS
here and has a bill prepared prohibit
ing public dances except in towns
| within ten miles of any city of SIS, 900
or more with a penalty OF fine of 500
to $500.