The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-03-11
The. South Dakot,
Legislature


The house adopted the house bill
alculated to put teeth in the securi-
les commission law and keep out seal
.wag stock statesmen. 1t requires all
took sold to go through the office OF
he commission SO that they may know
When the amount authorized has been
old 1t requires dealers in stocks to
.eposit $4,000 in securities and sales
nen TO put up 100000 bond as to their
GOD faith in selling in the state. II
prohibits resale OF additional unauth-
'rized stock within the amount permit
ed by the commission, and generally
permits more careful scrutiny int,
he affairs of such companies, with
'tronger penalties than the present
aw.
Neither the senate nor the house
ret have Shown any intention of let
ing go their hold on the Sunday base
oall-mOyie censorship deadlock. Sen
tors contend that the Sunday base
,all bill would be no good if the emer-
sency were not left in, as the ques-
ion could not be submitted in NUM-
:ipalities under the local option fea-
.ure this spring, and the house has not
yet been able to get the majority ne
'essary to pass 1t as an emergency
measure. The senate contends that
The emergency is necessary on the
movie bill If it is to be at all effective,
md the house still insists that there
ihould be left provision for submission
of the question to the people.
Charges Of cruelty to prisoners, mis-
management, carelessness and ineffi-
:tency on the part of management of
the South Dakota penitentiary at
Sioux Falls. under former Warden G.
G. Redffeld were contained in the re-
port of the legislative investigating
committee, submitted to the legisla-
lure. Instances where prisoners were
tortured to such an extent that they
became mental and physical wrecks"
we're brought to the attention of the
committee. the report stated. One
method of punishment. the report
vent on. was to leave doors and win
lows of the cells open in the winter,
causing prisoners to suffer from the
cold.
The house had it's second fight on
the question Of exempting from taxa
lion Of religious and benevolent Or
ganizations not used exclusively by
them. A bill requiring exclusive use
for exemption was killed in the SEES
sion leaving the law applying to all
property owned by them. Hagg of
Corson had bill in specifically ex-
empting church parsonages and Park
er sought to amend by cutting out
the provision for exemption whether
SO used or not The amendment was
killed and the bill passed.
Linking of the western part of the
state with the eastern half received q
great boost when the house passed H.
B. ~. authorizing levy Of one-tenth
mill upon assessed valuation of the
state to rovide for state bridge funds.
Under this plan it is hoped to raise
enough money to build across the Mis-.
souri, river every five years. One
bridge will open up the Mobridge
country, another the Rosebud region
and another will be located at Pierre
Approximately Is years will be re-
quired to consummate the pfan.
South Dakota will continue her pres
ent road building program. highway
committees of both houses have de-
cided. Funds will be raised by q grad
uated automobile tax and tax Of ]
cent gallon on gasoline used in mo
tor vehicles to meet the $1.7O0,000 fed
eral aid in the coming years. The
state has funds sufficient to meet fed
eral aid during the present year and
next year, but must be assured by the
present legislature of money for 1925
and 1924 so that contracts may bl
signed up with the government.
The house passed bill which IL no,
deferred will be effective in the com
ing campaign on numerous initiated
and referred laws. It prohibits candi
dates from spending their campaign
funds to boost or oppose any consti
tutional amendment or initiated or re
ferred laws. The trouble has been IL
the past that while it was not legal t.
spend much money for or agains,
these laws, partisans on one side OF
the other could favor candidate To-
highly paid offices and spend con
siderable funds in such propaganda.
The house passed the senate bill
creating a department Of agricultur,
to replace and enlarge the activitie,
Of the marketing department and t,
make an estimate Of the cost Of pro
duction Of crops in South Dakota.
The senate sheared off half thu
amendments submitted by the stat,
affairs committee to the moving pic
ture censorship bill and adopted tn,
report that the bill pass - amended
The house killed the county asses