The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-03-18

southea steriy pa : Of the state, may
be secured this session a. tbs bill pre-
pared by the drainage committee,
carrying an appropriation It SIC. zoe.
has been approved by the appropria-
ton committee and has been reported
so to pass. Battle for this legislation
is the result Of flood conditions in the
southern part OF the state 1t certain
seasons OF the year which cause great
loss to the farmers.
h old saying that all legislation is
before the measure comes to the
floor was disapproved when the house
passed the foreign language bill by a
vote OF Ga to s3, ending q fight Of two
years made by the American Legion
to get adequate Legislation in public
schools to insure teaching ef the Eng.
lish language in lower grades. The
bill was put through by carrying the
house in some Of the best speeches
made during the present session.
Tom Ayers OF Mitchell filed with the
secretary OF state an initiative petit.
ton bearing more than IL, 200 sigma
lures and seeking establishing OF the
Bank of South Dakota. The petition
provides for submission OF the Gues-
ton to the people Of the state at the
next election. The bank would be run
along the same lines as that Of North
Dakota. An appropriation OF s100, 00e
would be made to start operations.
A change in the educational proceed.
ure OF the state vas started On its way
when the house adopted u resolution
amendment taking the county super.
~intendents out OF the list Of other coun.
ty officers. II the senate agrees on
submission OF the amendment and the
people adopt It, the legislature will
have authority to determine the term
and manne Of selection Of the county
superintendent.
missioner on feeble mindedness and a
survey Of the state on this question
passed the senate. It would give the
county board Of insanity authority to
commit feeble minded people much a.
they do insane persons now and per.
nit the state board to 90 further than
under the old law In ~segregating peo-
pie Of poor mentality to protect the
rest Of the state from tAsn-
The senate passed the house moth.
ers' pension bill with q $40 reduc.
ton. The house put q maximum OF
$50 on the pension that could be paid
senate cut it down to $40. This is still
a ia ise Of IS from the old law, and the
pension for following children is raised
from 81 to SO. Aid for sxpsctant moth.
ers is also included in tho till, which
was not in the old law.
Sunday baseball movie censorship
and the American Legion boxing bin
may all fall by the ways1ds ~ a result
OF petty politics entering into the
fight. Representative Wall, Of Butte.
county, 0ne OF the advocates ef snsor.
ship, angered By the failure Of tho
house to adopt the emergency clause
TO the censorship bill. y said to have
taken a solemn cath - kiM the ether
two bills as . rssaliatory measure
The bin fixing esAatv eefiosv sal
aries on a valuation and population
basis was killed IN the hexss. The
bugabo OF higher taxes was raised
against the whole bill with some mem
on all assessed valuation basis would
prompt officers - raiss the assessed
valuation and that wsslA b hard on
the tax payers. tee.
The fight On the D1biic utilities bin
which would put electric and gas com
panies under the Jurisdiction Of the
railroad commission may end with an
unfavorable report on this bill By the
municipal corporations committee.
The adverse recommendation has beer
decided on by the committee and they
will fight for It ~ the flesr Of the
house.
The general appropriations bhl
carrying s6.373.oee for tina mainten.
ance OF state departments and insti-
passed the house w1thau0af1oao EFT
tutions for the coming two years
passed the house without change or
debate. It had been amended In the
senate from the original figure to add
the salary Of the parole officer omitted
In the original draft.
Possibilities Of tho development Of
rich unsettled lands IN tho Rosebud
country and northwestern South Da-
kota was opened whom the senate
adopted the house bill authorising To-
cal bonding for building railroads. The
bill authorizes counties. towns and
townships to issue bonds to build
roads and then to take stock IN the
roads in return for the bonds.