The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-01-20
Legislative News
(By our Special Correspondent

1T the generally expressed senti
ment is any real indication of wha
the present legislative session will
do in a general way the session
laws will be about as brief a:
those of any session since the be
ginning Of statehood. Of course
after the members have been at
home for recess they may change
their minds, but to date the idea
apepars to prevail that the fewer
laws they enact and the more old
ones they can get rid of the better
the state will be off in the out
come of their work. There have
been probably more outright re
peal bills introduced in the pre-
sent session than in any other ses-
sion since the beginning af the
state. In this same line the num-
Der of new bills introduced for
the first week is far below the
average, in fact a larger number
have been thrown into the house
hopper" IN one day in past ses-
sions than have been introduced
for the first two weeks.
The main issues under discus
sion for the past week have been
the soldiers bonus and home build
ing bills. Neither of these have
been introduced as yet in either
house, but that does not mean that
they are not getting consideration.
1t means tha they are being dis
cussed tentatively before being
framed and introduced rather than
to be thrown in as theory to be i
worked out afterward. The bills
when presented will have had far
more consideration than MANY of
the measures get before they are
put to final vote, and while they
will likely be amended even after
this they are well along. On the
soldiers bonus the question Of
granting it in the shape Of non-t
negotiable bonds is not getting
very far. The payments will be
In cash at the rate of fifteen dol
lars month, but will be closely
scrutinized to see that only those
entitled to such relief get the
money. AS to home building, the
general idea appears to be that of i
each municipality which
wants to take advantage of it's
provisions, stand responsible for
the loans made, just as the count /
les are now required to stand back +
OF the school fund loans.
One measure of considerable in
terest to the western half of the
state has received a favorable vote
in the house, and has gone to the
senate, is the Haag bill requiring
county commissioners to provide [,
poison for the destruction of grass
hoppers and other insect pests.
This was presented by Reprcsen-
tative Haag of Corson county, who
sees a real need for it in many /,
localities in the western part of
the state. An attempt to add the
same requirements in relation to ,
gophers and prairie dogs was vot- ;
I'd down.
On bill which will call out more ;
or less opposition is one by Rep {
resentative Parker of Lawrence /
county who wants an act to com j
oel all vehicles upon the highways Z
It night to carry lights of the /
same colors as is demanded of {
auto drivers, giving the same pro- t
jection to the auto owner as to {
he owner of any other class of
\
The first real fight which has
'ome up in the session was that
N restoring capital punishment.
md one afternoon was well taken {
10 with long discussions by mem i
'ers for nd against, with defeat @
It the bill by II yes to @ no, Sen .
tor Morrison of HaakonS being G
n the list voting no. +
One of the issues which has been q
aking up considerable committee v
ime but which has not yet got Q
ut on the floor is that of laws g
cooperative association b
nd in this work Senator Morrison G.
taking an active part and along e
With the committee on marketing f
las headed off several measures y
Intended to give the larger sub O
crlbers to. cooperative associa- n
ions a larger share Of control p
han the smaller subscribers 4
Several years ago at attempt .
yas made to secure bill to allaw E,
ne Legislative members a postage
Howance of $40 each for the ses
ion and it was looked upon as too c,
adical, about the only support it ST
acured being the introducer. But M
oW the cnnnfn hos r~oc+:oollxl