The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-01-08
MAY INCLUDE
THREE MEMBERS
PROPOSE DRO-ELECTRIC COM
MISSION At SALARIES OF
5000.

By "A commission of three members.
at a salary of $1,000 apiece, ap-
pointed by the governor and serving
overlapping six year terms. accord
ing TO one of the first measures pre-
pared for introduction in the present
session. Lined up by boosters of the
Mobridge site for such a state plant
il provides that the site shall be the
one ar MCbridge. although that name
may be stricken out-and any other
place inserted without materially af-
fecting the general workings of the
bill This commission with the gov
eTnOr. would have authority TO issue
per cent on the property valua-
ton OF the state, and $500 900 of
them at any rate they deem advis-
able-in case the call for per cent
paper was so slight as to hold
things up. They would have author
ity to start work ON still another
plant at any other site as soon as
the demand for current at the first
is so per cent of it's capacity. Such a
commission would not be appointed
to the point OF actual construction.
and until that time the present body,
composed Of state officials. would
have charge This measure viii be
handed over to hydro-electrie COM
mlCIees OF the TWO houses. TOR such
action a. they see lit. ia the hope OF
boosters for a hydrO-electric plant
,s.S.-
bill
The first bill of the session to be
voted on passed the senate yester-
day when that body unanimously
adopted a measure removing the five
per cent maximum on interest on
state revenue warrants when neces-
sary for their sale II was senate
bill No. 2.
Following up the bill to restore
capital punishment in the state al
ready advance of mankillers shown
up in the wave of crime sweeping
over the east. Representative Bryan
of Clay county introduced in the
house a measure he prophesies will
have some effect in keeping out rob-
bers and burglars as well. 1t is a
bill providing that concealed weap-
ons may be carried on permission of
the sheriff and county judges by
any person who is Obliged TO carry
large sums of money or ether valu-
ables on his person after banking
hours or between towns where rob-
berries are likely 10 occur.
Two patriotic measures have been
prepared for presentation in the leg
islature. Representative Wickre of
Day county will present a biH max
ing the Fourt of July each year a
citizenship day when each new voter
OF one who is TO be voter within
the year, is to be granted a certifi-
cate of citizenship which carries
with il patriotic and citizenship
pamphlets TO be provided.
Senator Erskine of Meade county
will present a resolution memorial
izing congress to make Armistice
day a national legal holiday and a
bill TO make il legal holiday in
South Dakota.
A requirement for a little more
popular demand TO have measures
Initiated and referred is suggested
by Representative Slocum of Camp
bell county who will introduce a res
olution for a constitutional amend
ment requiring the names of 25 PEI
cent of the voting population on ini-
tiative and referendum petitions be-
fore they can be submitted instead OF
5 per cent as at the present
Crime waves sweeping over the
country. following in the wake OF
the greatest war that the world ever
witnessed, were recognized by the
members of the senate of the South
Dakota state legislature. in that the
first bill 10 be presented before thai
body in it's 18th session was the ont
asking for the replacing of acpital
punishment upon the statute books
of the state The bill was introduc
ed by Senator Arthur L. Sherin
Codington county. Mr.. Sherin is ar
attorney at Watertown.
Capital punishment was abolished
in South Dakota only after a hare
fight in which the advocates of tn.
measure secured its passage in tbs
senate by the narrow margin of one
vote.
Since its adjustment new diff
culties in dealing with crime hai
has led many TO believe that deati
should still be inflicted as punish
ment for the crime of murder
The capitol is settling down to tn
quiet three weeks which come at TN
first of every session. New member
are getting acquainted, bills are De
ing surreptitiously drawn out o
pockets of their parents or patrons
and being talked over with clos
neighbors and friend, most of then