The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-02-17
Legislative News
(By our Special Correspondent

Pierre, S. D. Feb. II, 1921.
The Hydro Electric idea is dead
for this year by the votes of both
houses after a spirited contest in
which the orators. for and against
were decidedly strong in their
views. The main feature in diff
ference appeared to be as much
| between the rivals for site as on
| the part of the element which was
opposed to any action at this time
Between the three elements there
was a strong enough flow of hot
air to move considerable machin-
cry if it could be utilized and pro
perry applied for power purposes,
but the outcome was that the div
isicn between the two elements
who wanted different sites was
sufficient with the doing moth
ing vote added to theirs to de
feat any project. If all had been
united on one plan there was a
possibility Of action, but with a
division there was no show at any
stage of the game from the be-
ginning of the session down to
the casting of the votes which
wiped them both ogt.
The senate miIled around to
some extent on the bill to prohibit
the killing of does in the deer
section of the state, and while
there was opposition to the Iimi-
tation, the bill finally went thru
the senate and came to the house
for action.
The mix up over the state Live
Stock Sanitary Board is reaching
an acute state. The bill for reor-
ganization of the board, intended
to eliminate the existing organi-
zation and set up a new one has
reached the stage where a rcsol-
uation was presented in the house
asking fer an investigation Of the
work Of the commission, whiclb
before it was adoDted was amendy
ed to go back to 1913, which would
bring under Investigation the
work Of some OF the main boost
ers asking for the investigation as
first presented. What effect this
will have if any en- the work Of
investigation is an open question.
The soldiers Bonus bill after be
'ing mulled over in committee for
many days has finally been pre-
sented in the house as acommittee
bill. The measure as presented car
ries a provision for payment in
cash to those entitled to bonus.
which means every honoFably dis
charged service man and others
specifically provided and is based
on length Of service al a set
amount per month, with fixed
amounts for time beyond full
months.
The senate went over the argu-
ments IS to women serving on
1uries, with the same line Of talk
as was presented in the house as
to whether it was a privilege or
burden to give 20 women and
sent it TO Oblivion by a vote com
pRratively as large as that which
wiped it out in the house,
The senate had lively mix ur
over the issue of elimination of
the mortgage registration tax
which has been on the statute for
two years, end succeeded in putt
ing the repeal over by a close
shave, getting just the required
number of votes, and this now
goes to the House for their opin-
ion as to whether or not it should
he eliminated. and his source Of
revenue, the only plan which ever
secured any revenue from this
class of property shall be elininat.
ed.
| With Friday as the last day for
general introduction Of bills in
the House there was rush for
the last two days Of grace, and
among the bills presented by
members from the central western
part was one by Perry of Mellette,
allowing public and municipal or
carnations to issue bonds TO aid
construction of railways, intend
ed to help out the sections of the
state which have not already Sc
cured railway service. Another by
Walker of Stanley and Haakon
which allows the state to offer
oil bounties for successful flow
ing oil wells, appropriating $780,
0GO for that purpose; and other
(which authorizes counties to pro
vide a tax for determination OF
rodent pests, creating a fund to
ennploy men for this work; end a
third one allowing the use of the
injunction against property which
the owners allow to be used as a