The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-15
NEWS FROM THE
So. OAK CAPITAL

ooiNGS OF THE LAWMAKERS
AND GOSSIP AROUND THE
CAPITOL AT PIERRE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Discussion of Representative Geo,
Otte, OF Clark, as a likely candidate
Tor speaker OF the house when IL
meets two years from 10Y was the
feature OF the first of the closing
week OF the. eighteenth legislative
session. Otte will be serving his
third term, if he is sent back from
Clark county next session. He was a
candidate for speaker this session,
but was defeated by Speaker FIRES.
coin. He is a service a a lawyer,
and a recognized parliamentarian.
The senate refused, % to 10, 10 re-
consider the bill which would take
Circuit Judge John F. Hughes home
county of Stanley Il Of the Sixth
circuit. Then President Pro Ten.
Amsden, presiding. announced that
he had erred in his ruling on the orig.
inal passage OF the bill because a
change in circuit boundaries required
a two-thirds vote and it just got a
majority. lacking two of t%wo-thirds.
The bill was reconsidered and action
deferred.
Amendment OF the big administra.
tive reorganization bill to eliminate
the proposed abolition of the railroad
commission and the transfer of the
powers Of the state superintendent of
schools. was decided upon by the eff,
ficiency survey committee, which
sem out the bill and had it referred
back for amendments. Various other
amendments are under consideration,
but have not been agreed upon by the
committee.
The Manary bill, affecting women
in industry, passed the house. The
Sl2 minimum wage went through
without material amendment. The
maximum 54-hour week and l0-hour
day bill was amended before passage
to exempt telephone and telegraph
operators. There was no OPP
position on the floor to either bill.
Electric power lines won the first
skirmish in their ~sessionlong fight
against bills putting them and their
rates under the supervision of the
railway commission. The Emo bill,
putting electric and gas utilities under
the jurisdiction of the board, was
killed in the house, II got as votes,
with 80 against, 81 not voting.
The senate passed the bill provid-
ing for 2-10ths OF a mill levy for a
permanent state building fund for
state institutions, so per cent going to
educational institutions and 40 per
cent To charitable and penal institu.
tons. The house recently voted
down such a bill for educational in.
stitut1ons only.
The senate continued to frown upon
appropriations. 1t knocked a S., 900
radio outfit out of the School of Mines
appropriation, and refused to assent
to $?2,500 for a heating plant at the
tuberculosis sanitarium at Custer and
SCI 200 for a hospital at the home for
the feeble minded.
The senate gave further attention
to the judiciary by passing the house
bill abolishing the non political cleo
ton of judges and restoring the old
party system. and the house bills pro
viding additional judges for the Sec,
ond and Third circuits.
The house passed the Costain road
maintenance bin after amending it to
restore the present number of state
highway commissioners. The original
bill cut them to two besides the gov.
ernor. The amendment brought up
some discussion.
The ~ executive session,
confirmed tho appointment Of Tom
Burns. OF Mitchell. on the board OF
tHdi illcS- anu utlciTeu1 action on ia
cob Tschetter's appointment on the
same board. There was some debate.
The changed it's mind on the
abolition OF the state auditors de-
tailed public report. 1t passed the
Crawford senate bill wiping out the
big book on IN economy plea by Wall
OF Butte.
Hand and Hyde county farmers met
with members OF the legislature and
asked abolition OF the highway de
partment and the cement commission
aud made IL ether demands.
Governor McMaster has sigpeJ the
mortgage registry repeal. II carries
an emergency clause. SO this tax no
longer exists in South Dakota.
The senate passed the house bill
authorizing two alternate jurors in
criminal trials.
A movement has l. started
among Rosebud and Black HIls PEG
pie here for the appointment Of j l.
Lockhart OF Pierre. as a member OF
the state highway commission to sue