The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-01

soiu, Ue SOiu at the FltlSouiS m'
price plus freight to its destination,
is assessing South Dakota $2,000.0oo
a year, Mr.. Emerich declared. Most
of this is in the fictitious added profit
ON steel used in farm machinery.
Feb. 10 was the last for the intro
duction of individual bills. Measures
introduced that morning included one
raising the tax rate on moneys and
credits from 3 to s per cent. Manary
introduced the eight-hour day for
women and the minimum wage for
women in industry to be determined
by local committees; the committee
on uniform laws put in their measure
on iilegitimacy. Half a. dozen
measures strengthening the prohibi
ton law are on the N list.
Reversion to the old system OF au
tomobile license taxation and distrib.
ution of funds raised thereby is pro-
posed in two bills introduced in the
senate by Everson, democrat. Of
Gregory. He contends that cities
have the right Il their share of the
a on automobiles as property, and
the country does not want the change
from the regular property assessment
and small license tax to the larger
license tax and no assessment.
The problem Of regulating milk
that is not milk and butter that is
not butter is attacked by Senator
Brownell, of Minnehaha county in
two bills presented before the legisla.
ture. One biz would prohibit the use
of the name OF dairy breeds OF cattle
and dairy terms in advertising sub
stitutes for butter. The other regu
lates the manufacture and sale Of
condensed and evaporated milk con
tanning foreign fats.
A new solution OF the problem OF
the crowded penitentiary and the
need of a ~reformatory is proposed in
a bill presented in the senate by
Kaas of Marshall. He would create a
state industrial farm at the old For,
Sisseton buildings on school land in
Roberts county where all male OF
tenders sentenced TO less than two
years might be sent at the discretion
of the court.
There are two bills in the South
Dakota senate. introduced by Howell
of Brown, at the behest of the
Master Builders of the state. One
Of them would require that the
hecks deposited with bids on publi..
works shall be on banks within the
state. The other provides that no
architect who draws the plans for 3
public work can also bid on the work
Gov. McMaster has removed Col NJ
l.. Shade as member OF the state
highway commission. COMMISSIONS
shade had been asked to resign. bur
refused, and his removal followed
Gov. McMaster said this action wa
taken because of certain IRREGULAR
ties in connection with Commissioner
Shades management of the state
supply depot at Mitchell.
The unanimous vote OF electors OF
Dry Run school district in STANLEY
county wasn't sufficient to make
legal their new building bond issue
There We're 20 votes in the district
and only eight voted. They all voted
right" but there wasn't a majority
so a legalizing act in the Legislature
was necessary. II has passed the
house and is up to the senate now.
Todd county won recognition in the
house of representative after IL years
of effort. Todd county won on the
vivid word picture drawn by Buffing.
ton. Of Gregory county, of the trials
OF the man who lived in Todd who
wanted to go to the county seat, now
Oacoma, in the organized county Of
Lyman.
ing received the Endorsement Of the
legislative cement committees on
their report and program, let mach.
merry contracts for the state cement
plant, at Rapid City. The contracts
total a little over $500, 900.
! Determined action can be expected
TO come on senate bill 46, introduced
by Senator Miller of Dawson county.
The object OF the bill Is to raise the
tuition of the state educational in
stitutions on a a Of those OF the
denomlnaional colleges in the state.
Women's organizations flooded
Members with petitions for the
assage Of the bill prohibiting the
exhibition of Fatty" Arbuckie
pictures In the state. The bill was
Tiled in committee February l.
The Miller roman juror bill gained
OGr votes on reconsideration in the
enate and passed. "a TO 16. The bill
ent through in the optional form,
ermitting women to decline service
they so chose.
"a house passed the senate bill
.bolishing the power OF judges to
aspend sentences after filing all its
eeth off smooth. They amended TO
.royide that The siisDepsiou sho1ld he