The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-01-20


Over the Appointment Of the Poni-
tendary Warden.
ARE BEGINNING ON BUSINESS.
Our Lawmakers Have Reached the Point
Who're They are Doing Some Work.
Special Correspondence to THE REPUBLICAN,.
PIERRE, Jan. l2.-The committee
having charge of the resolution for an
amendment to the constitution making
the initiative apply to the constitution,
have agreed to kill both it and the
proposition to require 8 two-thirds vote
of the legislature before constitutional
amendments can be submitted. Both
propositions will therefore be killed by
the house.
Herrlagton of Day, Roselle, Of
Hanson, Smith, of Sanborn, and one or
two others, undefled democrats,
caucused last night and decided to
place themselves on record by offering
at the first opportunity resolution en-
bodying the principles of the Indian
apolis gold democratic platform.
Representative Bras is preparing q
proposed amendment to the constitution
to abolish discrepancies between the
qualifications required of male and fe-
male candidates for county euperintend-
ent OF schools. At present male must
have first grade certificate one year
prior to action, while the constitution
does not allow this qualification to be
imposed on female.
W. 81. Tompkins, ex-railroad COM
missioner, is candidate for warden OF
the penitentiary in opposition to j. A.
Bowler, and is said to have the back
ing of the governor. Bowler's friends
are alarmed and talk Of opposing Lee
in legislative matters if the rumor
turns out to be the truth.
The senate committee on state affairs
reported favorably the bill to locate
the state militia encampment at Huron.
The appropriation committee recon.
mended that oil portraits of ex-Gov.
ernors Mellette and Sheldon .be pur.
chased for $100.
| Important bills introduced in the sen
ate we're: By Bottum, sprropriatine
s6,12o for deficiency in military ex'
penses; by Benedict, to reduce sheriff's
fees for summoning jurors; by Cooper
making it the duty of sheriffs to collect
delinquent personal property tax; by
Smith, of Sanborn. to regulate practice
Of dentistry; by Phillips, for bounty
on the destruction of wolves.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably bill to provide pay
ment to the state treasurer of all mon
eys, emoluments, ETC.. paid to any off
Ger of the state other than his salary.
House joint resolution No. l and
substitute therefor, proposed by Mr.
Wilmarth, relating to manner OF sub
mitting constitutional amendments ant
alleged to be capital play on the par
OF both Pierre and Huron, was in
definitely postponed. Mr.. Wilmartl
stated that the newspaper correspond
ents had misrepresented his position.
Bills introduced; BY Glass, provid
ing state bounty on wolves; by Pusey
by request, increasing salary of rail
road board to 81, 200 per annum; b,
Warren, appropriating eight-tenths o
q mill on every dollor of taxabl
property, assessed annually, for main
tenance ofstate educational institutions
| A bill'will be shortly introduced ii
the legislature which will be of higl
Interest to all farmers. It constitute
an important amendment to the ware
house law and is designed to preven
frauds which have been more or les
prevalent. During the past ten year
from half to three quarters of millio
dollars worth of grain stored by farmer
, in warehouses have been stolen aud th
owners have whistled for their money
A large number of the elevators ar
not under bond. The agent or manage
receives the farmers grain on storag
issues check for it and then proceed
to sell 1t. If the market price goe
down he can buy later at lower prie
and in this case he usually pays tt
farmer the money! But if the Drit
goes up he cannot buy except at 10
and then he proceeds to fail in busine
and the poor farmer loses. In oth'
cases the elevators are run by irr
lsponsible persons and in case of fl