The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-02-10
STATE LEGISLATURE
Dwight introduced a Bill to Exact q
License From Travelling Merchants
Who Locate Temporarily.
The Appropriations Bill Aggregate a
Very Large Sum Of Money, Amount
ing to $t,6S9,5S7.
ANOTHER DISPENSARY BILL
Senator Sites Will Introduce a DiSpen-
sary Bill Making Provisions for
the States Control.
ANOTHER DISPENSARY BILL

the States Control.
DOINGS OUT AT PIERRE.
The Legislators are Making Good Hea d.
way in Their Making of Laws.
PIERRE, Feb. 3.-The senate spent
the time until o'clock yesterday
consid eriug the report of the commit
tee on the bill to repeal the fellow SER
want law, and the bill was killed on the
committee report, by % to 10, after the
hottest fight of the session.
Another debate ensued on bill
making railroads responsible for dam
ages by fire, Notwithstanding contribu-
tory negligence. A favorable commit
tee report was adopted, 33 to 10. In
the house the bill creating the Ninth
judicial circuit from the counties of
Hand, Beadle, Sphinx, Kingsbury and
Miner was amended by excluding
Miner county. The vote on final pas
sage was So yeas and 20 nays, less tEan
the required two-thirds. Notice of
reconsidering was given and the bill
was made special order for Wednes-
day.
Bills introduced: Murdy, providing
for purchasing board for school books
to be issued free to pupils. Anderson,
appropriating $4S, 700 for buildings at
reform school.
The house killed the bill to tax gifts
and inheritances.
The house bills passed: Permitting
foreign railroad corporations to operate
disconnected lines; providing for the
drawing of jurors in counties not
organized into civil Townships; proyid-
ing for the care of abandoned children
Senator Scham Der, Of Eureka, pre-
sented petition from 66 residents ol
MCPHERSON county, asking to be attach
ed to the Brown county circuit, stating
the present arrangement was q foolish
change made by parties who do moi
not consider public welfare.
The lieutenant governor has appoint
ed as committee to apportion public
lands: Senators Johnston, Toy, Snow
Overseth, jackson, King, Gunnarson
Vance.
Auditor Reeves has disallowed iteml
of 1925 in the rrilroad commissioner
account for January, $25 being the sun
allowed Tompkins, the balance being
hotel bills of the commissioners during
the legislative sdssion. The governor
will probably refer Pyle's opinion in in
terest cases to the legislature for action
thus shifting responsibility.
An opinion is advanced by attorney
that the dlspensary law cannot b'
"referendumed," as it a peace or pc
lice regulation, also that it relates t,
health, as inspection Of liquors is pu
into the hands Of the state chemist TO
that purpose. This argument is use'
to induce the legislature not to enac
the law, but to.resubmit the question
House bill No. 1856, introduced b.
Representative Dwight, a prosperou
merchant Of Bridgewater, will hav
the cordial support OF the regularl
established business men of the state
1 1t provides that transient merchant
who go to tbwn for the purpose c
disposing of stocks of goods at auction
or who take bankrupt or assignee
stocks to another town for the purpos
Of disposing of them, with no intentio
of becoming q resident and taxpayer
shall pay q license of S75 to $3.50 pc
month, and that such license shall b
granted only by the city or town cour
Gil or supervisor of the township for
period not less than one month.
| The inundation OF newspaper me-
was chief factor OF circles here thi
week. On the evening of their arrive
the house committee on state affair
authorized an adverse report to the bi
providing that the publication of ia
lists and other profita BILE county prin
4 ing shall be let 10 the lowest bidder
4 measure which was decidedly obno:
ious to the fraternity. The bill repea
ing the law providing for the publica
ion Of certificates Of nominations ma
be pushed, as, the point is made tn;
charges in some quarters on tn
account have been excessive. But fl
such the bill would probably new
have been introduced. The publicatic
/ of nominations 10 : good feature of Il