The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-02-24
WON'T GET SCIENCE HALL.

WON'T GET SCIENCE HALL.
State University at yermillion Will Have
to Get Along without 1t.
PIERRE, Feb. 1.-THE senate this
morning passed two bills for the assess
ment and collection of personal taxes
and providing that levy on school
taxes may he increased from 20 to 30
mills. Mr.. Loomis and others fought
the latter, but were out-voted.
The house passed three bills: Appro-
priating s29.7O to Hans Smith as
witness in the Taylor case; ,giving
counties the right to dispose of real
property acquired to tax sale or by
mortage foreclouse; and requiring that
actions against sheriffs shall be COM
menced within one year.
Mr.. Glass introd ucod bill appropri-
ating $3.50 for deficiency in the salary
of E. F. Conklin as railway commission
er.
The senate express bill was reported
adversely and will probably be killed,
though an effort will be made to get
the members on record.
The house this afternoon Topped off
1926, 900 from prospective appropriations
by indefinitely postponing bill
appropriating that amount for science
hall at the state university. The house
bills passed we're: Attaching lands to
Clay county for purposes of taxations;
legalizing assessment for 1898 Of certain
lands occurred by compact from Nebras-
ka.
The senate passed the bill authoriz-
ing the incorporation of stated prem
ium life insurance associations. The
consideration of the veto of the Aber-
deem and Watertown school bills was
postponed till Feb. Is. The bill re-
quiring railroads to sell thousand mile
books for 800 was killed.
The republican party bill limiting
the membership of the charities and
corrections board to three, passed, 25 to
10. Littlefeld, (rep.), voted against
the bill.
There is a possibility that the govern
or's veto of the Aberdeen school bill
will not come TO vote.. A new bill
has been introduced calling for a small
er appropriation of-land, and this will
be pushed through both houses in time
to be reconsidered in case of another
veto before the close of the session. 1t
is not believed the Watertown bill will
pass either house over the veto, or in q
new form. Aberdeen pledges that nc
money appropriation will be asked
until such time as the regents of educa'
tion open the school.
House bill 237, introduced by Rep
ressntative Packard, OF Sphinx county
is the bill to reduce the terms Of the
railroad commissioners to two years
and to provide that the three members
shall be elected next year. Two years
ago the populists increased the terms
of the commissioner to six years, ex
tending the terms Of commissioners
elect, and since the present session
began they have advocated the re
duction of the terms by restoring tn.
commissioners to the status which ex
listed prior, to 1897. Their object il
doing this is to get rid of commissions
Kirkpatrick, against whom they seen
to have grievance, and it is likely th'
Republicans will be willing to NEE
them half way. II the bill passes it vii
reduce the term of kirkpatrick tw
years, and the term of Smith, the onl.
republican member, four years. Thi
can be done legally, Is the commission
ers are statutory officers only.
The Bras bill, providing for exam
ination and licensing of engineers
passed by vote of 81 to II, the farme
members generally supporting it
The committee on appl opriations il
troduced general appropriation bill
Appropriations are designed to cover q
salaries, running expenses, ETC., of q
departments of the state governmen
The bill carries total of 1877, 900 fe
two years, as against $785, 1852 appre
priated by the last legislature.
Governor Lee sent in message re
htiEe to the fire ct Yankton insar
asylum, which relates the circumsta1