The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-03-10
THE LAST FEW DAYS
4 Great Deal OF Work was Accomplished
by the Legislature in the Remain
ing Few Days.
Changes Were Made in the Election
Laws Providing for a Circle at Top
and Side Of Ballot.
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED
One Was Passed Over Governors Veto
That Candidates Name Should Ap-
psar but Once on Ballots.
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED
EVIDENTLY NO DIsPENsARY;.
The House Killed the stites Bill ant
Then Cinches It's Action.

The House Killed the Sites Bill and
Then Cinches It's Action.
PIERRE. March 2.-The prediction
made over month ago that the dis
pensary law was not likely to ever
become operative in this state still
holds good. In the house This morning
the Sites bill, which passed the senate
with only six votes in the negative,
was killed on the adoption of the report
of the temperance committe that the
bill do not pass. A cinch motion was
then carried and the bill disposed of
beyond any hope of resurrection. Mr..
Cornwell's motion to take up another
bill on the same subject WAS knocked
out by motion to take recess.
Mr.. Pusey, fusionist, who presented
the committee's report, said it was
signed by every member of the COM
mittee. He attacked the bill as un-
constitutional in several features and
scored the senate for delaying its act
ion until the Legislature was on the eve
of adjournment. He admitted he was
absolutely opposed to the dispensary
system. Mr.. Stoddard made the only
remarks on the other side, pleading
that the bill be permitted to come
before the house for consideration and
smendme The vote to adopt the
committees report was, ayes As, noes 81.
The house refused to adopt the con-
ference committees report cd the gen.
eral appropriation bill, and on motion
of Mr.. Wilmarth the committee was in
structed not to increase the total
amount of appropriations above the
figures of the original house bill. The
report agreed upon in conference raised
the total about 500, 1000, or to $500, 600.
The house voted to concur in the sem
ate amendments to the bill for the pro-
lection of small game.
The senate passed the house bill,
with several amendments for examin-
ations and licensing of engineers.
The house joint resolution to resubmit
the dispensary amendment to vote at
the next general election was defeated.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the use of franks and
passes by legislators and public officers
passed 35 to 9, Stewart giving notice OF
reconsideration.
The republicans of the house this
afternoon passed two bills over the
governors veto, one providing that the
name of a candidate shall not appear
but once on official ballots, and another
that voter who cannot read English
may call to his assistance a Judge OF
election. The fusion members made an
effort to secure a hearing for Kidd'a
dispsnsary bill, but failed by vote oi
38 to Al.
In executive session the senate con
firmed James Cusick rs mine inspector,
and Maris Taylor as public examiner,
The other confrmations go over until
Friday. Aberdeen's school bill may
become law by Limitation. The
governor has signed the bills for regis
tration Of elections and providing thai
county and state officials shall purchase
their supplies within the state so far al
practicable.
LAST OF THE LEGISLATURE
1t Adjourned at An Early Hour This
Morning After Sixty DAYS.