The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

DO, kllIkinny- -cac-a-dO down the
center and UP the outside, last Fri-
day when the old line life insurance
bill came up. Rice attacked the in.
surance bill from new side drclar~
ing that 1t did not give the insurance
SUFFICIENT power Lf super,
vision aud took occasion ~ deny that
he had ilkened insurance agents tn
but had said that he would
as SOON vote to license bandits as to
vote for that bill with no further
than IT contained,
Lawson said the bill con tanned
more safeguards than did the Wis
consln law which 1t closely followed
and that he was In possession Of Il
letter from q state agent Of one ut
the eastern cempanles attacking the
bill on every point which had been SO
far raised by the Moody county sena-
tor On Saturday the bill passed
the senate by u vote Of 35 to7.
The senate made laws by passing
the house bills to make village mar
shals appo.nttve. and allowing the
joint stock insurance companies to
invest their surplus outside oi the
state.
The principal new senate bills pre-
sented by the committee 90 state
affairs, providing for meat inspection
In cities and town; by Hutchinson.
providing u penalty for false school
census return. The house session
was principally q grind with the ex-
ceptlon Of the tilt between Brown OF
Sanborn on one side, aud Sutherland
Madison aud Turner Of Faulk Oh the
other, IN regard 10 q bill requiring
the state to secure title without y
reversionary clause to lands before
spending any msney for buildings ON
the same, the bill finally gong over
to Monday.
Several house b,lis were passed,
ma,;ing second conviction for petty
larceny penal otiense, providing u
penalty for Misrepresentation Of
physlcal coalition toE the purpose ut
sectring pubic Aid; providing for the
sale OF real estate by an administrators
when for the best interest of the
estate, allowing holders of lieps right
Of suit against real estate.
The bill to reduce the MINIMUM
sentence for robbery was defeated.
A long list Of new house bills were
presented, principal among which,
| were by krihs, TAX ferret bill; the
pure food committee to make the pure
food commissioner tester of liquors;
Brown OF Brown, allowing cities tu
acquire land for sewer purposes by
condemnaLlon; capitol building COM
mittee, new capitol building. which
carries $l5O,0OO, to be refunded
through sales u building lands, aud
provides commission composed OF
the governor, state treasurer, secretary
nf state, state auditor and state land
commissioner.
\ &hnonNA <<( TIM Sot "a veI-
cultural college, has gone to Kansas.
to secure samples Of the oils produced
IN the state to test them IN regard Jo
the statements made as To their
gravity tests, and there will be-
nothing dong on the OIL bill until he
returns aud makes his report.
The people ef Mitchell are going to-
work in earnest to secure the appro-
prlation of $5, 900 they are asking for
a permanent home for the 'lmproved
Live Stock Breeders association"
The officers OF that association, and q
] uVtAuCI VI etOAAIuVuV AAOuA
Mitchell and other towns IN that
part OF the state are ON the ground
looking over the situation.
! The matter OF revenue measures
: does not appear to have been given
! any great amount of attention as VET
) but within day Or two a bill will be
introduced having for its purpose the
, taxing Of inherItances, which ls ex-
/. pected to bring considerable revenue
to the state. Whether any other
] revenue bills will be presented is q
/. matter to yet bs developed.
The senate has passed the house
J, bill again placing the time Of begin
ning OF terms Of Office Of county