The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-03
AFTER A NORMAL SCHOOL
Resolution Passed the House Medur>-
ia. Aboiishing the Normal
school al Springfield.

Pierre, March lin spite or the
long sessions Of the senate and The
morning and sessions OF the house,
| there is still a vast amount OF work
to be done before the final adjourn.
ment at midnight Friday and it will
he ii case of rush, rush, rush from
this time forward. The house yes
terday afternoon took up the Spring
tielu normal bill providing the aboli-
tion of that school. and the friends
of the normal made Il DESPERATE fight
against the bill and the action of the
| appropriations committee To elimi-
nate all references to the normal in
the general appropriations measure.
The leaders of the opposition to the
bin of abolition were Walker, Kriabs
Sutherland. Dowell and Hebal. The
hill. however passed by a vote OF a
to 81. The matter will lie fought out
in the senate today with the indlca-
tions that it will he defeated.
The feeling for several years in leg.
lslative circles has been unfriendly
to this institution as an unnecessary
one. and that three normal schools
are enough for the state. This UNI
friendliness has finally crystaliZed
into the presentation OF the bill to
abolish the institution and the ac-
tion of the appropriations committee
The house general appropriation
bill was passed without discussion or
amendment i'm n way yesterday.
This is the first instance OF the kind
in the history Of the state.
The general approximation bill gen
orally raises the amount for most of
the state offices. and generally in
creases appropriations for state
Institutions but by cutting out the
Springfield appropriations, the pairing
on small matters held the increase
over two years ago down to less than
one hundred thousand dollars. For
the first time since the history of
the state began the two bills We're
identically the same. This has been
brought about by the committees
getting together and acting in con-
cert before introducing their bills in
stead of each drawing a bill Of its
own and then fighting the difference
out in conference.
The house made laws by passing
the following senate bills:
To appropriate money for public
printing.
The amendment to the Oil inspec-
ton laws to allow Kansas oils to Gene
into the state at a gravity test of -.
Requiring instruction in public
schools OF the effect of alchohol and
narcotics on the human system.
To provide for the organization OF
life insurance companies under the
laws Of the state.
Making notes for lightning rods
and patent rights non-negotiable.
Locating a northwestern hospital
for the insane at Watertown. This
last bill was contested as unnecessary
at the present time, but passed by a
vote Of 50 to 30.
The house calendar has been we'll
cleaned up and that body has few
bills to send to the senate now. On
the other hand the senate has a
long string OF measures to be sent
to the house for the last two days
and it is not likely that all Of them
will get consideration before final adj
journment tomorrow night.
The senate yesterday got tangled
up over the Deadwood waterworks
bill, to which Cooper offered an
amendment which was refused and
it was announced that from this time
on it is to be the finish with no com
promise on that bill. The senate
cleared a long calendar, the principal
bills being as follows:
To reduce the legal rate OF interest
from II 10 10 per cent.
Providing for a state standard fire
insurance policy from.
Making the date of the closed sea-
son for game from April Is to Sep
TENDER l.
The senate house bills to appropri-
ate $4,000 for a building at the
Aberdeen normal school and the
Irvine plant bill to locate such a plant
at the peni1entiary.