The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-03-03
sAruRpAY,s PRocEEplNes.

Pierre, S. D.. Feb. 26.-The senate ses-
sion ended in a wrangle as an aftermath
port of the senate committee Senators
Cassill and Shober We're reported to have
appeared OF the primary petition twice.
They presented a resolution of personal
privilege in which the rules committee OF
the senate was attacked and demanded
an opportunity of explaining why their
names did so appear on the petition. The
president ruled that the resolution would
not he received. for the reason that the
committee recently stated the facts, but
that explanations of duplication of names.
would be in order.
The report of the on the cap
itol building bin was received and an at
could be made until the total of $3.50, oo0
had been realized from the sale of lands.
Principal among the new senate bills
were those to license bucket shops and to
allow one railroad to use the unused right
of way of any other road.
The senate made laws by passing house
bills reducing the minimum penalty for
robbery, allowing country boards to en-
ploy tax %ferrets, making a second con-
Viction for petty larceny a penal offenSc,
and prohibiting the granting. of a liquor
license near government public works.
The harmony which has always existed
in the Black Hills corner OF the house was
badly shattered in the bill to amend the
law passed early in the session to allow
Deadwood to go out hunting for water in
the streams of the hills. II was a case of
the other counties of the Ifils section
against LAWRENCE, with the rest Of the
| mouse III ~ ulIdllN WIFI Inc OulSiuetS.
The bin to license the practice of OPP
tomery did not find "A friend either in de-
bate or on the vote that killed It.
The principal new house bills Were to
! license legislative lobbyists and fixing the
salaries of registers of deeds and county
auditors on a valua don basis. The repre-
santatives of the State Liquor league have
left for home without any further hope OF
action at this session OH the bill to allow
a license vote once taken to stand until 1t
Is set aside by an adverse vote. and under
the ruling of the supreme court all towns
In which saloons are to be operated must
grant licenses only on a favorable vote at
each annual election.
The doctors of the state are Just begin
ming to wake up to the effect of the bll
which has passed both houses. which pro-
Nides that notes given for medical service
shall be non-negotiahle and fixing Il penal
ty for failure to so draw them.
The law for registration of motor We
hicles which has passed both houses re-
Quires the owners of such vehicles to reg
lister them with the secretary of state ana
receive number for the same, the num-
bers TO be IL figures not less than three
inches in height, with strokes not less
than a half incl In width. The reg!stra-
ton fee is 81. The law provides a maxi
mum speed limit of twenty miles an hour
on country roads. Representative Parm-
ley, of the immigration committee. has Sc
cured the adoption by the house of a reso-
luton requesting the house appropriations
committee to incorporate into the general
bill an item for $3.50 for issuing a state
map. which will have official indorse-
opportunities open to would-be Investors
in south I0okota