The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-08

al this session by going down TO de
feat for lack of one vote in the senate
Tuesday.
| The senate started with long cal
endar and rushed through number of
both senate and house bills, one of.
them of general interest A bill was
introduced to increase the supreme
court to five members, but it does not
provide for the increase until the elec-
ton of 1908.
The Price 1-2-cent passenger rate
bill came in with majority and minor
ity reports The house has taken ac-
ton, but it will probably never get
any farther. Bratrud attempted to-
overturn an adverse report on his bill
10 create a state board OF deposits to
select the banks which shall receive
deposits OF state funds, but failed in
the effort and the bill is dead.
Smith of Minor attempted to turn
down the committee report on his uni
form textbook bill. but fell down in
the effort. Bratrud tried again TO re-
verse the report on his bill providing
for selection of text books at different
dates in different countless but after II
was denounced as book company bill
he met with another defeat. Wooley
next tackled an adverse committee re-
port on his bill to divide taxation be
tween mortgages and mortgaged prop
erty. but ran against the same stone
wall which had stopped the others and
had to retire.
Grayer secured reconsideration of
the bill raising the age of consent to
eighteen years, which was defeated
Monday. and the bill passed
The same action was secured on the
senate bill changing incorporation
\ laws.
\ The only bill Of Importance passed
by the house was the senate bill Gre
atjng a state board of osteopaths.
The governor sent the name OF
Charles Hopkins of Aberdeen in as in
spector of hotels, under the provisions
of the bill creating that office.
The senate resolved itself into de-
hating club at the opening OF Wednes-
days session and continued so all day
It killed the bill to repay North caro-
lima the money secured on the Shaf1er
bonds; placed the divorce bill on the
calendar, and passed the anti-discrim-
ination bill. The North Carolina bill
had the right of way on a committee
adverse report, and the report was OPP
posed by Dillon in a speech OF nearly
an hour. Byrne, GoOdner and Lincoln
opposed the return Of the money and
adopted by a vote Of 25 to 16, which
kills the bill.
The favorable committee report on
lhe divorce bill which requires a
wears residence in the state and three
months in the county before bringing
suit. with all hearings in open court
WAS next on call, and was fought by
Dillon, Goodner and Dudley. Dowdell
md Lothrop championed the, favorable
report, which was finally adopted after
he unfavorable minority report had
been voted down by vote OF % to 10.
The next fight was on the house Dill
10 prevent discrimination in trade. 1t
aimed at the Standard Oil and the
lmber business of the state. and pro-
ibits selling at higher rate in one
lace than another, with freight rate
differences. Goodner, Dillon and To-
in opposed the bill which was sup
orted by Robertson, Dowdell, Byrne
nd Massey. and while it failed as an
uhrgency bill it went through with
A emergency clause off by a vote OF
to Is.
The public printing committee IN
Oduced a bill for a state printing
bmmission to establish a plant, ana
the same time resolution for
bnstructional amendment to levy
for the purpose Of establishing the
pt.
The only house tangle was over the
ice 21-2-cent rate bill, which was
heated on the committee report after
had been advocated by Price anu
n Osdel and opposed by GLASS
/ tre, Issenhuth and Hare. The house
! ssed a number of house bills, prin-
al of which were: To include drugs
the provisions of the pure food act;
| pviding for compulsory education or
lian children; authorizing the board
regents Of education to select two
ktions of state land west OF the
Ter for experimental farms.
rhe house defeated the senate bill
provide for uniform life insurance
icies, but notice of reconsideration
given.
he house bill to require railroads
eauip their engines with self dump
ash pans was defeated by a vote
II to "a on a motion to indefinitely
tpone.
i he appropriations committee is at
pting to hold the appropriations
bw two and quarter millions me
alton will require special z-mlii
es for both years.
le senate bill to place the law de-
nent of the railway COMMISSION
r the attorney general and give