The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-05

for a state department of immigration,
appropriating $25, 600 for two and a
half years; appropriation bill for $780,
600 for new buildings at Madison nor
NAL. and placing telephone inspector
under control of railway commission.
The railroad committee Of the SEN
ate Gid a little r%ailroading of their
w in that body, when they advised
rate bill of day by suspension of the
rules and placed 1t in a position where
they can act upon 1t If they SO desire.
Senator Stokes secured a recall Of the
herd law bill from the committee on
state affairs. and secured its refer
ence to senators from west of the Mis-
souri, river. in which he was opposed
by Hare. but won his point. Among
the senate bills presented were the
new pure food law and a resolution
Der and timber.
Among tn ehouse bills presented
were n to carry out further the
state request to select lea lands for
forest reserve lands; appropriating
money for the manufacture and dis
agricultural colleges. The fight on
the Pure drugs bill introduced by the
druggists association started early
and lasted for more than an hour,
Food Commissioner Wheaton being an
interested listener. Attic mpts to amend
so as to put enforcement of the law
in the control of the commissioner
were voted down, and, after cutting
out the appropriation part OF the bill,
it was passed by a vote of SO to 9. This
practically settles the fate Of the drug
bill prepared by Commissioner Whea,
ton.
The house passed a bill to allow
terms of court to be held in other
than county seat counties when same
are three miles or more from a rail,
road, affecting Hutchinson county
alone. The house committee reported
favorably on the tuberculosis hospi-
tai at Custer, and on the equal suf.
frage amendment to the constitution
New bills in the senate Friday were
Seward. relating to admission of evi.
dence in civil actions; Jordan, requir
ing railway companies to construct
viaducts across streets on order of
city councils; exempting from proc,
ess salaries to $40 a week for unmar.
ried persons, and $25 a week for mar.
ried persons; Hare, changing oil in
spector district boundaries; Bates,
ellis in control Of dance halls and clair.
voyants; empowering cities to con.
struct sewers and assess and collect
taxes for same: authorizing the state
to sell certain lands to the city of
Sioux Falls; charging the powers of
commissioners elected for control of
cities; Johnson of Lake, increasing
amount which counties may pay to
county fairs; Hawkins, to provide a
state bee inspector and fixing compen-
sation; Howe. legalizing the issue of
bonds by Fort Pierre; Ewart, to al
low corporations to buy and sell
shares of its own or other stocks; re.
lating to notaries in banks.
The house ran in a long list of new
bills, and those not senate duplicates
are: Van Rusche, prohibiting school
officers from being interested in con
tracts for material or supplies; Tay.
lor. requiring express companies to
make shipments at first opportunity.
providing penalties for delay; proviI.
ing for park commissions for cities
Of 5000 Or more; memorializing con
gress to grant the state lieu lands in.
reserves; Salzseidler, authorizing
emergency levies of state taxes fol
1909 and 1910; Morris, amending code
of civil procedure in regard to wit
nesses; Mcdonnell. relating to sue
cession in distribution of estates
Newell, creating the office of state i'm
migration commissioner, and appro
priating money for same; prohibiting
accident insurance companies from
giving prizes; Meyer, appropriatine
$4,000 for new buildings at Madison
normal; English. requiring candidate.
for county superintendent to hold frs
grade certificates; Nelson, proyidin.
for drainage of state lands; PARROT
requiring prompt payment of EN-
ployes of corporations; Norbeck, plac
ing the telephone inspector under
control of the railway commission
Ranum. relating to school distric'
boundaries, where cities and town.
recrganize under the general law; Nc
Donnel, requiring railroads to publish
time cards in local papers; prohibit
ing trusts and pools in the buying O.
grain.
On motion of Kjelmar a resolution
of sympathy was adopted in the house
for the family of the late command
ant of the soldiers home, and Repre-
sentatives Kjelmar and Bentley were
appointed a committee to attend the
funeral.
The house passed House Bill so
which amends the law in regard t.
redemption of real estate sold under