The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-25
IS HALF way THROUGH
Bill Creating an immigration Com.
missioner Gets Half Way OH Its
Journey in Senate.

Journey in Senate.
Pierre. Feb. 1S.-The bill for
creating the office of immigration
commissioner has made some head
way toward a solution of the problem
of advertising the state and it's re-
sources. In the senate session yes
terday the bill creating this office
passed that body. The bill Great
ing a state board of finance was made
a special order for Friday.
Business of Both Houses.
Pierre, Feb. 17.-In a long quiet
session in which not a ripple dis
turbed the passing show the senate
disposed of a lot of work calling the
turn on seven house bills and a house
constitutional amendment besides
passirg II senate bills.
TIL ,5nportant house bills which
will De come laws through the SEN
ate's approval at this session are:
HI. b. 204, Taylor adopts standard
time in South Dakota. Though gen
orally regarded by the courts, Stand
lied here and made official time.
This may have to do with the two
cent rate case.
H. b. Is. Van Ruschen, providing
penalties for having burglars imL
plements in possession.
HI. B. 146, Van Ruschen, adding
to the powers of the city and town
councils to regulate sewers.
The senate bills passed in the SEN
ate We're:
S. B. Al, Ewert, amending corpor-
alton laws relating to mortgaging or
selling property in bulk.
S. B. 60, Scroggs, fixing salary of
county judges on population basis.
S. b. 1873, Rowe, allowing the court
to fix the pay of interpreters and
translatcrs at not to exceed five dol
lars per day.
The house, too, put in a long and
laborious day but its sessions were
e%nlivened by some pretty strenuous
debates. Mr.. English's steam boiler
bill went the way of all such meas
ures during the entire history of the
state. 1t was read the third time,
several amendments proposed and Q
good deal of oratory launched forth
upon it and then a quiet member,
very quietly moved to indefinitely
postpone and Indefinitely postponed
it was. 1t is twenty years now since
the South Dakota legislature began
to Indefinitely postpone steam boiler
inspection bills and it has become a
confirmed habit. A chapter of high
ly interesting legislative and politi-
cal history might be written upon the
subject.
The only senate bills tackled by
the house were LaXson's insurance
considered, and Arneson's bin pro-
viding for the election of county COM
missioners by districts. This bill pro-
voked prolonged debate and several
dllGluIueulS WSlC plOpOSeu anu uc-
feated. Peterson of Clay, attempted
to provide for the nomination of dis
tricts at large. Larson, OF Union took
strong ground for this provision. The
bill finally passed with a big majority
and a stern political necessity of 1901
has been l%egislated out of date.
The house bills which passed the
house we're:
H. b. IS, Johnston of Clark. pro-
hibiting gambling on trains. The laws
against gambling are already about
as drastic as they can be made, but
this act holds the conductor and the
railroad company that permits gam
bling on trains is responsible with
heavy penalties.
; H. b. 1855, by Mendal, throws
country school houses open for all
5 sorts of public meetings under prop
5 err restrictions.
II. B. 2S7, Floyd, requiring own
ers of wire fences along highways to
2 keep the same in repair to prevent
t damages to live stock from loose
. wires.