The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-03-11


appropriation bill down below $1,000
900 and the specials they will report,
below half a million, placing the total
to practically as it was two years ago,
about 81, 500. 900. The general bill will
be introduced Monday.
The house Saturday killed a bill al
lowing an election On the herd law on
less than a majority petition.
The telephone bill introduced Sat
urday brought out a fight on the ques-
ton of a date for action, and it went
ver to Monday.
The bill requiring names on liquor
licenses to be published was defeated.
The house passed a number of bills at
the morning session. The rouse &C
cepted the conference report on the
anti-treat bill, which has now been ac-
cepted by both houses.
The house took up and passed the
three Dillon senate bills, which seek
to change the manner of doing the
work of the legislative session, re-
quiring bills to be enrolled and en-
crossed IN typewriters instead of
long hand, and cutting out the nice
little pickup of the writing of the jour
mails Of both houses at a good price
after the session is ended. If future
sessions will allow these laws to stand
they will save the state thousands of
dollars at every session.
The house broke It's record by de-
~feating a railroad bill, the first one
which has not been given a favorable
vote so far in the session, and the
RAILROAD record begins to look differ
ent in both houses.
Both houses have adopted an amend
ment to the viaduct bill, which places
its enforcement with the railway com.
mission, and it will go back to the
governor.
After being used as a football by the
senate for the past week that body
accepted the conference report on the
anti-treating bill, and the house will
not daily any with it, as soon as they
get at the report, but will soon have
1t In the hands of the governor.
The express rate bill was the only
one which caused any great stir in the
house. Bartine moved to amend the
senate bill to require a reduction of
20 per cent from the rates in force the
first of the year, and as soon as
amended the house accepted it.
An attempt was made to amend the
house bill sending dope" fiends to
Yankton, to change to allow the board
of charities and corrections to desig-
nate the place, but this was defeated,
and the bill passed.
The senate warmed up on the house
bill to prevent the sale of stocks of
merchandise in fraud to creditors,
Byrne opposing in a strong speech.
and Curtis and Bates supporting the
bill. In the debate some very diplo-
matte sparring was done between the
disputants, in which questions of YER
ity were the principal factors finally
defeating the bill.
The house dope fend" bill was
called back from the senate Mon
day and amended to allow the
state board of corrections to supply
a place for detention for such cases,
I and the whole bill inebriate asylum,
dope and all was almost unanimously
postponed.
The fiat rate freight bill was passed
in the house Saturday, being strongly
opposed by Sioux Falls and Aberdeen
wholesalers.
y The senate Smoked out" of the in
Nlrance committee the report in the
house to cut out the publication of in
surance statements. This has been
held up In the committee for several
days and was only gotten out after a
fight led by Bates. with Byrne as the
principal opponent of the action.
The bill to legalize a bond election
In Potter county for court house
bonds which shaved through the
house by a bare majority, was pass
ed by the senate Saturday. This was
fought by interests In that county
which do not desire a new court house
for the county, but has passed safely
through.
The house an~ti-cigarette bill did
not create a ripple when it was call
ed up in the senate. and on roll call
1t received 26 votes, three more than
necessary to enact II.
The house killed the cable bill re-
quiring publishing of the names of
signers of liquor license petitions, and
adopted the conference report in the
interest on state warrants, fixing the
Interest at six per cent. but instruct
ing the state treasurer to refund at a
rate not higher than five per cent at
any time when outstanding warrants
reach $50, 900.
The house passed the house bill for
. state Inspector of hotels. and places
Dc public gathering, and the Bartine
Freight rate bill.
A resolution was introduced in the
house for the acceptance of the cham