The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-16

Pierre. q D-rhs hotse killed
the joint resolution for . constitu-
tional convention to revise the con-
stttution. ana for q constitutional
amendment to allow county superin-
|tendents to hold moro than two con-
secutive terms. Then being in q
killing mood they cut to pieces 4 SEN
ate bill to require cream buyers and
sellers to secure licenses. and buried
the mangled remains by q heavy vote,
Senate passed House bill %. day
light saloon: and Senate bill 1ss.
providing for cooperative corpora
atoms and House bill 1870 providing
for rotation Of names Of candidates
on primary ballot &c that no ones
name would be at head OF ticket in
all counties.
House passed senate bills provid-
ing for publicity by requiring the
secretary Of state to certify new laws
to the supreme and circuit court
judges Of the state within three days
after enactment; 16, requiring all
freight trains in the state to be pro-
yided with proper caboose cars: 95.
providing the manner o procedure
in disbarrment proceedings inthe SUI
preme court; q, appropriating SAC
deficiency for woman's investigating
committee; II appropriating $140.54
expenses secretary Of state depart
ment; 1913 legalizing acts Of incorpo-
ration Of Quinn Independent school
district. al
DAYLIGHT SALOON LAW IS
PASSED AS EMERGENCY.
Pierre, S. D.-The daylight saloon
bill went through the senate yester-
day by q vote of thirty-two to twelve,
making the house bill an emergency
Law without any change. This means
that the nine o'clock closing law will
be in effect as soon as 1t is signed by
the governor, which will probably be
some time today. The liquor inter-
ests fought for a provision allowing
until April first to get ready for the
change, and get 1t as a straight emer.
gency law, without frills. The house
voiced its approval when the message
came from the senate telling Of the
action.
Following is the act as passed:
THAT Section 2S47 Of the Revised
Political Code Of 1903 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3847. All saloons, res
bars in hotels or elsewhere,
and all other places, except drug
stores. where any Of the liquors men,
toned in this article are sold, or kept
for sale, either at wholesale or re-
tail, shall be closed on the first day
Of the week, commonly called Sun
day, on all election days from six
O'Clock in the morning until six
O'Clock in the evening, and on each
week day night from and after the
hour Of nine o'clock until six o'clock
in the morning Of the succeeding day.
And 1t shall be the duty Of sherifs.
constables and police Off
GERS to close all saloons, house or
places that may be found open in vio-
iation Of the provisions Of this arti-
Gle. and to report forthwith all such
to the states attorney,
whose duty It shall be to immedi-
ately prosecute for the same.
Section 2. All acts or parts Of
acts in conflict with this act are here
by repealed.
Section 3. An emergency is here
by declared to exist and this act shall
be in force from and after its approx
al"
COMMISSION WANTS POWER
10 RULE EXPRESS BUSINESS
Pierre. s. D.-The railway commits
sion will Introduce . bill In a few
days which seeks to amend the COM
mon carrier act Of 1907. which is
practically rewritten. ana made to
apply to express companies. 1t
allow the commission to mako
Joint rates and to require rate s<che.,d-
nles to Be posted for thirty days be-
fore going itno effect: authorize the
to suspend rates; and
mako rebatins in any form either