The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23
SLAUGHTER DAYS
IN HOUSE START;
5 BILLS KILLED
Three Insursnce Meas
ures Are Rejected at
Morning Session.
NEWSPAPERS LOSE
House Refuses to Vote for
Publication of School
Board Proceedings.

Pierre, S. D.-This morning wa.
Slaughter day" for House bills
that body killing the bill to max,
the regulations of the practice O
dentistry more liberal, also two mu
tual insurance bills and one genera
insurance measure. The House alst
voted down the bill prohibiting tn,
selling of land afflicted with pestif
erous grasses. The slaughter days
will probably he the order from now
ON.
ADOPT NEW SYSTEM FOR
TELEPHONE TAXATION
Pierre, S. D.-Two of the princi
pal bills passed in the hause were t.
place telephone and telegraphs II
the state on-the same basis for tax.
alton as is employed in railway tax
alton. This gives the towns the
benefit of Improvements within thei,
limits. and the country lines are tax.
ed on their basis of valuation regard.
less of the town improvements.
The printers gained small poin,
in the senate by the defeat of the bill
to strike the "ex-reF' provisions
from their affidavits of publication
The senate by vote of thirty-one
to ten passed the Norbeck criminal
practice act which allows a prose.
cutor to call attention to the fac,
that the defendant has not taken the
stand in his own defense, but when
it gets to the house the lawyers of
that badly are waiting for it with
their knives whetted.
The union labor bill is special
order in the senate today, and indi.
cations are for a warm argument
when it gets out
NEW DAIRY CODE PUT
THROUGH By SENATE
Pierre, S. D.-The new house
bills today were $50, by the judi
ciary committee, providing the man
ne,r of transferring county property;
3S7, state department committee,
providing for an executive account
ant for the state; H. j. r. is, state
department committee, providing
manner of mining leases on state
school lands.
House passed house bills relating
to construction of sewers in cities
with manner of assessment for same;
227 relating to manner of assess
ment of telephone companies; 228.
placing telegraph companies on the
same assessment basis as telephone
companies; 154, relating to bills of
exceptions in civil and criminal ac-
tions; 327, making records of Unit
ed States courts competent evidence
in state courts.
The bill to tax telephones on the
same basis as other property, called
out an amendment from Morris. that
the taxes so assessed should be in
lieu of all other taxes, which would
bar town from levying taxes for
use of the streets or for franchise
rights, which amendment was ac-
cepted.
New Senate bills were 27s, Cone,
providing for sale of session laws
through county auditors: $50, Judi
ciary committee, providing for che
transfer of county property; 2s1,
Candy. fixing terms Of court in sew
euth circuit; 2s2, Lockhart, appro-
priating $4,000 for purchase of land
at Gary school for blind; 2s3, judi
ciary committee, providing for ex-)
pense account for supreme court
judges; 284, Wyman, (request) spe-
cifying the duties Of the state enxi-
neer and his assistants; 2s5, Wy
man (request) Fixing manner oil
Of teachers in state in
'titutions: 2S6, apportionment COM
nittee. general apportionment act:
2s7. Henault, appropriating $500
% reimburse parties who advanced
money for purchase OF grounds for
hospital: 2ss. Bartine.
providing manner Of transcribing
county records when boundaries are |
changed: 2ss. temperance commit
zee relating to the granting Of liquor
permits.
Senate bills passed were 24o, new
iairy code; 227. fixing time when
checks are considered as dishonored;
,75. appropriating money for print
ng the state reports; 274, appro.
money for deficiency in in-l
sane fund; 27s, like deficiency IN
mother case; 2ee. providing tax for|
Ire departments: 167, requiring fre il
proof buildings for all state chang
IS; 22s. general bill regulating