The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23
LEGAL HOLIDAY
That is. If New Bill in
the Legislature is
Adopted.
HOME A BILL
Reported by Committe lnves-
tigating at Hot Springs,
Favored by House.

Pierre, 8. D.-The report of the
investigating committee of the Sol
diers' Home was the work of the
forenoon in the House, with a gen
eral discussion and radical criticism
of the Soldiers Home board and the
management. The indications are
that the bill prepared by the com.
mittee for the reorganization of the
Soldiers Home board will secure the
support OF the House.
One OF the bills which will be in
trodsced in the House this Afternoon,
will be 70 declare every Saturday af-
teruooa a legal holiday throughout
the state.
Mcclellan Case Again.
In the Mcclellan estate case, which
has been the subject of legal conten-
tion ia Minnehaha county for many
years, the state supreme court today
holds the state has no right to inter
vene in the matter Of the appoint.
meat OF al administrator in the
case.
WOULD HfdAD OFF SECOND
HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
Pierre. S. D.-Brackett started a
bill to repeal the old enactment
which located a contingent insane
asylum at WATERFOWL. He takes the
position that il tn etime ever arises
when the state. requires a second
hospital it should be somewhere in
the western half of the state, and
that a god time to repeal the old Wa
tertown bill will be before the state
has erpeaded any money or that To-
cation. Bills were also introduced
in both House and Senate to wipe out
all free raage provisions in the state,
and to 40 longer carry out the fic-
ton that tbs western half of the state
is different from any other section,
for the benefit of the cattlemen.
The senate accepted the report of
the committee of investigation of the
soldiers home Just a S returned, at
ter,S. W. Clark, former attorney gen.
erai, had explained why he author
lied the sewer expenditure by the
board which is criticised in the re-
port. tie was answered by Wyman,
chairman Of the committee, and the
report adopted.
Henauit ia the senate started his
resolution Cor an equal suffrage
amendment to the constitution.
e The petitions for the Richards
primary hill are reported to be ready,
and will be presented in a day or two.
Governor vessey presented his sec
ond veto. disappearing the bill
which provides for the organization
of the counties by residents within
the territory affected. and without
the supervision of some nonresident
House passed house bills 81, pro-
viding fir paymnt of transportation
of children to school; 236, giving
railway commission greater powers
over Telephones; 1876, to stop trains
at county seats and land office towns;
259, prohibiting county judges from
giving advice or making papers for
people who come into his court
Senate paased senate bills 104. APP
propriating 100000 for capital
grounds; SIS. Bartine. freight rate
bill: 179. liking regulations for en-
trance to state tuberculosis haspital;
200. appropriation for deficiency cap
itol building fund; 1913, appropriat-
ing money for power house and heat
ing plant at Blind school at Gary.
THIRTY NEW BILLS DUMPED
IN Ely HOUSE MEMBERS.
Pierre, 8. D.-The house members
showed Industry during the short
vacation which they Just took. and
piled up thirty new bills for Tues
days "srtst." The new bills are:
500. Gochrane. providing manner
for new party to get on ballot, 300.
Quale, providing name Of secur-
ing service upon a corporation; 3O4
Hicks %(reauest) providing for In
spection OF cream, and license for
cream handlers; 305, Newton. au-
thorizlng parties interested in pro-
bate proceedings to select the paper
in which their notices shall be pub
lished: sos. Gardner, regulating the
sale CT Intoxicating liquors; 307,
Burnstad. dxing regulations for a
landlords lien; 308, educational
committee. requiring each school in
the state to be provided with a stan
dard dictionary and globe: 300. Eng
lish. providing for Withholding mon
ey from schools where any but the
English language is taught: $40.
Treber. prohibiting any except reg
istered pharmacists from engaging
in the sale of drugs or medicines: