The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-09

iAASS 90 lue railway COmmlSSi0nel
districts.
RICHARDS PRIMARY BILL
is LEFT TO REFERENDUM
! Pierre, S. D.-The Richards pri.
mary was the storm center of the ev.
ening session of the house. PARROT
moved that the initiative bill, 800,
referring the measure to a vote at
the polls, be substituted by Senate
bill l45, the original bill, providing
for passage by the legislature. This
started the fire works, with Tschar.
ner opposing such action. Kaas and
: Whiting stood for the original bill,
and Knight accused Tscharner, Kaas
and Whiting of attempting to play
politics. Speaker Morris took the
floor for the first time in the session
in favor of the Parrott motion, as he
had not found any voters who desir-
ed such radical changes in the pri-
mary. After more skirmishing the
substitute motion was carried by a
vote of so to 10, and the initiative
petition passed. An attempt to force
the previous question on the original
bill was lost, and the discussion was
on again. Browne took the floor and
turned in a roast on Richards, call
ing him a political parasite" and
continuing his roast of the author
of the bill, who was in the t'press
gallery watching proceedings.
Tscharner came back" at Browne
for his ann of handling the ques-
ton, and the situation developed in
to personalities, Tscharner branding
Brownies language as dastardly. He
then made a plea for the bill, and
Mondel announced his intention as
a plain farmer to support a measure
which the people had petitioned for.
He said while only five per cent had
signed the petition, they showed what
they want, and the rest had made no
showing as to what they wanted. Nc
Masters wanted the members to get
down to cold logic, and not allow
their excitement to control their ac-
tions. After two hours of wrangling,
the bill was killed by a vote of 20 no
to 25 yes.
Then the calendar was started
with senate bills, but was called OF
to give the appropriation for a $780,
600 for a building at Brookings the
right of way, and on recommendation
1T passed, Roskie Of Brookings, be-
fore asking for the vote. moved that
members be allowed to make on the
floor of the house, which probably
had something to do with his getting
the desired votes on his second trial
at it. go
AS no bills introduced Thursday
could possibly get through, this was
the first day of the session since bust
ness opened in which no new bills
were started.
GREAT NUMBER OF BILLS
PUT THROUGH LEGISLATNRE
Pierre. S. D.-The house passed
house bills 3n2, allowing railway
companies to grant passes to attor-
neys; 277, appropriating money for
Redfeld hospital; &c. providing for
drainage of state lands; PA, appro-
priating money for the Cottonwood
experiment farm; 235. same for Eu-
reka farm; 70, repeal Of the anti
treating law; 333, appropriating
money to reimburse Manuel sylvia for
lease money paid state on govern
ment lands; 68. regarding the man
agement of cities under commission,
and assessment Of Improvement tax
es; 265. fixing Monday as holidays
when same come on Sunday; 3.S;
congressional district bill. three dis
tricts; 81. enlarging the duties of the
drug commissioner; 416. appropriate
ing money to pay judgment against
railway commissioners; n. ]. R., 16
providing for a Panama Exposition
commission" H. B. 122. appropriat-
ing money for Spearfish normal: and
then the fight over the general ap-
preparation bill for the rest Of the
morning session.
House passed Senate bills 1874, au-
the location Of irrigation
bitches on state lands; SOC. provld-
ing for a state immigration commits
sion; SIC. fixing uniformity Of legal