The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT
is THROUGH LEGISLATURE

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Is THROUGH LEGISLATURES
Pierre, S. D.-The bill to make the
Office of secretary of the state histori-
cal department an appointment by
the governor, is one which has been
under consideration at former SEES
sions, but has not for a long time got
as far as the bill" stage. The meas
ure proposed at the present time is
to make the term o foffice for two
years, beginning the first of July
next, the selection to be made by the
governor, to be endorsed by the ex-
, ecutive board Of the Historical socie-
,ty.
While the session is drawing near
the close, the senate has not yet
shown any indication of setting q
tine to stop the Introduction of new
bills in that body. The house cut
the tire off for that work on the fl,
teenth after which only committee
bills are to be accepted and but few
are coming now in that branch,
while the Senate keeps the hopper
filled fresh every day.
New Senate bills today were: 1854,
Hitchcock, requiring registration of
voters for spring elections in cities
and towns; 26,5 Boylan, making sec
iretary of historical society an APP
pointee of the governor; 266, Insur-
ance ommittCee, regulating fire de-
partment insurance tax; 2GS, Dalton,
directing the secretary of state to
insure capitol building and furnish
'ings; 1859, alton, renewing the
charter of the Duluth, Pierre and
Black Hills Railway company; 27O,
banking committee, fixing fees for
examination to be paid by building
and loan associations; 271, Candy,
providing who Shall be designated as
wholesale and who as retail dealers
of liquorts; 272, Dalton (request)
permitting the use of unauthorized
editions Of session laws in court;
1913, appropriations committee, ap-
propriating $62 for commission APP
pointed in matter of Duncal Nc
Laughlin; 274, appropriating 500 for
same for Nettie G. Whitcher; 275,
appropriating $4,000 for deficiency
in printing state official reports.
Senate passed senate bills $50, APP
p%ropriating money for the national
guard; PIG, providing for uniform
bills of exchange; AS, Curtiss, abol-
ishing the Office Of scale inspector;
1876, requiring railways to provide
suitable toilet rooms; 100, regulat-
ing c%onveyances in incorporated
towns; Sc, providing for liens except
on necessities Of life; 1879, confer
ring on county courts the right to
terminate life estates in real prop
erty; House bill 276, leasing state
lands, substituted, and passed.
Senate passed house bills 145, en-
ployers' liability act; 1913, requiring
publication of poor farm accounts;
1873, making taxes delinquent July
first where tax records are destroyed;
206, fixing requirements for admis-
sion to school for deal.
House passed House bills 312, APP
propriating money for legislative ex-
penses; 172, authorizing payment
for publication of farmer institute
notices; 100, regulating taxation on
unplatted lands in towns; PIT, pro-
viding for publication Of expenses Of
drainage districts: 269, election bill;
|23S, giving townships right to select
their W polling places; 146, fixing
terms of court in ninth circuit.
New House bills were 379, bank
ing committee, revising state bank
ing laws in relation to public exam
liners department; $50. new law pro-
tecting big game.