The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-02
Pierre With His Initiative
Petition for His Primary
Election Bill.

COMMISSION, winch maze the agree
ment with him to supervise this work.
r. O. Richards of Huron is expect
ed here this afternoon with his petit
ton invoking the initiative for his
primary election bill. If his petition
is considered sufficient, the legisla-
ture will be obliged to refer the bill
to a vote by the people.
The House this morning passed
House bill 379, increasing the SAL
aries of the state bank examiner and
his assistants.
NEW SOLDIERS HOME BILL
is LOST AS EMERGENCY
Pierre, S. DIN the senate the bill
to provide management Of the SOL
diers' home from outside the old SOL
diers themselves. started things. Ryan
was opposed to any such change.
as he thought the old soldiers we're
entitled to everything we can give
them and the present move looks like
over the hills to the poor house," Per-
ley had received instructions from
home to vote against the bill and
would so do. Lockhart thought the
committee stepped too far, and that
all the old soldiers should not be
condemned for the faults of the few.
Wyman said he did not want any
one to vote for the bill because of any
fear of hurting the feelings Of the
committee. He would rather he
never had gone. He said the COM
mittee went to investigate and re-
poorted facts; no man held the vet
Grams in higher esteem than he. The
bill did not attempt to prevent the
superintendent of the institution
from being an old soldier. 1t al
lowed the selection of s~uperintend-
ents regardless of whether they were
old soldiers or not. He had talked
with old soldiers over the state, and
had come to the legislature to do
business, and not to be sentimental.
He. found that two Of the former
commandants at the home had been
hanged in efigy. At the national
home at Hot Springs the man at the
head saw war, and those in
the home are contented with the
management. He wanted sentiment
cut out, and judgment to rule.
Curtiss opposed the bill and read
a memorial from Sully Post against
it. Fleeger thought the committee
knew the situation, and was for the
bill. He could not see the logic of
the Senate's adopting the report of
the committee and then turning down
the bill. Collins thought the COM
mittee was all right, but not infal-
lible and was against the bill. He
said the change in management
should come gradually If at all. The
bill on final action received % votes
yes, IS no, and failed as an emergen-
cy bill, and as no one moved to strike
of the emergency, 1t Is lost.
The union labor bill then came
up on a committee report. and Hen
ault opened up for HE bill in which
he roasted the Homestake company,
and attempted to become humorous
over the situation; May and Perkins
denied many Of the statements made
by Henault, and told Of the work be
ing done by the Homestake. On vote
the bill was Indefinitely postponed,
23 to 10.
New House bills we're: 3s1, educa-
ton committee. providing a county
board Of education and defining du.
ties; $50, education committees. ex-
empting cities OF first class and un.
der commission from part OF school
laws.
HOUSE OBJECTS TO EXPENSE
OF PUBLICITY BUREAU
Pierre, S. D.-Ne1t the state board
Of publicity got out, and vas ex.
planned by Kerr and Millett, followed
by Beebe. who did not want a mush.
room growth. Bufinton thought II
was time for this state to "star,
something" and cited the growth and
advertising of sister state and Can.
ada. VanCamp wanted to advertise
as a business proposition. Larson
was against, and Sutley for the mea.
sure. with oBreson opposed to an,
such spending Of money for the bene.
At Of the real estate dealers. On q
vote it went down but will be W
again. The bill for preservation o.
! FISH, was next in the list, and while