The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-02

authorizing the state assessment
board to make deficiency levies In
1911 and 1912; 8 j r. 10. memoir
al.zing Congress to pass the sullo-
way pension bill; H. B. 3S5, General
apportionment act; 353. Appropriat-
ing $1,000 to pay filing fees on state
indemnity lands: 213, prohibiting
the use of %hypnotism on children;
$50, to pay certain towns fire insur-
ance tax; 393, appropriating $1,000
deficiency in fund for conveyance OF
convicts; 394, authorizing granting
Of teachers permits on educational
standings, without examination; 395,
fixing regulations for municipal
courts; 397, appropriating $15,397
for maintenance Of state house for
rest Of fiscal year; 81, regulating fire
insurance companies; and H. J. R.
10 providing for furnishing state ed
ucational institutions with copies of
session laws and court reports; H. J..
r. -, providing for franchise, in
come and gross earnings taxes was
lost, but will be reconsidered.
The Senate passed Senate bills
200, appropriating $4,000 for
building at Redfeld; 2O7, providing
regulations for municipal courts;
230, appropriating money for heat
ing plant at Deaf School at Sioux
Falls; 1875, requiring warehousemen
to file bonds; 267, providing for pub
LEGATION of insurance statements, non
partisan; lis, providing penalty for
receiving money for capital stock be-
fore filing articles of Incorporation;
296, providing for better inspection
of live stock; 297, fixing salaries of
resident officers at State Insane Hos
pital; 2O7, regulating the business
of common carriers. S. j.. r. 20, pro-
viding for submitting an equal suf-
frage amendment to the people, came
up as a special order; Senator Hen
.ault making a plea for the resolution
in which he was backed by Perley
and Ryan, and the resolution got
through by a bare constitutional ma
jority, securing just % votes.
Senate passed house bills, 147,
headlight bill, which failed as an
emergency measure then carried
without the clause; 2O2, providing
manner of parole of convicts; 263,
requiring insurance policies Of steam
threshers to be filed; 257, allowing
husband or wife. to testify in adul-
terry cases; 146, fixing terms of court
in the ninth circuit; 253 providing
deficiency appropriation for secre-
tary of state; 81, providing an APP
preparation for the soldiers home.
board: 236, giving railway commits,
sion control over telephone compan
les; "a, providing for creation of
irrigation districts for handling the
water in small irrigation districts.
Senate bill No. 277 passed the SEN
ate providing for a public expert ac-
countant. Senator Hitchcock en-
pressed the opinion that such a man
would save the state much more than
the senate, and Mr.. Lockhart saio
he was not in favor of a measure that
would spend $40 to save 5 cents.
The legislature costs the state up
ward of $1,000 per day, and the state
ment of the senator from Dawson
County was based on fact.
R. o. Richards disregarded a prof
handshake of the governor to-
day, shortly after he presented his
to the legislature. The af-
happened in the state house cafe
where the two men met, and Cover
nor Vessey extended a cordial greet
ing, which Mr.. Richards ignored.
This clash was the result of the op-
position which the governor has CIV
en- to the primary bill.
Pierre, S. D.--Senate new bills were:
304, committee on railroads, author
izing the railway commission to Sc
cure the true cash value of all tele-
phones in the state; sos, Norbeck,
providing for, an annual automobile
license, and applying the same to
road funds; 306. state affairs COM
mittee, creating a state immigration
board and providing for an immigra-
ton commissioner, 3O7, Norbeck,
for commitment of "dope
tiends" to insane hospital; 3OS,
creating a commission for
out grounds at proposed in
sane hospital at Watertown. J
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