The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-16
OTHER CITIES OBJECT TO
SIOUX FALLS DOMINATION

Pierre, S. D.-The house is in for
a tangle over House bill los, which
was introduced by Whiting. chair
man of the judiciary committee. He
seeks to allow a prosecuting attor-
ney to comment on the fact that the
defendant. has not gone upon the
stand in his W defense, without
p%rejudicing his case, and bringing a
reversal from the supreme court.
Whiting, as the only attorney in the
house who is in favor of the bill, has
had a hard time in getting the bill
out of the committee Of which he Is
chairman, and in a fight on the floor
of the house Thursday with all the
other attorneys against him he final
ly managed to secure consideration
of the bill which will under the rule
come up for discussion in committee
of the whole. He holds that this rule
of practice is one which allows more,
criminals to escape than any other
procedure, and he asks that It be
eliminated.
The members are beginning to
show restlessness in regard to,
Sioux Falls bills. Representatives
from that city are at the head Of the
municipal affairs committees Of both
houses. and have introduced a NUM-
Der of bills at the session which are
desired by "sioux Falls" in regard
to the n of government Of cit
les, and especially in regard to spe-
cial assessments for grading and sew
erage. They are pushing these bills
regardless Of the protests from the
smaller cities Of the, state, which are
beginning to feel that they have a few
rights in these matters. For several
days there has been a gathering Of
representatives from a number Of
towns discussing these matters, nnal-
ly resulting in the appointment Of a
committee to dra wa few bills Of their
own in regard to the matters in con-
troversy, in which all the cities I'M
~terested were to be given considers
ton.
A bill passed in the house Thurs
day authorizing school districts to Sc
lect distinctive names, and dlo the
same with the county superintend-
ent Of schools, who is not to allow
two of the same name in any county,
has called out the fact that in one
Indiana township there are schools
which go by the names Of Hard
Scrabble, Goose Nibble, Pin Hook,
Sycamore, Sugar Grove, and Lake
Pocket. 1t is hoped that a different
class Of names from some OF these
will be adopted in this state.
HITCHCOCK's PROPOSAL TO
OUT LICENCES WON'T GO.
Pierre, S. D.-The Hitchcock bill
in, the senate Thursday to- reduce
county saloon licenses from $500 an
nually to IS; and to reduce Drawers
licenses from $3.50 to So; and whole
sale whisky dealers from $500 to
$40, is not one which will likely meet
the approval of the present session
with its record as to liquor bills.
While such an enactment would cut
the profit to the counties from the
liquor business, 1t does not go far
enough to affect municipalities, and
SO long as it leaves such q feature out,
it does not remove the temptation to
allow a large number Of saloons for
the revenue derived. II the cities
were limited to like amounts the In
ducement to multiply drinking places
for the revenue would be removed,
and it is barely possible that It might
reduce the number.
The printers Of the state are maxi
ing a fight on the Curtis bill" which
has passed the senate and cuts on
from the newspapers the printing Of
constitutional amendments and laws.
They have finally got It out in the
house without any recommendation.
and to be discussed in committee Of
the whole at some date to be set BY
the house.
All druggists sell Dr.. Cox's BarbedI
Wire Ln1ment, SIC, zoe and $1.oOI
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