The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23

cities under commisslon. prepared BY
representatives fro Indifferent towns:
i 70. criminal procedure act; $50;
providing manner OF admissio INTO
bar of state; 25s. fixing powers Of
city councils: 252. publication Of
proceedings Of boards Of education.
Senate passed house bills 312, ap-
propriating money for legislative
supplies; 203, authorizing Indian
agents to take acknowledgment in
Indian country; 169, providing man
ner for filing vacancies in district
school boards.
HOUSE STILL PURSUES
NEWSPAPERS OF STATE
Pierre. 8. D.-When the bill came
up In the house Monday afternoon,
requiring boards of education to pub
lish proceeding Of their meetings. it
did not indicate any kind Of a storm,
but the wind blew Just the same. The
Minnehaha delegation had been ask
ed by the clerk of the board OF edu-
cation of Sioux Falls to oppose the
measure, and Berg of that county
started things by moving an indefl-
nit postponement, which motion went
by the board. Sherman then read
his instructions from home. object
Ing 1t was too expensive, and not at
all necessary. It was stated the rec
ords were always open to inspection
by anyone who cared to know and
that the newspapers would print the
proceedings as news without the
bill.
Glassner opined that after the
treatment the printers had been GET
ting SO far this session. none OF the
publishers Of papers in the state
would be falling over themselves to
publish public notices free for a few
months at least. Treber wanted
the bill as it gave the necessary pub
licity to the doings of the school
board which were not given general
ly to the public. and the average
man had neither the time nor the in
clination to hunt up the school clerk
and read the record of proceedings.
He also read a resolution Of the Lead
Commercial club asking for such
publicity. Bigelow opposed on the
ground that 1t would not be good
public policy to keep the question OF
teachers wages always before the
public. and that they had as much
right to keep out of the lime lixht.
as had the clerk in the dry goods
store. Browne supported the bill
on the ground that the people nay
more for education than for all 9TH
er purposes. and there Is. nothing the
people want to know more than
what the boards are doing. Tyler
thought the expense would be enor-
nous and could not be borne.
Hursh thought if it was a good pol-
icy to publish council proceedings,
it would also be good policy to print
school board proceedings as we'll. A
number of others asked questions.
and on the vote the bill lost on tie
vote. At the same time the senate
passed the same bill without COM
ment and without opposition.
Senate bill 100 preventing outside
agents from soliciting insurance in
the state called out discussion ON
the part Of Curtiss and Cone. Cur
tiss asked for indefinite postpone
ment, as he did not want to build an
insurance fence around the state,
and drive out old line companies.
Cone said the bill only provided pro-
lection for the agents in the state
who pay license, and who are en-
titled to benefits from such licen-
Sc, and that the outsiders who pay
nothing should be shut out. The
bill finally went over one day with
out action.