The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-01-30
'$868,0OO ALREADY
ASKED, BY BILLS
IN LEGISLATURE
Wanted
Are Nearing the Mil
lion Mark.
ONLY TWO LAWS
ONLY TWO LAWS
However Considerable Mum
Der of Measures Has Pass
ed One House or Other.
SATURDAYS Daily

From Saturdays Daily
Pierre, s. D.-Since the beginning
OF time so far as the state of South
Dakota is concerned the regular leg
i~slatiYe sessions have brought intoi
existence the "negotiable instil-l
mont bill, and at every appearance
1T has been sen TO oblivion. general
ly by a vote of the house. 1t has
come along for another appearance,
and the house members are only
waiting to get ii into the open to
give it the usual finish. One OF the
sections of the bill, which is House
Bill, 80, introduced by Younquist,
provides:
Sec. IA. when the instrument is
wanting in any material particular,
the person in possession thereof, has
II prima facie authority to complete
it by filling up the blanks therein
And Il signature ON II blank piece of
paper delivered by the person making
the signature in order that the paper
may be converted into y negotiable
instrument operates as II prima iacic
authority to fill it up for amy such
amount. In order, however, that
such instrument when completed
may be enforced against amy person
who became a party thereto prior to
It's completion, ii must be filled up
strictly in accordance with the au-
thority given within u reasonable
time. l'ut if amy such instrument,
after completion, is issued or ncGot-
lated TO a holder in due course it is
valid and 2ffectual for all purposes in
his hands, and he may enforce it as
If it had been filled up strictly in ac-
cordance with the authority given
and within a reasonable time" I
Want SSGl 900.
Those who wan appropriations
are getting to the front, and up to
he recess, bills had been presented
footing up to $SG3, S05.93. which
cover a wide scope of wants. The
list of House bills is:
photographic survey IS 100000
WATERFOWL insane ilospi-
pltal ll3,0Ou.0Q
Furniture and equipment
ut Speartish normal. 4,0o0.0t
Hess e Rau, materials
and labor ...,... $500
Building and equipment
at School OF Mines. 100000
Judgment Soldiers Home
Board ......... 10000
Farmers Institute Work 5000. 90
Legislative expenses "11,5S9.l0
Furnishings 1t Rediield
hospital ......... 100000
Equipment at Spearish 27,o00.0 0
Detention Hospital Sol
dier's Home ........ 10000
Building at Redtield
hospital l50,O00.OC
High school teachers at
Gregory .......... $4,000
Buildings at Madison nor
NAL $1,000. 0t
w delegates to Europe
TO study cooperative
societies .-.,.... 100000
Annual appropriation f"r
portraits of governors 10000
The senate has been more moder-
ate so far, and outside OF duplicates
of house bills has asked for:
Improvements at Brook
ings College IS 100000 90
Buildings at Brookings. 100000
To purchase Brady col
lection OF curios ..... 100000
Legislative telegraph ex-
penses 5000
For Bureau OF child and
animal protection G,0oo.o0
For a III. Wheaton. cx-
penses claimed ..... 6lS.0G
To secure land lists for
tax lists ........... 1852
To Jacob w. Eggers to
reimburse for lands
lost l,229.9O
improvement OF capitol
grounds ............ 40,0O0.0 0
For elevator at soldiers
home 10000
Land Office fling fees. 1000. 90
Refund for once
state lease ........ ll2.00
Building at state univcr-
sity ..... TOO, 900 90
Estate Edwin Howell. two
relief maps of Black
HILLS ....... 2.020.23
State highway fund. 5000 90
To John Schuster for en-
roneous lease ....... l02.12
10 carry out state child
and animal protection
laws ........,. 100000
These claims are reaching near
the million dollar mark, and will
pass it in a very short time after the
members get back from the recess.
Only Two Laws Made.
Up to the tine OF the recess. two
acts had beer completed and fled
with the secretary of state. one of
these being the XIV which provide
the cash for payment of legislative
expenses: and the other the equal
suffrage resolution. Two senate res
olutions have been passed but not
filed. one bong Il memorial to con-
srecs for revision of Indian land
lease provisions: the ether Il mem
orial asking for 800 acres home
steads.
The members have been more ac-
tive in turning in raw material on
which TO work than was the session
OF w years ago up to this date, the
House having started 1873 bills this
year with 10 two years ago. while
the senate showed only so new bills