Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-03-07
PROBE COMMITTEES
SPEAKER TSCHARNER ANNOoN-
CES Committeeman ON IN
vESTicATING BOARDS
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-House bill 314, providing
for condemnation and abatement OF
dams in unnavigable streams OF the
state, had ground it's way onto the
calendar, when the Hutchinson county
representatives thought it time to get
busy, and Waltly moved that the bill
be indefinitely postponed, as it was
ment only as a Jim River" bill, and
affected the Mennonite industries on
that stream. He was backed by
Blackwell, who said it affected also
the western part of the state; and
Newton, Morris and Bush opposed the
measure, and it went down.
On motion of White, the bill re-
curing railway commissioners to be
in continual session at the capital,
which was killed Thursday. was put
back on the calendar and made a
special order for Wednesday. On mo-
ton of Parsons, house bill 181, reg
ulating hail insurance was placed on
the calendar after voting down Tiff
fany's motion 70 indefinitely postpone.
Committees Named
The speaker announced as the men,
Der of the committee of investiga-
ton Of financial affairs of state de-
partments, boards and institutions,
Anderson, Christopherson and Patter-
son of Corson. On the committee to
Investigate the charges on regard the
insurance publication bill, he ap-
pointed Bush. Blackwell and Zoske.
Later when the president of the SEN
ate attempted to appoint members
of this committee, all his selections
had many and various reasons why
they could not serve, and there are no
appointments in that body as yet.
House took up third reading, and
ground out list. passing house bills
312, correcting error in law of 1911,
in regard to fixing schedules OF rates
by railway commission; POI, provid-
ing county bounties for planting and
caring for forest trees; 231, providing
lien upon real estate through taxes
paid by mortgagee; SAG. compelling
common carriers to make station re-
ports to state railway commission;
ITO, appropriating about 100000 for
Improvements at Yankton insane hos
pital; 372, authorizing county COM
missioners to pro rate back excess
assessments for drainage project;
295, increasing salary of state pure
food commissioner; 297 compelling
railways to build unloading platforms
for heavy machinery; 273, adding
Bennett county to legislative district
of Trip and Mellette; $50, limiting
power of cities to increase indebted
ness under any increase of valuation
which may be made by state tax COM
missinon; 1858, fixing fees of clerk of
circuit courts.
House took up senate bills and
passed senate bills 1873, requiring rail-
way companies to protect street
crossings in cities under commission;
81, relating to stock insurance COM
panies; 80, regulating sale of medici-
nal stock foods, but not until mater
tally amended; 66. allowing stock in
surance companies to increase limit
of loans on real estate to fifty per
cent of value; 46, requiring elevator
men to give bonds; 65. reorganizing
and enlarging duties of department
OF executive accountant; 81, relating
to duties of county commissioners in
regard accounting for property and
supplies purchased. House killed
senate LAG, prohibiting the making of
false charges against railway ON,
ployes.