The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-02-28

time TO their duties as such officials
Their salary is to be raised TO 81
500 a year, and failure to give their
time to the state is cause for removal
from office by the governor.
A resolution is being prepared petit
tioning congress to call national con-
ventlon 10 propose an amendment to
the national constitution TO clear up
the numerous questions being agi-
tated.
Limiting. Saloons.
The house mixed up on the commit
tee reports on the bill to limit saloons
to one to each thousand population,
the minority of the committee report
ing against the bill. but after the trou-
bic was over the result was a vote of
81 for the majority report, placing
the bill on the calendar
Kills Amendment.
The house killed the chances for
constitutional amendments to increase
office salaries, and to bond the state
school lands for a loaning fund, when
they adopted adverse reports. The
wolf bounty people also secured relief
from the bill which sought to elimi-
nate bounties, through the adoption
of an adverse report, though Swanson
made fight for an amendment to the
report.
Bills Passed
On third reading the house passed
102 providing an appropriation for the
Springfield normal; and killed house
bill 2S2, the insurance statement re-
peal. They then took up final action
on senate bills and passed senate bills
l37, authorizing counties to appropri-
ate money for county exhibits at
state fair; So, appropriating money
for an elevator at the state soldiers
home; q, creating state free library
board; 10, relating to succession and
distribution of estates; 101, regulat-
ing admission to the school for the
blind; and senate resolutions, II, me.
morialiZing the interstate commerce
commission to investigate into coal
rates from Wyoming to South Dakota
points; J. r. Is, memorial to congress
for 320 acre homestead; J. r. 23, me-
mortal to congress for McCurber grain
grading act. House killed senate bill
18. regulating holding court at other
than county seat towns.
Senate TaHgle.
In the senate there was a tangle
over the bill to require all passenger
trains to stop at county seat and land
office towns in this state The bill
was intended to apply TO the "Milwau.
kee" company to secure stops at Sci
by, the county seat of Walworth coun
ty, and Lennon, in Perkins county
which are not favored with stops by
the through trains on that road, and
after the members from that part OF
the state had made their fight the bill
was defeated.
Various Bills Disposed OF.
The senate passed senate bll 253,
legalizing certain acts of Rapid City;
176. regulating storage of grain: sen.
ate bill 161, relating to bonds of liquor
dealers. was lost, as was senate bill
26, prohibiting free passes or trans.
portation to any person.
Bank Guarantees.
Bank guaranty does not appear to
have anything in the way of easy sail.
ing in this session. any more than in
past sessions. The senate has de-
clined to act on one bill in that body,
and the members of the house com.
mittee cannot agree upon any Of the
bills which have been presented to
them; and Stutenroth sent in another
one for them TO look over in the list.
In the meantime the senate banking
committee is attempting to make it
easier for future legislatures in ap.
preaching this question, by asking
that a constitutional amendment be
submitted to the people, allowing the
creation of bank guaranty fund OF
not more than s1.oOO,0OO by the state
to be used for tsn protection of de.
positors in the state banks.
With the Odland bill in the senate
providing for state hail insurance and
the Huntley bill in the house proyid-
ing for life insurance through the
state department. that department
would begin to take on a great deal
more Importance within short time
if both were enacted North Dakota
has been working under the state
hail insurance act for several years
with claim of no material expense
in the operation of the state depart
ment and a saving Of thousands OF
dollars 10 the people of that state in
the way of hail insurance premiums.
Wisconsin is working under the state
life Insurance plan, but appears to be
samewhat mixed just at present in
regard 10 its workings. but il is up
to the members of the legislature OF
this state to work out the possibilities
Of both plans at this session.
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give leases on those lands. as the
provisions as TO the uses to which
they may be put are strictly laid down,
and prohibit any such leasing.
Not a Candidate.
Pierre.-State Treasurer A. w.
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