The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-04

house purposes. These two bills are
to cover a situation in Grant county,
a new court house on a new
site is desired. S. B. Al was next, be-
ing the repeal of the Richards
swapping" act of two years ago.
Jacobs moved TO add the emergency
clause to prevent a referring of the
repeal, and it was passed. Weller of
Dawson said he opposed the emer
eency act. as his firm tried to get
sweet clover seed through the pro-
visions of that act. last spring. and
as it had not yet obtained the seed.
the emergency would forever make
it impossible, while if it Wen through
without, this clause he would have a
few months more to win out in.
Would Raise Commissioners Pay.
New House Bills are: 100, Gudahl
request, requiring county commits
sioners to give the publication of
one minority political paper in each
county; 10, Weller, regulating
school consultations; III. Green,
absolutely prohibiting Sunday amuse-
ments; 172, Jacobs, fixing compensa-
ton OF commissioners at five dollars
per day; 173, Gudahl. regulating the
fowage Of artesian wells to prevent
waste: ia, Solem. regulating hear
ings in insane complaints; 1I5,
knight of EIamlin, providing for
track scales where railway commits
sion declare same necessary. and at
the expense of petitioners; III. Bic
lski, fixing status of Judgment claims
in relation TO other claims: us,
Courtney, requiring school district
officers TO publish financial state
ment in newspaper nearest such
school district. II. j. r. IL, Solem,
request, placing the state penal insti-
tutions at penitentiary, insane hos
pital, and reform school, under the
control OF a state board Of charities
and corrections and all other state
institutions to be under a board of
regents OF education which board
may be from five to nine members.
Pass Census Bill.
In the senate Peckham presented
petitions asking for the en-
actment of the bill he introduced au-
thorizing towns to make levies for
musical entertainments. The first bill
up was S. b. 81. providing for the
taking of the state census, and max
ing the salary of the superintendent
$4,000 a year. Laurson moved to
amend to $500 and McMasters OPP
posed on account of the needs of the
work. Laurson said the salary should
not exceed that OF elective state OF
ficers. Amsden thought the $4,000
too much and supported the amend
ment. S%tutenroth opposed and the
amendment lost. Urdahl moved to
strike out section three to allow the
sending of a messenger after statis-
tics Mt sen in on time, in which he
was supported by Mclean, and Hays,
with Stephens and McMasters oppos-
ing. The amendment carried, and
the bill passed. S. b. 4, fixing terms
of court in the fifth judicial circuit
passed; as was s. Is. 66, the food
and drug bill which provides for
food inspection by the head OF the
state department.
New senate bills were: los, Frost,
regulating issuance of "a deeds to
counties; 100, Frost. regulating pro-
ceedings required in taking tax deeds
10, Hayes, appropriating $590.60
&to go. C. Hull. for supplies furnish
ed Spearfish normal; III, Paterson,
fixing license for motor vehicles,
automobiles So, motor cycles, 50,
Dealers. IS. 112, DALEY. %appropri-
ating $4,000 to equip office and labor
atory of state food and drug depart
ment at Nermillion university.