The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-04

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advance il on the calendar yesterday
fore today, which will give it scant
time In the senate if the house
should take favorable action upon it..
The house finally disposed of the
workmens compensation act yester-
day by refusing to change the ad-
verse committee report on tie bill.
Borch tried to get the bill provid-
ing for inspection of converts ard
hospitals out of the committee Of
the whole, but was blocked by JAG
obs. Question OF consideration"
which was voted down and the bill
is killed.
Thompson OF Minnehaha tried TO
advance his printing bill on the cal
endar on the ground that unless ac-
tion "a taken yesterday il would
not have aclance in the senate. but
the house refused to push it.
Interest Rate Not Cut.
On third reading II. b. 20, which
attempted to fix ten per cent as the
highest contract rate of interest in
the state was lost, 81. requiring
county treasurerS to furnish town
and township officers with a balance
sheet OF their accounts at the first
of each month passed, as did $50,
eXempting small town halls from the
law requiring seats TO be fastened
to the floors; and II. b. 255, au-
thorizing the railway commission 10
begin Investigations on their own in
~itiative without complaint was killed.
On the third reading of senate
\ bi1Ir the cDnotn racnlnfinn n ru |
, ling congress TO take action toward
the control and development of all
streams passed the house, as did S. b.
1856. allowing counties one-half of
one per cen OF the interest on school
funds for handling same; 2%, the bill
regulating the handling of marco
tics; 172, appropriating $500 for
the members of the state live stock
sanitary board; 165, providing q
method, of closing estates where
creditors cannot be found; 40, reg
nlating the practice in municipal
courts; 2S5, appropriating $4,000
| to secure for the state the benefits
OF the Smith-Lever National fund
for agricultural extension work: %
! providing for compensation for inn
provements by the lessees OF state
lands; 1876. authorizing municipal
Preparations to own and operate
Fighting systems; 151. allowing the
reconstruction of elevators on an old
lsite when burned. eve ii the same
lis within fire limits and 129. grant
ing the attorney general an expense
account, of 500 per month. The
house killed senate bill l2S. APP
propriating $500 for a survey OF
the artesian basin.
One of the first moves in the sen
| ate for the morning session yester-
day was to consider what that body
meant in its amendments OF the
house "Bible reading bill. Sheafe
| declared it TO be the intention of the
! senate to change both "shalls' and
presented a resolution so instruct
ing the house engossing force. Ste
phens moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Amsden declared it his
view that the senate could not con-
troll the house ~engrossinG force. Nah
Denmark thought the senate and not
the house should indicate what IL
meant by its action. and that the
mistake is just as bad as that on
the liquor bill two years ago The
motion to table was lost and the
resolution was adopted by the house.
Saws Printers are Criminals.
The next up was S. b.. l45. the
bin TO amend the printing laws. and
.lJrdahl started by reading the charge
in the Dakotan that he had changed
the law two years ago, and denied any
such action on his part. n declared
that the printers OF the state are
nothing short of "criminals'. Ste
phens resented the attempt to charge
men who differed With the senator
frcm Lake, as criminal. and defend
ed the bill, but on the it Wen
down.
On the third reading Of House bill
H. b. PIP, changing membership o
the mark and brand committee pass
ed the senate, as did II. b. 3l9. TO,
the renewal of state certificates on al
application inside of a year: SIS. ap
nrnnriating $4,000 for a gymnasium