The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-28
COMMITTEE WANTS
GOVERNOR SAOUsE
ERECTED BY STATE
Senate Receives Fav
orable Report on the
Project.
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Develops Contest WhenC Com
mittee Report Is Overturn-
ed in the House.
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From Fridays Daily

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Pierre, s. DIN the senate today,
Morris started his bill to make news
paper voting contests n misdemeanor
and McMasters his bill to repeal the
Richards primary law.
The house On motion of Rnhlman
refused to concur in senate resolu-
lion TO supply each member with II
letter file at the expense of the state,
his motion being unanimously sup
ported.
Pierre, S. Dat the opening of
the senate today, Ex-senator Fret
berg, OF Beresford, a member of the
senate of 1905, and now a member
of the state board of regents of edI-
catfcr was called to the platform, and
gave the senate a short talk on leg
islutivc and educational work.
The senate committee to look in
10 the matter of u governors man
SiGn residence reported asking the
present session to take action toward
That end, and the report was referred
to the committee on public buildings,
but later recalled.
There was a little furry in the
senate over the adverse report of
tho committee on the McClintock
bill reducing the contract interest
rate in this state from 12 per cent
to 10 per cent. McClintock moved
to amend to do pass instead of
do not pass, and secured Il majority
OF two ON his amendment, after
which the report was adopted az
amended. Anisden thought the com
lnittee should be considered but the
senate stood by the Rosebud senator.
"swapEing Act Repealed.
an, third reading The senate pass
ed $. y. 40. fixing terms, of courts in
the ninth judicial circuit, and s.. B.
Al, aboiishing the state bureau of
information known as the Richards
swapping act.
Selfate passed house bill Sd, pro-
vlding a method of a~scertaining tho
population OF new counties for the
purpose OF fixing salaries. The sem
r'tc advanced the house bill requir-
ing payment OF taxes by corporations
under protest IL desired, to allow it
to come up for final action today.
2iebach moved that the Joint COM
mfttee to report on the governors
residence be continued in charge, and
thatAit should submit plans and
specifications not later than the
- ~ Ati vi tAlC oS60lOll.
New senate bills were: rs, Ander-
son, ap%propriating $4,000 for boil
ers at heating, plant at state univer-
sity; "a, Peckham, authorizing fire
marshals to enter property to in
spect for fire risks; 76, Urdahl, plac-
Ing the capitof building and grounds
under the jurisdiction Of the govern
or; ~, capitol building and grounds,
~appropriating $4,000 to continue the
improvements on the grounds; IS,
Waters, municipal suffrage for wo-
men.
Bill for Bonesteel Normal.
New house bills presented we're:
Ito, Cox, establishing an Industrial
and normal school at Bonesteel, and,
setting aside 40, 600 acres of state
land as an endowment for the same;
10. Cox, ~appropriating $4,000 for
a building and equipment for a nor
NAL school at Bonesteel: 121. Bred
wick, abolishing municipal courts in
cities of the third class; 1872, Norby,
appropriating $1,000 to pay filing
fees for state lands; 123, Mithee, pro-
viding tor municipal suffrage for
women ON the same lines as the IL
linois act: 124, Heglin, appropriate
ing $4,000 for a building at the
state university: 1925, Heglin, APP
propriating $4,000 for new boilers
at the University heating plant; II.
j. r. 10. Buchholz. resolution for a
constitutinnal amendment authoriz-
ms the state land department. to
make offerings Of section tracts Of
state land in one sale. Under pres
ent law the. offerings are in forty
acre tracts.
The house took up House bill "a.
providing for a uniform system or
transfers OF stock in corporations,
and went into committee of the
whole with Withee In the chair. Me-
Farlapd explained the provisions OF
ported the provisions of the bill,
which the committee Of which he is
head had passed upon. Tscharner
asked FOR more time for considera-
tion, and moved that when the COM
mlttee rise 1t report che bin back to
the house without Recommendation
which carried, and fiji session McF'ar-
land moved that the bill be made Il I
special order for January 81, which
carried.
Farmers Institutes An Issue.
House Bill ia, carrying nn emerg-
sncy appropriation Of $4,000 for the
farmers institute work, Was lost for
lack OF a two-thirds vote. but notice
OF reconsideration was given. Norbyl
thought that the extension work
should be kept within the appropria-l
ton made: Roberts explained that
the work would stop after March first
without the appropriation. Waitner
wanted the appropriation passed be-
fore he vas flooded with letters ask
ing for il. Johnson of Sphinx was
for the bill. with Cole OF Brown on
posing it. and Anderson of Corson
said the demand for the appropriation
Is from4fa commereiali clubs AMI
merchants. and the farmers We're not
clamcring for it. H. B. 6S, fixing
tF-lrr cf rnnrt In the First judicial
Circuit, passed. Other house bills
passed by the house We're: 80, pro-
yiding manner of transportation OF
school children: 81, Dahl. legal'ging
VIE issuance q boadf q School Dist