The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-18
NOT ENTHUSIASTIC OVER SUITS
Against TREAS. HONDSME%

Pierre, s. D.-The IlGcpln I'ili
insthe senate to appropriate $4,000
10 push The prosecutions against past
public funds by such %treasurers, is
.Iqt meeting a hearty response at the
first so Off. Several members when
asked their VIEWS on the sGbieGt do
clared that they would ncver vote an
appropriation which would NEAR
suits against Il lot OF bonasmen which
would break some OF them even
thought the state never recovered a
judgment. They say that If the suits
could be brought direct against the
treasurers alone, and the bondsmen
not to be brought into the case they
would look upon the situation il Il
Different light.
The printers of the state will be
interested in the provisions OF H.. u.
2S5, by Lindquist, who seeks to re-
store the old Curtis publicity pamph-
let as the proper method of inform
ing the public as TO what is contained
in the constitutional anlendments
and the reformed laws which are TO
so to the ovters at the general elec-
iions. After one trial OF this act it
WAS repealed. and the publicity given
through the newspapers of the state.
But il has been claimed that the
Curtis act was cheaper than the
newspaper publicity and Lundluist
wants il restored. The bill also con-
tains the same provisions contained
i'll bills introduced earlier in the SEES
sion, which provide that the attor-
ney general shall prepare IA summary
of laws and amendments to be sub
mitted, showing the intent of the
act, to have the same placed upon
the ballot presented to the voter.
Would Enforce Anti-Cigarct Law.
The Lundley Bill in the SENATE to
regulate cigaret traffic in this state
re-enacts the existing statute abso-
lutely prohibiting the sale of cigar
etts within the state, but places the
enforcement with the odNand drug
department instead OF the local all
thorities as at present. incidentally
it might be mentioned that while the
state has had a statute for several
years absolutely prohibiting the sale
OF that fact from looking into the
stock OF the ordinary dealer.
The Workniens Compensation Act
Farland is a long measure which at
tCJilblS W SONGl luS GttusttiOh ioi
this state, with provisions for Il state
fund to be handled by a board with
the insurance commissioner at its
head. Both the employer and the
employee or either drc allowed TO
come under its provisions. and pay
! ments are To be made cut of IL fund
raised from different sources provid-
ed in the act, with the insurance com
missioner fixing the rates OF insur-
ance.
Heads of different state institutions
aud members of state boards in the
city look upon the Berndt bill IN the
! sente AS a joke. They decline to
even admit that they would pay any
attention to a law which seeks to
! prevent them from coming to the
capital at the time the legislature is
in session. and the chances are that
the bill has got about as far as Ii
will get on its legislative road by it.
introduction.
Additional senate bills are:-1S7,
, Sheafe, regulating fees and costs in
! justice courts; 1SS, Sheafe, regulat-
ing the jurisdiction OF municipal
courts in civil actions; 1S9, Stoner,
exempting municipalities from liza
bility for damages resulting from
snow and ice on streets unless notice
I, of dangerous condition has been filed
with city auditor or town clerk be-
fore accident: 100, Mclean. making
the state engineer eN-officio state
surveyor and regulating the duties OF
/ deputies and county surveyors; l9l.