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

> pi'ooH, thompson OIL
M nnehalla, Mcfarland, Wilhee,
spoke for the bill, with johnson or
Sphinx, Anderson OF Clark, and wei
Ter, taking the positions that it was
not needed at the present time, and
o comprehensive index would cover
the situation. BIN carried by vote Of
~ to 10.
House Bill ISL, which sought 10
prevent sale OF liquor by druggists
was next ON call and after the
amendments presented by Herscy yes
terday had been adopted it lost by
Il vote OF rs yes to 81 no,
Blue Sky Law Passed.
House passed House 1853. resu;ai-
ing the Blue Sky department, but
npt until Wallner secured an amend
ment preventing The department from
placing upon Il certificate granted by
them amy comment as to the views of
the department as to the ~adyisabilitv
OF tho security and as an Investment.
II. b. 34l. requiring all state de-
%pariments to deposit funds at time
of receipt OF same, He declared the
proper place for public funds was
with tho state treasurer, and not in
the desk or pocket of some official
or clerk, and Norby wanted il made
a felony or educational institutions
To use local and endowment funds.
HnIsl thought that all receipts OF
the state from any source should 20
INTO the general fund, while 'Thonp-
on OF Minnelaha thought any plan
which would lead to r~ctrenchnent
would be a good one. An amend
ment by Norby to put the act into
effect the first OF July, 1917, carried,
and the bin passed. III. b. to cor
rect an error i'm engrossing in regard
commission governed cities, passed
as did II. II. PAT, which provides TO,
changing boundaries of commissioner
districts passed, Ruckman explaining
its purpose TO bring such district
elections into conformity with cleo
ton laws. 2A1. regulating weight
and measurements OF different classe.
OF hay, passed after being amended
TO provide for measuring of round
stacks.
For tho first time since early in
the session The house adopted the
"sinche motion" to hurry along bills
md placed that motion Cn most OF
the bi1ls passed for The afternoon. but
the supporters of the suffrage amend.
ment failed to get it tackled t6 their
resolution Just before Adjournment.
S. b. I47, eliminating the lawyers
cX-rel; provision from a%nidavits oi
publication passed; S. BA 169, ia
distribute the balance of the motor
vehicle fund to tho counties, passed,
the amount being S9,323.59. Stuten-
roth tried to amend to get the funds
for the use of the state Highway COM
mission; and took the position that
this bin was only another means 10
block the commission and put it out
81 business. Mclean was i'm favor
OF the commission but not the
amendment t'rduhl was against
the commission and against the
amendment; Pearson opposed the
commission as IA whole, aud on mo-
ton oil Stephens the Stntcnroth mo
tion a tabled. S%tutenroth insist
cd that tho bill in That form would
wipe out the highway commission,
and Hayes said that internal improve
ntents are unconstitutional. Bill
passed AZ TO 4.
IecnI unsion Baseball !
5. y. l"a. providing fer local option
on Sunday base ball on rcconsldera-
ticn vent through the senate. Lund-
ly %objeoting, and Urdahl supporting.
Mclean showed surprise at the po-
sitton OF Urdahl, who he said want
ed to throw things wide open ant,
let the people go to hell in a hurry.
Bill passed II yes, II no. Senate
passed S. u. 2G6, regulating par ole
|of convicts.
The majority report on The Birch
House Dill TO replace the total Ma
jority" features in the liquor license
act was adopted and that BILL goes
on the senate calendar.
New senate bills were: 297, gen
.eral appropriation bill; ESQ. rcgula-
ton OF commission governed cities;
Isl, regulating the office Of state
game warden.