The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-04
Lower Branch of Leg.
islature Is Opposed
to Commission.
CONGRESS ASKED
To Compel Milwaukee to
Build For the River Cross-
ing at Chamberlain.
FromsT Tuesdays Daily

day tue SENATE amendments W llou'S
Bill so were rejected by the house,
and the first conference committee
pute between the two houses appar-
entity being over the executions al
lowed in that bill. The House on
ferees were Mcfarland, Withee, and
Howe.
On motion of Steele a committee
was appointed to provide for the
proper observance OF Lincolns Birth
day, the selections being Steele,
hickman, and March.
New house bills We're: 179, Berg
rem, authorizing counties to vote
upon what shall be considered a le-
gal fence within the county; $50,
Hersey. amending opera house in
spection to allow halls in small towns
to be exempt from the provisions re-
quiring seats to be fastened to floor.
These halls to be used for all pur-
poses, shows, dances. and all kinds
of meetings.; 1S1, Beadle County
delegation. Ap%propriating 100000
for a grand stand at the state fair
grounds; 1872, Bessler, requiring pc
destrians and drivers CT horse-drawn
or m~otor-driven vehicles, to stop,
look and listen" before they venture
across any street railway track in this
state: 1873. Thompson of Minnehaha,
authorizing the transfer of S19,334.S1
from the Irvine plant revolving fund
to the local and endowment fund OF
the peni ~ 'Naltner, motor
vehicle ct 'ican IS; 1855,
Olson of B%rookines. ~opriating
81. O0O for ling at
Brookings school; lsG. Jersey. pre-
venting discrimination by telephone
rompanies: 1S1. Gudahl, regulating
manner of qualifications by county
superintendent of school; ISIS, Ber-
dahl, regulating compensation OF
executors of estates; 1S9. kennard,
appropriating 100000 for stock pa
vilion at Brookinss college; 100,
T'Schults, appropriating $4,000 for
girls dormitory at Brookings college;
III. j. II. -, Berdahl, for an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing
the election of two OIL more judges
i'm circuits with business requiring
same.
= The house took up House Bill So,
! requiring owners OF Sas-drlFen
threshers to take out bonds for dam
: ages. and after amending 1t IN sew
2 i'eral particulars killed it for about the
third time. and ii is likely TO stay
dead.
Hotel Inspection Carries
The house went into committee OIL
y whole with Swanson in the chair on
II. b. 40. the hotel inspection act,
which was amended to apply to towns
of all sizes, and TO ALLOW the use OF
the common comb and brush if they
are kept sanitary. but the effort to
retain the common drinking cup
4 which was made by Baldwin, was de
a feated. The committee reported that
II the bill suited them" and it was
i placed on final passage, going through
y Nv a vote OF so to 16.
II H. b. 3S, permitting county muiu-
al insurance companies to write risks
S on urban property brought on a
hattie between the States Of Brown
0 and Minnehaha. The Brown dele
f CATION stood solidly against any such
S innovation in the work OF county anc
I township mutuals. with swanson as
e the leader from that county, anl
.Solem and Thompson OF MlEnehaha
y were certain that they wanted sucl
u a privilege. The discussion began "
d spread, and Anderson OF Clark askel
IS that the bill go over for further con
u sideration before the members d.
y; asked to go to record, IL IL wa
"a made an order for FRIDAY a~fterhoeN
~ The next bill up was ii. -. o.
n which attempts to wipe out the stat
~ highway commission. A motlon U
y delay action was voted down. an
Mcfarland came to the defense OF th
commission. and opposed the repes
Tact which was before the house. can
~ ing it a, slap in the face OF the com
j., mission which had done a lars
~ amount of work for the state wlthou
compensation. R%inehart, while nc
in favor. of the general idea of dom
+ all things by commission, did not %
lieve that the repeal act should pas:
and put South Dakota on record
Iopposed TO highway improvement
D Johnson of Sphinx opposed repeal
did Patterson. and Swanson, Run
VI .nan. while opposing any approprli
ar tiou for the commission, believed tn;
their work was of benefit, and OF
e posed the repeal act. Thompson
~ Minnehaha, Vas for repeal, saylr
e. the commission started cheap 81
VI would end expensive. Boreson WI
OF for the repeal, thinking coun'
ea officials are competent to look ait
ar roads. Bielski was opposed TO r
.ey neal as a backward step and said II
ne appropriation needed. Gudahl 1aVo
We "a small market roads rather IN;
TN cross state highways, and was II
W. bill. The Bill passed by "a yes al
ny AZ no, the teffect being to aooil
=, Nv the commission. :
le- The house passed house bill Z
appropriating none for the U.
a. Land Office filing fees for state lane
hu and H. j. r. 6, memorializing co
gress to compel the Milwaukee ra
=. way company tot construct a perna
aln ent bridge across the Missouri
'on Chamberlain. Hall explained
.nu conditions and this carried 81 to
The house passed senate bill !