The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-25

member of the state board of regents;
164, appropriating $3.50 to N. r.
ingalls, and N. r. Luger to pay for
glandered horses and SO, giving la
borers a lieu on mining property for
wages. ii. b. 1853, appropriating
$1444 for assessing and extending
taxes in unorganized counties, was
defeated.
An effect to begin night sessions,
was voted down, as was motion for
a morning session, and the meeting
today will be at the regular hour.
In the senate the resolution for a
vote on the question of constitu-
tional convention was favorable rec
Commended.
New Senate Bills
New senate bills presented were:
l275 public printing committee, pro-
hibiting two papers in any one town
as official papers, where there are
other towns with papers in the coun-
ty: 276, state affairs, regulating sal
aries of county officials based on as
sessed valuation. 2I7, requiring the
county treasurer to endorse on the
back of each receipt the amount OF
state taxes involved; 27S, insurance.
recurring securities of surety COM
paDies to be deposited with state
treasurer. instead OF insurance COM
missioner.
On third reading of senate bills, ).
B 1913, the park board bill passed.
Is J. r. 3, for quadrennial sessions
of legislature with members getting
ten dollars a day for sessions was de-
feated. S. b. 262, appropriating $6soo
for expenses of railway commission
nassed, as did S. B. 267, approprlat-
| ing s249. for an adding machine FOR
the state treasurer's offlce. .. %,
| $50 recurring farmers to keep the
highways abutting on their propert!
clear of weeds and brush, Went over
day after discussion as TO whelher
i il is best to cut them at all, or VINO
should pay for the expense. 5. B. 200,
appropriating $1,000 for a purgiar
proof safe for the office or the state
| treasurer, passed after a snort ols-
cussion as what was best IN tne way
of safes; 10. approprlatlng So9o.oe
to George Hull for supplies FURNISH
| ed the Springfield norma, passed as
did 1856, appropriating $54l9.ls ior
national guard deficiency. 5. B. 2oo,
appropriating $500 Tor John hliiiie.s
for ten horess killed on account OF
glanders, and 231, regulating the Is
J suance of bonds 70 rbulldlngs IN
+, cities, passed. The bill to allow local
option Sunday baseball went down
with only seventeen votes yes, ana
(, S. B. 169r to apportion the surplus IN
the automobile fund to the countries,
went down, after a discussion as to
whether it was the best policy to take
such action, and the statement that
such move would not be in line with
another bill for the use of the fund
through the state highway commits
sion. S. j. r. 5, the state wide pro-
hibitory amendment came up, and
after the Browne amendment to eN-
empt beer from its provisions had
been voted down. the resolution was
made a special order for today at 4
lp. m. s. B. 175, regulating the place
of action for personal damages in
county of residence, passed.
Will Vote on Judy Bill.
The adverse judiciary committee
report on House Bill for five-sixth
I Jury verdicts in civil cases was re-
yersed, and the bill was placed on the
senate calendar, Daley. Urdahl and
Beebe supporting the motion to place
lit on the calendar, and Stephens and
Hayes asking for adoption OF the adj
verse report.
The senate passed house bills 192,
regulating fishways; 179, appropriaI-
Ling $1450, balance on heating plant
at state reform school; 46, appro-
priating $43o, special assessment
against state property at Vermillion:
22S. appropriating $46.3S, to pay
special drainage assessment against
: state lands in Kingsbury county; 1852,
appropriating $163.41, tax refund to
} Gregory county; IL. fixing limit OF
, fees for town treasurers; lis, attach
ing Washabaugh county to Jackson
!, for judicial purposes; 232, limiting