The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-11

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and 377, relating to summer schools.
VOTE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
AT THREE STATE SCHOOLS
Pierre, S. Dat the afternoon
session of the House on third read
ing of house bills, Fl. b. SO. appro-
priating $65, 600 for a building at
Aberdeen Normal was taken up and
S. b. SO substituted III. B. IS. APP
propriating s21.750 for buildings
and repairs at Spearish Normal was
passed as was II. B. 2S6, for which
S. b. 1872 was substituted. appropri-
ating $4,000 for building at Madi-
son Normal: Fl. b. 1928, providing
for the consolidation and reinsurance
of insurance companies. was killed.
On the third reading of Senate
Bills, S. b. 9S, creating a state
board of embalmers, failed for lack OF
t%wo-thirds to pass 1T as an emergency
measure, and on reconsideration TO
strike out the emergency it failed
to get enough votes to pass it, and
it failed. S. b. 157, regulating the
boundaries of commissioners dis
tricts has indefinitely postponed, as
a house bin covering the same pro-
visions had passed the senate. S. b.
256, limiting issuance of warrants TO
n%inety-five per cent of the tax levy
was defeated; and S. B. 257. to pay
county, auditors for work of unor-
|ganized counties passed S. b.. l6S,
authorizing authorities to clear high
ways of loose barb wire at public
expense, was killed; and S. j.. X. 3,
providing for a constitutional mend
ment changing the conditions for
holding a constitutional convention
was passed, and it will so upon the
ballot.
Present to Christopherson
At this stage of the proceedings,
Withee rose to speak on a bill, and
before he had gone far, Mcfarland
was claiming recognition from the
speaker. Neither would yield, and.
each claiming the floor. they left
their seats and advanced toward the
platform, ignoring the gavel OF the
speaker, and his orders to take their
seats. Mcfarland asked permission
to apologize for his actions, and re-
citing Land of Beginning Again.
ended with a presentation speech
of a pair of cuff links, and a pin as
a token from the house to the speak
err. The speaker admitted that
Withee and Mcfarland had gotten
away with a trick" and thanked the
house for its kindness and loyalty
to him. He announced his appreci-
alton of the honor which had been
conferred upon him at the opening
of the session by selecting him as
speaker, and also of the appreciation
.rl,;nt thn r,nn,hocS hoa ShnW-n in
the presentation.
After u ecess the house passed
S. B. 1873, %cancelling tax receipts
S. b. 2S9, limiting tax levies in var.
ious taxing districts. S. b. 256. fix
ing 95 per cent as the limit of war
rant issues on tax levy. was recon
sidered and passed; S. B. 231
authorizing cities to purchase sites
and erect a%uditoriums, armories
and such structures at public eN-
pense. was reconsidered and killed
s. b. 60. sending the balance of the
motor vehicle fund back TO the coun-
ties was passed.
S. b. SO, carrying an appropriation
to begin work on grounds for a new
insane hospital at Watertown will
Mcfarland and Benson both speaking
for the bill, went down with only
40 favorable votes, requiring 60 t.
carry it.
In Recoveries from Railroads
The senate took up the third read
ing of senate bills, and passed S
b. 313. prohibiting the conducting
of private business in court houses,
IS. b. 315. authorizing the state audi
Itor to remit penalties on taxes fol-
the support of patients at the
iCuster Sanitarium; S. B. BIG, appro'
priating $4,000 for an Astronomical
observatory at state university; S
B. 31Ts appropriating $4,000 te
extend the walls at the penitentiary
and S. b. 31S, appropriating S5t
to the Mitchell Publishing company
for supplies.
On the third reading of house bills
the senate passed II. B. 345, increas-
ing the compensation of county
commissioners in larger counties OF
the state; H. B. 10, r~e-enacting the
1907 demonstration farm act, since
the farm in Stanley county at that
time is now in Jackson county.
S. B. 314. regulating procedure in
the recovery of oyercharges by rail
way and telephone companies was
called up. Stephens opposed the
bill on the ground that it created a
new court of commerce in South Dai
kota, which is in violation of the cQns
stitution; Hayes opposed it on the
oloyrr that II toni awpv tho right of