The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-25
township SALOONS
ARE VOTED OUT BY
THE LOWER HOUSE
Bill Has Yet to Be
Considered by the
Senate.
BIBLE AS AN ISSUE
Question of Reading 1t In
Schools Brings Out Long
Discussion in Senate.
From Mondays naiIN.-

Pierre. S. D.@The house started
a morning session Saturday. the first
for this year. with n lot OF seats va
cant, and the first move was Il call
OF the house, ON motion of Ruekman
when IT. YVES found 1hat the door
keepers had not shown up. and a
"call OF The door-kcepers" was NOV
ed. After u short wall the call was
raised.
March on motion, had II. B. re,
placing the capitol under control of
the governor put on the calendar.
Rinehart started something when
he presented his resolution asking in
formation Of the board Of regents
of education as to whether The hold
ers of diplomas from any class OF
state educational institutions are
given any privileges OF powers with
the. state which are not granted
to holders OF diplomas OF either edn-
cational institutions, in the state, NOT
under state support. This was refer
red to the fact that holders Of nor
NAL diplomas arc barred from the
high schools OF the state as teacher.
For Demonstration EARNS.
On third reading The house passed
house bill 191. authorizing the board
Of regents 10 establish demonstra-
ton farms in Jackson, Meade and
Butte counties. tliis bill having been
defeated. Friday night and coming
up on reconsideration, II. ~, GS, pro-
hibiting tie placing of minors nm
der hypnotic influence and providing
punishment for violation was pass
ed; IT, -. 103 appropriating $3.50
deficiency for the state board OF
health was lost as an appropriation
measure for Iack OF a tWo-thirds vote
and after a call OF the house aud
members were brought in it was re-
considered and passed.
II III. -, 2S2, the general bridge bill,
called UP. and explained by Urdehl.
McEarland wanted To know the rea-
son for the emergency clause, and
was told il was because of extreme
conditions. Burch could see no SER
ious ~obiectians 10 the present. bridgc
law, and said the proposed act gives
the state engineers too much power.
Thompson 70 Minnehnln said the
bridge companies want the present
law because they can jns3le fisnres
and cited illustrations in Minnehaha
county. Rinehart said the linenl
foot system was wrong. Rlnehart
characterized the present system as
foolish and declared that the bill be-
fore the house was one of the best
which could be enacted for the peo-
ME. Mcfarland after a discussion
of tneI features OF the bill, moved
that III go back to committee, which
was carried after the Mcfarland mo
ton had been amended TO bring the
bill hack Oh the next legislative day.
The house passed III. II. 293, al
lowing towns to take in contagious
territory; and III. j. 2G4 was killed,
this being the bin to require dip
Tomas for nurses carrying on their
vocation in this state. Thompson and
Benson opposed the bill and bigger
and Mcfarland supported It.
The only new house bill was $50,
providing for a code revision, ana .
code commission to be appointed by
.ahe presiding judge of the supreme
court,
Tho house passed house bill $50,
on the old Fort Sissetoll military re-
from, the maintenance fund OF the
militia 10 the SALARY fund, to pay y
balance due the adjutant general
III. j, e. 10. for a. constitutional
amendment taking off the FIVE year
limit on leases OF stale school lands;
I'll. b. 2O3, fixing terms of court in
the sixth circuit. adding HaalSon
county; $40. TO permit primary
teachers certificates from other
states TO be recognized by the state
Superintendent of South Dakota.
315. defining robbery. and fixing
penalty for same: 303, equaing
special assessments for street cross
ing improvements; 334, providing
for the publication of the mine in
spector's report i'll January instead
of October; $50, appropriation OF
money to pay several towns the ire
mems tax which they failed to secure
;or lack OF proper returns to the state
department.
To Abolish Township Saloons.
II. b. 234. prohibiting the granting
of liquor licenses outside the limits
Of in corporated towns and cities, was
opposed. by Mcfarland. who read
figures to, show that this act would
affect, ,twe,lty-pne counties, forty-one
townships, and sixty saloons. He de-
:lared that this vas an attempt to
AXE away from townships the right
81 self government. The minority OF
he committee felt that the rights oil
should not he taken away
them. W.ithee said this was not
question Of a~bolishing saloons, but
have them where they could not
10 controlled. Anderson oil Clark said
hat the6conntry saloon could no be
and thai il a saloon is in
i community where there are no
or marshal to enforce the laws,
lie morals of that community are
over than those where 10 saloons
ire TO he found. The bill passed.
The Ilousc killed II. b. 2G6. which
to prevent dealers from
poor eggs. the farmers lining
Up against it and also 227. which
attempted to raise the salaries OF
he Insurance commissioner and his
,ssistants. HI. p. 201, which attempt
a to add the same regulations to