The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-21

lack of space Ill the state building.
Some OF these boards which occupy
principal committee room when
there is no session are tucked away
in out OF the way rooms, and others
are standing PAL in the rooms they
took possession Of when they came
to the capitol building. But the
existing conditions With a majority
of the committee rooms taken is set
ting many of the members TO think
ing OF the day when they Will need
to make provisions for more room
for the carrying ON oil the ordinary
business Of the state, to say nothing
Of rooms for legislative committees.
Would Cut Down Institutions.
The consolidation OF different state
institutions is Il matter OF discussion
among members. and while ii is net
likely thai any definite action Will
be taken. the sentiment is one which
could be crystalized into a strcns
following ii anyone should make it
a direct issue. The general idea is
that there are too many normal
schools, for one thing. while m
other is that there would be q saw
ING to the state i'll the consolidation
OF the school OF mines with the
Spearfish normal. and in the consoli-
dation OF the deaf school and the
! blind school in n institution. Il is
claimed that there would be a saving
in administration BY requiring but
| one head for each OF these instttu-
| tons where Two are required nov.
and that one heating plant would
serve instead of TWO, each of which
would be a saving 10 the state.
Senator Bickel OF Clark is AT the
! hospital in this city suffering from
am attack OF gall stones, and Mrs.
| Biclel has been sent Tor. The sena-
tor was called from his duties for q
good part of the session Two years
| ago on ccoun OF the death Of his
mother in California. and illness ON
his part; and the present attack bid
fair to keep him out of the work OF
the present session for some time.
Senator Crdah! feels Thai the cost
of collection of inheritance tax in this
state is TOO heavy on the estates in
| yalged. and he IS ~preparine a ameth-
Tod OF procedure which he claims VIII
be a decided saving to heirs who are
| called upon 10 pay the inheritance
| llN ana Illt ~ He.lsat dAISIlt&i NLS4 ~
to.
Bridge Laws May BE Changed
There is Il lot OF complaint in re-
gard to the present bridge laws O,
the state, and a decided sentiment
Tor changes which would MAKE tll'
bridge building operations Of lh1
state not only cheaper TO the coun-
tics, but at the same time give them
better and more substantial struc-
lures. The present law is lame II
|tseveral particulars. especially - M
feature which requires the county
commissioners to secure specified
tio4s Tor bridges from the depart
ment of the state engineer, but
stops ii that point. alt places no re
quirement upon such officials tC
lclloW the plans and specification
after they have been received. They
can. under the existing law, file sucl
plans away. and let contracts on any
other plans or specifications they
may desire, as they have compile.
with the law alter they have secured
the engineers pl&ns.
Oppose Convict S0ad Worh
The plan Tor road work by cen
victs. which is IL be presented in
bin which is being prepared by SCI
ator Mclean does not appear on frs
discussion 10 be enthusiastically re
ceivcd by tho members. They claim
that most road work is done bg ma
{ chinely these days, and that in III
eastern part OF the state there is no
enough heavy work TO warrant III
expense counties would be caused T.
pay the travel expense 0l the con
/ victs 10 the places where their worI
might be used. IN The Black tiill
where there is heavy work il j
= claimed that the county authorize
8 take the position that they prefer 1
+ give the work to home lax payer
rather than TO ATTEMPT anything Wit
: convict labor.
> The soldiers home board has file
. it's estimate TOT the coming yea
with the appropriations committee
Y cf the two houses ana is asking 70
nearly "S150,900 Tor the bieanif
period, the request being for 5000
: for maintenance for each Of the tx
i ~yeare; $4,000 for salaries for eac
of tie years. and $1,000 for repair
for each year. N addition to til
the beard is asking for an emergenc
: appropriation for $t634 for ilnmed
/. ate use in replacing the smoke STAG
/, at that institution.
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