The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-11

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five dollars against an aueuoneer for
what he couldn't avoid. y S. b. 40.
fixing terms of court in the ninth
judicial circuit; "a, fixing terms OF
court iii the dfth judicial circuit;
s. Il. loo. FIXING the legal LEG rule
measure for the state; 1914, regulat-
ing requirements for teachers in the
deaf mute school; 81. providing for
direct election OF United States SEN
ators, 60, providing regulations for
religious and charitable organizations
incorporated; 81, changing Washa-
baugh county from seventh to elev-
enth judicial circp.t for judicial
Purposes We're passed.
New house bills were; 23S, Thomp-
SON of Minnehaha, request, allowing
the board OF charities to fix salary
Of penitentiary warden; 239, Thomp-
son, Of Minnehaha, request, requir-
ing the superintendent OF the insane
hospital To make quarterly reports ON
patients in his Institution, to county
auditors; 40. Swanson. regulating
public printing: 241, Buchholz, fix
ing a LEGAL standard of weights and
measures of different classes of hay;
t42, Magnus, Half mile car limit
bill; 243. Thompson OF Lawrence,
appropriating $f9S.05 to athletic
club of Spearfish Normal, paid into
state treasury in error; 24T, Ru>R-|
man, providing manner of redistrict-
inc counties into commission dis
%tricts; 246, March, providing for in
heritance taxes. state tax commission
measures. 245. Gilby. authorizing
townships to secure title to state
lands for artesian Well purposes.
On motion OF Anderson. of Clark.
the record of fhe session in regard
to the publication OF the report OF
The Investigating committee was eX-
punad so as not to give it a place
in the permanent journal.
Favors New Salary Plan
The Senate took up the third read
ing OF senate bills and passed S. b.
So. which allows warehouse men to
deliver grain at terminal points in
stead of the home elevator under GER
tain conditions; and called mp S. j..
Il. ., the Stutanroth resolution, al
lowing salaries OF state and judicial
ofiercs to be fixed by a two-thirds
vote OF the legislature. Urdahl at
tempted 10 put the required vote at
three-fourths of the legislature, which
was opposed by stephens and Nc
Masters. Urdahl was afraid of lob
by influences and Stephen declared
hat lobby influences for salaries Of
rtate officers would not be any more
potent than the same influences for
increase in salaries of county officers,
where only n majority vite is re-
quired. lie said that the peonle
Trusted the legislature with NIL tho
funds of the state and believed that
they were WILLING to trust them with
this matter. The resolution was
adopted by a vote of 2S to IS. Senate
Bill 2b. TO nunish derogatory state
ments affecting banks was killed.
The Senate passed S. b. Ill, reg
ulating the use of auros on the high
ways and reducing the license fee;
S. j. II. I, memoriali2ing CONGRESS
for control and development OF the
rivers of the country and 121, pro-
viding Il special fund u OF a por-
ton of fine money to pay for de-
lection OF crimes.
The report of the committee on the
house bill. which seeks to vino out
the state highway commission was
hrouaht out. and by the adoption Of
the adverse report the bill was killed
The Senate has a like bill, but the
vote Gu the report indicates that il
viii not pass.
Pass Bill Killed
The senate took up the third
reading OF house bills. and II. b. 95,
allowing railways to give masses to
watch inspectors was called out.
Hale wanted to add live stock i'm
spectors and though the live stock
interest of more benefit to the state
then iewelry interests. UrdahI said
this should be killed or 500 all
state officers would be on passes
Ziehach thought it should include all
cattle raisers, and Hagen that al
real estate dealers should get in.
Beebe thought it a backward step,
but if there was any change all at
~torneys should be included. and on
motion Of Hayes it was indefinitely
postponed.
II. b. A., limiting election boards
;tto three men in q precinct with les:
than twenty-five votes; and II. j. Z
C. memorializing congress TO compe'
j, the Milwaukee road TO build a per
manent bridge at Chamberlain were
Uassed.
New senate bills were 149. Lund.
lev. recurring two certificates in :
marriage license, II to 20 back tc
the clerk of courts. and the other IL
= he held by contracting parties: $50
:. McKinnon, providing for election o.
: county commissioners by the vote o
: the whole county instead of by dis
%tricts; ISL. Bickel. regulating tht
: distance which a grain elevator mus
!, be from other buildings.
-iANOTHEEs Rad GUESS ON
+, TIE SI'RJECT OF PRINTING
q Pierre. S. D.-The tempest in tea
/ pot over cost of printing the repor
: of the Investigating committee of two
4 years ago, which stirred the house
. for a bitter FIGHT Saturday night hat
f been shown TO have bee without an,
: definite ideas on the part OF the mem
hers as 10 Mhaf the are getting into