The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-04
PRIMARY
MAY CONTINUE IN
EFFECT TWO YEARS
Doubtful If Repeal
Can Pass With
Emergency.
TWO BANK BILLS
TWO BANK BlLLS|
Initiated Guaranty Measures
Are Formally Approved
by the Senate.

Pierre, S. D.-The primary bill
failed to get Two thirds vote in the
house this morning and goes over
to this afternoon for reconsideration
without the emergency clause. Thi.
| means it will be referred to a vote
at the polls by Richards which will
continue the Richards primary ir
force for two more years
The senate prohibition resolution
passed the house today, so the peo-
pie of the state will vote on a pro-
hibition amendment in 1916.
Pierre, S. D.-The house at yes
terday afternoons session took up
ii. ID. 1856, the bin for division OF
the assets and liabilities OF Stanley
Haakon, and Jackson counties. in
which the west river country has had
a vital interest. Not only was the
representation of Fort Pierre bust
ness men strong one in the CALLER
les. but the high school students
were out in force in their study of
civil government" The contest on
the floor was practically one between
| Representative Bielski and Norby,
both elected from Stanley county,
but one now residing in the new
county of Haakon, and the other in
Stanley. Norby offered an amend
ment cutting ont the retroactive fea-
! ture of the bill, which would make
it general act applying to any flu
ture county divisions, which was ac-
| cepted by the house. He then offer.
ed several other amendments which
/ he dclard would make it good gen
tral law for future emergencies. and
| Bielski offered another amendment
ireplacing the retroactive features in
another place in the law, which was
also adopted and on vote the bill
was killed. and the vote killing it
was "sinched.'
House bill 396. appropriatne
$11S0 to pay the balance of salaries
,of legislative employees brought Pat
terson up again with a request fol
an explanation as to why there had
not been enough appropriated at the
opening of the session, and after q
short explanation by Chairman
Knight of the appropriation com
mittee. the bill passed 90 yes. and
J one no, Patterson casting the lone
negative vote.
The appropriation committee re
ported in lot of bills yesterday af
fternoon, among them III. b. 124, fol
$4,000 for building at Nermillion
, III. b. /. for 100000 for soil analyst:
II. b. ISL, for 100000 for grano
stand at the state fair grounds: ant
, II. B. 29S, for $4,000 for a ibrar,
building at the Aberdeen Normal. al
adversely.
A new house bill was 39s, approp
rating $4,000 for improvements a
the reform school.
New Inheritance Tax Bill.
The House took up house bill 246
I the inheritance tax bill, and SUB
\ stituted S. B. 1856, and passed IT
This bill puts the administration
that tax in the hands of the tax com
S mission instead of the local officials
0 The house refused to pass IL. B. 2l9
e nppropriating $4S7 to S. Frandeen
: for buildings destroyed to preVen
d the spread of anthrax; and passe
s S. B. 12S. appropriating $1,000 10
s q survey of the artesian basin. whlc
:. was killed at the morning sesslo
but went through on Reconsideration
u III. B. 397, authorizing national BANK
s. 40 act as administrators and eXecu'
L. ors passed, as did S. b. IS, compel
) ing county commissioners to depos
II county funds at interest. On TN
Waltner wanted to amend tosprever
~ securing bids from outside bank
= and Bielski took the position ths
's with the doors closed to county BANK
r alone, they would combine and IT
"a fuse to nav interest and that featul
,e :.taid i'm the bill. S. B. 112. provl'
,e ing laboratory for the 1000 al
u drug commissioner at the state un
yersity passed. as did S. b. l35, lega
te izing the incorporation or lhe .oM
t-iof Howard; S. B. 23S, prohlolti1
1T bunting in the state game presers'
Il r. pol. providing for the presen'
IN on the state fair grounds ana La
e. of the state state veterinarian the J.
as surance commissioner ana o'her oil
as GERS. and Jacobs moved to amend
demand the presence OF tne auJ
ssss tant general and staff whlch W,
~ ~ adopted and the bill then killed. II
"A house passed S. B. lol' 10 res VI"
o. the sale OF WOOD alcoiiol' :,
The house then adjourned TO -
ed The senate passed house bl
,199. regulating elections In comm
SION governed cities; II. B. 303, re
ulating assessments for street
nroyements; H. ]. r. 10, memor
IL asking to cut out the limit OF II
A. Years on school land leases; 1t. j.
q: asking the federal government
ty, build highway bridge across
Missouri river at Old Fort Randa