The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-04
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Weller Wants Items.

spector.
Weller Wants Items.
III, II. 39a, the general %appropria-
ton act. came up i'll committee of
the whole. and Weller demanded that
the bill be returned to the committee
be itemiZed. Knight. chairman of
The committee. wanted 10 know ii
the house wanted 10 act on the bin
now or y week from now and said it
was Impossible 70 itemize down to
the point asked in only a few days.
Patterson and Rhinehart supported
Weller's position. and after Il discus
sion he Withdrew the motion saving
he had accomplished what he want
ed. On consideration item by item,
Patterson wanted the clerk hire and
other expenses in the governors OF
fee itemied. Stedronsky said the,
move was II merely to attempt to
embarrass the, appropriations com-
mittee and he thought ii ought TO be
voted down. DOrescn said that every
member had a copy of the state aud
itor's report on his desk. and that if
he cared to know what the items are
com.l read il for himself. The Pat
terson motion WAS voted down and
the ,angle wenl on as TO tho items,
Mcfarland wanting 10 know Why
some OF them arc at the figure they
are when Il part OF the appropriations
OF the same size went back ito the
treasury last year,
The scrap over the provisions OF
ithc general bill Went on in the
house for most of The afternoon,
with no changes OF amy note in The
hill MS introduced. Patterson and Nc
Farland lighting most OF the items
of The bin as they came along and
insisting on itemizcd statements, nn-
,1il adjournment TO nine O'Clock Mon
day. with less than a quarter OF the
bin looked into.
The senate took up the senate gen
eral appropriation act and made hui
little change save that the salaries
IN several OF The state educational in
situations were increased
The only real ripple outside The
! question of the amounts which
should go TO the different institutions
was as to- whether the appropriation
for continuing experiments with the
i~propaeation OF hardy alfalfa shonio
1 be all used AT the state governmental
farms, or the work should be con
t1inmcd ON private farms as nj pres
Ont conducted. The Iichacl amend
mont was carried rcuuIrih% work al
.tc experiment. farms.
WatcrtoWn Hospital Kill Passes Sen
ATE.
I'm the senate the nerndt anli-lob-
bv bin for state officers was brotignt
back on reconsideration for the
second time, as Was-the bin chang
ing the time when Il county super
intendenl shall begin the term from
January to June TO start with tho
school year, both having been defeat
ed Friday.
S. b. 211, attempting to fix s:,lar-
lies OF certain county OFFICERS on an
assessment basis, went down altci
n discussion in which several amend
ments were offered and voted down
Hayes opposing il because 1T wo"lc
reduce the salary of the county treas
urcfs in small counties out oil pro
p0rIion.
Senate bill 273 was put over TO be
considered along With other public
health bill. The senate passed ). u
PSI. increasing The salary OF tho
state game warden to $500 per yea
IJ1rdahl opposin2 With Sheavc ant
Whittenmore in favor. U.s.. aGnrop
iriating $1,000 Tor law books an'
book cases. in lhc a,tortiey-@eneral
idcpartment. s. II. 81, a~pproprlatlhs
$40. 600 TO begin the improvement
;or grounds III Watertown for the
Northwestern hospital for insane
passed the senate. Sheafe eXplalnef
he bin and secured an amendinen
placing the tract OF land wanyed IN,
der the control of the state BOARD o
charities and corrections instead o
Lthe state land department; where !
snow is. Mclean supported IN" blt
las did stephens. Jrdahl and Bcebe
J,rdahl taking the position :hat INC
Judgment Of Or Meade as 10 Tx
Estates needs was good enough fo'
him. Etebe thought the northern
@ltrazy Bin needed 4. hospital as vel
as the southern one. ,Odland oppose
the bill as scrilnping the other sla''
institutions. lAindly thought ihhr'
was no great hurry, and i'll a hosllia
ashouid be built at all ii Shonia n'
west OF the river and not so near TN
Estate line. The vote was "a yes hht
C no.
S. B. 1913 regulating control OF lh'
free library commission passed, a:
did l27, fixing the compensation o
executors; q, appropriating S2o,n"'
Eor improvements on the state capi
tcl grounds: S. j. II. a, memoraliln;
congress to create a moving picture
commission TO pass upon pictures
S. ID. 2S4. appropriating $1,000 de
Gciency for railway commission; ,
u. 2S5, appropriating S" to Biahcll'
Hanson for services as st~enographef
290. appropriating $1,000 for rcish
and expenses of the adjntant gener
VA and 292, regarding to the print
ing of state reports.
The senate killed senate bin
2Sa regulating the management o
independent school districts and EST
appropriating s35 to the Deadwoo'
Pioneer Times.
New senate bills were 293, an
thorizing the state game warden q
purchase lands for fish hatchery an
l2e2.. authoriZing the sale OF Suprenl