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

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coed in getting to an adjournment
on Friday of next week, as they are
attempting TO do. If thcy accomplish
this it VIII be for The second time
in the history of the state. the other
adjournment was taken al noon Fri-
day,
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From Fridays Daily
Pierre, S. D.-An organization
the next two years on the grounds of
night al special appropriations for
the next Two years o nthc grounds OF
economy, 50 far as the surface is
concerned, and on political grounds
as one OF the inside motives.
Pierre. S. D.-I'or The last time
the Rosebud Normal proposition ap-
peannd liz The house yesterday after
moon on The motion OF Cos to take
inc DIN TOR that purpose out of the
committee of the whole where il
has been resting, and 10 place it on
the calendar, which was decisiVclv
voted down and the bill Is dead.
Theonly new house bin yesterday
was 3?i, by the state affairs com
mittee, limiting tax levies in differ
ont taxing districts, that for conn
ties and cities being on "A sliding
scale based ON valuation; that o {
township five mills, and that Of in
dependent school districts fifteen
mills. with II provision that This
could be increaed many OF such dis
tr!cts by a majority vote OF tue peo-
pie of such. district.
On motion of Roberts the general
appropriation bill was made u spec
ial order for Saturday at three
O'Clock.
Auto Licenses Up.
On third reading the house pass
ed house bill 352. limiting county
road leVies ly county boards. ii. r..
'S4, the bill to reduce motor vehicles
licenses, wa up on a special order.
and Waltner attempted to amend it
to change that department from the
secretary of state to the state treas
nrer's DEPARTMENT and limit the force
10 one clerk at $1,000 Il year, and
one at $3.50. all collections to be
naid to tho state treasurer at the
the state. This brought Mcfarland
w MS IcelN MIil an oDJctllUH lOI
several reasonS one being that he
did not believe in injecting a poll
tical motive into such a bill and the
other that under the amendment .io
one could be certain as to when he
would receive an automobile tag at
ter he had paid hi fee, and would be
made liable for failure TO display the
tag. Bileski also opposed the amend
mcnt. and Tscharncr supported the
provision to pay the cash into the
stale treasury direct but would not
say AS to the other features MS he
was not certain what they were.
The bill Went over. II. II. SO. IN
appropriation OF %sI5o.21, to pay -
claim Of j. II. Rummell, employed
by j. v. Deets as immigration COM
missioner was passed; appropriating
$1o.Sl to f.. T.. Sands, treasurer 'or
grain SHOW: 3T1. allowing credits.
for summer school work: $50, APP
propriating $122.S0. witness and
sherifis fees for the 1913 Investigate
ing committee; ISL, fixing penalty
for battling" places for deer; ,286.
regulating the putting in OF track
Gales on railways and 343. fixing
salaries of clerks OF court, with a
$500 minimum.
10 XIII P,niric Dogs.
The house killed ii. b. 222. pro
'viding for the destruction Of prairie
dogs on state lands. allowing the.
county TO destroy the dogs and
charge thecost to the land. Bilscr
said tile dogs were Il serious menace
st some places west Of the river and
hould be detroyed. Knight OF IIamlin
wanted to amend TO add "gophers'
Tseharncr said hO saw few praric
dogs in Perkins county. and WAS ac-
cused by Rincbart to belooking CLOS
er for voters than for prairie dogs.
The bill lost.
The mex up was II. Il. 3S7. pro-
viding a residence for the governor
at STATE expense. Benson moved to-
amend the lot descriptions and place |
in the bill present, hoMe Of Il. r..
Farr. which was offered with the fur
nishings at S1T,5D0 instead or A. w. |
Ewcrts residence for $4,000. This
called out various views, IL want
ing to secure ii location on the rail
way grounds west o fthe capitol, |
another wanting to appropriate Sl5-l
600 TO build a residence on the state |
grounds. After a lot of talk the bill
went to u vote and vas lost decisive
~.
Tic house then adjourned fer the
evening session.
Trus. Judges for So.
In the senate, the bill to APP
propriate money for the erection OF
Il monument at, the location or the
finding of the Nerendrye Plate was
favorably reported. 4
On the third reading S. b. 80.
providing an expense 0 for cir
cult judges, Went down on indefin-
lite postponement; 1873, fixing manner
OF calling school elections. passed;
Is did Fl, allowing towns to vote a
tax for band concerts; 215. autlloriz-
ing cities and townships to purchae
justices codes for justices: ZIG, reg
ulating hearings for application to
state %tubercular hospital at Custer: !
217, 2T2, regulating claims against
estates, and allowing payment on
nrcSp1,tutiEp whnO rst nIo * Sr1Ynpf. 4