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

aries OF states attorneys. passed
with a limitation OF $1,000 in any
oae county; and PTS, which attempt
cd 20 require one official paper in
each commissioner district where
papers published, went down after
Mclintock attempted TO amend to re-
duce the number OF official papers
to one in a county on unanimous
vote OF the county commissioners,
which was voted down and after Il
remark and Stoner had opposed the
bill. S. b. 216, regulating salaries
OF county officers or Il basis OF as
sessed value passed. as did 21S, re-
quiring surety companies 10 deposit
with the state treasurer in
stead of the insurance commissioner.
S. j. r.. 6, proposing Il constitutional
convention was amended to provide
That the people shall vote at the
next general election on legislative
members pledged either for or
against a constitutional convention,
.he said legislature to act. and was
passed. S, b. 10, appropriating
$4,000 for boilers at the heating
plant al Tniversity:. 80, approprial-
ing $1,000 for additional land at
the deaf school; and l43, legalizins
the Incorporation of the Nehlen in
dependent school district all passed.
S. y. 321, limiting the number OF
official papers in IL county to one,
was killed: as was 1871, tho Berndt
anti-lobby law for state officers, hut
il will be up again on reconsidera-
tiOn.
Monument i'll Plate on issue
S. b. 1877, appropriating $1,000 10
erect u monument at the place where
the Verendrye plate was found at
Fort Pierre, WAS amended requiring
the town of Fort Pierre to deed TO
on which to erect the monument.
who was entitled to the. plate, in
plate outright. Marvick said that
O.Reiley, holder OF The plate. wanted
TO sell il to the French government
don't want The monument. Lincoln
thought the plate WAS the property
OF the state or the governments; and
Stephens thought it in. fact belonged
to the state. but did not think the
DliilG necessary lol IL lloiiu iiiiil'. Nv
bill went over to Tuesday.
Tho senate took up House bills and
killed 1877, changing the dale whel
county superintendent OF schoo
| shall quality from January first 10
Jnne first.
Same iatc was dishcd out for II.
T.. 1876. fixing compensation for
school boards.
The scnate passed house bills 35d,
appropriating $1,000 deficiency to w
H. Andrews for decoration work on
capitol; pa, giving county Judges
800 per year additional salary
where they do the work of morgan
lied counties attached; u. requiring
motorists to notify nearest residence
when animals are killed bY autos:
263, giving islands which form IN
streams in the. state 10 h state fol
common school lands: PSI, classi-
ficatinn of cities to inclnde omml
sion governed cities.
The house passed VI. -. IL. max
ling it IA felony TO prevent competitive
bidding on public contracts; IL
providing that the purchaser has five
years in which TO pay for land solo
/ IN VI Obutt 1oui -'''
that after election the ballot boxes
shall 20 TO the clerk and the Key ah'
pcIl books to the auditor. 1928, ap.
p%ropriating $500 to Stanley county
as a rebate of state taxes; 23i, re
jduiring the mine inspectors repor
Ito be printed January first !nslca'
sof November, and 81, a%pproprlatlns
s37S, deficiency for state board o.
health.
Liquor Bill Passes.
III n. SO. the Birch liquor license
act. was passed in the senate by ;
vote of % yes to is nc after a DIS
cussion. Amsden explaining condl-
tions caused by an error in last SEES
sion: HAYES thought that the salooI
vote should be Il vote on Incense
alone and not on all; Crdahl thougil
1.-THE wishes of the last legislature
should be considered. Stephens
thouyht the bin was the real issue
land that mistakes might occur II
1.-THE journal as we'll as through lh'
clerk force. Deebe did NOT care 10
lthc merits, but wanted to iN up th'
error OF the last session. Whltlock
chairman OF the temperance 'coti'iill,
ice. reviewed the situation, ana S'a'
lie dtnat the amendment was hol II
the bin Two years ago. Others speak
ing for the bill We're lAnndly' ne
bach. %Stutenroth. Warwick and Bohh
with Stone against. The act require
"a majority of all votes cast in a mum
cipal election to authorize llcsns|
instead of only. Il majority of those
voting on license.
The senate judiciary committee re
norted favorable on the code revis
ion bill with the appropriation re
Iduccd to $4,000. Tho senate rallwa!
committee reported adversely Oh tn
bin for semi-monthly pay days 10
railway companies.
From Mondays Daily
Pierre, S. DAT the Saturday ~
ternoon session of the house. IN
house %concurred in the senate amen
ments to ii. b. 40, requiring com
sorry bible reading in the schools o
the state. When it vas up for con
CELEBRATION IN tte senate, the MOr'