The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-03-01

putting public utilities of state under
the control of the railroad commission.
SENATE VOTES TO
SELL OLD QUARRY
Pierre. S. d., Feb. 24-The senatorial
mind showed it's ability to reverse itself
when the members of that body passed
house bill 172, by Berdahl, of Mime
haha, permitting the board of charities
to sell the old penitentiary stone quarry
site at Sioux Falls. Two or three
weeks age they had considerable de-
bate on this question. and finally con-
Guided that it would be detrimental to
the welfare and future of the state:
that the site was invaluable as a ware
house for the state or perhaps a ter
minal elevators; and that the only rea-.
son for the sale was the desire of a
grasping corporation-namely, the Mil,
waukee railroad. This time they de-,
cided that the site would be of no use,
to the state; that it was situated and
placed so that it could never be used.
for a warehouse, and that the Milwau-
kee railroad gave it to the state way
back in territorial days, and that they
were the only ones who could use it.
Senator Haafke related how a child
& been drowned in a pond on this
land. He asserted that if the state didn't
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a damage suit to pay. Senator Lincoln
stood up Mortified, and was sure that
the senators did not desire a condition
to continue which was thus decreasing
the population of Sioux Falls. Senator
Berg showed that the bill properlv
safeguarded the interests of the state
n was decidedly in the interests Of
the city Of Sioux Falls. Senator Dow
dell, a leading opponent Of the bill last
time, approved it and it was passed.
80 to IL.
New Senate Bills.
The senate passed house bill 174. hy
Berdahl, regulating motor traffic, COW
ering drays and heavy trucks; house
bill 291, providing that on cash pay
ments in school land sales the deed
shall not issue for six months in GER
tain cases; house bill 23s, providing
for 80 instead of 10 days notice in
probate court appeals; house bill 214,
requiring notification to authorities
when bridges or ulverts are damaged
las by traction engines; house bill
247, providing that school money in
terest in state treasury shall go into
school fund instead of general fund;
house bill 211, Kaas, providing for as
seSsment and taxation of sleeping car
companies operating in the state; house
bill 212, Kaas, assessment n taxation
of telegraph companies operating insthe
state; house joint resolution IL, pro-
viding that the enactments of the spe-
cial session of 1916 be printed in the
session laws of 1917; senate bill 253,
prohibiting a justice of he peace from
officing with an attorney, or from per-
uniting his law partner to practice be-
fore him; senate bill 229. drainage
committee, regulating drainage pro-
5ects in more thar n county, and
permitting n county board to invade
another county in certain cases of linn
tied areas without joint action and
double cost: senate bill 236, amending
the delinquent personal tax laws to
provide for notice by mai and reg
ulating mileage charges by sheriffs:
senate bill $50, Judiciary committee, de-
claring illegal any marriage contract
made contrary to the laws of this state
in any other state or country for the
purpose of evasion.
For County Libraries.
County free libraries in this state
were made possible when the house
passed house bill 81, the Amsden act,
permitting counties to establish indie
pendent organization in counties where
there are no regular public libraries,
and in counties where there are such,
to pay part Of the expense and permit
the people Of the whole county to take
advantage of the opportunities there
afforded. They also passed house bill
152, creating and regulating a state
board of optometry-an amendment to
the present law. There was a little fight
on II, Wnen haaS moved TO amend Dy
striking out all of the bill and repeal
ing the old optometry act. He said the
optometrists of the state have put
themselves all inside the fence and now
want to shut out any others, and he
thought 1t ought to all be wiped out,
but the amendment lost and after
Withee spoke for the bill it passed.
Charge Tax Law.
The bill by Southwick, providing
| that DELINQUENT personal taxes shall
not be a lien on real property after 10
| years was passed. Southwick explained
the the present law provided that per-
sonal taxes should be collected before
real property axes are accepted; but
~treasurers, disliking to paw over dead
accounts, do not observe this and the
innocent purchaser of real estate gets
the load showed onto him: and there
was no dissenting vote.
Then they passed house bill III. OF
interest to publishers of newspapers,
requiring the advertising of tax lists in
| three county papers TO cur sufficient
| publicity. Haafke didn't like the cost
| which would thus be increased, but 3D.
lane and Waters felt that the added
| publicity wa necessary and any less
payment hardly proper compensation.
Governor Signs Bills.
~sCoverllor Norbeck has signed house