The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-10
SENATE DEFEATS
HYDRO-ELECTR|C
BILLS SELECTING MOBRIDGE
SITE AND SUBMITvTT C PROPO-
SITION TO PEOPLE KILLED.


hydro electric action by the present
legislature We're greatly lessened late
yesterday afternoon when the SEN
ate killed bills proposed by the Mo-
bridge and Mulehead boosters. The
bill accepting the engineers report
Mobridge, was first defeated and
then the bill presented by the Joint
committee on power and power de-
velopment was showed under by a
large majority.
The Mobridge bill came up first. 1t
officially selected the northern site
and continued the present state COM
mission another two years to make a
report to the next legislature. 1t
was amended first to cut off the
present commission, and then the bill
was killed with 26 votes against and
Is for the measure.
Most of the speakers expressed
little preference between the two
sites but said they did not want to
do anything at this time. There was
considerable oratory before crowded
galleries. Following action on the
Mobrldge bill the senate then killed
the Mulehead bill submitting the
proposition to popular vote. The
vote was Ga against, and for the
measure
Similar bills before the house to-
day are expected by those in close
with ,st
same fate. Supporters of the hydro
electric proposition admit that the
question is a dead issue until an
other two years.
The first open move of the fight of
some of the livestock interests and
organizations in the state against the
present live stock board appeared
yesterday Senator Myers of McCook
county introduced their bill in the
senate providing a reorganization of
the livestock board to include four
stockmen and one veterinarian and
TO make general changes in the re-
gular governing power of the board.
Representative Grace of Buffalo
county introduced resolution at the
same time in the house providing for
legislative committee of five to in
vestigate the actions and proceedings
of the present board up to this time.
The Alseth English measure bill
was put on the calendar at yester-
days session of the house. but ad-
journment came before it was reach
ed
This afternoon will see fights on
both this measure and the hydro-elec
trio bills unless one of them is defeat
ed
The success of the state owned
coal mine was brought up in the
house by Swanson of Brown county
The bill under discussion made an ap-
stallation of some machinery at the
mines to increase its output. Repre-
sentative Swanson said he owned part
interest in coal mine just a short
distance away and he knew the state
mine could not sell coal at the pre-
sent price at which it is being Of
fered and make any money. He fig
ured it is losing from $199 to 5000
a day besides driving his mine and
others around ii out of business.
They cannot sell at so low a price
and he urged that the best thing to
do was for South Dakota to get out
of North Dakota as soon as possible.
Representatives Buell. and Gill felt
that he was taking too gloomy a
stand They doubted whether coal
on adjoining South Dakota land was
worth development and declared
that the present mine was furnishing
cheap coal to the people of the state.
The appropriation was adopted.
The senate reconsidered its action
in repeating the mortgage registra-
tion tax and will again take up the
bill later in the month.