Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-11
LEGISLATIVE DoiNGs.
A Bill for a South Dakota
Constitutional Convention.
Numer us Other 81 Is introduced in
The Couuoii and H use.

The Couuoii and H use.
Bismarot, Jan. lO-There was oonsid-
cradle excitement among the members
in the house who voted for Keith on the
arrival CT the Pioneer Press this morning
They claim that the Pioneer Press re-
porter willfully misrepresented the stu
alton. The farmers alliance members,
excepting five perhaps, are satisfied
Judge Conkling Is especially we'll pleas
ed with the situation. He says the
| alliance was satisfied with Keith before
election and is satisfied with him yet.
The most important bill In the house
to-dsy was that OF Allen, providing FOX
~reconvening tho south Dakota eonstitu-
tional convention in order to adopt the
PlatE bill amendments aud to submit the
constitution to a vote of the people, and
provides also for o new election of off,
GERS, members of the legislature, sena.
tors, etc. 1t ~appropriates $25 600 and
names Huron as the place. The dates
are blark, 20 be filed by the committee
A usury bill was introduced in the
%oounoil, and also a bill repeating the
gross earnings Law and the board oil
railroad commissioners.
MIR. Fletcher, in the house tomorrow
will introduce a railroad bill. He intro.
duced several bills to-day-noted else
where. The following bills we're intro.
duced in the house:
BY Acker--Repealing the law in rela.
ton to struck i%uries.
by Burnham-Making the term OF
auditors expire March Let; requiring one
years residence for divorce application
BY Swansop-Attaohing four unor
ganized townships to Walsh and four 60
Ramsey county.
by EIliott-For oil inspectors. one for
north and Que for south Dakota for the
establishment of o normal school ct
Lisbon, requiring the donation OF 160
acres OF land, aud appropriating twenty
sections of school lands,
BY Fletcher-Taking from the COVER
nor the 81 notary public fee and giving
it 20 the secretary; requiring qualiioa.
tions for an ~elector of two years resi-
dence in the United States, mi year in
the territory, three months in the
county end ten days in the pre-
cinct; prescribing the form and color
Of ballots; making ii q m~isdsmeanor to
print, write, distribute or vote split
tickets, and making tbs bal'o. void as
TO the name substituted; the regular
candidates nane may be erased end an-
other written theron, ho wever.
By Clask-ExtendinR the time for
paying taxes; l per cent, per month in
terest after February /, and a penalty Of
5 per cent per month thereafter, referred
to a special committee consisting OF
Lampmap, Partridge and Fletcher.
By Granna-The same exceps the
penalty attaches October l.
In the council the fo!lo wing bills were
introduced:
By Glaspell-Repealing the gross earn
ings law.
BY Hughes-Providing for marriage
license and registration; also for penalty
for neglect OF officers to make reports
required by Law; also providing for 0
thorough inquiry by magistrates before
a warrant of arrest is issued and fol
waiying of grand Jury excep! in cases OF
felony or where there is danger of ea.
cape, the object being TO reduce expense
in preliminary examinations.
By Misunderstanding ell interest il
rate in excess of ~ per vent is contssc-
ted repeating railroad commission law
making disposition or injury OF mort
gagged property o mlsiemeanor and I'M.
sury u crime.
By Crawford-Extending the time TO,
collecting taxes without penalty te
June l.
By Oooper-To print 5000 copies o.
the governors message; 500 In German
and 500 in N ;rwegian.
BY Hughes-A bill for constitutions
convention for north Dakota, the cleo
ton to be held April 8. and the consen-
ton to held at Bismarck April 20; at
taching Stanley, Sterling. Nowlin, Pratt
and Presho counties to the eighth judi
cIal district q
BY DEMONSTRATING tor township
organization where not adopted a vot'
to be taken on petition of one third o
the legal voters.
BY Huahes-.Abol shing foreclosure b.
advt rtIsement, ii must be done in cour
and a year allowed for redemption
after Judgment, when sale is final
saves expense If redeemed and protect
from excessive attorney fees. c