The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-02-07
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.

PIERRE, Jan. 24.-Bills No. 90, GO, tO2 and
81 were recommended to pass. Senate bill
No. 80, providing for the publication of the
repbfts of tho supreme court, passed. The
following bills were Introduced; A memo
rial to congress praying for the opening
of the Fort Randall military reservation
east Of the Missouri river. The rules were
suspended and the memorial passed. Reg
ulating the practice of pharmacy and
licensing persons to dispense poisons; pun
ishing the counterfeiting of labels, trade
marks and advertisements.
PIERRE, Jan. 25.-The passage of senate
bill No. 60 was recommended by the com
mittec. 1t amends section GA, compiled
laws.
ssnate bill No 81, fixing the terms Of the
supreme court on the fret Tuesdays in
April and October of each year was passed.
PERRE, Jan. 2T.--.Joint resolution No.
141, memoralizing congress to open the
Grow Creek reservation, was passed.
Senate bill No. 0i requiring county
treasurers to give notice of redemption
from tax sale to purchaser, passed.
Senate bill No. q, legalizing the organi-
cation Of certain civil townships, passed.
A substitute for senate bill No. and
house bill No. 8, re;enGc.ing the laws of
Dakota and declaring the common law in
force where the statutes are silent in South
Dakota, passed.
PIERRE, Jan. 23.--After roll call the rules
were suspended and house bill No. Is, us
amended by the Senate was read third
time and passed. 1t is practically the same
as The senate bill killed by the house last
week.
The following senate bills were passed
also: Providing for notice by l-older of
tax certificate to owner of land before u
deed Is given; exempting members of fire
companies from military and jury duty.
Discussion was had in committee of the
whole on the bill providing for the adop-
tion of minors and passage recommended.
Henry Neil was elected journal clerk
and F. d. Simmons clerk of the judiciary
committee.
PIERRE, Jan. 29.-T. E. Carter, of Moody
county, was elected clerk on engrossed
bills. The senate bill relating to consent
in cases of adoption passed.
The senate bill relating to the duties of
county treasurers and providing for de
claring banks as public depositors passed.
The senate bill passed reducing the fees
of the register of deeds from 10 to 50 cents
for recording deeds and mortgages, and to
10 cents for fling chattel mortgages.
Bills were introduced to amend section
| G, article 3, of the constitution defining the
| liabilities of railroad companies for live
stock killed: to amend section "a code OF
civil procedure; to amend section :, article
| Q, chapter 73, laws of 1887, relating to the
incorporation of cities.
| PIERRE, Jan. 3a-Several committees re.
ported bills recommending their pass age.
petition was presented protesting against
| the graduates of the agricultural college
practicing pharmacy without examination.
| The senate bill requiring county treasur
ers to pay state funds quarterly into the
state treasury passed. Bills were intro
duced to submit to u vote at the election of
1890 the question of the permanent loca-
| tiOn of tho e apital. to give cre.ti to priSon.
crs In the pcnitentiary of time for good
conduct The house bill providing for a
commits sioa to codify the laws was in
definitely postponed.