Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-01-16
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DOINGS

islature met In regular legislative session at
IL o'clock noon OF the 7th. with Speaker
Young Iii the chair. The proceedings Of the
| October session were read and approved:
L E. Sinclair. OF Union county. was reported
sick at home and was excused for ten days.
Tho house then elected caucus nominees
| for minor offices. as follows: III. Is. Kent, OF
Union, first assistant clerk; J. G. Adams, OF
Day, second assistant clerk; J. r. Howell.
| oil Walworth. bill clerk; four ballots were
taken on engrossing and enrolling clerk.
After five ballots, and no choice resulting.
further balioting was dispensed with until
| the 9th. The committee appointed on rules
are Powell. Sheldon. Norton, DAILY. Morgan.
| Summerside and Hughes. The committee
on mileage are Smith. Little. Maynard, VOL
| muth. Helsig. Knight and Inman. After q
| choice of seats. the lower house adjourned.
The senate met at noon, Lieut.-Gov.
| Fletcher In the chair. The caucus nominees
+. of minor officers were elected as follows:
| G. N. Cooper, OF Beadle. assistant secretary;
| G. F. Hackett, of Turner enrolling and en-
crossing clerk: Geo. H. Ball. Of Hanson, bill
clerk; T. A. Douglas. Of Day. assistant ser
| geant-at- arms; Young. Of Beadle county.
messenger; J. Fl. Wright. of Codington.
| Watchman; J. c. Stevens. of Brule. and Ed
| die Wheeler, of Hughes. pages. After some
unimportant business the senate adjourned.
The lower house held morning session
| On the Sth and elected G. III. Weeks. of Hand
county. enrolling and engrossing clerk. and
William Box, of Yankton, assistant SER
| geant- at arms. A special committee. con-
| sfsting of Messrs. Star. Bowman, Henitz,
| Hubbard, Simmons, Morbeck and Taylor.
were appointed to report on the eompensa-
| tion of the Offices Upon reassembling in
| the afternoon resolution was passed in
| forming the senate of readiness for the
| joint session to listen to the governor s
| message. The ministers of Pierre agree to
pray gratis for the house and bya resolution
1 S,lY Mt nd pntr loo
| were appointed committee to arrange with
| the ministers for certain weeks.
| The senate did not meet on the Sth until
| p. M, and then met the house in joint ses-
| sion to listen to the governors message.
| The Joint session occurred in the hall OF the
lower house, at which time Gov. Mellette
| delivered his message.
After dissolution of the joint session, the
| election of officers was resumed in the
house. G. Johnson, of Brookings, was
elected postmaster, and W. J. Thornby. of
Custer. messenger. Adjourned.
On reassembling the first order of busi-
ness in the senate was the appointment OF
| postmaster. The matter was finally settled
by giving the messenger an extra dollar per
| day to handle the mali for the senate. A
resolution passed asking the house for a
| joint commission to visit Minneapolis and
Duluth and see what arrangements can be
made to get seed wheat for the drought
stricken sections.
/ Inc COmH1tteB On TuIeS repOTLeu, ana
| after some discussion and few amend
| Inents were adopted, the report was ac-
| cepted. Adjourned.
The first order of business in the house on
the 9th was the consideration of the report
| of the committee on rules. motion pre-
| vailed to dispense with the reading Of the
| journal OF the previous day. The house
| then went into committee OF the whole on
rules. Partridge. of Grant, in the chair.
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lourned for the noon hour. On reassem-
| bling the house again went into committee
| of the whole. Mr.. Star in the chair. After
| debate and-numerous amendments the re-
| port of the committee on rules was adopted.
The committee of the whole then arose. A
| committee of three on engrossed and en-
rolled bills, consisting ofPowell. Greely and
| Hughes. was appointed. This committee
| acts until the appointment of the regular
committee. joint resolution originating
| in the senate, on printing, In which provis-
| ion is made for a joint committee. was, on
suspension OF the rules. read second time
| by title and passed to the third reading
| and passed. Mr.. Bothan. of Minnehaha.
| tried to get resolution through to dispense
| with the publication of the journal The
resolution was laid on the table. Ad-
journed.
The resignation of Secretary Burdck was
| received in the senate and resolution
| thanking him for his services passed. The
| committee on mileage reported. The report
| was referred back for further action. The
| committee on compensation OF the officers
| Of the senate reported. The pay OF
/ the chaplain was increased to So per day.
| The following bills were introduced: Sem
ate bill No. l. by Kittredge: bill for an act to
| provide for the refunding Of the outstanding
Indebtedness OF the state OF South Dakota;
| read second time. By Ericsson; a bill for an
| act making tax receipts conclusive evidence
| OF the payment of former taxes. and defin-
| ing the duties of the county clerk and treas
| urer in relation therto. BY Ericsson: a bill
| and other instruments of title until the
taxes are paid. By Ericsson; bill for an
| act regulating criminal prosecutions in
justices courts. BY Crawford a bill for an
| act to adopt the compiled laws of 1889 Of the
| territory of Dakota as far as applicable as
| the laws OF the state of South Dakota. and
| to declare the proceedings had Hereunder
| prior to the passage of this act to be legal
| and valid. The senate concurred in the
| joint resolution of the house on the appoint
ment of committee for the agreement OF
| the joint sessions of both houses. The
| president appointed as such committee
| Smith. of Aurora. and French, of Yankton.
| A new committee on printing was appointed
| as follows: Warner. Bronson and Fergus.
At the afternoon session N. Il. HauSer, of
| Brown, was elected secretary on the first
| ballot. +. J. Washabaugh. of Deadwood.
| was elected president of the senate pro tenn.
| Adjourned,
The senate met on the 10th with all present
| except Conlan and Johnson, who are reported
| sick. message was read from the house an
nouncing concur nee in the Joint resolution on
printing When the order was reached for the
introduction of bills a number were introduced.
A motion prevailed that the rules ef the senate
| and the Joint rules be printed. Senate bills
Nos. s. g. and were placed on their second
reading and the following bills introduced: By
| Collier, accepting grant Of land from the Unit
ed States government. By Collier to declare
| certain fees void, etc. By Cooley, relating to
| the duties Of county treasurers and providing
| for depositing funds in banks. By Crawford,
| regulating the keeping OF stock in unorganized
| counties. By Crawford, to reduce the members
| OF the senate to thirty and members OF the
/ for the extension OF the payment Of taxes for
| the year 1859 to June 8. 1890. By Kitt-
| ridge, to provide for the incorporation
| of fraternal and charitable organizations.
| BY III fridge. to provide for the terms of the
| circuit court OF the second circuit. By Craw-
f, ri. t. provide for board of regents of edu-
| cat;on. Rv Wa .hahaugh, TO Ak the salaries Of
l county officers at the sum Of $500 per year and
/ ton. By washabaugh, to fix the Jurisdiction of
| unity courts AMI providing for terms OF the
| co''rts. At the afternoon session the president
| of b seERte announced the standing commit.
| tees. By unanimous consent Senator CrRw-
| iord offered q resolution requesting the ap.
| pointinert of q committee cf nine on appor-
1 tionment to district the state. Referred to the
| committee on superintendent The committee
on ] iut rules of the senate and house reported.
| A message from Gov. Nellie to WAS received
| and read ace .mpanied by q letter from Gov.
| 81 Ir o. No tn Dakota, advising eariy action
l iiokng toward the settlement of the affairs be-
| tween Il Q wo states. Adjourned.
| IN the house Measrs. Bowen, Faulk and Bach
| were excused because of illness. Mr.. Norton
| from log taken from old Fort Dakota at Sioux
| Falls he house refus. to concur In the sem