Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.

The senate revenue committee reported on
the gath recommending the passage of bills GO,
102 and 81. The committee On school and pub
lands recommended the passage OF bill No 20
rs amended. Senate bill No. 80 providing for
court, passed. The following bills wcre intro
ducefl and referred: A memorial to congress
praying for the opening Of the Fort Randall
military reservation east of the Missouri rver
The rules were suspended and the memorial
passed. Regulating the practice of pharmacy
Furnishing the counterfeiting Of labels trade
marks and advertisements.
In the house Mr. Partridge presented petit
down of county officers salaries for the old
school district system and asking that laws to
that be fs+ The judiciary
bill 60 resoh,nit the .prshibitory question
vote stood 90 to %. Gov Mellette notified the
house that he has signed house bills Nos. TO- IL
and 10. These bills provide for accepting
ment, the payment of the Legislature and Off
GERS and authorizing judges to hold courts
outside Of their districts. The following bills
We're introduced; A mem rial to congress for
the opening of the Sisseton md Wahpeton res-
ervntions; to fix the sa aries Of county officers;
to exempt firemen from jury or military duty
TO make disposition of tho sum of s5,s75, re.
celred Us premium from the sale of bonds to
authorize the adiutant general to supply camps
the political disabilities OF August j.
rich; to regulate the salaries of regis
tiers OF deeds and county tfeasurers to amend
section %, compiled laws, relating to public OK
hmlner; to almond the law relating to tho cleo
ton of county commissioners a memorial to
congress asking the opening of the Grow Creek
reservation to homestead entry; to prevent tho
sale OF cigarettes; to provide for o board of
trustees Tor tho st4te library to increase the
power OF town boards; to regulate the collec-
ton OF taxes; to amend section 1916 chapter II,
political code; to amend section 1898, compiled
laws; TO submit to vote Oh the amendment to
section e, article 3, OF tho constitution: to reg
ulate commercial agencies, credit companies
nnd guarantee associations; to define public
nulsnnces amending section 3, chapter g. laws
OF 1855 mnking it unlawful to kill prairie chick
ems and other game between March / and Sept
preventing trespass on public lands and to re-
cover damages because thereof; amending Soc
ton 3O71 compiled Tvs.
In the senate on the 18th the passage of son
ate bill no. 30 was recommended by the COM
mittee. It almonds section ga, compiled laws.
Senate bill No. d. fixing thel terms of the su-
Octobar in each year was passed. Tho follow
ing bills We're introduced: Providing for the
sale I, or ,, sncumbrance Of homestead when
10 legelize the acts of Geo. II. Johnson, notary
public Amending section Q, probate code 4
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
article s. constitution. entitled. education aud
school lands. Relating to fugatives from ius-
tice Adjourned.
question of privilege asked by Mr. Cummings,
OF Butte. He devoted his attention to tho Alb,
erdeen Ne,os for m article connecting him with
the farmers alliance matters. He denied that
the farmers want to obstruct legislation MIR
Whiting, of Kingsbury, introduced bill to fine
all railroads and parties giving or receiving
passes. The bill was killed by vote Of 50 to
3D. The following bills were introduced An
act defining the responsibility of person OPP
Grating a threshing machine to accept railroad
pnsses. This bill was killed. asking congress
to impose tariff on the importation of tin; to
amend section 1850 civil code; to amend sec
tions and Of chapter 25 session laws of 1889 ::
defining wnrehOnae n and proyidipo fOrt
regulation thereof. House bill No. as passed
the house. This bill provides for the appoint
bill names Bartlett TrIpp. G. h. Bennett and
Fl. H. Potter us the committee. Adjourned.
The rules were suspended in the senate on
tho 9th, and Joint resolution No. 14l, memo
rializing congress to open the Crow Greek reser-
walton, not opened by the Dawes bill. and
sideraton of bill No. 46, relating to grst and ex-
change mills, was postponed to Monday. Tho
| senate considered and extensively discussed
senate bill No. 20, and bill No. JOB passed The
| following bills were introduced Relating to
| exempt property, making real estate SO, 600 and
! personal 1850 In value authorizing the publica-
| ton OF the school laws in German and Scandi-
! navian languages; repeating section 8, chapter
| al. laws Of 1889 regulating the construction,
| repair and maintenance of public bridges and
| causeways; by Smith. of Lake, defining the liza
bility OF railroads in cases of fire caused by it's
| operation; declaring certain persons exempt
| from military duty; establishing state me-
neurological bureau. Senate bill No. 96, requir-
! Ing comfy troasurofs to give notice of redelip-
| ton from tax sale to purchaser, passed. Senate
bill No. ", legalizing the organization of certain
| ate bill No. and house bill No. g. re-enacting
| the laws of the territory of Dakota aud declar-
| ing the common law in force where the statutes
| are silent in South Dakota, passed. Senate bill
| No. as, relating to the amendments to articles
| ofincorporation, passed Senate bill No. As, q
memorial to congress asking for pension legis-
lation passed.
In the house the committee appointed on the
contest case from Hanson county reported in
were introduced: To amend sections 1, and
). chapter SO, session laws Of 1887. To amend
section Z, chapter l. general laws of 1859. A
memorial from the State Horticultural society
as King for appropriation 10 amend section
49, ehupter6 political code. To amend the
railroad commission law. This bill provides
yoars; to fix passenger rates on railroads,
which names the rate at cents per mile. SEN
ate bill No "A was pissed by the house. This
bill provides that the registers of deeds cannot
charge fees ior discharglng real or chattel
mortgages House bill No. 63 passed. This
bill No. 10 relating to warehouse men. was
passed. House bill No. 1888, asking for the open
ing Of enc indian observation in Charles Mix
! Territorial Treasurer Bailey to turn into the
state treasury the money received from the
sale OF bonds passed. The house bill No. 81
passed This bill defines the duties of county
treasurers touching the registration of war
rants. There was long debate on the taxation
After rolcall in the senate on tho 2sth the
rules suspended and house bill No 49, as
amended by the senate, was read third time
and passed. The following senate bills were
passed: Providing for notice of holder of tex
certificate to owner Of land before deed is
given. EXempting members of fire companies
from military and jury duty Discussion was
had in committee OF the whole on the bill pro-
vidins for the adoption of minors and passage
recommended. bill was introduced describ-
ing and defining the boundary OF Marshall
county. Also permitting townships to bond
and construct artesian wells. Legalizing tho
acts OF notarics public. For the formation Of
building and loan associations 10 increase the
number of directors Of religious. benevolent
and educational corporations. And joint res
olution declaring unfounded and false the
ports and newspaper articles published east
and west pretending to picture want through
out South Dakota
The judiciary committee in the house re-
ported against the pass age of house bill No. 6S.
The bill was indefinitely postponed MIR. Par
ker introduced q resolution touching the SIAN
derous articles in the eastern press. Referred
to special committee Of nine Positive &C.
ton will be taken to refute these stories. The
stat owes itself the duty of defending its rep
utation against til libelous stories ana II nee
essary will use money to do this. The follow
ing b lis were introduced: An act to repeal
ton 1885 and 1856 compiled laws creating a
board OF commissioners of immigration; to