Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-02-12
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DOINGS,


In the senate on the 4th the following b,lIs
were passed Relating to the payment of high
why tax by labor and permitting receipts to be
taken by county treasufcrs also removing tho
I'rote, tion from beavers. Bills introduced: To
convey ten acres OF land to Fred Evans amend.
ing section I, chapter l24. laws Of 1887 relating
TO the duties OF public examiner; amending
chapter s5 laws OF 1883, and chapter Las. laws Of
1887; changing the name OF tho reform to the
industrial achnni making il misdemeanor to
remove building from mortEaged lands
In the house the committee OF the whole rec
commended ths passage OF bill creating the
office OF mining engineer, The bill ting Q
term Of the supreme court at Deadwood was
lost in the house. The q nate bill providing for
the appointment of supreme court marshal
pissed the house, The bill creating q mining
engineer passed the house. Senate bill No. 81
Amending q section in the civil code, passed
Senate bill No. % passed the house. The senate
bslt reiattng 10 the fees OF register Of deeds
passed., Bills Introduced: 10 amend sections
l57 to 1885, revised laws providing for the drain
age OF swamp lands to remove cloud from .
land title. Adjourned
In the senate on the 5th the bill to provide q
temporary government for The territory Of 0kla-
homa was taken UP and the clerk commenced
: :. ssad tns q ! bnt had not co,npleted u when
t.ken up 4. nnnnished business III, Blair.
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relations. repo ted joint resolution
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iatns the people OF the United States Of Brazil
on their adoption OF republican form OF gov
ernment 'enator Blair resumed his argument.
Ths house adjourned af.er the Journal was
rea in its abridged form and approved a large
number OF members being in attendance upon
the funeral of Mrs and Miss Tracy.
The senate went into committee OF the whole
with Senator Cain, OF Besdls, in tine chair. to
resume consideration OF the prohibition bill
At 3 o'clock tho committee recommended the
passage OF the bin with the amendments rec
commended by the committee on temperance
and six other amendments adopted in commit
tee OF the whole. Petitions were presented
asking for the submission of an amendment to
the constitution leasing school and public
lands. The senate ordered contract for print
Ing It's daily journal. The senate bill reducing
the fees of the court stenographer pas sed. The
house bill providing for marriage licenses
passed. Bills introduced: Amending section
tion Of perjury. Amending section I'll. code of
civil procedure, relating to sham and Irrelevant
ansa ers and defenses. Adjourned
The forenoon session Of the house was taken
up IN debate on the temperance bill, In the
afternoonla petition was read from citizens OF
Daedwood asking that the rate OF interest be
made rsr cent. A letter was Iead from Sen
ntor Pettgrew expressing regrets Mt being un-
able to visit the Legislature Senate bill No.
~, repeating chapter 3, session laws OF the
Eighteenth Legislative assembly relating to ap-
preparations. passed Col. Parker introduced q
bill to Great. two congressional districts. The
house at o'clock went into committee Of the
Young introduce an Amendments to section Is.
taking away the penalty for keeping liquor in
the house. The amendment carried. The ma
Jority report on the bill adopted Mr..
ionngs amendment provides that this section
shall not be construed to prohibit the OF in
toHicatine liquors in build ng by the owner
occupants thereof II such building be family
residence, used exclusively a, such and not
place Of common or public resort The, ,bouae
placed the date for the law to become operative
n the senate on the 7th bills we're passed "A
follows; Relating to taking, holding and dis
posing by aliens Of real property pr. vfdine n
commission TO ran boundary line between
North and South DakotA. New bills intro
duced: Amenaing section T. chapt r -, politi-
cal code, relating to blank forms furnished
assessors relinpuishng the interest of south
Dakota to the west half Of section II, township
l1", range ~. Grant county; providing for
amendments OF artc es of Incorporation: The
house memorial asking congress- to pay for tho
Gctolcr, 1859, session passed. Adjourned.
In the house the elective franchise committee
reported favorabiy ON the woman's suffrage
bill with certain amendments. The temper
snce bill was read third time. An effort
made to strike out the emergency v clause, which
was lost on vote OF ~ to 35. The effort to
place the d tte when the law goes into effect at
May WAS lost The bill was finally placed on
its final passage and passed by vote oil lO2 70
interest on Lawrence county bonds passed.
The house bill to transfer the business OF the
late territorial courts to the ST courts passed
The house bill relative to the practice OF
pharmacy in the state passed, Adjourned.
In the senate on the sth Mr.. WICK of Wal
worth county was appointed clerk on the en-.
rolling force A petition MAS presented praying
legislation favoring artesian wells. The seed
grain matter was referred to . special commit
tee consisting Of Senators Hopkins, Sterling,
Hunter Cain aud Miller The senate bill pro-
viding for county treasurers collecting taxes n
cities and towns passed. Bills introduced:
Compensating the printing OF the Sioux Falls
constit ution. requiring temperance instruction
ia public schools amending tho laws authoriz-
ing cities under special charters to have thu
county treasurer collect taxes providing for the
paroling OF prisoners providing for the puni h.
ment of EabituGl criminals eNelnlting reg
istered pharmacists from jury duty fixing the
time when laws take effect. Adjourned.
The following bills were introduced in the
house, read the first and second times and
ferred to appropriate committees: An act to
provide for lien upon crops and for a levy Of
tax to secure the purchase price OF seed grain
to amend article .o5. political code OF 1851,
latirg to the appointing Of physicians for state
institutions; for the construction Of guards
where roads are fenced with wire repeating
the code relating to capital punishment TO
amend the code relating to the killing OF wolves;
requiring county commissioners to give
bonds; approPriating money to improve tho
penitentiary and provide labor for con sicts
making railroad corporations responsible for
damages for injuries by fire; providing for the
protection and regulation OF primary elections;
relating to the manner OF conducting elections
and to prevent fraud and deception at elec.
tions providing for dedicating certain lands TO
the state for public highways. A bill lassed
authorizing the issuance Of bonds In the sum OF
sa:5ooo to pay the debt assumed by South
pSsots IN the divisien Of the territory and
In the senate on 'hs 10th the following senate
bills passed: Prohibiting the publishing, sale
and distribh htioli Of obscene literature Relating
to exemptions from execution sale. AMI provid.
Ing for notice claiming same; prohibiting the
sale oftobacco to children under IL years. Pro-
yiding for the appointment Of board Of regents
OF education, defining their powers
and duties. Bills introduced: Proyid-
ing for the collection Of delinquent
t.a:s for the sale of property therefor and to
amending section 45, civil code, disclosing the
qualification OF electors ard prescribing the
Io7m OF oath for voters at state elections au-
thorizing transcripts OF Judgments md decrfes
IN nited States courts to be filed In circuit
courts OF the several counties amending Sec
tion 3s7. code Of civil procedure providing for
the collection OF taxes Oh parsonal property;
amending section 4, chapter g. laws of 1881
pertaining to notice Of cha.tel mort
oonss. sss; ta tSr the division
trfcts according to population Authoring GER
tain orIoratft MS 70 become surstios on oficial
bonds and ,,u nnds,ts.;ng the limiting q the time
other state courts for judgments and decress
shall be commenced. Providing for liens upon
crops and for levy upon the same securing the
payment Of purchase prices for seed grain.
Amending section 20, chapter 81. laws OF 1889,
relating 70 creating Meade county. Amendin
section Isl, chapter n. laws Of 1897. providing
for the appointment OF commissioner of
school and public lands. Ameniing section
iourncd.
The following bills were introduced in the
house: TO encourage the construction Of ar
tesian wells; to preserve the purity Of eIec.
tions and to guard against ths abuss OF the
elective franchise; providing for aud regulating
the salary OF Clerks Of ctrcuit and county
courts 20 amend section 1000, chapter H. laws
Of 1887 to amend section 10 %. laws of 1887, re.
lattng to advertising delinquent taxes on
real estate; donating one half the per diem
Of members OF the Legislature, making 8
total of s25,350 to be placed In the hands ol the
governor for proper distribution; to limit the
cational institutions OF the state. A bill passed
regulating the practice Of veterinary medicine
rs. regulating the practice Of veterinary
medicine and surgery; No. 80. relating TO
The mortgaging Of real estate BY suardisns; /;
teis 10 tho name Of the rs.l % psrsy interested: M i
No 81, creating the bureau OF labor ct .tis-
tics; No. 100, memorial to congress regarding