Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1890-01-18
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
The Senate.

PIERRE, Jan. THE senate met at noon
Gove rnor Fletcher In the chair
The first business transacted was the cleo
ton OF the caucus nominees of minor of
hcers. After some unimportant business
the senate adjourned until 2 o'clock tomor
row afternoon. Governor Melette could
not get his message ready for delivery to
day, and informed both houses that he
would meet a joint session at 2 o'clock to.
morrow afternoon, at which time the mes.
sage will be read.
PIERRE, Jan. S.-The senate met at 2 D..
m with the house to listen to the govern
or's message. On r~eassembling the mes
senger was selected to act as postmaster
for an extra dollar per day. Resolution
passed asking the house for a Joint com
mission to visit Minneapolis aud Duluth
and make arrangements for seed wheat for
the drouth-stricken sections. The question
of printing journals caused a long discus
sion and an extra committee on printing
will be appointed. The report of commit
tee on rules was accepted.
PIERRE. Jan. 9.-The senate convened at
10 a. m. The resignation of Secretary
Burdick was received and a resolution
thanking him for his services passed. The
committee on mileage reported. The re-
port 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 3 per day.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate Bill No. by Senator Kittredge:
bill for an act to provide for the refunding
of the outstanding indebtedness of the
state OF South Dakota; read second time.
Senate Bill No. 2-By Senator Ericsson: a
bill for an act making tax receipts conclus-
I've evidence of the payment of former
taxes, and defining the duties of the county
clerk and treasurer in relation thereto.
Senate Bill No. 3-By Senator Ericsson; a
bill for an act prohibiting the recording of
deeds and other instruments of title until
the taxes are paid.
Senate Bill No. by Senator Ericsson; a
bill for an act regulating criminal prose
cutions in Justices court.
Senate Bill No. BY Senator Crawford
a bill for an act to adopt the compiled laws
tn1 the session laws of 1889 of the territory
of DAKOTA as far as applicable as the laws
of the state of South Dakota, and to de-
clare the proceedings had hereunder prior
to the passage of this act to be legal and
valid.
The senate concurred in the Joint reso-
luton of the house on the appointment of
a committee for the agreement o. the
Join sessions Of both houses. The presi-
d mt appointed "a such csmmittee Smith,
of Aurora, and French, of Yankton A
new committee on printing was appointed
as follows: Warner, Bronson and Fergus.
- go SAN@A ACCA oaIaAo "a
was elected secretary and Il. j.. Washa-
laugh was elected president pro tenn.
PIERRE, Jan. 10.-The following bills
were introduced in the senate:
By Senator Collier, accepting a grant of
land from the United States government;
by Senator Collier, a bill for an act to de-
clare certain fees void and preventing reg
listers of deeds from charging fees for dis
charging chattel mortgages; by Senator
CnOlpy a hill for nm aot raBa,fny "a, tha
duties of county treasurer and providing
for depositing funds in national, state and
other banks, and regulations governing the
same, by Senator Crawford, a bill for an
act regulating the keeping of stock in un-
organized counties; by Senator Crawford,
a bill for an act TO reduce the member OF
the senate to thirty and members of the
house to seventy-fve and providing for a
reapportionment; by Senator Hoffman, a
bill for an act to provide for the extension
of payment of taxes for the year 1883 to
June 3, 1870; by Senator kittridge, a bill
for an act to provide for the Incorporation
of fraternal and charitable organizations /;
by Senator k~ittridge, a bill for an act to
provide for the terms of the circuit court
of the Second circuit, two terms of court
each year in each county in the circuit; by
Senate Kittridge, a bill for an act to pro
vide for "a board of regents of ~educatios,
consisting of nine citizens of the state of
South Dakota, and defining the duties,
terms Of Office, etc. by Senator Washa-
baugh, IA bill for an act 10 fix the salaries of
of the county officers at the sum Of $500 per
year and graduated additions dependent
upon the population of the county; by Sen
ator Washabaugh, n bill for an act to fix
the Jurisdiction of and regulating the
practice in county courts and pro-
viding for terms Of the said courts.
At the afternoon session the president of
the senate announced the standing com
mittees.