Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-02-13
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DoINGs.

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In the South Dakota senate on the sd Senator
WHEREAS, Certain leading Chicago neWspa-
pers have sent special correspondents to this
state: also have written grossly false descrip-
Dakota, and have published monstrous stories
OF alleged destitution among the people Of the
!. WHEREAS. Said Chicago nevspapers have
pubHspsd such lbels upon this state and made
obnegIatse statements condemning it's condition
anu that OF the Sioux reservation, soon to be
qRSned to settlement and,
WHEREAS, The punishment of such mtsrepre-
sentations is likely to do great injury to South
Dakota, and IL Is evidently intended for that
ResolYed, That our senators and representa-
fives in congress are requested to vote against
Chicago for the worlds fair.
the resolution was referred to O special COM
mfttee Of five consisting OF Senators Stewart,
E9erling. Johnston ThieIman and Leppelman.
The house marriage license bill was recon-
mended to pass. Bills introduced; Repeating
chapter l27. laws of 1889, relating to township
organization; amending section /, chapter 8,
Pol,ticai CODE, relating 70 the admission Of At
taxation of telegraph and telephone companies:
regulat ng the business and fixing the rate of
charges Of telegraph companies; relating to the
construction of artesian wells and bitches and
the powers of corporations relating thereto
Adjourned.
In the hoyse the committe on temperance
changes. 4 minority report was also pre-. pre-.
sented. An effort was made to raise the as
sSsts.nt seegeant-at-arms salary to $50 but it
nssssfs on school lands frh The house Bill gov gov
.eEning the state printing passed. House bill
No. No; u1 passed, providing for amending title 8
amend section 5414 of the compiled laws Of
1876 to repeal chapter 12i, SO sion laws Of
zsss to amend section 14o3, relating to the
sion 1874 compiled laws; to regulate grain
warehouses and the Inspection and handling OF
grain to amend section 3096, chapter 8, civil
consolidate road and bridge taxes; to regulate
insurance policies; to punish parties for dis
turbing the peace by use Of offensive language
or tpmultuous conduct. The house bill relating
to fictitious partnerships passed. Adjourned
In the senate on the 4th the following bills
were passed: Relating to the payment OF high
way Tux by labor and permitting receipts to be
|, protection from beavers. Bills introduced: To
convey ten acres Of land to Fred Evans amend
sng section 4, chapter ia laws Of 1887 relating
to the duties of public examiner; amending
chapter 25 laws of 1883, and chapter 1856, laws Of
1887; changing the name Of the reform to the
industrial school i; making 1t a misdemeanor to
remove building from mortgaged lands.
In the house the committee Of the whole rec
commended the passage of a bill creating the
office OF mining engineer. The bill putting q
term of the supreme court at Deadwood was
lost in the house. The senate bill providing for
the appointment of q supreme court marshal
passed the house; The bill creating a mining
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amending section in the civil code, passed
Selate bill No. go passed the house. The senate
ball relating to the fees OF register of deeds
passed. Bills introduced: To amend sections
157 to 1856, revised laws providing for the drain
age OF swamp lands to remove cloud from a
land title. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 5th the bill to provide
temporary government for the territory of Okla
homa was taken up and the clerk commenced
to read the bi j, but had not completed 1t when
at o'clock the bill to aid in the establishment
nj chnr In Uao
taken up as unfinished business. Mr.. Blair
after speaking few minutes in advocacy of
sbsrp r. sempofalh,y hy t Welded shs n99r to Senator
reiations. reported joint resolution
(which was placed on the calendar, congratu-
lsting the people Of the United States of Brazil
on their adoption Of republican form OF gov
Adjourned.
read in its abridged form and approved a large
plumber 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 Beadle, in the chair, to
resume consideration of the prohibition bill.
Ats O'Clock the committee recommended the
passage OF the bill, 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 q contract for print
ing its daily journal. The senate bill reducing
! house bill providing for marriage licenses
passed. Bills introduced Amending section
~, penal code, relating to perjury and suborna.
tion Of perjury, Amending section 211, code Of
civil procedure, relating to sham and irrelevant
answers and defenses. Adjourned.
: The forenoon session of the house was taken
afternoonln petition was read from citizens Of
Daedwood asking that the rate of interest be
made per cent. letter was read from Sem
ator Pettigrew. expressing regrets at being un-
able to visit the legislature. Senate bill No.
80, lrepealing chapter Q, session laws of the
Eighteenth legislative assembly relating to ap-
propriations. passed. Col. Parker introduced q
bill to create two congressional districts. The
house at o'clock went into committee Of the
whole to consider the Temperance bill. Mr..
Young introduced an amendment to section 49,
taking away the penalty for keeping liquor in
the house. The amendment carried. The ma
lority report on the bill was adopted Mr..
Young's amendment provides that this section
shall not be construed to prohibit tho use OF in
toxicating liquors In building by the owner or
occupants thereof II such building be family
residence, used exclusively as such and not O
place OF common or public resort. Thelhouse
placed the date for the law to become operative
April l. Adjourned.
In the senate on the TIN bills were passed as
follows: Relating to taking, holding and dis
posing by aliens OF real property providing q
commission to run boundary line between
North and South Dakota. New bills intro
duced: Amending section 4, chapter 2S, polti-
cal code, relating to blank forms furnished
assessors relinquishing the interest of South
Dakota to the west half Of section IL, township
119, range 40. Grant county; providing for
amendments OF artic es of Incorporation. The
house memorial asking congress to pay for the
October, 1889, session passed. Adjourned.
In the house the elective franchise committee
reported favorably on the woman's suffrage
bill with certain amendments. The temper
ance bill was read o third time. An effort WAS
| made to strike out the emergency clause, which
| WAS lost on vote Of 8S to IS. The effort to
! place the date when the law goes into effect at
May was lost The bill was finally placed on
| final n
| q. The house bill providing for lower rates Of
| interest on Lawrence county bonds passed.
| The house bill to transfer the business of the
late territorial courts to the state 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. petition was presented praying
legislation favoring artesian wells. The seed
| grain matter was referred to special commit
| tee, consisting OF Senators Hopkins, Sterling,
| Hunter. Cain and Miller. The senate bill pro-
viding for county treasurers collecting taxes in
cities and towns passed. Bills introduced
| Compensating the printing of the Sioux Falls
/ constitution requiring temperance instruction
| ing cities under special charters to have the
county treasurer collectt taxes providing for the
parolfng OF prisoners providing for the punish
Inent of habitual criminals; exempting reg
| isteYed pharmacists from jury duty; fixing the
time whom laws take effect Adjourned.
The following bills were introduced in the
| house, read the first and second times and re-
ferred to appropriate committees: An act to
| provide for lien upon crops and for q levy Of a
1 tax to secure the purchase price Of seed grain
to amend article EOS, political code OF 1857, re-
the q
| where roads are fenced with wire; repeating
| the code relating to capital punishment to
amsnd the code RELAXING to the killing Of wolves
| bonds; appropriating money to improve the
/ penitentiary and provide labor for convict.