The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DoINcs

SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
Tho lower house Of the South Dakota leg
islature met In regular legislative session at
II O'Clock noon of tho 7th. with Speaker
Young In the chair. The proceedings Of the
October session were road and approved:
I. +. Sinclair. of Union county was reported
sick at home and was excused for ten days.
The house then elected caucus nominees
for minor Offices. as follows: M. b. Kent. of
Union. first assistant clerk: j. G.. Adams. of
Day: second assistant clerk; J. r.. Howell.
Of Walworth. bill clerk; four ballots were
taken on, engrossing and enrolling clerk.
After five ballots, and no choice resulting,
further balloting was dispensed with until
tho Sth. The committee appointed on rules
Summerside and Hughes. The committee
on mileage are Smith. Little. Maynard. VOL
muth. Helsig. Knight and Inmun. After a
choice OF seats. the lower house adjourned.
NJ senate met at noon. Licut.-Gov.
Fletcher in the chair. The caucus nominees
Of minor officers were elected as follows:
z. n. Cooper. of Beadlc. assistant secretary;
O. f. Hackett. of Turner. enrolling and en-
crossing clerk; Geo. H. Ball. of Hnnscn. bill
clerk; I. A. Douglas. of Day. assistant SER
messenger: j. H. Wright. of Codington,
watchman; j. c. Stevens. of Brulc. and Ed
die Wheeler. OF Hughes. pages. Alter some
unimportant business the senate adjourned.
The lower house held u morning session
on the Sth and elected G. II. Weeks. of Hand
county. enrolling and engrossing clerk. and
William Box. OF Yankton. assistant SER
gcant-at-arms. A special committee. con-
Hubbard. Simmons. Morbeck and Taylor.
We're appointed to report on the cornpensu-
ton Of the offices. Upon r~casscmbling in
the afternoon u resolution was passed in
forming the senate of II readiness for the
Joint session to listen to- the governors
message. The ministers of Pierre agree to
pray gratis for the house and bya resolution
Messls. Summersidc. Matson and Partridge
were appointed ~ committee to arrange with
the ministers for certain weeks.
II senate did not meet on the Sth until 2
p: M. and then met the house in joint $685.
sion to listen to the governors message.
The Joint session occurred in tho hall of tho
ower house. ut which timo Gov. Mcllctte
delivered his message.
After dissolution of the joint session. the
election OF officers was resumed in the
house, e.. Johnson. of Bookings. was
elected postmaster. and w. j. Thornby. of
Custer. messenger. Adjourned.
On reasscmbling the first order of BUSH
ness In the senate was tho appointment of
postmaster. The matter was finally settled
4! by giving the messenger an extra dollar per
uay 70 hunulc inc man lOf the senate. A
resolution passed asking the house for n
Joint commission to visit Minneapolis and
Duluth and soc what arrangements Gun be
made to get seed wheat for the drought
stricken sections.
Tho committee on rules reported. and
after some discussion and q few amend-
ments welc adopted. the report was ac-
copied. Adjourned.
The first order of business in the house on
the 9th was the consideration of tho report
of tho committee on rules. A motion pre-
vailed to dispense with the reading of tho
journal of the previous day. The house
then went into committee of the whole on
rules. Partridge. OF Grant. in the chair.
After miscellaneous debate tho house nd
journed for the noon hour. On reassem-
bling the house again went into committee
OF tho whole. MIR. Star in the chair. After
debate and numerous amendments the re-
port OF the committee on rules wa adopted.
The committee of the whole then arose. A
committee OF three on ongrossed and en-
rolled bills. consisting of Powell, Greedy and
Hughes. was appointed. This committee
acts until tho appointment Of the regular
committee, Ajaint resolution originating
IN the senate. on printing. in which provis-
Ion is made for q joint committee. was, on
suspension of the rules. read IL second time
o oyd il nass and g Ms Rot to the third reading
tried to get q resolution through TO dispense
with the publication of the journal. The
resolution was laid on the table. Ad-
journed.
received in the senate and n 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
tho chaplain was increased to SD per day.
The following bills were i%ntroduccd; SEN
ate bill No. l. by Kittredgc; bill for an act to
provide for tho rounding of the outstanding
indebtedness of the state OF South Dakota:
read second time. BY Ericsson; a bill ior an
net making tax reccipts conclusive evidence
OF the payimen of former axes. md delin-
ing the duties of the county clerk md treas
uIcr in relation therto. BY Ericson: a bill
and other instruments of title until tho
taxes arc paid. BY Ericsson: Il bill for an
act regulating criminal prosecutions in
justices, courts. By Crawford: a bill for an
act to adopt the complied laws of 1889 of the
territory OF Dakota as far as applicable as
tho laws of the state of South Dakota. and
TO declare tho proceedings had Hereunder
prior to the passage of this act to be- legal
and valid: h senate concurred in tho
joint resolution of the house on the appoints
ment OF a committee for the agreement of
the joint sessions of both houses, The
president appointed as such committee
Smith, OF Aurora, II French, of Yankton.
A new committee on printing was appointed
AVAioNu AHN CCISuS.
At the afternoon session n. II. Hauser, of
Brown. was elected secretary on the first
ballot. +. j. Washabaugh. of Dcadwood,
was elected president of the senate pro TEN.
Adjourned,
The senate met on the 10th with all present
except Conlan and johnson, who arc reported
sick. A message was read from the house an
nouncing concurrence In the joint resolution on
printing. When the order was renched for the
introduction of bills a number were introduced.
A motion prevailed that the rules eff the senate
and the joint rules be printed. Senate bills
Nos. s, q, 2 and 8 were placed OIL their second
reading, and the following bills introduced: BY
Collier, accepting q grant Of land from tho 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 tho keeping Of stock in unorganiZed
counties. By Crawford, to reduce the members
Of the senate to thirty and members of the
house to seventy-ave. By Hoffman. to provide
for the extension Of the payment Of taxes for
the year 1859 to June 8, 1890. By Kilt.
ridge. to provide for the incorporation
Of f%raternal and charitable organizations
By Ki fridge. to provide for the terms of the
circuit court of the second circuit. BY Craw-
f.Id. TO provide for Q buard of regents of edu.
cation. Rv Wa,hahaugh, TO AZ the salaries of
county facers ct the sum Of $500 per year and
graduated additions dependent upon popula.
ton. By Washabaugh. to fix the jurisdiction If
county courts ami providing for terms Of the
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