The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-01-31
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.

PIERRE, Jan. 17.--Joint resolution No. 81
was reported, properly enrolled, and the
president signed 1t.
Senator Sherwood read n petition of citi-
Gems of Clark county asking an extension of
che time of the payment of taxes until Oc-
tober; also that counties be given the power
to secure seed for farmers at cost at I per
sent. interest.
Senator Sterling, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported senate bill No. {, with the
recommendation that 1t pass.
The committee of the whole considered
senate bill No. and also recommended its
passage.
The senate committee of the whole e.,-..
sidcred senate bill No. . with amen,lm~ ats,
and recommended its passage.
A house message reported the passage,
with amendments, of senate bill No :, re-
lating to the purchasing of seed; the sen
ate concurred in the amendments.
Several bills of minor import We're intro
duced,
PIERRE, Jan. 1s.-The following bills
were introduced: To amend section 1912
compiled laws, tc require county treasur
ers to give notice Of redemption; authoriz-
Ing county commissioners to defray out of
the general fund the expenses for the
prosecution of fraud.
PIERRE, Jan. 2o.-The following bills
were introduced: For an act to provide for
the collection by county treasurers of all
uncollected city taxes incorporated cities :;
to amend section l149 of the political code,
entitled bonds of municipal corporations; !;
bill for an act to amend sections ] IS, 1889
1901 and 1894, compiled laws; bill for an
act, to amend section Z, chapter 39, polite ii
code, relating to the fees of the register of
deeds; bill for an act to amend chapter 30,
to the salaries of registers of deeds; bill
for an act to create a bureau of labor and
industrial statistics. This is to continue
the Office of the commissioner of immigru-
ton; bill to define the rights of landlord
and tenant in incorporated towns and
cities.
Senate bill No. was passed This
makes tax receipts conclusive evidence of
the payment of former taxes.
PIERRE, Jan. 2l.-A petition was pre-
sented from Bishop Hare protesting
against certain clauses of the temperance
bill. Senate bill No. - passed. This bill
refers to the pay of the legislators and
officers. The revenue commission re-
ported favorably on senate bill No. H..
House bills Nos. 10 and IA passed.
The following bills were introduced: To
appoint marshal for the supreme court
of the state; bill to regulate the practics
of dentistry in the state; n bill to amend
section II, chapter IA, laws of 1880, relative
to artesian wells; bill to authorize
Sounly 10 issue pOnuS In
certain counties to pay former indebted
ness; bill to abolish the Office of commits
sioner of immigration; bill to amend sec
tion Z, chapter II, laws of 1889; bill to
amend section l, chapter 20, laws of 1879;
bill to amend section 6521, revised code,
relating to rape: q bill to authorize the
governor of the state to act as a custodian
OF all state property not entrusted to other
officers.
sented from the Russian Mennonites ask
ing to be exempt from military duty.
Senate bills Nos. and 10 wore passed.
The following bills were introduced
Establishing the Office of commissioner of
immigl alton; amending sections 632 and
734, compiled laws; cutting the salaries of
the register of deeds and the treasurcrs from
s, 900 to s., 900; repeating section 12l, com
piled laws; preventing public examiner
from examining without notice; permit.
ting aliens equally with citizens to hold
and dispose of real and personal property.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 23.-After roll call
the following bills were introduced: Gre
ating state board of equalization and de-
lining its powers; authorizing n commits.
sion to ascertain the boundary between
North and South Dakota; providing for
the listing and valuing of property for the
purposes of taxation of banks, bankers,
brokers, etc.; providing for state commits.
sioners for the regulation of railway,
steamboat, express, telephone, telegraph,
and other public corporations; repeating
the law protecting beavers; regulating the
collection of taxes and authorizing county
commissioners to issue delinquent tax war.
rants; joint resolution providing for u
committee to ascertain from the state
auditor the states exact financial condi
tion; memorial to congress relating to
the establishment of national soldiers
home at Hot Springs.
The senate passed senate bill No. LOG
creating the Office of marshal of the s,l.
preme court; also senate bill No. 23,
throwing off per cent. penalty due Feb.
ruary on 1899 taxes; also n memorial tc
congress asking for an appropriation 70,
the surveying of Big Stone lake with q
view to increase the depth and surface OF
the same.