Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-01-15
sSOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DOINGS,

Ea0cioek noon OF the Tth. with Speaker
f9ang in the chair. The proceedings Of the
October session were read and approved:
liz Sinclair. OF Union county. was reported
sica at home and was excused for ten days.
ThU house then elected caucus nominees
Tor minor Offices. IA follows: NJ. B. Kent. Of
CntOn. first assistant clerk; J. G. Adams, Of
Day. second assistant clerk: J. Il. Howell
u Na!worth. bill clerk; four ballots We're
tAispn On eugrossing and enrolling clerk.
AftSr five ballots. and no choice resulting.
fnEthef bailoting was dispensed with until
th6Sth. The committee appointed on rules
axN Powell. Sheldon. Norton. Daily Morgan
SuNXmerside and Hughes. The committee
on HAileage are Smith, Little. Maynard, VOL
mukh. Heisig, Knight and Inman. After a
chctse Of seats. the lower house adjourned.
TAe senate met at noon. Liout.-Gov.
Fletcher in the chair. The caucus nominees
" minor officers were elected as follows
". d. Cooper. OF Readle. assistant secretary:
q. r, Hackett. of Turncr. enrolling and en-
grQssinE clerk: Geo. H. Ball. Of Hanson. bill
utfrHs TIA. Douglas. Of Day, assistant SER
ffInsasHgef; }. II. Wright. Of Godington,
NJ akxsfnissn. u. G. htevr1s. sf Bfvses ana Edsa
dr. Wheeler, ri HNltt~~. pages. After some
unimpnlrant husintsss the senate adjourned
The lower house held morning session
on the sth and elected G. II. Weeks. of Hand
Nl!ani Box, Of Hankt0n, assistant SER
Geant- at-arms. A special committee. con-
sistine ii Mtssrs. Star. Bowman. Henitz
Hubbard. simmons, Morhcck and Taylor.
were appointed to report on the compensa-
ton ut the offices. Upon raassembiing in
the hit"rnoUh resolution was passed in
forming IN" senate Of readiness for the
Joint session to listen to the governor S
message. The ministers Of Pierre agree to
pray gratis for the house and bya resolution
M"ssrs. Summcrsilo. Matson aud Partridge
were appointed u committee to arrange with
III" ministers for certain weeks.
The senate did mol meet on the Sth until 2
?. H.. and then met the house in Joint ses-
sion to listen to the governors S message.
The Joint session occurred in the hall Of tho
lower house at which timo Gov. Mellette
delivered his message.
After dissolution of the Joint session the
election Of officers was resumed in the
house. &. Johnson, Of Bookings. was
elected postmaster. and W. J. Thornby, OF
Custer. messenger. Adjourned.
On reassembling the first order of busi-
ness i'll the senate was the ap ointment of
postmaster. The matter was finally settled
by giving the messenger an extra dollar per
day to handle the mali for the senate. A
resolution passed asking the house for q
loint com mission to visit Minneapolis and
Duluth and sec what arrangements can be
made to get seed wheat for The drought
The committee on rules reported. and
after some discussion and a few amend
ncntS were adopted, the report was &C.
c.ptcd. Adjourned.
The first order of business in the house on
the 9th was the consideration Of the report
OF the commit on rules. motion pre-
vailed To dispense with the reading of the
Journal OF the previous day. The house
then went into committee Of tho whole on
rules, Partridge, Of Grant, in the chair.
After ccllancou- debate the house ad-
Journed for the noon hour. On reassem-
bling the house again went into committee
of the whole. Mr.. Star In the chair. After
debate and numerous amendments the re-
port OF The committee on rules was adopted.
The committee OF the whole then arose. A
committee of three on engrossed and en-
rolled bills. consisting OF Powell, Greedy and
Hughes. WAS appointed. This committee
acts until the appointment Of the regular
committee. Joint resolution originating
in the senate. on printing, in which proyis-
ion Is made for "A Joint COMMITTEES, was. on
suspension OF the rules. read a second time
by title aud passed to the third reading
and passed. Mr.. Bothan, of Minnehaha,
tried to got a resolution through TO dispense
with the publication of the journal. The
resolution was laid on the table. Ad-
journed,
The resignation of Secretary Burdick Was
thanking him for his services passed. The
committee on mileage reported. The report
was referred back for further action. The
commit ittee on compensation of the officers
OF the senate reported Tho pay oil
the chaplain was increased to So per day
The following bills We're Introduces: Sem
ate bill No. /. by Kittredge: bill for an act to
provide for the refunding Of the outstanding
indebtedness of the state Of South Oak ota:
read second time. BY Ericsson a bill Tor an
act making tax receipts conclusive evidence
Ot tho payment of former taxes, and detin-
Ing the duties OF the county clerk and treas
urcr IN relation th"rto. BY Ericsson: IA bill
for an act prohibiting this recording of deeds
and other Instruments of title until the
taxes are paid. BY Ericsson: a bill for an
act regulating criminal prosecutions in
justices courts. BY Crawford: bill for an
act To adopt the compiled laws of 1889 of the
territory of Dakota as far as applicable as
the laws Of the state OF South Dakota, and
to declare the proceedings had Hereunder
prior to the passage pf this act to he legal
and valid. The senate "oncurred in the
Joint resolution Of the house on the appoint
ment Of "A committee for the agreement of
the Joint sessions of both houses. The
president appointed as such committee
Smith, Of Aurora, and French, Of Yankton
new committee on printing was appointed
as follows: Warner. Bronson and Fergus
At the afternoon session n. T. Hauser of
II
ballot, +. j. Washabaugh, OF Deadwood,
was elected president of the senate pro tenn
Adjourned.
The senate met on the 10th with all present
except Conlan and johnson, who are reported
sick. message read from the house an
nouncing concur nee in the joint resolution on
printing. When the order WAS reached for the
introduction Of bills number were introduced.
motion prevailed that the rules If the aenat .
and the JOINT rules be printed. Senate bills
Nos. 5, o. z aud were placed on their second
reading and the following bills introduced: BY
Collier, accepting grant Of land from the Unit
ed States government. BY Collier. to declare
certain fees void, etc. By Cooley, relating to
for depositing funds in banks. By Crawford
regulating the keeping of stock In unorganized
counties. BY Crawford, to reduce the members
house to seventy-five. BY Hoffman. to provide
for the extension of the payment Of taxes for
the year 1889 to June 8, 1890 BY Kilt.
OF fraternsl and charitable organixat ions.
by nj tri ige, to provide for the terms Of the
circuit court OF the second circuit. BY CEaw-
I, RI, t. provide for ,ard Of regents Of edu-
cation. fsv Wa. hahAugb. TO FIX the salaries Of
county oficers At the sum Of 500 per year and
graaaated additions dependant upon popula-
ton. Dy Washabangh. to Ak the Jurisdiction uf
county courts IN providing tor terms OF tho
courts. At the afternoon session the president
ct hs senate announced the standing commit.
tees. by unanimous consent Senator Craw.
poiutment Of a committee of niue on appor-
tionment To district the state. Referred to the
committee on apportionnent. The committee
on Lint rules Of the senate and house reported
A message from Gov. Nellie to was received
and read accompanied BY a letter from Gov.
Miller OF North Dakota, advising early action
looking toward the settlement Of the aiYsrs be-
tween the Two states. Adjourned.
In the house Messrs. Bowen, Faux and Bach
were excused because OF illness. Mr.. Norton
presented Speaker Young with Q gavel made
from los taken from old Fort Dakota ut Sioux
Falls. The house refuse d to concur In the sem
ate Joint resolution on that part Of It in which
committee was to be sent to Minneapolis TO
see about the seed grain. By unanimous vote
the privileges OF the hoc1 were granted to ali
ministers Of tic gospel The following bills
were introduced: BY Bothnm. for extending
the time for pay ing the taxes Of 1889. BY Both
am, regulating the numDeS OF members OF the
house and senate By Simmons, to provide for
the extension OF the time for the payment Of
taxes for 1889 By Stafford authorizing the
county commissioners In several counties Of the
state TO extend the time for taxes for 1859. BY
Cummings, to continue In force the laws OF the
territory OF Dakota. BY Helvig, making railway
cotporstions responsible for damages By In
juriss BY Ars. BY Partridge, to amend an aot
entitled TAX on Dogs by Partridqe. to sub.
init tho question Of woman suffrage to a vots OF