Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
The House.

PIERRE, Jan. Misrepresentation Pink
lam addressed the house on the educational
Jill introduced. A resolution, same as
PASSED in senate, officially recognizing the
;ioux City Journal, passed. Eight new
Hills of minor Importance were introduced.
\ long debate followed in committee OF the
whole IN the bill providing for the
~,reatio1 of an engineer of irrigation. IL
vas recommended that the bill pass.
PIERRE, Feb. LIN the house the first
business was the adoption of "a resolution
providing for the appointment of a com
mittee TO draft "a school law on the dis
trict system.
A communication was read from the
stat, treasurer calling attention to the fact
that eastern holders of South Dakota
securities are Becoming alarmed at reports
from the state. A bill was introduced at
once to provide funds for the foreclosure
and sale of real estate by advertisement.
Bills We're introduced to regulate the
fees of attorneys in settling estates of de-
ceased persons; to amend the compiled
laws of 1857; to provide IA military code TO
South Dakota; providing n bounty for the
destruction of wolves and other animals
to amend section 5i69, compiled avs of
1857; to require county con- missioners in
segregated counties to Issue bonds in equal
proportion on Indebtedness; to abolish the
office of immigration commissioner, and to
define the duties of the railroad commits
sion.
The senate bill praying for the opening
of the Fort Randall military reservation
passed.
The senate bill providing for the incor-
porating of charitable and benevolent in
stitutions passed.
PIERRE, Feb. 3.-The committee on tenn
perance made a majority report recon
mending many changes. A minority re-
port was also presented. All will be made
u special order for Wednesday.
The house bill passed Furnishing tres
passers on school lands.
The house bill governing the state print
ing passed.
House bill No. III passed, providing for
amending title 3, code of civil procedure.
The following bills were introduce, d To
amend section 54l4 of the compiled laws of
1887: to repeal chapter l21, session avs of
1889; to amend section l4J3, relating to the
fees of the secretary Of state; to amend
section 1874, compiled laws, to regulate
grain warehouses and the Inspection and
handling of grain; TO amend se.tion 1906,
chapter 3, civil code; to amend section
g22, political code; to authorize county
commissioners TO consolidate road and
bridge taxes; to regulate insurance
policies; to punish parties for disturbing
the peace by use of offensive language or
tumultuous conddct
Il he nOuSc Dill TGltIinR 10 ncbltiOuS pdFt-
nersbips passed.
afternoon was taken up with debate ON the
bill creating the Office of mining engineer.
The committee of the whole recommended
the passage of the bill.
The bill putting n term of the supreme
court at Deadwood was lost in the house.
The senate bill providing for the APP
pointment of a supreme court marshal
M "a IlR
The bill creating a mining engineer
passed the house.
Senate bill No. 81, amending q section in
the civil code, passed.
Senate bill No. CD passed the house.
The senate bill relating to the fees of reg
ister O. deeds passed. This changes the
The following bills were introduced: To
amend sections l57 to 1856, revised laws;
providing for the drainage of swamp lands;
to remove a cloud from a land title.
PIERRE, Feb. 5.-The senate bill legaliz-
ing the organization of civil townships of
Coddington county passed.
The senate memorial to congress on PEN
sion legislation passed.
The senate memorial relating to the sol
diers' home ut Hot Springs and the senate
memorial relating to the dam at Big Stone
lake passed.
The following bills were introduced: To
amend section 913, article, chapter IL, com
piled laws; to appoint one democrat and
one woman to Office; to protect stockbreed-
ers; to amend section 30, chapter Is, ses-
sion laws of 1881; to amend section 4, arti-
Gle Is, of the constitution.
At 3 o'clock the house went into commit-
tee of the whole, with DeWoody in the
chair, on the temperance bill. An effort
was made to postpone action In the house
awaiting action In the senate, but the tenn
perance element was too strong to postpone
the measure and some lively debating oc-
Cured before the house got down to busl-
ness. The bill has thirty eight sections and
only three sections were adopted today.
The fact developed today hat the temper
ance majority in the house Is sufficiently
strong to pass an iron clad law. The bill
will again ppear - 10 o'clock tomorrow In
committee OF the whole.
Mr.. bowman introduced ~ bill to issue
bonds by the state to pay the outstanding
indebtedness.
PIERRE, Feb. 6.-The forenoon session OF
the house was taken mp in debate on the
temperance bill, At times the discussion
was lively and even exciting. Every effort
made by the opponents Of the bill to