Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-01-16

than those to which they have been elected
Ry Star, for the registration OF the names OF
electors, for printing and distributing ballots,
etc. By Wilson, authorizing county auditors,
when lands are omitted from duplicate, to re-
store and assess taxes. By Wilson, to authorize
clerks to make an alphabetical index. By
Benckle, o joint resolution accepting grant of
land from the general government. House bill
No. IL, on elections consists Of thirty-seven
pages Of type written legal cap. 1t is copy OF
the California election law, with some phases OF
the Australian system added By unanimous
consent the following bills were introduced
By Barnes, to amend section 1910 and to repeal
code, compiled laws pY Of 1857, entitled % "pslin.
quencies. penalties and liens" By Bowel, au-
thorizing boards OF county commissioners 10 Ak
officers and their deputies. BY May
nard, defining the selaries of county officials.
BY Parker. to organize county courts. to define
" s sIc TIE went into
ernor's message, Mr.. Howell, of Davidson in the
chair. The various parts OF the message were
referred to the proper committees. The COM
mittee on compensation reported The report
as amended places salaries as follows: Speaker.
$40; chief clerk. %; assistant clerks, So each
enrolling, engrosstng and bill clerks, IS each
sergeant-at-arrns S5; assistant. 81; chaplain,
$3; messenger, "a postmaster, S5; watchman,
"a; paqes, % each; Judiciary clerks, So ali
other clerks, $3. A message was read I om
Gov. Mellette. Inclosing O. letter from Gov.
Miller Of North Dakota, asking that joint com
mission be appointed to finally settle old terri
torial matters. Referred. All bills introduced
in the house thus far were read the second time
by title and referred to proper committees Mr..
Gordon offered q resolution that all commit tees
clerks shall not exceed i've in number. This
solution created o long debate. The decision
was postponed. Adjourned.
Petitions were presented by Senators Cain and
Spooner. on opening of the session on the 10th.
Senator Spooners petition was on behalf of the
agricultural college, asking legislation SO that
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pharmacy may be permitted to practice. Sen
ator Gains petition was from the Women's Re-
lief Corps ut Huron, asking that congress u OPP
erly pension soldiers. The report OF the special
committee en- senate bill No. was read sug-
costing q few CHANGES and recommending that
it pass. Tho report was adopted the bill read
third time and passed. The following bills
were introduced: BY Crawford, to authorize
and over school and public lands. By Spooner,
to legalize certificates Of pharmacy issued by
the agricultural college. By CAIN TO p oyide Tor
the redemption of land sold for taxes and to
reduce the 80 Per cent. to Is per cent.
By Cain, to hx the penalty and rate of interest
on delinquent taxes. By Cain, to provide for
o notice OF the execution and delivery of tax
deeds by county treasurers before execution
and delivery. By Cain, regulating the disposal
by lease and sale OF common school and other
lands Joint resolution to provide each mem
Der of both houses with copy of the compiled
laws Of 1889. On a suspension of the rules the
bill WAS put on its final reading and passed.
BY Ericsson, reducing the interest on tax sales
from 80 to Is per cent. By Ericsson, requiring
notice to be given to the owners of land before
sttax deeds can be issued thereon. BY Sherwood,
to prescribe penalties for the illegal sale of in
toxicating liquors and TO regulate the same for
certain purposes. This is tho bill prepared by
the State Enforcement league and is very vo-
luminous. Adjourned. The first committee
to report in the house was mileage. After
some debate the report was referred back.
Messrs. Tyler and Whiting were appointed on
the part OF the house as committee to con-
fer with like committee from the senate on
printing. The house went into committee of
the whole Mr.. Bixler in the chair, on joint
rules. Tho report WAS adopted. The house
again went into committee OF the whole, Col.
ment of committee clerks. The resolution of
the preceding day was amended that only
three clerks can be employed. House bill No.
10 was introduced by Mr.. Bowman. The bill ia
for the appropriation of money for the pay
ment OF legislature and the clerks. II passed
to its second reading. Adjourned.