Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-07
sOl.TH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE DoING's.

auCcu-alnenu1nE SeCllOn fJs, CoAhlAASN wv
relating to county blanks. ID
In the house bills were 1ntrooucea ms s
pealing sections 1s41 to 1st5,. coinplleu "msi
relating to private universities, e el I l41'
academies repeating sections l,l3t 10 La,
compiled laws, relating to rre lnstllnntG - -,
for fire departments providing Tor 1aSas,on ~
real and personal property IN fsoI lii;nn Of
public schools; amending sections 4s2 ana 400
compiled laws. relating to he hline o. IN
scripts Of criminal cases and the ices oopla,e saie.e
The senate bill establishing a Hleteorolosieu
bureau passed. Adjourned
In the senate, on the 25th, the following SEN
ate bills passed: Defining the duties OF thec!efk
of the supreme court limiting TO Ten years 10,
the commencing OF actions in this state upon
judgment of other state courts; fegulat1hs OF
the determination of marriage. House bills
passed: Preserving the waters OF a" ~ tne
dog tax; amending chapter 92i. compiled
laws; relating TO the delivering OF
qualified assessment rolls. creating lne oiaso
introduced: Amending section ~, chaltcr y,
political code. relating to the powers OF county
commissioners establishing nmlofm toMn1
ship system of schools. the same us introduces
some time since in the house. but lnateflaily
modified and made nearly applicable to tne
district system, Providing for annual nsticnlt,
Il board of agriculture. Adjourned.
IN the house Il resolution passed that mere
after the sessions b. gin at 9 Il, m. and with the
exception of IN hour ut noon close at 80. bliis
were introduc d ~exempting the members OF
tho Pioneer association from Jury aud military
duty and to abolish the stnte board OF educa-
ton. The senate bill authorizing county com
missioners to issue warrants tor seed wheat
passed. the house. This is intended to get
around the constitution on the matter cover
ing such kind of indebtedness. a resolution
pissed giving clerks and employees n small extra
pay to make them who g on discounts ON war
rants. House bills passed enforcing the provis-
ions OF article II, section II. to compel rail
roads to maintain public offices in the stnte
for tho transaction of business; defining the
furnishing of trespassers on school lands lin.
itingt tho expenditures for charitable. penal and
educational institutions providing for annual
exhi bits OF agricultural, horticultural and stock
produce; defining the responsibility of persons
operating steam threshing machines: prosid-
ing for the construction of guards where bnrbed
wire fences have been built; defining the sal
aries of county officers. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 26th the salary of mine
tion bill was read II third time and nassed, IS
for and 5 againut. Bills We're introduced pro-
viding for tho publication of joint resolution
laws, supreme court decisions, procla-
ticles Of Incorporation, and creating
the publication of u weekly paper
of clerks of circuit and county courts REIN
bursting L. Il. Ions for the publication of 1000
of Longs hand book relating.to the advertising
and selling of chattel mortgaged property. The
following senate bills passea: Providing for the
earning of good time by penitentiarv prisoners /;
T 5sa alin g,o,;s CHAPTER the ITO, ro;,ro laws con of
mission; fixing the limitation on bringing
certain actions to ten years providing for the
payment of the expenses of the seed grain
commission making railroads liable for dam
ages caused by FIRE; encouraging the cultivn-
ton OF sugar beets and the manufacturing of
syrup and sugar; regulating the practice of
medicine; licensing physicinrs und prescrlb-
ing compensation regulating the state print
ing; creating q state printer. Also the house
bill passed permitting counties to bond for out
standing indebtedness. Adjourned.
In the lOuEp the senate bill n0SSa1 fOIrbino
the leasing of s,hool lands. L. u. Powers was
appointed o clerk on the committee on enroll
ment OF bills. The following bills were intro
duced: 10 provide for the incorporation of
cities and their classification by population.
10 establish uptown telegraph offices in cities
or towns of 1,uUO population Memorial asking
congress to provide for the %elccting OF United
States senators by popular vote. 2 DIVIDING for
the deposit Of county funds where
thanks to ex-Treasurer Bailey for his
efficient course us treasurer. All the afternoon
was taken up in the consideration of the APP
preparation bills. The salaries of the clerks in
the secretary and treasurer's offices were cut
down $500 and i'll the commissioner of public
lands $3.50. The sum of $4,000 was given for
at Vermill on the sum of $4,000 was given for
the pay of teachers, the total allowed the insti-
tuition being s2o,47o. The school of mines at
hot Springs gets $4,000 instead OF $3.50.
In the senate on the 9th the forenoon and
part OF the afternoon session was consumed in
the discussion of both the district and town
ship school systems. The following senate bills
passed: Regulating the construction and re-
PAIR OF public bridges and causeways; provid
ing 1or county tree.planting providing amend
introduced authorizing the appointment of an
assistant secretary Of state; providing for the
adjustment and disposal of the balances re
manning after the payment Of railroad bonds
issued by Elk Point township. Union county;
eXempting registered pharmacists from Jury
duty Xempting from taxation eighty instead
NJ fan QornS nf nn11n1n 1oyI AI;~,,.l
In the house q Joint resolution passed thank
ing ex-Treasurer Bailey. The appropriation bill
passed. An appropriation OF -, $50 was added
for the veterinary surgeon. The salary Of Che
clerk i'll he treasurer S office was increased to
sl.2o'. The house bill passed providing for the
destruction of nox'ous weeds. The house went
law bills. The fight was over til, Rhines ballot
system and vote recorder. This was knocked
out by a large majority. Adjourned.
The senate on the 2sth received the following
or regents from the governor. Alonzo j. Edger-
ton, OF Mitchell, two yenrs; p. +. Mcclure, of
s rier ne,r SIX years rs a; r. samesdley; of Milbank,
W. III. STANLEY, of Hot Springs, four years; u. n
HEWITT, OF Ipswich. four years; r. o. Brande,
OF Brande, two years: Paul L%nrdlnan, of Scot
The senate discussed tho fence law, the an
preparation bill and the Australian ballot law.
Adjourned.
In the house q bill was introduced to provide
tor the publication of the laws, joint resolu-
tions, supreme court decisions and official
documents. Bills passed making certain
tesian wells; relating to furnishing
the sons OF Veterans with nccoutrements exoo
emptlng fremen from jury and military duty
q asking the opening to settlement OF
the Grow Creek reservation defining the duties
OF the Encouragement Bills were introduced
de1raying the expenses of the constitutional
convention and prescribing the form of ballot
70 De used. The house bill passed relating to
the forming of corporations. Adjourned.