Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-02-26


Mr.. Harrison moved to recommit the bill
appropriating SO, 900 for the expenses of the
late Indian war, with instructions that an
amendment be returned providing for the
expenditure of the money only on proper
vouchers. Upon the strength of the Har-
rison revelations the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
PIERRE. Feb. 19.-In the house to-day the
bill allowing debtor to take mortgaged
property from the county in which mort
gagged was passed. The bill raising the sal
airy of circuit judges to $4,000 per annum
was lost. The farmers wanted it So, 900. In
the senate Senator Sheafe's blind asylum
bill for Watertown was reSurrected and
will be considered again next Wednes-
day. The senate adjourned at noon to at
tend the memorial exercises OF Sully post,
G.. A. r. The house also adjourned, but
reconyened at 1880 o'clock to consider the
resubmission bill. The house was In ses-
sion until II 80 tonight on the resubmis-
sion question, considering the majority and
minority reports of the committee ON tenn
perance. They were discussed four hours,
and the house adjourned without decisive
vote.
PIERRE, Feb. 2O-In the house to-day Mr..
Norton, Of Minnehaha, moved that the rules
be suspended and the report of last nights
committee of the whole be adopted recon-
mendng the adoption OF the minority re-
port of the committee ON temperance, and
also he demanded a call of the house,
When the vote was taken it stood so ayes to-
AZ nays, and ii absent. The bill to provide
for resubmission of prohibition was then
placed upon its final passage aud carried by
the same vote. The prohibitionists made
no effort to prevent the passage, seeming
to realize that it was useless. The SEN
ate will concur in the action OF the
house with probably smaller majority.
The worlds fair bill was brought up again
| in the house this morning by the report of a
committee amending it so as to provide for
the levy of "a mill tax by the counties for
collecting exhibits, and SIS per cent. of the
fund appropriated to be used for a build
ing.
In the senate this morning the following
important bills were introduced: One by
Senator Peterman making railroad COM
panies responsible for all fires set and for all
stock killed where there are no fences; one
by Senator Bean detailing prisoners to work
on public Institutions. The house spent the
afternoon passing the senate bills, the most
important of which was the one fixing the
bonds of all state officers. The appOrtion-
ment bill will be considered next Tuesday.
The house bill to abolish the grand jury
failed to pass that body. Mr.. Rowe has In
by the judiciary committee, for reducing
the maximum number from twenty three to
eight, the minimum from sixteen to six and
to concur from twelve to five.
PIERRE, Feb. 21.--Tn the house the bill
which provides that no person shall engage
in abstract business who Is not the owner
or lessee of O complete set OF abstract books
| was passed; that OF repeating the Office of
engineer of irrigation failed to pass, lack
ing two votes. The bill for refunding S92,-
900 of Yankton insane asylum bonds Mt Q
per cent passed. A joint memorial to
congress for the establishment Of a mill
| tary post at Oelrichs passed. A bill with
ha
of court in Fall River county two months
earlier and striking out the April term In
Miner, September term IN Lake, September
term In Aurora ana September term In
Moody passed. A joint memorial to con-
gress for the establishments of the soldiers
| home at Hot Springs as a national insti-
tuition passed. The railroad committee
made its report, the principal item OF
which was that railroads shall place on sale
mileage books at 21s cents per mile. good
on any road In the state. There will be Q
minority report taking grounds that 1t Is
unconstitutional as we'll as unpolitical. On
account of the legal holiday Oh Monday
adjournment was taken until tuesday
morning.
In The senate the following bills were In
| troduced BY Senator Crawford, allowing
| women TO vote In cities of tho first and sec
ond class for school officers. the issuance
of bonds and the levy of taxes; by Senator
| Melville, for an experimental farm In
B eadle county to Test irrigation. a joint
resolution asking the representatives in
congress to work for the foreclosure OF the
Union Pacific railroad mortgages failed to
pass. Tho senate viii meet Monday but
pass no bills.
MRS BROwE--s'I don't half like that
| friend Of yonrs-that fellow Smith. =
Mr.. Brown Do you think you are q
very good Judge of men, my dear2" Mrs.
Brown with expression No, I do
! not 4,