Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

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Mr.. Harrison moved to recommit the bill
| appropriating $4,000 for tho expenses of TIN
late Indian war, with instructions that al
amendment be returned providing for TIN
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 Il debtor to take mortgaged
gagged was passed. The bill raising the sal
airy of circuit judges to $500 per annum
was lost The farmers wanted it So 900. In
the senate Senator Sheafc's blind ASYLUM
Dill 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. Il. The house also adjourned, but
reconvened at 7:30 o'clock to consider the
resubmtssion bill. The house was in SEES
sion until $40 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-
mending thc'adoption of the minority re-
port of the committee on temperance, and
also he demanded q call OF the house
When the vote was taken it stood 60 ayes TO
a nays, and II absent. The bill to provide
for resubmission of prohibition was then
placed upon its final passage and carried by
the same vote. The prohibitionists made
no effort to prevent the passage, seeming
10 realize that it was useless The SEN
ate will concur in tile action OF the
house with PROBABLY smaller majority.
The worlds fair bill was brought up again
III the house this morning by the report OF
committee amending it so as to provide for
the levy Of Il q mill tax by the counties for
collecting exhibits. and SIS per cent. of the
fund appropriated to be used for u build
ing
In the senate this morning the following
important bills were introduced: One BY
sei:ator Peterman making railroad COM
panles responsible for all fires set and for all
stock KILLED where there are no fences; one
hy 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 officer. The apportion
melit Dill will be considered next Tuesday
he house bill to abolish the grand jury
ialica TO pass that body. MIR. Rowe hats in
Il plil winch has been unanimously reported
ny Inc Judiciary committee. for reducing
G ght. the minimum from sixteen to six and
u concur from twelve to five.
PIERRE, Feb. 21.-In the house the bill
which provides that no person shall engage
III abstract business who is not the owner
or lessee of a 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 S9.,
goa OF lankton insane asylum bonds at"
per cent. passed. A joint memorial to
congress for the establishment of a MIL
tary post at Oe!richs passed. A bill win
the emergency clause making the term
OF court in Fall River county two months
earlier and striking out the April term III
Miner September term IN Lake, Septenoe
Term In Aurora and September term III
Moody passed A joint memorial to con,
sress for the establishment of the soldiers
nome at Hot Springs as national ins,'
tuition passed. The railroad commltle.,
MADE its report, the principal item u "
which was that railroads shall place on SAY
mileage books at a11a cents per mile. sooa
on any road in the state. There will DC "a
minority report taking grounds that II ~, ~
as we'll as unpolitical ~, w
account of the legal holiday on Monica 1,y
adjournment WAS taken until Iue'u''
morning.