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senate, Txenty-ninl, Day.

and the house took recess to IL o'clock
Senate, TSYenty-ninlll Day.
Senate called to order by lieutenant
governor at 10a.m.
Prayer by chaplain.
Roll was called.
A quorum was present.
The journal was read and approved as
read.
The following bills were given third
reading:
S. 3. No. los: Fixing fees in the office
of commissioner of school and public
lands, requiring that parties leasing or
purchasing school lands pay 75.ccnts each
for lease, 81 each for contract of pur-
chase and s1.25 each for patent to said
lands. Passed. Ayes 3G, nays 4, absent
and not voting S.
Warner here moved that the vote by
which S. B. No. o5 was lost ON yesterday
be reconsidered.
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Preston then took the floor in sup
poi t OF the bill and showed the advantages
to be gained by giving encouragement to
the manufacture Of sugar aud syrups
from beets grown in this state. He
showed that offers of state had induced
the location of sugar factories in
Nebraska and new enterprises were being
located there now and the citizens of the
state,were satisfied with the giving of a
bounty for the purpose.
Maxwell opposed the bill on the ground
that ihe Mckinley bill in his opinion had
offered a bounty sufficient and claimed
that the measure was an encouragement
for tho sugar trust.
Thisswas followed by speeches In op-
position to the bill from Kyle, Dixon,
Bean, Scott, McFarlane, independents and
democrats.
On motion of Warner S. B. No. 95 was
made the special order for O'Clock p. m .
Friday next.
Kttrcdgc moved that the senate 90 in
to committee of the whole to consider
senate bills 12S. 129 and 13O.
The bills relate to the acquisition of
lands and jurisdiction over the same by
the United States government for public
building purposes and has special interest
at present to citizens of Sioux Falls by
reason of congress recently appropriating
s15oDoo, for the construction of public
building at Sioux Falls. Passage was
RECOMMENDED.
On committee arising report was
adopted.
Abbot's S. b. No. 81 for township guards
was recommended by the committee not
to pass.
Abbot moved instead reference to COM
mittfe of the whole. Carried.
The senate then repaired to the hall Of
the house to ballot for q United States
senator.
The senate then took recess until 8
O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate reconvened after recess at 3 D..
IN. and the consideration of reports of
the committees was resumed.
S.B. No. 20, providing for counties
bearing expense of transportation of in
sane to the hospital for tho insane, with
the recommendation of amendments by
the committee, was approved, and the re-
port Recommending that the bill do pass
was adopted
s.. B. No. 13 was again amended so that
$500 OF personal property is to be exempt
from taxation, and us amended its pas
sag9was recommended.
The following bills were read the first
time;
S. 3. No. 15s-Kittredge: Abolishing
dover and courtesy and confirming all
conYeyances Of real estate except that of
homestead, Judiciary.
I S. B. No. 159-Potter: Regulating and
fixing the salary of states attorneys, max
ing the salary the same as that of judge
Of the county and determined in like
manner. State affairs.
s. u. No. 1GO-Potter: Amending sec
tion 6153, compiled laws, relating to place
Of trial and examination, requiring that
affidavit for change Of venue shall show
that substantial justice would be pro-
noted by granting such change. Ju-
dietary.
8. r. No. 161-Byrne: Requiring rail-
road corporations to provide adequate ac-
commodations for the reception and ship
ment Of live stock at all stations along the
railroad lines in the state of South Da-
kota. Railroads.
s. B. NJ 162-Appropriations commit
tee: Amending section 9, chapter 124,