Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-01-22

4 Feb ia rs tic time when the legislature
shall adjourn, to go into effect as soon as
passed by both houses, was referred TO
the committee on state officers. Al resolus
ton was introduced by Senator Potter ask
| Ing the senators and representatives lii con-
1 gress to use their influence for the enlarge
ment and extention Of Fort Mead. lit was
referred to the committee on military
affairs. Senator McFarlane introduced a
i resolution calling upon Congressman Pick
/ Ter to exert his influence to have the Indian
Office changed to the war department.
i Senator Preston introduced q bill providing
for the Australian ballot system. Sem
ator Sheafe introduced similar
bill. Senator Heintz offered a bill to
amend sections 10, 90 and 81. of article 5. of
] the constitution, to transfer all probate
!, business to the circuit court. Referred to
| the Judiciary committee. Senator Jolly
offered an act relating to walls In common.
/ Referred to the judiciary committee. Sem
| ator Peterman, q bill relating to the salaries
of county auditors, one on the salary of the
| register of deeds and treasurers, and one on
abstracts. Referred to the committee on
| state officers. 1T was noted as irregular this
referring bills to the committees before they
have been handed down.
PIERRE, Jan. 9.--There was large at
| tendance ut the meeting OF the house this
| afternoon. The Office of journal clerk, to
which Mr.. Critic, of Faux, was yesterday
| elected, was for the present abolished. A
| joint resolution to adjourn Feb. II was laid
upon the table. House bill No. 1, by Mr..
Schnauber, of Yankton, relating to tho
! mileage Of the members, was referred
Walker, OF Charles Mix, introduced reso-
tion as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge
| OF the house that numbers of the members
have been repeatedly and continually
| annoyed by approaches OF evilly disposed
persons and that brides have been offered,
f,11
ducements held out to attempt to influence
the votes of members in matters pertaining
therein, and that,
WHEREAS, These corrupt offers have been
openly and almost publicly made, calling
for immediate action on our part in defense
OF the rights and dignity of the house;
therefore,
ResolUed, That committee be appointed
by the speaker to investigate these charges
Lester, of Brown; Richards, of Bru1e, and
Lane, of Yankton, were named as such COM
mittee.
A motion that the clerk receive no more
bills until the committees have been ap-
pointed was lost.
The committee on rules, Of which Pratt
OF Hughes county, is chairman, reported
with few changes the rules of last year, the
principal feature being that instead of two
thirds being necessary to change the rules,
a majority, and excluding federal officials
from the floor.
Wilson, of Beadle, offered resolution
that In view of the hard times no laws of a
local character be passed authorizing an in
crease in the levy, or issuing bonds without
first submitting to vote of the people, and,
to lessen the burden of the taxpayers, the
expense OF all institutions and departments
of the state be cut down.
A bill was introduced for the resubmis-
sion of article "a of the constitution on pro-
hibition by Schnauber, of Yankton. Con-
verse, OF Jerauld, moved to postpone it in
definitely, and after eloquent speeches
from Converse, Odell, Winsley and Goddard
against postponement, the motion to ad-
journ was lost. After motions for substi-
tuition and to lay on the table, another mo-
tton to adjourn carried this matter, upon
which the house adjourned.
This chair appointed the following COM
mittees:
On observation-disclosures, of Jerauld;
Hubbard, of Minnehaha; Bard, of Hanson;
Waldron, of Clark; Schnauber, of Yankton;
Stevens, of Marshall; Moore, of Union;
Davis. of Aurora; Woods, of Sphinx; God
dard, OF Fall River FIVE Independents, two
democrats and four republicans.
School and Public Lands-McIntyre, of
Codington; Christensen, of Turner; Knipe,
of Brookings Cornwall, of Clark, Baldwin,
of Pennington; H. d. White, of Union, and
Stout, of Bon Homme; three Independents,
two democrats and two republicans.
INSTRUMENTATION, of CLARK; Pratt, of
Hughes; Buchanan of Minnehaha; SNYDER.
of Butte; Wilker, of Charles Mix; Harrison,
OF Beadlei Barton, of Aurora; three inde-
pendents, two democrats and two republic
cans,
In the senate sheafe, of Codfngton, in
troduced the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The status of the United
States, notably by the civil service law,
prohibit public officials In the employ of
the government using their influence as
such government officials for manipulating
and controlling electionsj and,
WHEREAS, The national platform OF the
party in power pledges said party to rigid
enforcement Of the civil service law; and
WHEREAS, The presence at this time at
the state capitol of not less than twenty
three public servants of the government,
including United States senators, members
of the house of representatives, registers
and receivers of United States land Offices
United States district attorney, United
States senate employees and other function
aries, has the appearance of an utter dis
regard OF the laws of the nation and the
interests OF the people, therefore,
ResoEUed, That the sense of propriety
should dictate to these public servants that
they return at once to their paths OF duty
and leave to the direct representatives of
the people the duty of selecting United
States senator, uninfluenced by official
power end promise OF political rewards.
Bills and resolutions were offered as fol-
lows:
Hindman-A resolution and appointments,
to-wit: committee to consider the needs
OF the state reapportionment, the senate
thirty-flve and the house seventy-f five.
Warner-A bill that county treasurers
shall deposit their money in banks desig-
mated by the commissioners on bids the
banks to give bond to pay the interest.
Warner-Bill for taxation law.
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society.
DEMONSTRATING session laws in sup
plement form and for 10000 newspaper cir
culation.
Potter-Taxation of express companies.
Carrier-~Rill to extend the provision of
the law OF 1889 for penalty on delinquent
taxes.
sheafe-To reduce the expenses of trans
porting the insane.
Sheafe--To preserve the purity of the bal
lot.
Preston-For the publication of laws in
newspapers.
Preston-For free school books
Warner-A uniform systom 9f public
schools. ~
communication was received from Con-
gresham Picker asking an estimate of the
seed wheat needed In the destitute regions
of the STATE,
PIERRE, Jan. l0.-At the meeting OF the
house this afternoon the committee on
mileage reported. The largest amounts re-
ceived were by Snyder, Of Butte, and
Gregg, of Lawrence, $179 each. Chief Clerk
Cone was allowed mileage and SAT. There
Is no precedent for 1t, but it passed without
a rollcall. The papers in the case OF VAN
derlindem, who is contesting the seat of
Clark, Of Douglas, were given to the COM
mittee on elections and the committee IS
| ACTIVELY at work. The house adjourned
early In ogd6p to arrange the appointment