Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-02-26
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN BIENNIAL SESSION.
Daily Report OF the Measures introduced
and the Action Taken thereon In Both
the Senate and House OF Represen-
fatiyes.

Daily Report OF the Measures Introduced
and the Action Taken thereon In Both
the Senate and House OF Represen-
tatiyes.
PIERRE, Feb. 18.--The house upon meet
ing this morning, after passing appropriate
resolutions upon the death Of Gen. Sher-
man and ordering the chamber draped and
the flag at half-mast, adjourned out OF res
speet to his memory. The two houses then
met In joint assembly for memorial exer-
cises on the occasion of Sherman's death.
Lieut.-Gov. Hoffman presided. Addresses
were made by Messrs Preston, Adams,
Sheafe. Teets, Lands, McFarlane, Gardner.
Jolly, Melville Buchanan and Kyle. This
afternoon E. b. Miles was elected to the
Office of journal clerk, declared vacant.
The senate spent this afternoon In discuss
ing Lawrence county contest cases.
At ~ o'clock the two houses met In joint
session, there being present only 139 mem
beers. During the fortieth ballot the sup
pressed excitement was intense. At 1.-THE end
the following republicans changed their
votes from Sterling to Trip: Messrs. Bel
KNAPP, Douglas, Donahue, Hall. McCor-
mack, Taylor, Teets aud Wilson. While
these changes were being made the excite
ment broke loose and, amidst applause and
misses, the democrats called "too late; too
late . No further changes we're made and
plC CAGEA dAuOuAISu thC ACouAu aS ASAAOWo'
Kyle. Trip. .............. 6
Sterling. :. .......... .55 Campbell ..... ..... 6
The speaker announced that James III.
Kyle having received a majority OF all the
votes cast was declared elected United
States senator for the term beginning March
next.
PIERRE, Feb. 17.--The house this morning
spent the whole time in a discussion of the
senate bill for a fence law to the effect that
stock M panUn in all OrpaniZa0 counties.
and all counties to be organized in the fut-
ure till such time as ma ority of the vot-
ers shall decide otherwise. The bill passed.
The senate bill to establish state board of
dental examiners failed to carry. The
senate bill abolishing capital punishment
also failed to carry by decisive vote. In
the senate the house bill, authorizing the
counties to build all the bridges of q cost OF
over 500, was passed: also the bill making
an exemption Of ninety days wages for
workingmen. The Lawrence county con-
test cases were discussed. The elections
committees report. which was adverse to
the contestants, was adopted by vote OF
to 8, with ten absent.
PIERRE, Feb, 1S.-In the regular business
of the house to-day the following bills
were passed: That the per diem of county
commissioners shall not exceed 500 per
annum; for uniform text books for various
counties The following bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Rowe to punish officials for
contracting indebtedness without spe-
cifc appropriation therefor by the APP
preparations committee, for the main
tenance of the Yankton insane hospital
that each county shall pay SIS per week per
patient from such county; by Mr. Gardner,
penalty for delinquent taxes OF one-half
of per cent. per month; also fixing the
salaries of supreme court judges at $4,000
per annum; by Mr. Pratt, repeating the
statute requiring notice to the owner OF the
delinquent land before the tax deed shall
issue; by Mr.. 0deff, joint resolution for
adjournment Feb. 25.
In the senate Senator Sheafe introduced
a bill that insurance companies be allowed
to select their own papers for the publica-
tion Of statements. The appropriation COM
mittee made its report. The appropriations