Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-03-12

This will bring the expenditure within
the income. The following bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Rowe, providing tina tn
secretary of state shall publish the proposed
amendments to the constitution twelve
weeks in one paper in each judicial circuit;
by Mr.. Pratt, that the county commissioner
may issue refunding bonds; by Mr.. Oleson,
the payment of employees at least once per
month in legal tender money; by Mr.. Rus
dell, declaring trusts to be unlawful and
providing for recovery against them; by
Mr.. Oleson, that telephone companies shall
not charged greater rental per Instrument
than SO per month; by Mr.. Barlow, appro-
priating $4,000 for the reform school; by
Mr.. Burns, making eight hours days
labor.
In the senate this morning the report of
the committee on irrigation in reference to
establishing an experimental arteslan well
at Huron was adopted. The following i'm
portant senate bills were passed: Author
izing civil townships to sink artesian wells
and providing for the issuing Of bonds for
MISREPRESENTATION, allowing the state board
of equalization to levy l. mill tax to pay
deficiencies in the Indebtedness for the pre-
ceding year. This last was passed by vote
of 20 yeas to Is nays, four being absent,
There is considerable doubt as to the con-
stitutionality of the bill, as at the last cleo
ton the amendment to the constitution to
raise the tax levy was voted upon and lost.
A bill was passed making counties pay for
return of fugitives from justice. This after
| noon the senate adopted the report of the
| apportionment committee making the sem
| ate thirty-fve senators and the house
| eighty -four representatives. The appropri-
alton bill was considered, but not finished
| The only change this afternoon was the In
sertion OF an appropriation of $4,000 for an
artesian well at the reform school.
PIERRE, Feb. 26.--In the'house this morn
/ ing the report of the committee abolishing
1 RI and normal 6pna PfmRntE of
the state university were almost unani-
| mously adopted. The house spent the fore-
noon in discussing the apportlonment bill.
! The report Of the railroad committee con-
stituting the governor, secretary of state
and commissioner of immigration board
| of railroad commissioners was adopted.
The following bills were introduced: BY
Mr.. Norton, that the governor, auditor and
land commissioner may lease the state
house for the use of the United States and
contract for building an addition to the state
house. not to exceed $1,000, for the courts
accommodation and vaults for the records
of the land offices; by Mr.. Sheafe, to pro-
vide that county commissioners shall pub
lish all proceeding in the newspapers of the
county; by Mr.. Pratt, that fifty electors
may call an election for the annexation OF
counties, and majority Of both counties Il
/ necessary to adopt; by Mr. Norton for ths
appointment of the warden of the pentten.
itenttary by the governor; by Mr.. Goddard
constituting Fall River and Custer counties
one senatorial district; by Mr.. Norton, t.
provide that the board of charities shall re-
ceive 50 per day and travelling expenses.
The following bills passed the house: Al
county and state officers shall turn the fees
into the treasury at the end of each month
except those receiving no salary and thu
register OF deeds for making abstracts; al
amendment to the constitution abolishint
J the county courts; for printing 10000 news
paper supplements of the session laws, upol
bids to the secretary OF state. to cost not b
exceed $500; reducing court stenographers
fees from $40 to 81 per day; authorizing tn
governor to deed the Hot Springs soldiers
home to the United States upon an appro
] | priation from congress treimbursing tn
State for the cost OF the building. The bil
for the taxation OF express companies by
. Q Der cent. tax upon the gross earnings wa
considered In committee OF the whole an
} | favorably reported and the report adopted
The senate this morning passed humble
b OF small bills. the principal one of whic
was q bill allowing the amendment OF arti
cles Of incorporation. This afternoon th
revenue bill consumed the full time and wa
, finished In the committee OF the whole
The report was adopted The penalty o
delinauent taxes was fixed at 8 per cen
!, after the list Of March and per cent. pc
= month until paid. The bill otherwise doc
! not natesially change the existing reyenu