Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-03-21
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

PIERRE, S. d, March THE killing OF
the worlds fair bill is quite disappolnt-
ment to many who have thought South
Dakota should surely have an exhibit.
Tho delinquent tax bill was final agreed
upon and passed IS the bill now stVnds
the rate Is per cent after March !. Tax
certificates draw 10 instead of 30 per cent.
as formerly.
The basis of express - com panies tax assess,
ment was fixed by requiring them TO fur
nish the gross and net earnings and n
showing of capital stock and diyi
dends aud provided that the state
board shall not raise the total
assessment. The senate failed TO
concur in these amend inents aud the bill
went to the conference committee. which
reported "a compromise making the inter
est on tax certificates % per cent, and tax
ing express companies on the gross earn
ings, and IA penalty Of per cent on March
], md striking out all other house amend
ments. This report has been adopted.
This was IA cute Dodge on the grangers and
big victory for the express company
lobbyists The granCers have particularly
kicked that the state board raised tho
assessment last year. All that the express
companies have asked for was that they
be not required TO have In their net earn
ings and dividends.
The deficiency bill appropriating 5000
has passed both houses.
Senator Mclvilles bill for an artesiau
well exper,m ntal station ut Huron failed
TO pass the house. The following passed
both houses: Maxwelns bill for the state
incorporation of banks the general ap-
preparation BILL and the bill for state
sheep inspection.
The governor has made the following z
appointments: Railroad commissioners rs,
II. j. Rice, c. L. Mckinney, VIM. Smith
engineer investigation j. IL. Baldwin;
public examined, Il. Il. Blanchard; board
of charities and corrections, {. Is. Afford
soldiers home commissioner, >. NJ. Laird.
The bill for resubmission has been killed
In the senate.
PIERRE, 5. d.. March 0.-Tbe second
meeting of the South Dakota IL gisatuse
closed its session something after mid
night Saturday morning. During the sixty
days two mem ors Of ths lower house led
Austin and HeiIman. IN the Senate Mr..
Clark passed away Saturday morning.
There will be two amendments TO the
constitution submitted at the next regular
election. They have already rassed both
houses and according to the form followed
last year, when three different amend
ments were voted upon, will go TO the peo-
pie for their Endorsement or rejection
One is, whether or not the mileage allowed
members shall be reduced from 10 to 5
cents. The second is, the abolishment OF
the county courts and the transfer of the
iurisd fiction to the circuit courts. Both of
these changes were quite loudly demand ed
at this legislature, and it is probable that
the amendments will meet IA different fate
at the polls than those of last year.
House bill l33, which has become a law,
makes il discretionary with the boards OF
county commissioners whether they shall
pay s. or 81 bounty for wolf scalps
The Australian ballot has become a law.
This is one good thing that this Legislature
has accom- plished, AMI is probably worth
the expense and trouble it has been to us il
nothing else had been done. free AMI
perfectly pure ballot Is one of the surest
safeguards for our form OF government.
The following is Il summary OF the i'm
portant bills passed by the legislature dur
ing the session just closed: Fixing terms
OF circuit court; repeating law requiring
branded hides to be kept ten days after
on approved security; providing for build
ing additional wing TO capitol for state Ii.
brary, containing FIRE proof vaults and
leasing same to government for court pur.
poses; authorizing special assessments in
cities for street grading purposes; also
allowing cities to conde emn property 10
construct sewers; allowing juries TO ex-
anu dsSt5S LOT
municipalities or corporations; providing
for publication by state secretary of pro.
posed amendments to constitution; legal
izing certain acts OF Sioux Falls; estab.
fishing county uniformity of text
books with maximum cost; requiring
publication of notices in papers
printed in English language; allow
ing cities TO eloct attorney and engineer
not n resident; allowing cities TO bid in
property advertised for sale for delin-
Quent special assessments; general rev.
enue bill; requiring newly elected city
officers to take possession the first NJ Monday
of May; providing for fund for mainte.
nance of insane hospital for conveying pa.
uouts thereto; appropriation 10 pay fu-
sna sn x s,. 1;
pay over all Office fees to state treasurer
placing American and Farm islands under
Jurisdiction of Brue and Hughes counties
res pectively; providing for satisfaction o
chattel mortga ges; relating to foreclosur,
thereof; relating to creation of piivat,
corporations and confirming charters o
street railways; allowing sales of rea
estate under execution where counties ar,
Interested; fixing terms of court in Elev
enth circuit; providing seal for commits
sioner of school and public lands; fxinl
form Of settlement between state ant
county treasurers; providing transfer o
$5SS for fun d of outstanding liability OF Da
kota territory; deficiency appropriation
bill