Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
DAKOTA LAWMAErs,|
SECOND GENERAL AGO.
IN BIENNIAL SESSION

Daily Report of the Measures
and the Action Taken lheron. r'aue
the Senate and House of - III b
tativcs. 'Fese
PIERRE, Feb. 16.-The house rno
ing this morning. after passing an,, fles
resolutions upon the death of epnppfopris,
man and ordering the chamber drn, She
the flag at half-mast, adjourned o ni"o a.
spect to his memory. The two hon s. OF u
met in joint assembly for memori,IS The
cises on the occasion of shernan.ss' exc ese
Lieut.. Gov. Hoffman presided. Ad6'at
were made by Messrs. Preston. aa
shcafc. Teets. Lands, McFarlane, Cav, nuaH
Jolly Melville, Buchanan and Kyle a'u ne
afternoon Il. b. Miles was electsd lib
Office OF journal clerk, declared =, ~
The senate spent this afternoon in a. r;avah1
ing Lawrence county contest cases
At 10 O'Clock the two houses moi il
session, there being present only 1.O Jola
bers During the fortieth ballot tho meg
pressed excitement was intense Atth.s
the following republicans changed =, ~
votes from Sterling to Trip: Messrs E M
KNAPP, Douglas. Donahue, Hall Nd neI
mack, Taylor, Teets and Wilson. W,.
these changes were being made the sys.
ment broke loose and, amidst applau.o ~
misses, the democrats called too ]ale. al|
late" No further changes were made " VI
the clerk announced tho result as foNoml
Kyle: Is Trip. .........
Sterling. ..............5 5 Campbell
The speaker announced that james \
Kyle having received a majority of ali NJ
votes cas.5 was declared elected l;ni,]
States senator for the term beginning Nav y
next.
PIERRE. Feb. 1.-THE house this nom,
spent the whole time in a discussion of NJ
senate bill for a fence law to the effec, ,ha
stock may range in all organized coun,;s
and all counties to be organized in the fin,
ure till such time as a majority of The VI,
ers shall decide otherwise. The bill passa;
The senate bill to establish state bo,rs
dental examiners failed to carry, ri
senate bill abolishing capital punisbme,
also failed to carry by a decisive vote.
the senate the house bill, authorizing Il
counties to build all the bridges Of a cost
over 500, was passed: also the bill MAXI
an exemption of ninety days wages 4
workingmen. The Lawrence county co
test cases were discussed. The electio
committees report. which was adverse
the contestants, Was adopted by a vote
to S, with ten absent.
PIERRE, Feb, 1s.-In tho regular busipe
Of the house to-day the following hi
were passed: That the per diem of coup
commissioners shall not exceed 500 =
annum; for uniform text books for vario
counties. The following bills were int
duccd: BY Mr.. Rowe to punish officials i
contracting indebtedness without 81
cific appropriation therefor by the a
preparations committee. for the mai
tenance OF the Yankton insane hospi
that each county shall pay SIS per week =
patient from such county; by Mr.. Gardn
a penalty for delinquent taxes of one-h
of per cent. per month; also fixing
salaries Of supreme court judges at So,
per annum; by Mr.. Pratt. repeating
statute requiring notice to the owner of
delinquent land before the tax deed sl
issue; by Mr.. Odell, a joint resolution
adjournment Feb. 25.
In the senate Senator Sheafe introdu
81 bill that insurance companies be allo,
to select their own papers for the publ
ton Of statements. The appropriation &C
nittec made it's report. The appropriate
are as follows:
state university ...,.........,.. .........s 10