Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-01-20
Dakota LAWMAKERS.
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN
BIENNIAL SESSION..
Daily Report of tho Measures Introduced
and the .sct.om Taken Thereon in
itotl, tho Senate and Hoase of Repre-
scmtatives.s
The Legislature.

The Lcgislature.
The House Of Representatives on the
l1th passed the first hill OF the session, be-
ing that to present ex-GOv. Mellctte with
his official chair Five petitions were then
handed to the clei X for reading. The NUM-
Der OF names aggregated $4,000 and these
Lcrsons all protested against the passage
by the Legislature of the rcsubmission to
tile people of the prohibtory clause of the
Constitution. After the reading OF the pc
ttions the presentation of bills b, gan.
Those of nest Importance were: by Mr.
Cleveland. giving township electors power
10 instruct the Board of Supervisors to pro-
Get such township against prairie fires by
blowing around it !, fire guad of Sufficient
width. Hy Mr. Hooper, providing that rail-
,od, shall build at their stations plat
ur!ns for g min and ether freight. when rec
lues,cd to do SO by the Commissioners of
The county i'll which the station Is located.
by MIR. Digpr. providing for the v.ccina-
tinn of children between the ages of 4 and
10 years.
In the Senate OH the 1lth after the rou-
line business and the reports of one or two
committees on unmportant matters, tho.
members began pre-. .eniing bills, OF whirh
the following were the principal ones: by
Senator Thu urnby. extending the boundaries
of Pennington, Meade and Custer Counties
To the 102d meridian. by Senator Brock
way. providing that school boards of incor-
po,atcd towns shall consist of two members
from each ward. tho entire number to be
not less than that OF the City Council; fix
ing the time for tho school election and
making various provisions for the school
tax, and several other changes and addi-
tions to the present laws. BY Senator Doll
lard, providing that in the case of illegal
tax sales the property shall be restored to
the owner with IL per cent. interest. By
Senator Crawford, memorializing Congress
to so change the law that one shnl be
eligible to the Office OF United States Dis
trict Attorney who is an owner of any rail-
road stocks or bonds, or is otherwise intcr-
csted in or employed by any rond in tho
state.
The first real discussion since the Legis-
lature convened took place in the Senate
on the 18th, when an unfavorablc report
was made by the Committee on Revenue on
Senator Foote'S bill, raising the amount of
personal i.roncrty exempt from taxation
from Sa5 to 5000 worth. The Committee on
judiciary and State Affairs also reported
nnimportant bills. the Introduction of new
ones following, :: few of which were: by
Kennedy, providing that rubber stamps lie
used in making Australian ballots at clec-
tinns; aboishing Boards of County Com
missioncrs and replacing thcm with Boards
| OF Supervisors. by Star, prohibiting the
br nging into tho state of amy armed police
force or detective agency for the suppress
sion of violence except On the application
| of the legislature. ii in session, or of the
| Governor, ii not. by Lawrence, eXcmpting
500 worth of property from tax. by the
Committee on Appropriations, providing
| per diem and mileage appropriation for
members of the Legislature.
In TIL. House on the l2lI,, the Judiciary
Committee reported unfavorably upon MIR.
/ Hocpcr'> bill making the time of residence
| necessary to securing Il divorce one year
or two il the case complained Of occurred
\ outside the state. The Governors message
| was also taken up and TIL different clauses
| referred to their appropriate committees.
/ With these exceptions the customary rou-
/ tine work of presenting bills was ali that
went forward. A number Of them were MS
| follows: by Matthieson. putting the uu-
/ organized counties of Pratt. Nowlin, Ster.
| ling. and jackson In the Sixth Judicial Dis
trict BY Siuvcruti, fixing 10 per cent. i'm
tercst as the highest legal rate. and n.ak-
/ ing per cent the rate when not specified
by Contract. BY Price, raising salaries of
| County Supcriniendcnts. by Sheldon, pro-
| vidins that the penalty for robbery shall
not exceed ten years imprisonment.
In the Legislature on tho 1ath among the
| bills introduced were the following: BY
| Summcrside. repeating the authorization
i OF commercial agencies. c,cdit companies
i and grain associations, BY Williams, pO
| v.dns for !. passenger rate of 2L cents per
mile OH mixed trains. by Hcrricls, invali-
| dating bonds given by employees to employ
nrs if their salaries wcr6 less than SIS per
/ month, or If Il commission. less than 10 pcr
cent; also fixing twenty-six days us one
| month and twelve hours as one day un less
| over time is paid pro + t.! by gold; ppro-
| priatfng $1,000 for the expense of selecting
933.i20 acras of land donated to the state
| by Z n.res;.
In the Senate on the i3 Ii the usual digni-
nea quiet ieisned. Two bills. however,
| which attracted considerable attention,
were introduced. They were: by BUR-
ieiyh, providing Tor the raising of funds for
nn cxhib.t At the Worlds Fair. by means of
an Occupation tax to be levied in the form
OF u license fee on the following occupa.
Iailrnad companies, In complete UGas.tiou,
$1,000; all others, $50; street car coin ~ ~
/ nirs, $50; insurance, loan, and 0lnvafnr
companies, sa5: al other companies Nlili
roipo'ations, ssa; brokers and bankers, SIS
/ lawyers, physicians, insurance and rn,l.
estate agents, dealers and manufacturers
not Incorporated. butchers. boarding
houses, and livery stable keepers. NOR.
chants, stock. grain, coal, and lumber deaf
erS. slo. For carrying en- any OF the above
occupations without paying the license n
penalty OF from s. To 500 is fixed. By
Grill. providing that al bills passed by the
Lesi>latulc be deposited with the Governor
until May 1, following the session, and n.
during that time. 10 per cent. OF the voters
shall have petitionrd for resubmission of
Che measure 10 u puiNr vOt. 1t shalt be
SO submitted on the sc cond Tuesday Of tho
June following. lher. Is also n provision
| III the bill for ~ submission to the vote of
tho people. us 1t is in the form of a consti-
tut.onal amendment. Several other bills
OF less Importance were read, and that
granting per diem and mileage to mc1nbe:s
and employees OF the Legislature wu,
| passed. -
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