Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-02-24
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY ~
ntGNNiAk SESSIONS

rke Ierisisture,

It was 3 O'Clock when the Aieutcnant
Governor called the ssnate 70 order on the
10th. Roll call showed all but four mem.
bers In their seats. The secretary read for
the information OF the senate q communist
cation from the secretary OF the Transmits
stppi Congress. asking the Legislature to
send delegates to the next meeting OF that
body ct Ogden. y. T.. on April 81. senator
McCarty, from the Committee ON Enrolled
aud Enyrossed Bills. reported that Senate
He No. ~, authorizing the District Courts
Of Douglas County to employ bailifs at .
salary OF 200 Per ahnum, had been cor>
fectly engrossed. Senator Everett, from
the Committee on Public Charity, reported
back Senate fle No. t1S, providing tina
Courts o. Record may appoint guardians:
administrators, ETC.. with the recommends.
,tion that It be indefinitely postponed. The
report was unanimously adopted. Senator
McCarty, chairman Of the special.commit-
tee appointed on January Is to investigate
the once OF State Treasurer, Presented d
report In which he referred II the fact
that q Joint Committee had been appointed
to Investigate all the state Offices and In
stitutionss As both committees would be
expected to cover the same grovhd as far
IS the Treasurer's Office was concerned,
Senator McCarty believed that the special
committee should be discharged in the in
terest OF economy. The Senate agreed.
Bills were introduced and read the first
vSusV a by AcHbi w FtuulTc F0tl~
road companies ID construct private cross
ihgs; by Tedt, to repeal sections $50, 90, 81,
02 OF the Consolidated Statutes. This Is
the old Law relating to Building and Loan
Associations which was not repealed two
years ago when the new Law governing
these associations was passed: by Moore. to
to amend the law relating to state deposit
tories; by Mullen, to amend the law pre-
scribing the manner OF drawing names OF
petit Jurors; by Scott, to prohibit the man
ufacture and sale OF Gig arettes containing
opium and other poisonous drugs.
A joint resolution was introduced into
the House on the 18th by Representative
Harrington, providing for submitting to a
popular vote an amendment to the Consti-
tuition by which after Dec. IL. 1894. the
capitol Will be located at Huron instead Of
at Pierre. There vas no discussion OF the
matter, but on a motion to indefinitely
postpone, q vote was taken, being 80 yeas
and 81 nays. The motion to postpone hav-
ing accordingly been lost, tho resolution
VIII come up In the regular order Of bust
ness. representative SEDAN then intro.
duced a bill for the removal Of the agricut.
tural college from B~rookings to u point be-
tween Miller and st. Lawrence. Nothing
was said on the measure except by Repre-
sentative Watson, who remarked that it
was too late In the sc ssion to consider any
such proposition, aud he Consequently
y W. pOspDDuSus n
call OF the House was made and the motion
carried by a vote of "a to Is. The most I'm.
portant bills introduced we're: BY Adams,
providing for the government of the Sol-
diers' Home by Ave Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Governors; prohibiting indi-
S1duals from assuning or using the name
OF u bank without charge; authorizing the
formation OF savings banks In the same
manner as commercial banks. A bill pro-
viding for the organization and govern
hhent OF state banks and several others OF
minor Importance were passed. These bills
we're introduced In the House on the 18th:
by Patten, requiring mortgages to be fore
closed In court instead Of by publication.
BY schamber;. regulating the practice OF
medicine.
The Committee on the Investigation OF
che Agricultural College matter presented
Its report to the Senate on the 10th. The
document was u very long one and touched
separately on the various charges. All were
pronounced to be, IN the opinion OF the
committee, entirely groundless. The me-
mortal signed by the citizens OF Brookings
was said to be OF the same character as the
list OF charges und entirely without foun-
dation. The complete generation OF all
the parties against whom the charges were
brought was fnally recommended. The
report was signed by every member OF the
committee, and was unanimously adopted
by the Senate. The report relating to the
Governors nominations to the Board Of
Regents recommended the confirmation
only OF Messrs. Hale aud HennInger. The
committee appointed to visit the normal
school ~ adiso reported, conplimenting
the good condition OF the school A num-
Der Of bills were passed. the most lmpor-
tant prohibiting the arbitrary dockage OF
grain, making certain changes In the word
Ing OF the mechanics lien law, and the
Worlds Fair bill I'm the same form as re-
ported BY the Committee, being substan-
TALLY the Senate bill, with the amount
raised to sos, 600. The vote was 81 to 10.
The railroad commissionership bill, that
providing for an agricultural bureau. aud
two bills providing for the election OF rail-
road commissioners, were set for the 31st.
The referendum bill was knocked out by q
large majority. Bills were introduced: BY
DOllard, nbolishing formalities In Justice
courts. By Lowthian, establishing mimi
mum penalties for seduction and abduc-
ton.
In the House on the 10th an attempt was
made to raise the question OF the removal
OF the capitol. but as the matter was not
then before the House the motion was ruled
out OF order and was dropped for the time
being. A bill designed to prevent oppress-
I've garntShment was passed, as were also
bills providing for q commissioner OF immi-
grafton and putting a 81 bounty on wolf
scalps. All these measures provoked o
good deal Of discussion and n great MANY
speeches were made. A bill to reduce the
value OF homestead exemptions TO q, 900
was indefinitely postponed. and ono nrovid-
ing for a state Ore and st,.an, inspectnr wa.
favorabiy recommended and the report
adopted.
The Worlds Fair augmentation was con-
sidered In the House on the 18th, the bill
being that passed by the House aud
but the enactins clause and snhstitnting
therefor its own bin. The resol,,tinn for the
removal OF the canitoI was then hroncht
up. and n motion wns made for . snsnen.
sion OF the rules that n might 10 ir,madi.
ately Considered. some Jisc,ss,nn took
MACE ON this motion. the ory,orerts ~ tho
resolution desiring prompt action that ~
might be indefniteiv nostnoned whiIe its
friends wished 10 have a. % IN ,ts recuiar
order. A vote being taken Inc rasnlntion
was lost ~ 4 vote ~ a. 10 M sne.kar
Lawson then roferred tl,a rasoI,ttont ~ go