Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-10
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.
THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN
BIENNIAL SESSION..

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Daily nerort or t,,a Mra.ures introduced
anu .ne action ."Hen .s Ao ".s r.. :"
botn the senate ana HOUSE u As0P1o'
sentattves.
The Leslslatsre.
The report ct the Fr6st Investigating
Committee caii;c ttt for consideration by
the Senate on the 31st Hut on the intro
duction by Senator Dollard OF fesolu.
tion for the appointment OF a committees
with powers to further investigate the
mntter and the suggestion that before net.
ing OH the Arst report it would be we'll 70
hear that by this committee, it was post
poncd. eenutofs Lawrence, Miller, John.
son; Berkman, add Edwards were selected
~ Visit the State Normal School at Madi.
son. f'iisrs was some discussion as to the
advisability of passing the bill raising the
salsrjes Of the Supreme End Circuit Judges.
This matter vas ALSO postponed until tho
latter part of the wells The following bills
were introduced: by Fo0tcs htGyidinS !or
the appointment of game wardeas. By
Horner, aIyollshing the additional pei
cent. penalty for advertising and selling
lands for delinquent taNds, Ny Fountain,
providing that cities selected ~ county
sunts may assist the county in erecttns =
court house. by Willis, defining u legal
newspaper as one with a bonaiide circula-
tion bf tiot less than two hundred per week;
the paper tlittst Also have been In circula-
tion for ut least fifty.twO weeks, these pro-
visions not 20 Apply in countics in which
there Is Bnlt tne paper which haa circu-
lation of less that, t&o hundred, or which
has not been established one year. by Kcn-
i,ctly; trcaiing q sinking fund 10 provide
for payiiieht ot stute bonds; amounting to
81 900, 600. issued under Tic prQyisions oil
<,i,., q n,,s III. ~.
fishing II township commission Of coiicilis.
tion. to consist Of four members, two OF
whom shall appear in each civil case
bfought before a Justice Of the peace and
endeavor to sffeCt I'm amicable agreement
between the parties, 1t shall be unlawful
Tor au attorney to be present. at such time.
and II tiu agreement Is effected the CONE
missioners shall be ettitlsd TO no compen.
,ation, otherwise they shall receive ths
same mileage and per diem us jurors Bills
relating to the killing of game; prohibiting
The importation OF armed forces into the
stnte without application by tho Legisla-
lure, or the Governor. should it not he in
sessien, and 90 amended, as to make its
violation a felonyi providing that contin-
ned use as 1. highway of public OF private
lands or the right OF railroads shall not Cs-
tnblish n highway thereon, and relating to
the snle OF property for taxes, were passed
by the Senate,
A number Of bill, were introduced in the
House ON the afst, the most Important of
which were: BY summerside. providing
State Board Of Health by Holmes, pro-
siding for the encouragement Of tile con-
strtictidh Of reservoirs for irrigating pur-
noses. by Sessions, ttiaking railroads liable
for persons or live stock killed on their
right -of-way. BY Price making the salary
of the attorney general 81 1000, with $1,000
additional for expenses. A favorable re-
port was made by the Insurance Committee
on Dilger's bill providing that In case OF
lcss b+ fire insurance companies should pay
the full aihoiInt Of the policy on such prop
erty. The bill vas tecomnitted. however,
changes in the phrascology.
For u short time ON the afternoon of the
1st there appeared to be some probability
of an interesting session in the House when
Representative Hooper offered resolution
calling upoii the Temperance Committee to
renort forthwith upon resolution No. 4.
providing for the reshbmission of tho pro-
hibition clause of the Constitution. Chair.
man Chamberlain claimed that tbsre was
no such resolution before them, and upon
asking the Clerk for information it APP.
reared there was II bill but no resolution
of thmt number, Representative Hooper
then moved to amend his resolution so
as TO cover bill No. 4. but un statement of
| the Chairman that the committee had been
unable to agree and wished 6nc more day
for consideration, Mr.. Hooper accepted
this MS an amcndment. Among the
bills introduced were the following:
| By Chamberlain. giving u list of cxemp-
| tions from suit aud fixing the value Of
| homestead at $1,000; providing for
the printing uf 1,50O copies of the
session laws for distribution among
state ofIcers and fe. sale &, the gai,Iic.
In the Senate ON the lat the following
bills were introduced: Hy Bird, providing
that upon lndinr any stray 1.-Two stock tho
| nersons finding tho same shnfl. within ten
| ilays. .,u,unr before the nearest Justice of
| tho pcnce and make afiidnyit to the
| particulars and that he has not changed
| the marks and brands. nv Majors, 0xin.
| the salary of the public examiner ut 81, 500.
| with not to exceed $50 for expenses. By
| thc Agricultural Committee. establishing n
| state board of Agriculture, No bills were
| brou .l,t up for ,,nssngc. but tho Railroad
i Committees mn1c a favorable remrt unon
| n bill diyidin. tl,e state into three districts
I and making the Office OF the railroad COM
| mission elective. one commissioner to bc
| selected from each district The committee
| on school and public lands reported fayor-
| ably on bill providing for the leasing of
| school lands. with an amendment to the
/ effect that mn Ion "a. should he cxecuted for
| n longer tint, t,nn five wears.
ON the ID the Housc Temnerance Com.
mittee brought I'm two reports an Fowler's
| rcsubmission resolution. The result Of n
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