Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-01-27
Da,iy Report of the Measures Introduced
and tlae Action Taken Thereon ia
Both the Senate and Hoase OF Repro
sentativss.
Tho Lex;r,uture.

ing to this Office and to make bienniu re-
port showing the condition OF roads.
changes In rates, tonnase OF freiglts,
monthly earnings. etc. by Doilard,' pro-
vidihg that railroads shall. ut the demand
OF the board Of commissioners. lay side-
tracks to Warehouses; adjoining their right
of-w"y. BY Newhy. making in.unc.ions
against the safe of Intoxicating liquors,
which now apply only TO the building in
which they are sold, cover the party en-
Joined for one year mt any point in the
Judicial district In the House the Mt
tempt to have IL clerl, appointed for Il NUM-
ber OF committees had ~ different result
from that in the Senate. the motion being
knocked out after u few minutes :rgu-
ment. Que of the enrolling and en.rossing
force Was finally. however, detailed to take
tho place. A number of the bills intrO-
duced were the same as those in the Senate.
A few of the others were: liy Steverud,
requiring insurance companies to have. u
paid up capital of Sl5O,000. and also $780,.
COO deposited with the State Treasurer. by
Read, creating IL pharmaceutical assOcia-
tion, establishing IL state board. and reeu-
lating the practice of pharmacy. BY Am-
ernlan. making IL physicians bill IL lien on
property and establishing the Same rules ;,s
in the case OF mechanics liens. by Dill
ger, to compel Insurance. companies to pay
the full amount of rolicy regardless OF the
value OF the property.
Some of the more important issues OF the
session are gradually beginning to make
tllclr appearance Ill inc business OF Une
Legislature and fairly interesting meet.
ings were held in both houses on the 1Tth.
In the Senate the Worlds Fair Committee
reported on the appropriation bill, amend-
ing it SOFAS to read STO.000 instead OF SS5.-
00O, making u few changes in the wording
and recommending its passage in tho
amended form. Among the bills intro
duced were: by Iiorner. providin. for
rimary elections of county officers; re-
dividing the counties west OF the Missouri
q
observation, bounding Them and naming
hem as follows: pollaid. Sheldon, John
son, Foote, BOX. Wtth.c. Butte. Star. Price.
Adams. Berkman, Bean. Williams. Fowler,
llcrricd ana l}urtt. The object III the re-
division is To increase tine size OF tho coun-
ties, which are with few exceptions unor-
ganized. thus giving a sufficient number Of
inhabitants To each for organizations. by
Millikcn. providing for the investment OF
school funds.
In the House on the 18th tho bill giving
farm llborcrs the first lien their em-
ployers' crops was returned by the com-
mittee with The recommendation that IL
lie indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Fornell's
divorce bill came up for % vote. but was
promptly knoc.cd out. Tho following Hills
were !, few of those introduced: by Chain-.
berlain, providin. that all bills against the
county be filed with tho audito: before
action by the commi somers. by Watson.
abOlishiny County Courts by Withec.
cSt;tDIlsniuS blit AiLIlu OIiiISlcF ~
tom by which the state guarantees the title.
The consideration of IL Worlds Fair APP
! lpropriation occupied the attention of the
Senate on the afternoon of the 18th, to the
exclusion OF almost ali other business. The
first action of the body when the matter
came up To resolve itself into II COM
| mittee of the whole, with Senator Kennedy
| acting as Chairman. The minority and
| minority reports were read. One Ut the
| latter. signed by Senator Grill. proposing u
| $4,000 appropriation as II gift To the Co,m-
\ mis sion. was disposed of by n recommends
| tion that it should. not pass. The other,
recommending s50.00O grant, was then
| taken up, and II motion was made for its
| indefinite postponemcnt. 1t was then
| moved to amend this motion so that 1t read
| ..,lu pass. Senator Star rose and spoke at
| srme length in support of the majority re-
| port and II $4,000 appropriate IL Senator
| Burtt. in his address, gave it as his opinion
that the state could afford u good exhibit.
| Senator Brociway took the same ground.
| and Senator Lowthian advocated IL $500
appropriation. $4,000 OF which should bp
| set aside for the woman's dcpart-
ment Senators Dollard and Thomby
also supported II liberal donat on. spn-
| ator Star moved as IL substitute for the
whole the adoption of the minority rel OFT.
A vote being taken, the motion was lost
by u majority of 23 to 10. The committee
then adjourned. previously determining to
report to the Senate and sit again for the
further consideration of the matter. Gov
Shedon's veto of tine clause iii the MILEAGE
and per diem bill providing for Clerk Cones
mileage, was unanimously sustained by the
Senate.
In the House three bills and two joint
resolutions were introduced, none of them.
however, being of any Importance. Both
houses adjourned.
Another otiet session OF the Legislature
took place on the 10Th. None of the Lead
ing questions were touched o.. and ut
very little even of routine business was
transacted. Among the bills were the fol-
lowing: BY Foote, regulating th, ..usi..es-
of the talaSraph csnipAnics and fixing Il
reguiJT@ JT@'.SsIH for messages. by Doilard,
p,ovidin. for the formation OF mutual as-
surance companies by Kennedy. refund
ing 1000 wo;t of percent. bonds issued
for the construction of the State Agricul-
tural College. by Miller. establishing a
hospital for the insane ut Watertown.
The Governor announced the first Of his
appointments on the afternoon of the Goth
Capt. q. s. Fassett of Hitchcock. Bcadie
County. being chosen engineer of irrigation
A me sa-e to that effect was taken to the
Senate soon after tho opening of the ses-
sion. whcreuron, after going into executive
session, 1t unanimously confirmed the an.
pointment. A number of committees pre-
scnted their reports. but all were on uninl.
portant measures and pissed Off quietly
until Dollard's bill, lnaking railrcrds liahlt
for fires set by their engines and for stocl
nges to be paid unless the value %! til,
property is turned over within "a certain
length of time-was reached. The recon-.
mendntion with tile hill was that it do no
pass. Senator Dollard moved to III md tile
report by striking out the word ..not" ant
the amendment was passed by vote OF 9
to 81. the report adopted, and the conside.
alton of the bill made the special ,rder fo
Tuesday. The Till providing for lh
D examination and licensing ut attorneys
which came up for IL vote, provoked n goo,
I deal OF discussion. Bills providing for til
. formation of private corporations. IL,
. plOwing of fire breaks about towns, attacl,
!, Ing Lyman and Brule Counties for j,ldci,
purposes, and q standard insurance polio
Y were passed. A few Of the bills int, oducc
t were: BY Brockwny, empowering cities o
thd first class to fix the salaries OF ulder
+. men by ordinance. BY Burleigll. prOvldin
~ that the property of decedents leaving "a
issue shall go to the husband or wife, or
y there lie none, to the father. Adjourne
. to the a1st.
n In the House on the Goth the most inter
/. esting event was tho passage Of Packard
amendment to the divorce law, extcndin
the time of residence to six months. Blu
= very little was said about 1t. and the bi
passed with surprising ease. The bill
authorizing cities of the third class to iss,l
y warrants for five years, abOlishing the Ofiic
!, of labor commissioner. proyidlng for th
n protection of game and on some other un
j. important subjects wcre pissed. Some q
;. the bills introduced were: BY Prlthel
y providing for the publication OF q pcI