Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-11
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

PIERRE, 8. d., Jan. 81. HALF Of the ses-
sion Is over and 30 great mass Of busi.
ness has accumulated that the house has
had 10 hold two sessions per day. Today
the house rcsembled an improvised leo
sns ground sSs emssr' oas .sn. .srsr. 70 sHrs %
The insurance committee reported
fsvorably ths valued insurance bill
amended to provide that In case Of total
loss by fire the full amount Of insurance
shall be paid and In every case the bur.
den of proof shall be with the company.
The legislature shows some disposition
TO jump on the poor printer. Lynch intro
duced bill To let the county printing
of oil kinds 70 the lowest bidder and
Withee introduced o similar bill providing
moreover that In no case should the
price paid exceed % cents per BREWER
square.
Summerside introduced bill TO provide
for the expense OF the state board Of
health
Bills were introduced by Holmes giving
the right ia take water from streams for
purposes Of irrigation; empowering cir
euit judges TO hold extra terms when
county commissioners concur; by Sessions,
making railroads liable for stock killed
by negligence: by Motley, permitting
proceedings In justice court against gar
nishee; by Gold, providing that boards Of
equalization shall make no distinction be-
tween plated and unplstted land in cities,
and by Price giving the attorney general
u, 900 for clerk hire and incidenfais.
Hsrt's senate bin providing for the in
corporation OF quarryipg and other COM
panies passed.
Mr.. crills senate bill providing for
bonds by county commissioners received
A,affirmative and rs negative votes, aud
not having two thirds was lost.
PIERRE, 3. D., Feb l.--For y short time
AZ ~ 4hAx . rad IN. he
probability of an interesting session In
the house when Representative Hooper
offered q resolution calling upon the tenn
perance committee TO report forthwith
upon resolution No. 4, providing for the
resubmission Of the prohibition clause OF
the constitution. Chairman Chamberlain
claimed that there was no such resolution
before them, aud upon asking the clerk for
information 10 appeared there was q bill but
nc resolution o. that number. Attention
was then called to the fact that printed
resolution No. 4 WAS then lying on the
desk OF the members, This wascxplained
by Representative Fowler. who said that
the resolution was presented TO the com
mittee as an amendment to his resubmis.
sion bill. which had not vet been acted
upon, but WAS printed at his own expense.
Representative Hooper then moved to
amend his resolution so rs to cover bill
No. 4, but on the statement Of the chair
TO agree and wished one more day for
consideration. Mr.. Hooper accepted this
az an amendment and the report will be
made tomorrow.
AZ the close Of the session the honse
went into committee OF the whole and con-
sidered bills relating to the propagation
and protection Of good fish, attaching
Pratt, Nolan, Sterling and Jackson coun-
aies 10 Stanley county for judicial pur-
poses and Gregory and Todd counties to
Charles Mix for the same purpose, pro-
viding for a uniform policy OF insurance
and = resolution niemorializing congress
10 open the Sioux reservation 10 settle
ment. Favorable reports we're made and
adopted on ell these measures.
PIsRRE. s. D., Feb. 2--Both houses were
In session today. In the house the pro-
posed local option amendment to the con-
stituiion wss defeated BY ycts G. .e 90
80, one member being absent, but notice
was given that motion will be made TO.
morrow 10 reconsider tomorrow, SO that
the question will be up again. The pro-
hibitionists think they can hold their
ground, while opponents hope 10 win on
the next bout
The house committee on railroads
sgreed to recommend the indefinite post
ponement OF q bill fixing passenger rates
on mixed trains at 2lf cents per mile.
bill was introduced In the senate making
II felony to break telegraph or
telephone wires or to in any way
Dbstruct or interfere with the
prompt transmission of messages.
and fixing severe penalties for violation.
The house bill passed the senate today
prohibiting county treasurers from charg
Ing fee for registering warrants when
there Is no money TO pay same. mum
Der OF bills Of local and state interest
only were passed. The senate committee
to Investigate the agricultural college is
at work, and interesting developments
are expected.
PIERRE, \. d., Feb. 4.--Immediately
after roll call In the house Mr.. Hooper,
leader of the snti-local option forces,
moved that the house adjourn and the
motion carried. The object OF the al.
journment was TO prevent Mr.. Flower
from making u motion TO reconsider the
local option bill, which was defeated Thurs,
day. As he had given notice TO do 50
the vote on adjournment showed q loss Of
two votes to the resubmissionists since
Thursday. This kills the resumission
question so far as the present measure Is
concerned, but its friends are ut work to
outline line OF action to keep up the
contest and still hope TO win before the
session is over.
Another test vote came up in the senate
on radical railroad legislation. when II
refused by an emphatic vote 10 recall from
the committee vn railroads . bill fixing
the maximum passenger rate ut cents
per mile and placing other restrictions on
railroads.
A bill was introduced In the senate max
ing changes in tho law requiring publica.
tion of insurance statements. Mr.. Crill's
bill for q railroad commission, with
power to suggest rates, repairs and other
matters, will come up next Monday after
noon under special order and win doubt.
less create animated debate, ~ IL Is y
two bills were passed and they were both
of a local nature.