The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-03-03

| NO o1, introduced Dy Mf f1eFf1CK, prOV1Q-
ing that township boards shall draw jury
| lists at regular meetings.
No. II, introduced by Mr.. Sheldon, con-
stitutonal amendment making county
superintendent eligible to election the same
as clerks of courts.
| No. a. introduced by Mr.. Miller, requiring
applicants for tax deeds to redeem prior GER
tifcatas held hy the county.
NO ~ introduced by Mir. Amcrman, pro-
tecting food fishes.
No. 81, introduced by Mr.. Mathieson, in
Guiding certain counties west Of the Missouri
river in the Sixth judicial circuit.
No. g. introduced by Mr.. Price, repeating
| the law for attachment proceedings on
| moving from one county to another.
No. ss, introduced by Mr. Paulson, extend
ing the time for withdra wing nominations.
No. 90, with amendmenD introduced by
Mr.. Packard, requiring six months residence
previous to application for divorce.
| No. 96, introduced by Mr.. Snyder, prevent
| ing printing of unofficial names on county
stationery.
No. %. introduced by Mr.. Cleveland, re-
quiring diplomas for public surveyors.
! No. 102, introduced by Mr. Prather, attach
| ing Gregory and Todd co unties to Charles
Mix for judicial purposes.
| No. 1C6, introduced by Mr.. Watson, requir-
| ing mortgage discharges to give description
| of land.
| No. 125, introduced by Mr.. Walters per-
| mitting towns to sell school lots and put the
| proceeds in their school funds.
Also senate bill No. 225, introducing a new
| system of tax collection, which was defeated
| yesterday, but was reconsidered and the
| fpa tI1ra n " A.
| bill passed.
AT the evening session the senate passed
house bill No 1876, introduced by Mr.. Fowler,
memorial to congress for election OF
United States senators by popular vote
Also passed the following senate bills.
No q, as to the state board Of health.
No. %, making court stenographers' rates
| 10 cents per 100 words for longhand tran
| scripts.
No. 1875, making the registration law
applicable to towns containing 500 voters.
Ono. 126, exempting from assessment 500
! worth of farm machinery or mechanics
| tools, and all live stock under six months of
| age.
| No. 162 regulating sale of milk.
| No. ILL., (as amended repeating the COM
| mercial agency law. 1t makes no change in
| $4,000 to $4,000.
NO. 175, requiring nonresident litigants to
| give security for costs in certain cases.
| No. III, prohibiting appointment OF mem
| bers of public boards to positions there
under
| No. 1876, compelling service in civil actions
only by sheriff Or constable.
| No. 199, requiring newspapers. to be one
nJ1 hot ha;, n1J1 "a
publishing legal notices.
| No. 210, making it felony to interfere with
| the use Of telephone Or telegraph wires.
| No. 211, for uniform system OF weights
and measures and for three public weighers
| in cities of the first class, two in cities OF the
| second class and one in any Incorporated
town.
No. 215, making the compensation for pub
| fishing insurance statements three-fourths
OF legal rates.
No. 217, for appointment of state agent to
prosecute land claims against the general
| government.
| No. 207, to attach Day county to the Fifth
judicial circuit.
No. 224. providing for organization of
| boards OF trustees for educational insti-
! tutions, and giving them control of funds.
|
preme courts be entered in circuit courts.
No. 23O, exempting all homesteads from
judgments in cases Of debt arising prior to
March, 1890.
| No. 237, giving regular terms of circuit
| court jurisdiction in condemnation proceed
ings.
No 23s, limiting actions on sealed instru-
ments 10 six years.
| No OSo piypp 1yi.t ~
double the amount of ofdamage suffered there
from.
No. 2S2, fixing terms of court in the Second
judicial circuit.
Also house bill No. 155, compensating the
Rapid City attorney for fees in defending
| school sections.
Bills introduced: No. 3l1, by Mr. Hebal:
For altering, discontnuing or laying out of
highways on petition of two-thirds of the
| land owners in one mile thereof
No. 3l2, by Mr.. Grill: Repeating publica-
tion Of drainage notice to non residents.
No. 313, by Mr.. Grill: Preventing loss of
taxes by removal from county.
No. 314, by Mr.. Lowthan: Making Sphinx
Clark, Codington and Deuel. counties the
Ninth circuit; Brookings, Kingsbury Hamlin
Beadle, Lake and Moody counties the Third
circuit; Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Day and
Grant counties the Fifth circuit.
No. 315 by Mr.. Roberts: Affecting land
unexpectedly the Australian system OF
land registers.
AT II o'clock recess was taken until tomor-
row at p. m.
HOUsE-The house passed no bills durin g
the afternoon, the entire session being de-
voted to the worlds fair bill At the even
ing session the following bills were intro
duced:
No. 164, by Mr.. Keve: For recording of me-
chanics' liens affecting real estate
No. 265, by Mr.. Grant: For assessors tt
collect statistics Of crop acreage
No. 226, by Mr.. Gold For uniform sys.
tem of school tax.
No. 267, by Mr.. Gold: For special election
in Big Stone City.
No 26s, by Mr.. Everitt: Same as senat.
bill No 3l4>.
No 269, by Mr.. Everitt: To encourag,
cultivation of flax by paying
bounty Of So per ton for qualities suitable
for binding twine.
No. 270, by Mr.. Everlit; Paying g per tol
on manufactured binding twine or other fla,
product.