The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-03

Also senate bin No. IS, repeating the do,
tax.
Also, senate bill No. 129, memorial t,
congress TO give the old soldiers the pre-
ference in public employment.
Committees also reported favorably OF
house bill No "a, for condemnation OF grail
warehouse sites.
substitute for senate bill No. -, fixtns
boundaries of certain Black Hills counties
was also reported.
| Committees reported unfavorably or
senate bill No. rs, requiring railroads to con
| tract viaductS in towns of 5000 inhabitants
Also on senate bill No. II, to establish al
institution for feeble minded children a.
Custer, Hermosa or Buffalo Gap. The bill
was, however, recommitted to the committee
on judiciary for investigation concerning
the point referred to in the dispatches
! recently, as to the constitutionality Of the
! locating Of an institution for the feeble
minded.
! The following senate bills were passed:
| No. 2, introduced by Mr.. Grill, memorial
izing congress to open the Sioux reservation
| to hOmeseekers.
No. 81, introduced by Mr. Brockway, foI
construction Of sewers in cities.
No. 36, introduced by Mr.. Maior relating
| to school district officers.
No. "A, introduced by Mr.. Dollard, fixing
the limitation of judgments at ten years.
No. As, introduced by Mr.. Kennedy, for
| recount Of ballots in case of a tie.
| No. 60. introduced by Mr. Burtt, giving
precedence to appeals to the supreme court
in cases in which the state, a county or a
municipal corporation is party.
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memorial to congress to give old soldiers
preference in public employment.
Also, the committees substitute for senate
bill No. 8, which abolishes the statutory
definition OF the term gross negligence of
common carriers.
Bills introduced:
No. 1875, by Mr.. Gunderson: Decreasing
the number of jurors in condemnation pro-
ceedings from eighteen to six.
No. 1854, by Mr.. Gunderson: Requiring
road overseers to preserve government
survey monuments.
The house was not in session.
TwENTY-sECoND DAY.
SENATE-Senatc committees reported
favorably, with amendments, the following
bills: No 81, as to the state board of health :
No. Is, method for vacating town plats;
No. SO, locating an institution for feeble
minded children at Parker: No. 5S per-
mltting guarantee companies to go on official
bonds; No. 6s, fixing supreme judges sala-
ries at $1,000, and that of circuit judges at
$500; No. 60, relating to void tax. sales.
The following bills were passed: No "a,
introduced by Mr.. Burleigh, providing for
public drainage bitches. No. 46, introduced
tnll1rI fnp nf
judgments. No. s., introduced by Mr.
schamber, repeating the dog tax.
Senate bill No. s, introduced by Mr..
Dollard, making railroads liable for double
damages for fire losses, or for killing or
injury Of stock, if the company fails to
settle within thirty days from receipt of
notice thereof, was definitely postponed by
a vote of 30 to IL.
The following bills were introduced:
No. 165, by Mr.. Kennedy: Fixing penalty
for disregard of the requirement that old
soldiers have preference in official appoint
ment.
No. 166, by Mr.. Thornby: Repeating the
prisoner parole law.
No. l67, by Mr.. Major: Ending the school
fiscal year June 30, and making twenty days
the school month.
No l6s, by Mr.. Dollard tby request: A new
county court bill.
No 169 by Mr. Schamber (by requesD:
Attaching unorganized counties to organized
counties for judicial purposes.
HOUsE-The house resumed its labors after
a suspension since Friday.
Committees reported favorably on house
bill No. 3, establishing northern hospital
for the insane at Redfeld, provided eighty
acres Of land be donated, and OH No. ST.,
repeating the commercial agency law.
Committee reported unfavorably on house
bill No. 1OS, giving mortgages and pos
session of property during redemption from
foreclosure.
The house passed its bill No. liz, intro
duced by the committee on appropriations,
for ventilation expenses.
The following bills were introduced
No. lS?, by Mr., Hall: Making the COM
missioner of public lands ex-officio COM
missioner of immigration.
No. 1873, by Mr.. Packard: Making the
secretary of the board of agriculture
ex-O Oftit 10 commissioner of immigration.
No, 134, by Mr.. Burke: Giving inkeepers
the right of summary seizure of delinquent
patrons baggage; also power of arrest.
No l35, by Mr.. Packard: Constitutional
amendment; prohibiting the sale of school
lands and providing for their leasing.
No. 1885, by Mr.. Fowler: A memorial for
election of United States senators by popular
vote.
No. 1877, by Mr.. Otternes: Making personal
taxes first lien.
No 13s, by Mr.. Otternes: Creating county
road and bridge funds.
TWENTY-THIRD DAY.
SENATE-The senate received a petition
from Gary, asking for a special act per-
mitting the town to bond itself to purchase
park through which stream runs, whose
limpd waters dash over it's pebbly bottom" ."
Committees reported favorably on the
following house bills:
No 3, establishing northern hospital for
the insane at Redfield, provided eighty acres
of land are donated.
No. 2 prohibiting killing of buffalo, elk,
deer an ntelope till May, 1896.
Committees also reported favorably on the
following senate bills:
No 20, for state medical examiners to
regulate practice Of medicine
No. So, amending the game law.
No. 49, an anti-Pinkerton bill.
No &c. prohibiting shooting of quail until