The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-01-28
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 2O-The morning.
was given up mostly to committee work
and little of Importance was nccom-
plished. The proposition finds general
acceptance to adjourn this afternoon
until Tuesday, giving the members an op-
portunity to go home and consult their
constituents on the worlds fair appro-
priation, railroad laws and other impor-
tant measures. Resubmission is likely to
come to head carly next week.
PIERRE, Jan. 20.-The governor an
announced the first of his appointments
TINS afternoon, Captain 9. s. Fassett, of
Hitchcock, Beadle county, being chosen
engineer of irrigation. message to that
effect was taken to the senate soon after
the opening of today's session, whereupon.
after going into executive session, itnnan-'
imously confirmed the appointment A
number OF committees presented their re-
ports, but all were on unimportant meas
ures and passed off quietly until Dollard's
bill, making railroads liable for fires set
by their engines and for stock killed on
their-right-of-wayd damage to be
paid unloss the value of the property is
turned over withinsa certain length OF
time-was reached. The recommendation
Senator Dollard moved to amend the re-
port by striking out the word mot" and
after q lengthy debate between him and
Senator Horncr. the amendment was
passed by . vote of21 to IA, the report
adopted and the consideration of the bill
made the special for next Tuesday.
In the house the most interesting event
was the passage of Packard's amendment
to the divorce law, extending the time of
residence to six months. Bnt very little
was said about it, and the bill passed with
surprising case. Tho bills authorizing
cities of the third class to issue warrants
for five years, abolishing he Office
of labor commissioner. providing for
the protection of game and on some
other nnimportant subjects were
passed. a large number of committee re-
ports, also of a very hum drum order,
were made and, with few exceptions,
adopted.
There were also a number of others ON
subjects of minor Importance, after the
presentation OF which an adjournment
was taken until next Tuesday afternoon.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 23.-The house was
not in session today. The senate tran
sacted n large amount of business, but
bills acted on We're generally of only To-
cal interest. A bill was passed reducing
the time in which Judgments are outlawed
from twenty to ten years, and providing
that where more than ten wears have
passed, two years be given for execution
to issue. a. joint resolution was passed
memorializing congress to give oldsoIdiers
the preference i'll official positions lso Il
memorial for the striking out OF the clause
requiring homestead settlers TO pay for
land on the late Sioux Indian reservation
and putting said land on an equality with
other governmentlands, Billswere passed
providing for the issue of sewerage
bonds in cities, amending the school law
scribing methods of appeals to supreme
courts The report of the committee on
amending the game law was amended by
excepting geese, ducks and curlew from
same.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. Ex-senator Doll
ards railroad bill was the special order
for this afternoons senate session, and
after n long but rather one-sided struggle
WAS Indefinitely postponed by a vote OF 80
to 10