The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-28

were written In 1897 while the Law.
loI letter is alleged to have been writ.
ten in '93. He identified a number
of 'etters previously written.
Col. Ruth asked the committee to
investigate certain charges II AIDE two
or three years ago to the effect that
he had defrauded the state by i'm
proper sales in Yankton, Sioux Falls
and WatertoWn but the committee
will probably not 90 into t~hatfeature.
Pierre, February 21:-At the morn
ing session OF the senate the follow
ing bills were passed:
Mr.. Kelley's senate Joint resolution
providing for q Joint committee to
investigate claim of Worlds Fair
commission after being gwen three
readings.
Colds bill providing that summons
may be made upon any agent OF a
railroad or elevator company.
Hairs bill providing that in case
any stock was not assessed III May it
may be assessed in July, August,
September or November and that
the county treasurer NAV assess in
case the assessor has failed to do so.
Donohue's bill attaching certain
u~norganized counties to Stanley fer
judicial purposes.
Kjngsbury's senate bill. to change
the name Of Pyatt county to Arm.
strong county.
Eiliott's oil! relating to marginal re.
cordlng of satisfaction OF mortgages
by deputy register OF deeds.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate:
To l~egalize certain conveyance on
government townSiteS.
For organization OF township school
districts in certain cases.
Making it unlawful to conceal any
| contagious or infectious desease.
Empowering county superlnt endent
TO administer oaths.
TO secure enforcement or article "a
OF the constitution.
For extending the limit Of indie
pendent school districts.
Limiting the time for commencing
actions and DEGREES.
Empowering cities to tax auC-
ton ers.
Relating to the duties Of Commits
siouer of School and Public Lands,
Defining legal newspapers and that
aLy language may be recognized.
Making rate soc and 35c for publ.
cation OF legal notices.
In the afternoon tho following bills
were passed:
Joint resolution authorizing the
select JOINT committee to print their
report.
Authorizing cities to fund their out
standing, floating indebtedness con-
tracted prior to admission into
Union provided that the bonds shall
not be considered valid because OF
any recital i'll or on them Of the fact
that they are issued in accor-
dance with law.
Providing that teachers pay q
iicenCe for certificates, to 60 toward a
fund for the teachers reading circle.
Giving cities the power to extend
| their authority one mile from their
boundry in order to suppress disor-
detly houses.
Making it the du" OF state board
| Of public lands to ascertain what
money has been paid to the state by
railways by right of way, with view
to reimbursing people who have
bought school lands.
Relating to changing the bounder-
les of school districts.
Appropriating 1000 acres for an
insane hospital at Redield.
The following bills were introduced
in the afternoon:
Relating to fees charged by the
circuit court.
Providing for election OF city assess
or in cities OF the first class.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Shamber a bill to an'horize - q late
OF South Dakota to issus y " to
makegood 1913. 1858, 23lost by a school
iund through Taylor's defalcation.
In the house the following bills
passed:
Relating to bounties for wolves.
Repeating section relating to grain
warehouses.
That Taylor investigating COM
mittee be instructed to report to the
legislature.
Providing that townsite records be
kept in seperate books for towns
located on government lands.
The equal suffrage sasur was
lost.