Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-21

Pierre, February l3:-In the senate
the house bill making it unlawful to
trap beaver for ten years passed.
Also the following bills passed:
The house bill amending the as
sessment law.
Senate bill amending assessment
law so that land whereon is growing
fruit trees or shade trees shall not be
assessed extra because of the value
of the trees.
Senate bill TO comnell guardians OF
minors or insane persons to subdiyide
or plat lands OF such war'ls.
Senate bill for the establishment of
a state board OF health OF FIVE mem
bers after having been amended so
that not more than two members
shall belong to the same school OF
medicine.
The house bin fixing term of court
for Butte county was amended and
passed.
The senate bill increasing attorneys
fees, passed Yesterday, vas reconsid-
cred and lost.
In the house the majority report
agaInso woman suffrage Was adop.e6,
~ 10 SO.
Bishop Hare ofthe Episcopal church,
Rev. w. IL. Thrall OF the Copgrega-
tional home missionary society and
Ms. Emma Cranmer, president of
the w. c. T. e., have taken earnes5
hold of the fight against the proposed
divorce bill. They are actively or
ganizing the members OF the house
and have issued an appeal to the PEG
pie OF the state TO Join in the petition
against the amendment. The local
c~leragymen have immediate charge OF
the ma. ter.
In the senate a bill was introduced
by Apiin submitting a constitutional
amen !mrnt changing the capitalfrom
Pierre to Huron on the 26th OF Decem-
Der, 1895. When il comes up tomor-
row a motion will be made to indef
inite'y postpone it and the friends
OF Pierre are confident that the mo-
tiou will carry by a two-thirds major
ity.
The Taylor investigating commit
tee had rx 4miner Myers on the stand
all the morning. Mr.. Myers went
very fully into his conduct OF the
Office, his examination OF Taylors
accounts and claimed that he used
all diligence TO ascertain the facts. Ii
vas developed that Mr.. Myers was at
the time OF the default and is still a
debtor to Mr.. Taylor to the amount
OF $500. The Ruth investigating COM
vr.sr~-. h4H ~N4z - ~.~r
ation OF the commissioners books
and accounts and tomorrow will be-
gin examining witnesses. Chief clerk
Bowman will be the first man on the
stand.
This evening the railroad COM
mirtees OF the senate and house held
anoiher meeting and the railroad
attorneys presented their case in re-
buttal OF the argument given by the
jobbers two weeks ago. Mr.. Burke
based his plea for immunity from
hostile legislation from. the fact which
he demonstrated that the railroads
of the state have this year lost
money. He declared that the dis.
ordinations were only exceptional
and not OF wide extent, that the rail-
roads promptly corrected errors
whenever pointed out, that in a lar.e
part of the state earnings had fallen
of so that even operating expenses
were not paid. that hostile legislation
would cripple If not bankrupt the
roads and % hurt the whole state,
that the bonds and sto K OF the roads
would be greatly Injured in value and
that it. would be impossible to secure
any new capital for new lines should
the hostile legislation be enacted.
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