The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-16
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Wednesday at Pierre.

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raging in the northwest struck Pierre
today. The house of representatives
found it impossible to keep comfortable
and did but little business. 1t, how
ever, had time to reconsider the vote
on the silver memorial and amend the
same by confining free coinage to the
American product. AS amended it
passed with but eight dissenting votes.
The vote on the original silver me-
mortal was as follows. In addition to
the fifteen populists the following re-
publicans voted in favor of the meas
ure:
Anerman, Austin, Berron, Bolan1,
Burke, Cawood. Crooks, Dickoter,
Douglas, Eege. Glass, Gunnarscn, Hair,
Hokenstedt, Leach, Lucas, Miller, Nc
Kinmon, Bitterness, Parker, Patten,
Reid, Sharp. Smith of Bon Homme,
Wick. Whertlcy. Wheeler. Wilson.
Republicans against: Allison. Camp
bell. Cindel. Crosn1er, Donahue, Eb-
bert. Eygabroad, Francis. Fry, Hatton,
Henry, Herrick. Hollien. Johnson,
Kuhns, Hubbard, Michaels, Miltimore.
McCaughey. Nelson, Perrin, Pfeff.
Ramsdell, Russell, sangstadt, Truman,
Weber, Williams. Young and the
speaker.
A bill will be introduced tomorrow
which will require Il license of 5000 for
each palace car run in the state and
also a license for dining cars.
All trains in and out of Pierre are
abandoned for tonight. A few weeks
isolation of Pierre from the outer world
by n blockade would have a tendency
to put the capitol again on wheels.
Hills Pissed by the House.
Up to date the following bills have
passed the house of Representatives:
No. ID, by Patten, which provides for
the employment of n tax collector for
the collection of Ii taxes as the trea-
surer after dilligent search and in
curry has been unable to collect, col
lector to be employed by the board OF
commissioners and not to receive more
than 25 per cent of the amount he may
collect.
No. &c, by Hair. legalizlng county
seat election in Butte county.
No. rs. by Hair, making it unlaw-
full to brand cattle that are running at
large after the LIST day of December to
the 10th of the following May, provided
that owners may brand on their own
premises in presence of two witnesses.
No. 80, by Michaels. bill for the pro-
lection and propagation OF fish.
No. 81, by Truman, granting to incor-
porated towns the right to levy and
collect highway labor and road tax.
No. 49, passed both houses. approved
and appealed. -
No. SO, by Miller. fixing sherifr's fees
at 5 cents per mile actually Travelled
summsnlrg jury, With IS fee for grand
and sl6 fee for petit jury.
No. 50, by E%ygabroad, amending Jus
lice code.
No. 55, by Wick. amending section 62O.
poltical code, relating to compensation
Of county clerks. striking out the clause
which reads, such clerks shall "a GAL
lowed reasonable compensatioifsssGTc.''
No. So, by Allison. amending the as
sessment law so that no animals under
! years of age shall be assessed.
No. 81, by Dickover, providing sol
Tiers home board of five, appointed by
The governor, each to hold six years,
and term OF not over two to expire at
my one time.
No. 70, by Wheeler, a bill authorizing
commissioners TO provide seed grain
or the needy.
NO. n, by Glass. requiring mortgages
iol'ti w LoilllSH ColltS
If instrument to mortgagors, and maxi
ING mortgage void unless so furnished.
No. Is, by Francis, requiring elabo-
.ate description in assessment of mort
rage. This. however, was defeated In
The senate.
No. Is. by Gold, creating insane fund.
also defeated in the senate.
No. so. by Herrick. amending election
law on the special weakness apparent
At the last election and making it so
clear that there can hardly be but one
opinion among the judges of election.
No. 81, by Herrick, providing for
sight years education of the blind at
public expense.
No. 81, by Donahue, for the protection
IF beaver.
No. SIS, joint resolution by Gunnerson.
petitioning congress for relief in final
proof for settlers on the Sisseton and
Wahpeton reservations.
No. SO. by Gold, appropriating for
printing expenses.
No. 81, by Hair, providing that cattle
men give notice by four weeks adver-
.isement of the date of roundup, with
place of starting. 900
No. 90. by Nelson, stating condition
under which grass and stubble may be
burned.
No. IS. by Burke. repeating section /,
chapter 147. session laws of 1893.
No. 1o4. by circuit, fixing schedule of
fees for clerk of court.
No. 109, by Michaels, allowing certain
corporations to go on bonds.
No. Ill, by Glass. providing for lien
tor labor on material used in making
or repairing personal property.
No. 112. by Eygabroad, providing for
bounty for killing gophers and prairie
dogs.
No. 1870. by Gold. providing for serv-
ice of summons OF corporations.
No. 157, by Lucas. amending chap
ter So. session laws Of 1898.
No. 1853, by Glass. giving the right to
close argument in criminal cases to the
defense and restricting charge of the
judge to declare the law and not charge
the jury in respect to matters Of fact.
No. 100, by zimmerman, repeating the
act fixing the per diem of Custer and
Pennington county commissioners at IS.
No. 200. a~nticipatory warrant bill.
Waiting for tho Governor.
The following bills have passed both
houses and await the approval of the
governor:
No. 8, by Hokenstad. fixing poll taxes
at $3.50, and exemrting volunteer fire.
men.
N. IL, by Wick, fixing the terms Of
court in the Sixth circuit.
No. 13, by Hosmer. which aims to shut
out "snide' insurance companies.
No. 80, by Donahue, fixing terms Of
court in Stanley county.
No. 60, by Crooks, allowing county
mutual companies to provide for a fund
not exceeding $4,000 in hail department.
and not exceeding $4,000 in fire and
lightning department.
No. n, by Howard, relating to final
settlement OF account of creditors and
administrators OF estates.
Thursday at Pierre.
Pi.rre, 8. D., Feb. THE item Of
most interest today and of especial de-
light to the populists was h senate
wrangle over the silver memorial to
congress. The memorial started from
the committee as a wide open free sill
yer recommendation, but was reconsid-
cred in the house and limited to the
American product.
Senator Boyce moved TO limit COIN
age to the product of the United States.