Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-07
Routine Proceedings.

The legislature assembled on Tues
day after three days rest and began
work with great energy. AS the com-
mittees had had very little time for dis
cussion very few reports were made
and the work in hand was cleaned up.
There is every indication that the
work from this time out will be brisk.
Already the house has passed 25
have passed both houses ana become
and the house Is.
mittee reported tavorably MIR. Alli-
committee reported unfavOrably Mr..
Kelley's bill No IL, cutting the rate Of
contract interest from II To 10 per cent,
but there was a minority report sub
mitted by the POI ulists. The commit
tee also reported unfavorably MIR.
L%owthlan's bill No. IL.
A petition was read from the board
Of agriculture stating that they had
met with u deficit Of S., $40 praying the
legislature to pay this of.
LII w. Oty piONlhlbS thdb dbN
candidate or party may pay the expenses
and a reasonable per diem to any per-
son making political speeches in favor
Of any candidate, passed by a vote of
35 to 7, the minority being Populists.
The following bills were introduced:
Bill No. 149, by Mr.. Kiugsbury, res.
ulatlng Incorporation Of churches.
Bill No. i5G, 10y mir. Klngsbury, de.
lining public roads and high ways.
Bill No. Isl, by Mr.. Kingsbury, CON-
pelling dealers Or auctloneers except
when on assessment rolls to take out
u license Of $500.
Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Boyce, allowing
guardians OF minors TO sub-diyide
property.
Bill No. 1853, by Mr.. Boyce, provid.
ing firm corporation of religious and
charitable societies and election of
trustees.
Bill No. 154, by MI. Boyce, fixing
salaries or senate and house employees.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Williams bill No. SO was report-
ed f%svorably, as was MIR. Glass bill
No. Ill, providing for mechanics
liens. Mr.. Patterns bill providing for
the employment of a special collector
for uncollected taxes. was passed.
Mr.. Patterns bill No. %, providing for
the exemption Of trees aud %sbrubbery
from taxation, was defeated. The bill
Of the same member exempCipg calves
and lambs under three mouths old and
colts under six months, passed.
The following bills were Introduces:
Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Glass, authoriZ.
ing organized township to construct
and maintain fences along highways.
Bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Glass. authorlz-
ing organized townships to bond to
build tencrs.
Bill No. 1874, by Mr.. Michaeis, cred
iting to county school fund all school
money derived from railroads.
Bill No. 1875. by Mr.. Burke, covering
fees OF registers Of deeds.
Bill No. 1865, by Mr.. Perrin. fixing
salaries OF register OF deeds and treas
urers at 81 900 when population is I'M
der 70, 600, otherwise at 81 SOC.
Bill No. los, by Mr.. Boyce, provid-
ing for giving purchasers at tax sales
certificates.
Bill No. 1853, by Mr.. Boyce, provid.
ing for the protection of fish and game
and for the appointment of q warden.
Bill No. l57, by Mr.. Bennett, of
Hughes. giving to the state auditor
the records OF state board Of educa-
ton.
Bill No. 1853, by Mr.. MCGEE, provid-
ing for the election OF school board
and a president of same without power
to vote.
Bill No. l59, by Mr.. Kelley. provid-
ing for the redemption OF mortgages.
Bill No. 100. by Mr.. Howard, amend
ing Section 5034, compiled laws relat.
ing to civil suits.
Bill No. l61, by Mr.. Howard, relat-
ing to bringing action in civil suits.
Hill No. 162. ny Mr.. Howard, amend
ing Chapter Is, laws Of 1893.
Bill No. 1853, by MIR. Howard, relat-
ing to the discharge of mortgages.
Bill No. 1874, by Mr.. Schultz, pre-
scribing methods Of assessment.
Bill No. 165, by Mr.. Smith, prescrib-
ing duties Of school boards where
location Of school houses has been
made by county superintendent.
Bill No 1853, by Mr.. Doran, legaliz-
ing the Incorporation Ut Woonsocket.