The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-03-14
STATE LEGISLATURE.

on Thursday the followlEy Ollls pass
ed:
Appropriating money for the burial
Of the deceased soldiers and sailors OF
the late war.
Authorizing the commissioner OF
school and public lands to appoint q
deputy.
Amending the laws relative to tax
certificates by requiring the holder OF
tax certificates OF school lands to re-
deem mortgages against the land.
Preventing horse racing, bycicls
racing and sporting on memorialday.
Appropriating $4,000 acres OF pub
lie land for the insane hospital at Red
field r~econsidered and passed 36to Ia.
Appropriatin2 40, 600 acres OF pub.
lie land for the normal school at
Springfield, ~reconsidered and passed
by a vote of % to 16.
Giving vendor Of water for irriga-
CATION purposes a lien upon land and
crops.
Mr.. Kingsbury's revenue commits
sion bill was passed by a vote OF 33
to 10 but because OF a misunderstand-
ing upon previous amendments the
latter vas laid over, reConsldeIed and
passed by q vote OF 81 to IS.
Mr.. Johnson of Douglass introduced
a resolution calling for the investi-
CATION OF the supreme court on charg-
merly OF Redfeld. This matter was
considered in executive session and
after a long and heated discussion
further consideration OF the resolu-
ton was indefinitely postponed by
a vote OF 20 to 1S.
The house on Thursday common
cd operations for the day by kill
ing a large number OF bills.
A vote whereby H. B. 1872 was lost
was rec%onsidered and the bill passed.
The bill authorized cities to reassess
and collect taxes for local improve
ments and applies particularly to
Sioux Falls.
The following bills also passed:
Relating to the boundry line be.
tween South Dakota and Nebraska.
Senate memorial to congress and
legislature of Nebraska asking for
Joint action in regard to establishing
the disputed boundary line between
South Dakota and Nebraska.
For an amendment to the constitu-
ton allowing an increase OF limit Of
Indebtedness by ten per cent for the
purpose OF sinking artesian wells.
Providing for the condemnation Of
warehouse sites On railroad right OF
way.
Appropriating $3,5Oe deficiency
for clerk hire in the senate.
Mr.. Burke asked and was refused
permission to introduce a bill allow
ing circuit judges $500 per annum for
expenses for the amount to be paid
for the counties. The vote was 43 to
30.
Mr.. Hair was granted unanimous
consent to introduce a bill which
provides that town sites may be no.
tered before county judges in unorg-
anized counties.
The board OF regents held a session
on Friday with the new members in
attendance. DR.. Fennerud, OF Water
town, who vas appointed during the
recess to fill the uneXpired term OF
VIM. Mcintyre ending March, 1898,
presented his commission which was
read, but he a denied a seat with
the board. The governor substituted
another name AMI the attorney gen.
eral furnished an opinion that all re-.
cess appointments OF the nature OF
the n in question necessarily eX-
pred with the converting OF the leeis-
lature. DR.. Finnerud feels that he has
not been justly treated and proposes
to test the legality OF his summary re-
moval clean through the supreme
court.
The senate committee recommends
appropriations as follows:
For the salaries OF the various state
officers including circuit and SUI
preme judges $50, 200; Office expenses
and clerk hire $23, 1876; ma ntainance
OF state house $2,OS0; university OF
South Dakota, including $4, 800 for
printing for 1895, $76, 100; Madison
normal, 1920; Spearfsh normal, lin
Guiding $1,000 for repairs) $40, 900;
Reform school, SI2, 1925; Brookings
college, 5000; school OF mines, SIS, 600;
school for deaf mutes, $ll 900; for
state penitentiary, SOC, 900; insane
asylum Cncluding 4,5OO for repairs
for 1881 500, 900; soldiers home In
Guiding $l,7OO for repairs for 80.
2S,455; bonded Indebtedness $40
600; all other expenses including pub
lie boards, railroad commissioners,
etc, $2T,52O. The amounts named
should be doubled for two years ex.
cept where especially stated. The re-
port OF the. house committee aggregates
a few thousand dollars more, but is
not materially different from that OF
the senate committee.
Pierre, March lin the house the
following bills were passed:
Authorizing governor to receipt for
money due the old territory from the