Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-03-09

bill was defeated by a vote Of 40 yeas
to 81 nays a majority OF the members
elect being necessary to carry. The
bill lacked two votes. The members
voted as follows:
Yeas-Ammerman, Austin, Barron,
Boland, Burke, Cindell, Crooks, Gross
mer, Donahue, Eye, ~Eyegabroad, Fran
els, Fry, Glass, Gold, Herrick, Hesla,
Hohenstsdt. Hosmer. Kuhns, Leach.
Michaels, Mckinnon, Oliver, Papik,
Patten, Perrin. Ramsdell, Rice, Rus
sell. Ruswick, Sangstadt, Smith of Nc
Cook, Weber, Wheatley, Wheeler.
White, Wilson. Young and Mr.. Speaker.
Total. 40.
Nays-Anderson, Campbell, Cawood,
Colvin. Crothers, Douglass, Dowdell,
Drake, Gilbert, German. Gullekson,
Gunnerson. Hair, Hatton, Henry, Hol-
lien, Holmquist. Johnson, Jones, Klindt,
Lucas, Hubbard, Miller, Miltimore, Nc
C~aughey. Nelson Of Brown, Orcutt, OF
%terness, Parker, Peterson, Pfaff, Reid,
Sharp, Shirley. Smith of Bon Homme,
Storlie and Truman. Total, 81.
Notice OF reconsideration was given
by Mr.. Burke and the bill may yet pass.
Senate bill 1876, to prevent the spread
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animals, was passed and also an i'm
portant joint senate resolution, No. IA.
which proposes an amendment to the
constitution as follows:
That article II Of the constitution be
amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:
Section 20. Monopolists and trusts
shall never be allowed in this state and
no incorporated company, copartner-
ship or association OF persons in this
state shall directly or indirectly COM
bine or make any contract with any
incorporated company, foreign or do
nestle, or any association of persons
In n manner whatever, to fix the
prices, limit the production or regulate
the transportation Of any product or
commodity so as to prevent competi-
ton in such prices, production or
transportation, on to establish exces-
sive prices therefor. The Legislature
shall pass laws for the enforcement of
this section by adequate penalties, and
in the case OF incorporated companies.
If necessary for that purpose. may, as
a penalty, declare the forfeiture of their
franchise
Among the dozen amendments 10 the
divorce law one was proposed by Mir.
Lucas that In case divorce was granted
after one years residence the parties
To the suit should neither OF them be
permitted 10 marry again during their
natural life.
Senate bill No. 80, providing for five
members of the board of health. to be
appointed by the governor, caused a
fight to get recognition in the bill Of
the different medical schools, but on as
surance from the governor that the
different schools would be recognized
opposition was withdrawn.
In the senate thirty bills were re-
ported from the committees eleven
adversely and nineteen favorably. The
senate, by a vote of % 10 s, indefinitely
postponed the house bill providing for
"A new judicial circuit.
Four new bills We're introduced, max
ing the senate total at present 366.
House bill No. 226. making an appro-
priation for repairs 10 the state house.
was passed; also a bill adding the com
missioners of school and public lands
To the state equalization board. House
bill No. $40, to authorize the issue of
bonds to reimburse the school fund,
was lost.
House bill No. 102. to reimburse G.. w.
Palmer, state veterinarian, for $3.50
expense money, and No. 81, in reference
to the government Of the soldiers home.
were passed.
m are afioat hat tomorrow may
be the most exciting day Of the session,
from the determination of the woman
suffragists to force the divorce bill ad-
vocates to aid in the passage Of the
suffrage resolution or suffer defeat of
the divorce measure.
Pierre, S. d., March 1.-The repub-
lican steering committee Of thirteen,
appointed to draft a railroad bill in ac-
cordance with the Yankton platform
has decided TO report fayorably a num-
Der of small bills and also Dickover's
bill which gives railroad commissioners
the right to send for persons and papers
to make full inquiry under oath on com
plant Of some one misused, and IL il
finds a grievance to institute suits in
court; making neglect or refusal OF COM
m~isSioners "A misdemeanor. The COM
mittee vii recommend suspension of the
rules for immediate passage of the bill.
In the house the following sitting
committee was appointed to report on
bills remaining on the calendar: Col
vim, circuit, Herrick, Donahue and Cor
man.