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

SENATE.
In the senate on Wednesday Mr..
Boyce's bill, No. 81, providing that the
service OF n shall be regarded
as complete at the end of the publica.
ton, passed; also Mr.. Boyce's bill, No.
81, covering bringing Of actions under
the justice code; also Mr.. Boyce's bill,
No. So, covering the same gro und.
The following bills were reported
favorably: MIR. Rice's bill, No. 40,
e%xempting from taxation trees and
shrubbery; Mr.. hIlis0n's bill, No. 80;
MIR. Hoksnstad's bill, No. q, exempting
from taxation volunteer 6remen; and
hr. Hosmer's bill, No. Is, prohibiting
the doing business in this state Of all
insurance companies except through
the local agents.
The following bills were introduced:
, Bill No. III. by Mr.. Wright, defining
rape and the age of consent at 81.
, Bill No. l72, by Mr.. Lawrence, COW
ering duties of veterinary surgeons.
Bill No. 173. by Mr.. Schlund, taxing
shotguns and rifles.
Bill No. ia, be- Mr.. Howard, provid.
ing bounties for killing wolves.
Bill No. IT'S, by Mr.. Rice, amending
acts for care of insane.
Bill No. l76. by Mr.. Rice, providing
for juries FOR circuit courts.
Bill No. III, by Mr.. Rice, covering
instructions bv courts to ~juries.
Bill No. 17S, by Mr.. Bennett OF
Clark, covering times of dividing
roads by township supervisors.
Bill No. I79, by Mr.. Bennett Of
Clark, fixing salaries OF railroad COM
m~issiOners.
Bill No. $50. by Mr.. Foots, amending
the redemption laws.
Bill No. 1871, by Mr.. Foote. appro-
priatinR $l2,2 $50 for printing session
laws.
Bill No. 49,, by Mr.. Jacobs, provid-
ing for assessment Of property taken
for public uses.
Bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Schlund. provid-
ing for printing reports OF state insti-
tutionS
Bill No. ls4. by Mr.. Howell, relating
to business Of borrowers.
Bill No. 1856, by Mr.. Johnson Of
Douglas, covering the discharge OF
mortgages.
BIZ No. ls6, by Mr.. Aplin, covering
change Of venue. -
Bill No. ls7, by Mr.. Aplin. covering
appeals to supreme courts. 81 AsshR .
Bill No. lSS, by Mr.. Howard, relating
to assessment n taxation.
HOUSE.
In the house on Wednesday the
following bifls were reported favorably:
Mr.. Eygabfoad's bill, No. liz, providing
for a bounty Of three to FIVE cents for
pocket gophers and n to three cents
for all other gophers; Mr.. Crooks bill
providing for the construction OF
partition fences; Mr.. Donohue's bill
attaching Nolan, Pyat, Sterling and
Jackson counties to Stanley for
judicial purposes; Mr.. Glass bill, No.
l2S, providing for the licensing as
pharmacists of the students of the
pharmacy class of B~ruokings college;
Mr.. Ammerman's bill, No. 100, re-
ducing the pay of county commission
ers in Pennington county from IS to
s.; Mr.. BOyce's senate bill, No. 81;
Mr.. Glass bill, No. l59; Mr.. Colds
bill, M. 1870; Mr.. Lucas bill, No. l57.
The following house bills were re-
ported unfayorably: Mr.. Vick's bill,
No. 124, giving the cutter OF grain a
lien upon 1t; Mr.. JOhnsOn's bill, No.
56, known as the valued policy act;
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Kinnou's bill. No. l29,
Under special order Mr.. Vick's bill,
No. So, repeating Section go Of the
political code, relating to certain COM
p%ensatiOn of county clerks, vas pass
ed by n vote Of II 10 /.
A sharp fight occurred over Mr..
Orcutt's bill, No. l04, reducing the
fees Of clerks OF courts, Messrs. Duno.
hue and Burke resisting it and
Messrs. circuit, Howard and Dowdell
favoring il, but 1T was passed. Mr..
Hairs bill, No. 81, providing that
cattle men shall publish a notice for
four weeks before their spring round
ups, passed without opposition, as did
the bill No. 50, p~etitioning congress
to admit settlers TO the SIsseton and
Wahpeton reservations under the
homestead bill. The bill of the most
! general Importance which passed the
house was No. l09, introduced by Mr..
Glass, which permits guarantee bond
companies to do business in the state.
|! A considerable fight occurred over
this, Mr.. Truman of Bookings en-
deavoring to continue the law under
which these companies must put up
bond.
The following bills were introduced:
Bill No. 1T, by Mr.. Allison, for the
construction by railroads Of private
crossings. cattle guards, ETC., across
their tracks.
Bill No. l7S, by Mr.. Allison. amend
Ing Section 6,l53 of compiled laws.
Bill No. l79, by Mr.. Storlie, provid.
ing for the cancellation Of mortgages
on real estate.
Bill No. $50. by Mr.. Kuhns. repeal
ing Section Is, Chapter 50, laws Of 1890.
Bill No. 1871, by Mr.. Perrin. provid.
| ing for the safe keeping OF public
funds and tor the purchase Of freproof
vault, safes, etc.
Bill No. 1872, by Mr.. McKinnon,
authorizing cities to reassess and col
lect taxes for local improvements.
Bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Russell, defining
public roads and highways.
B.ll No. lS4, by var. Hair, providing
for the building Of court houses. d.
Bill No. 1876, by Mr.. Ruswiok, reint-
ing to taxes levied upon personal prop
erty, ""sae . y,gN
| Bill No. lse, by Mr. Ebhert. amend.
ing Section II, Chapter 70, laws 81.