Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-02-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS
DOING At PIERRE.
An Impartial Record Of the Work Ac-
complishod by Those Who Make Our
How the Time Has Bean Occu.
pied During the Past Week.
Dakota LEGISLATURE.

DS~OSo
The House of Representatives found it
and did but little business. IT., however.
had time or consider the vote on the silver
memorial and amend the same by confn-
ing free coinage to the American product.
AS amended it passed with but eight dis
santing votes. The vote on the original
silver memorial was as follows. In addi-
ton to fifteen Populists the following Re-
publicans voted in favor of the measure:
Anerman, Austin, Berron, Boland, Burke,
Cawood, Crooks, Dickover, Douglas, Egge,
Glass, Gunnarson, Hair, Hokenstedt,
Leach, Lucas, Miller, Mckinmon, Ottor-
ness, Parker, Patten, Reid, Sharp, Smith
of Bon Homme, Wick, Whertley, Wheeler,
Wilson. Republicans against: Allison,
Campbell, Cindel, Crosmer, Donahue, Eb-
bert, Eygabroad, Francis, Fry, Hatton,
Henry, Herrick, Hollien, johnson, Kuhns,
Hubbard, Michaels, Miltimore, McCaugh-
ey, Nelson, Perrin, Pfetf, Ramsdell, Rus
sell. Sangstadt, Truman, Webber, Will
Jams, Young and the Speaker.
In the Senate on the 9TH there was more
comfort a1~@ more business was done. The
The referendum bill was defeated, but
three Republicans voting with the Popu-
lists. A bill will be introduced which will
require a license of $500 for each palace car
run in the state and also a license for din
ing cars.
The item OF most interest on the 9TH and
of special delight to the Populists was the
Senate wrangle over the silver memorial
to Congress. The memorial started from
the committee as a wide open free silver
recommendation, but was recOnSidered in
the House and limited to the American
product. Senator Boyce moved to limit
coinage to the product of the United states,
to which Senator Sinclair proposed a fur
Their amendment limiting the coinage to
the product of South Dakota. Senator
Bennett scored a good point in presenting
the fact that just now as a state we are
very anxious to sell state warrants to east
ern capitalists and ought not to he propos-
ing at the same time to pay in a money of
less value. Senate bill No. 81, which
makes an appropriation of 5000 to reim-
burse Frank Stanton for supplies furnished
the soldiers in the Indian uprising of 1891.
was passed.
In the House on the eth, bill No. 1873 was
the special order. 1t would so amend the
prohibitory law as to fix the percentage of
alcohol necessary to make liquor intoxi-
eating at 4 per cent. After discussion
against the bill by Messrs. Dowdell, Ca
wood, Truman and .'arker. and for the bill
by Messrs. Donahue and Glass, the Com
mite of the Whole reported it favorably
by a vote of "a to IS. House bill No. %,
providing that residents of u%norganized
counties may vote at state and national
elections, is a special order for the 9TH in
the House and Senate. Bill No. 20, to re-
peal section 7, chapter I, session laws of
1889, is a special order for February 10. As
a result of the irrigation meeting at Huron
three bills will be introduced, all looking
to the utilization of surface waters for ir-
rigatiOn. The weather is still extremely
cold, but as the wine has zone down both
the afternoon.
In the House on the Sth much time was
consumed in minor amendments to meas
ures OF small Importance. Bills have now
been introduced up to 20. Among those
introduced on the Sth was one by Mr.. Pat
ton fixing the liability of railroad COM
panies for setting prairie fires, also a bill
regulating charges of gas companies, and
No. 267, relating to a claim OF the state
against the General Government for taking
the census. After discussion the resolu-
ton prevailed. Mr.. Storlie introduced a
resolution that no bills be received after
February y except by consent of two
thirds. Among the measures passed was
a bill allowing IA vote in ~unOrganized cOun-
ties in state and national elections and a
bill relating to the organization and gov
eminent OF civil townships and providing
that OF three supervisors one shall be
elected each year and each he elected for a
term OF three years, also 4 bill amending
section l, chapter ltw, Of the session laws
OF 1893, changing figures 1896 tu 1900 where
they occur therein. A favorable report
was made on the bill establishing a blind
asylum at Gary n the bill to abolish the
Commissions of Labor and Statistics was
~unfavOrably reported. The report of the
judiciary Committee that bill No. l9 do
not pass was adopted. This was the bill
requiring officers to purchase supplies
within the state.
Treasurer Phillips has received money
for the redemption of warrants and will
begin to pay cash at face value on the 9Th.
During the evening there was a Joint
meeting of the Railroad Committees of
each house, in which the jobbers presented
their side of the case on the railroad bill,
House roll No. /. Mr.. Miller of Sioux
Falls presented figures comparing local
rates in South Dakota with the local rates
of Iowa, and Judge Palmer made an eff
fective argument lasting for an hour and
a half. He severely arraigned the rail-
road lobby and pleaded for the passage of
the bill. The other side Will be heard next
Tuesday night.
In the Senate on the 9th the House SUBJ
stitute for bill No. 81 was passed, which
provides for the deposit of county funds in
repositories selected by county commits
sioners. The greater part of the afternoon
was occupied in a very earnest discussion
of the divorce bill. This bill provides that
where personal service Is secured by the
plaintiff a bill of divorce can be granted
after six months residence within the
state. Where serv &c is secured by adyer-
tisement it requires that there shall have
been one years residence before the de-
cree can be issued. The opponents of
loose divorce laws made considerable OPP
position to the bill on the ground tina. ac-
ton could be Immediately commenced be-
fore residence was really established, and
that the tendency of the bill was rather to
make easier the securing of divorce within
u state. Some argued that the bill was
in the special interest of the attorneys,
which charge was Indignantly repealed.
In the House notice was received of the
Governors approval of Nos. IL, 200 and %.
A telegram was read by the Speaker from
Senator Pettigrew, congratulating the
House on the passage Of the silver memo
rial. Representative Burke presented a