The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-16
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Review Of the Week at South Da.
kota's Capital.
List of tho Bills 1ha Have Passed In the
nat and House Aldrlch's DI-
vorce ReyIyer Attracts the
Most Attention.

Senate and House Aldrlch's d.
vorce RevIyer Attracts the
Most Attention.
Pierre, s. D.. Feb. 11.-Hali of the
legislative session is over and the men,
bers are rolling off work with COM
nendable speed. Eighteen measures
have passed both bodies and received
the governors signature, while the
senate has passed thirty-three meas
nres and the house fifty-seyen. The
latter body has been more conservative
than the upper chamber in revising the
present statutes, as may be seen from
the fact that a smaller number of
bills has passed INT also that a very
much larger list has been rejected. The
senate has defeated twenty-three meas
ures, while the house has killed fifty
three. OF The measures passed last
week the most important are the fol-
lowing: MIR. Dowdell's joint resolu-
ton No. G1. providing for a commission
to Investigate the commissioner of pub
lie lands. has become a law and the
committee is now at work. 1t is hold
ing open sessions and has an evident
Intention of discovering evils II they
exist. Mr.. Hosmer's bill, No. 1a, is a
measure of considerable interest. par
ticularly to large insurers. Under the
present s%tatutes the insurance conpa-
MES pay 2 per cent OF their premiums
TO a fund which is distributed to the
various fire departments of the state,
A large number of large business
houses n others, however, go to Chi
cago or n~eighboring cities and place
l thatt. - ~,,r n @N- nj - -.
Ing transacted III the state, pays no
taxes. and the fire fund is beaten to
that extent. A number Of companies,
also, have no agents whatever in the
state, but insure through their agents
outside. These not only do o pay
taxes, but do not publish statements
within the state, nor do they have resi-
dent agents subject to process. This
bill provides that no insurance shall be
placed except through a local agency
which is subject to all the taxes and
other provisions.
Mr.. Donohue's bill. No. 20. establish
ing two terms OF the circuit court in
Stanley county. has also become a law,
n Mr.. Creeks bill, No. 60, provides
count mutual Insurance companies
shall have the right to create a fund
of $751; 900 for hail insurance and SIS. 900
for lightning.
Mr.. yick's hill No 10 raar,ano.s +ha
terms of the circ,it oo,,rt q, en- C,v+h
circuit and nrov,ae. rn. ta,,,,s ~
Hughes county tho sacond r,,a.aav l.,
NAV and Novenhe, IVA. oo,,ntT ha
first Tuesday in Decan,her uond oo,n
ty the third TUESDAY In A,,i, n,a G.
TENDER. Sullv the third Tuasaaw In o.
tober. Tdm,,nds tho +b,rd rr,,asda, T.,
March and Decemha, Morharsan w
second T,uesdav In Eat,,,ar,, 80 -
Walwortb the second 1nesd,v IN o.
Der. Campbell the second 1r,,asdn, T.,
October and Fan,k INC th;rd T,,asaa,,
in June.
Mr. Colds hill No ~ 49,
the taxes maid IN, tho na,n.ta. 20, 4ns
maintenance of tho ,n.ana .hau -
used solely Ia m,int.;n ~. oe
was beaten ~, tho ..n,,o ~.
Froncis hin No 20 mt,oh 49,;
hat tho ass;gnman1 NJ pasasSa
should he reco,,de1 VIII, t,,a rnat..sa
deeds "
Mr. Hokenstad,s hill No q ..
that yo,unteer Aran,nn stn,
from navnent of roll to- a,sa a.na
and Mr. cola,s hi, NJ 600
tho r,,na;no ~ wv "i'eiioihs
In tho honse M, Rovca,s ,i,, RI
proyIdinp fo, the eorac1,sTra 20 - ~,
land 200 In whinh ,,ara 80
been default, nassad I,h,s me,s.na
provides that in case tbera sh.m ~
bid for the full amount d,,a nnon ,ho
MORTGAGE. the county auditor shaIi tis
In the same in the name n ~. s,ata
A number of hiphlv n,nort,. -
sures have passed eithar ono 80 q.
the other during The u,eek Th.t
attracts the widest atten.;on is ,naS
ably Senator Aldrich.s hiiI ~ da,irsa,
to restore the divorce bnsiness IN NV
state. The Aldrich biu nil, ~,a "a:
yorces even easier than tho, r,ara ~
yious to 1893. since the ann,icant -.
begin suit immeltateIv mon artanias
the state and NAV Obtain n deorea s,s
months thereafter. It's easv nossana
through the senate nortenGa its 90
cess before the house.
Mr.. Chambers hill No u nos
passed the senate anil beer farorat ,,,
reported by the house commit,aa TL.s
provides that a married rror.n 90
tracing a deb for berse,f ~ han 49,.
ily for necessaries shall ha in~dtyiaram,
liable as we'll as her b,shana So .is
debt. AN
Senator Dor,n.e MI, NJ, a ..
ting a constitutional a~ma,dr,ant -,
strike ont tho word mails los 49,
passed the senate nv a voto of 81 y
hut 1t Is quite likely to die IN tba hoS. o
Senator Hebal,s bin No 1o7 nrou,ai
ing that one from ont OF tho Ave an t,a
board Of charities and corrections shaII
be n woman has also passed
Senator Rice,s bill. No az nro,,,d;,n
that a verdict NAV be renIarad he
three fourths of a i,rv in civil nas.s {,
another important measure wbtoh has
gone through the senate and tho san,o
success has waited mon sanator
Schlund.s bill. No. 81. nrovidiny ~,
any political party or candidate NAV
pay the expenses of and a rea onahl
per diem to any persons, making rolf
ical speeches or to voters IN
meetine. or otherwise the cand;d,cvn ~