The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-31
II LEGISLATURE.
A Resume of the Legislative Proceedings
At Pierre.

IlERRE, -. d., Jan. Sl.-Ine business done IN
both houses today was OF a routine character,
A bill authorizing the issuance of emergency
warrants in anticipation OF the years revenue
was passed and win be signed by the governor
tomorrow. These warrants will find ready talk |
es and their sale will supply immediate cash
for South Dakota's empty treasury. Dickover
introduced n resolution that Tie legislature adj
iourn Feb. 3, and on motion Of Burke said reso-
luton was quietly put 30 SLEEP.
The resubmission bill, which has already
IasSed the house, was fayorably reported by
the senate temperance committee. No action
was taken on the report, but the bill will likely
come up for passage tomorrow. Indications IA
vor its passage by one or two votes, though the
resubmissionists lave not given up the Il ght.
PIERRE, s. d., Jan. 9.-The great resubmis-
sion fight was practically decided today by a
triumph of the majority report Of the commit
tee recommending that the bill pass. The lob
by OF the senate was jammed with people, In
Guiding Mrs. Cranmer, the leader of the oppo-
sition, and Mr.. Kaufman, the father OF the bill,
An hour was spent in reading petitions from y
counties and signed by 5000 names praying
tlat the bill be defeated. The bill will come up
for its final passage tomorrow, and while there
will be two or three changes the vote will stand
substantially that OF today for resubmission
and II against.
The house passed the Glass bill, requiring
mortgages TO furnish mortgaCors q copy OF the
aAASaN SScS beDNl AbtA'i NlbslA Va
the mortgage. The vote stood - tol Dowd-
ell, the leader OF the Populi5ts, introduced a
resolution that the appropriations committee
should report the appropriations bill on Feb.
IL, but it was pounded hard by the Republicans
and badly beaten. The elections mmit
o. the senate favOrably Senator
Boyce's bill providing that in voting on consti-
tutional amendments the voter may indicate by
a cross the word Yes" or No" The consti.
~tutional amendment permitting
townships 10 bond to Is per cent was pas sed.
The statistics committee reported that the bill
20 abolish the commissioner OF labor be indefi.
nitely postponed.
z =. d., Jan. 3.-Just before the vote
was taken on the resubmission bin In the sen.
ate this Afternoon, Senator Pease moved TO
POSTPONE further consideration Of the resolution
until Jan. 81, on the ground that the senate had
already passed q resolution calling for a con.
stitutional convention and that the resolution
would very likely pass the house by that time.
In that case the r~esubmiss;on question could be
brought before that convention. lie appealed
to the Republicans to accept this view. other
wise the people OF the state would hold Rep
ubliCanS responsible, as n party, for reSubmis-
sion. This brought up a sharp discussion and
"a motion 10 postpone was lost by q vote OF q 10
-. The rcsuhrnission resolution then passed
by q vote OF - to 10.
Public Examiner Myers today sent 10 both
houses a communication in regard to his rela.
ton with eX- Treasurer Taylor. He cited fact
that it was utterly impossible Tor him to have
made an examination OF Taylor's accounts after
he called for the statement. He has for 20 days
been working on TIE books OF the treasurer and
cannot possibly finish inside OF 10 days.
PIERRE, :. D., Jan. 2i.-Except for the in.
PRODUCTION OF a dozen bills, the senate spent
the entire session discussing the irrigation
bill in committee Of the whole. The discussion
was crisp and sharp. The object OF the bill is
to am eld the laws so that irrigation by arte-
sian contention was whether townships wells
should be located by the state irrigation en-,
gineer, and also increasing the amount of bonds
which might be issued for sinking artesian
wells. The bin was recommended 10 pass with
certain amendments.
The house did q large amount OF routine work
including the passage OF several bills OF minO,
importance.
CONSERVATION was created in the resubmis
sion r solU ton had not been printed in full II
tn , urn IL as re luired by joint rules. Today
a motion was made by Glass and carried tina
the journal OF the 18th be corrected by inser
tirg in fnl the hoIse joint resolution No. 7 be
I re hal the members realized the vital i'm
portance OF the motion TO the success Of resub
mission.
Bills were introduced requiring al
state, county, city, township and schoo
officer TO get their printing done and blani
books made within the limits OF the state.
PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 25.-The senate thii
afternoon passed the Aplins bill, which amends
the Melville irrigation law so as to make tn
law effective in permitting townships to bonc
for sinking ~artesian wells for irrigation pur
poses. Among the bills introduced was one
making married women liable for debts incur
red lin buying household supplies. In The
house "a large number OF bills were introduced
The bill calling for the Investigation OF thu
office OF commissioner OF schools lands PASSED
Both hooses adjourned until Tuesday. Thus
far 1871 bills have been introduced in the house
and l4s in the senate. The senate has passed
II bills and the house IA.
Six bills have become laws, namely: The re
submission bill, the legislative appropriations
authorizing the attorney general TO prosecute
Taylor's bondsmen, authorizing the issuance o
emergency warrants, Foote'S bill authorizing
the county commissioners where counties owl
IN interest in artesian wells TO lease their shar,
Of water, and q bill amending the existing stat
utes.