Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-31
DOINGS AT PIERRE.
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
An Impartial Record of the Work Ac-
romplished by Those Who Make Our
Laws How the Time Has been Occu-
pied During the Past Week.
Our IN

In spite of the strenuous efforts of the
'rohibitioniSts against the measure the re-
submission bill went through the Senate
on the 23d on its final passage by a vote C.
"a to 10. Before the final vote was taken
the Observation-Disclosures made an effort to
secure ~postponement until January 81, and
were only defeated in the attempt by one
vote. 4 motion TO reconsider was laid on
the table. At loon the Legislature in
JOINT session ratified the election of Sena-
atOr Pettigrew. Among the bills intro
duccd was one fixing the tolls at grist
mills at not over a fifth and a bill locating
IL blind asylum at Gray.
More was accomplished in the House on
the sd than on any previous day of the
session.
A partial report of Examiner Myers
was submitted to both houses, but it will
appear in the journal of neither body. 1t
was SO incomplete as to meet with a cool
reception and was as impolitic a move as
could possibly have been made if Mr..
Myers had any hope of reappointment. In
the Senate it met with silent indifference,
but in the House it was openly ridiculed,
much to the chagrin of the friends of Mr..
Myers.
The wheels of the Legislative mill are
beginning to move with increased speed
md there will soon be forthcoming a line
Of information which will give some idea
Of the course of legislation. Over 800 bills
tav already been introduced, but it is safe
TO say that twO-thirdS of the number will
he defeated, absorbed, combined or in other
ways so disposed of as never 10 become
laws.
a joint reSo'ution was introduced in the
Senate on the oath by Senator Johnson of
Douglass, askingthe Governor of Nebraska
to appoint a commission of three to meet a
similar committee from the state to arbi-
trate or adjust the boundary line in Clay
County adjoining the Missouri River. The
line has been brought into controversy by
The changing bed of the river.
Over two hours of the Senate was spent
in Committee of the Whole on the irriga-
ton bill.
In both the House and Senate on the 18th.
bills were introduced that occaSioned some
squirming. One is a bill that requires
state and county officials to purchase all
printed supplies within the state. Another,
introduced by Mr.. Miller of Faulk County,
would put up at auction the job of distrib-
uting ballot boxes and would notify Judges
of elec ion by registered letter. Another
aims to reduce the fees OF the Clerk of the
Supreme Court. There is a bill about
ready for introduction which looks to an
increase OF the Supreme and Circuit Judges
by a fee system. A joint resolution passed
the House providing for a committee to IN
veStigate Major Ruth, eX-commiSsiOner of
school and public lands. The county au-
ditors and treasurers of the state who have
been in session at Pierre, were invited by
the committee IN counties to suggest a
substitute bill for the protection of county
funds and and recommend a bill compel
ling commi sioners to select every bank in
the county as repositories, each to receive
in proportion to their paid up stock. pro-
vided security should be given, and allow
ing t%reasurers at no time to hold over one
fourth of the county funds, and also pro-
viding that the repositories make regular
reports to the county auditors, Both
houses adjourned until the 10Th.