Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-15
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS
souRTHs GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN SEMINAL SESSION.
AEany Measures OF More or Less lmpor.
lance Bcin. Introduced Mt the rreser.
Session of the South Dakota Legislature
"A Busy Session..
The south Dakota Legislature.

The South Dakota Legislature.
Little of interest transpiTcl IN the Leg
islaturc onstlle I'd. The return of Attorney
General Crawford from his trip east was of
more interest to all connected with state
affairs than the doings of the lawmakers.
Senate bill No, 12l, introduced by Mr..
kingsbnry, has occasioned considerable
discussion. The bill provides for an irri-
cation commission of three, appointed by
the Governor, to investigate the feasibility
OF tapping the Missouri River to bring the
water across the Jim River Valley for irri-
CATION purposes.
The fight on the Kingsbury bill to create
revenue commission which was expected
OH the 4th Went over to February II. AS
anticipated there was a pretty fight in the
House over the bill to make void chattel
mortgages which cover property not in en-
istence. The speakers against the bill
We're Mcssrs. Burke, Parker, Russell and
DOnahue; for the bill, Messrs. Gold, Glass
and Storla. MIR. Burke made one of the
finest speeches yet delivered in the House.
Tho bill was beaten by II large vote. 1t
was argued by the advocates of the bill
that such mortgages are worthless. On
the other hand it was claimed that especial
ly i'll the matter of securing seed and feed
Tor teams in putting in spring crops this
method was the only II by which farm
ers could help themselves. To this it was
answered that a special law will be pro-
vided for such eases. Bill No. 10, which
creates the office of special collector to col
lcct delinquent personal property taxes,
was passed by a small margin. The bill
allows county commissioners to pay 1 TO
20 per cent. for such collections. Old en-
county treaSurerS are severe in their crit
icism of the bill.
Bill No. 146, which is aimed to tax real
estate mortgages and deduct the amountOf
such mortgages from the assessment of the
mortgagor, was overwhelmingly defeated
in the Senate on the 4th. Eight new bills
were introduced, which made it sure that
both houses will introduce over 500 during
the session. No. 237, introduced by How
ell, makes innkcepers liable for the loss
of property by their guests.
Representative Egge of Minnehaha, made
his first appearance in the House on the
9th and was sworn in by Speaker How
ard. The memorial to Congress on the
money question raised some sharp discus
sion in the House. Mr.. Cindcl of Law
renee, made Il rOusing speech favoring free
coinage of the American product, but was
not in favor of unlimited free coinage.
Mr.. Glass spoke in favor of the memorial.
When the vote was taken 20 Republicans
voted for and 81 against. All the POpulists
present, II, voted for the memorial. max
ing it 43 to -. 1t will come up in the Sen
ate on the 9th. The memorial is as fol-
lows: 'sYour memorialists, talc Legisla-
tive Assembly of South Dakota, profound
ly sensible of the industrial, commercial
and financial distress at present existing
throughout the United States, believing
the same is largely due to IL present I'M
wise national policy and believing that a
restoration of confidence and prosperity
can he brought about by national legisla-
ton, and that the most potent factor to
this desirable end will be found in a law
placing silver on III equality with gold,
as the money to ultimate redemption. To
this end we most earnestly pray your hon.
Orable body, the Congress of the United
States, to speedily enact a law providing
for the free coinage of silver and your
memorialists will ever pray.' Twelve
bills were on the calendar for final pas
sage. The Committee OH Printing report
ed that bill 139 do not pass. Among the
new bills introduced was n by Mr.. How
ard assigning 10000 acres of public land
to the northern Hospital for the Insane at
Redficld.
In the Senate on the 9th fifteen bills were
reported for passage and ten bills were
passed. Gov. Sheldon presented a COM
municatiOn from the Governor of Minne-
sofa asking that a committee be appointed
to meet Il like committee from Iowa, Wis
consin. Minnesota and North Dakota in
st. Paul February II. to consider concerted
action i'll regard to the determination of
the Russian thistle.
The House of Representatives found it
impossible to keep comfortable on the 9th,
and did but little business. 1t, however,
had time or consider the vote OH the silver
memorial and amend the same by contin-
ing free coinage to the American product.
AS amended it passed With but eight dis
senting, votes. The vote on the original
silver memorial was as follows. In add
ton to fifteen POpulists the following Re-
publicans voted in favor of the measure:
CawOOd, Crooks, Dickovcr, Douglas. Eggc,
Glass, Gunnarson, Hair, Hokenstedt,
Leach, Lucas, Miller, Mckinmon, Ottol-
ness, Parker, Patten, Reid, Sharp. Smith
of Bon Homme, Wick, Whertley, Wheeler.
Wilson. Republicans against: Allison.
Campbell, Cindcl, CrOsmcr, DOnahue. Eh-
bert, Eygabroad, Francis, Fry, Hatton,
Henry, llerrick. HOllien, johnson, Kuhns,
Hubbard, Michaels. Miltimore, McCaugh-
ey, Nelson, Perrin, Pfeif, Ramsdell, Rus
sell. Sangstadt, Truman, Weber, Will
Jams, Young and the Speaker.
In the Senate OH the 9TH there was more
comfort and more business was done. The
The referendum bill was defeated. but
three Republicans voting with the Popu-
lists. a bill will he introduced which will
require a license of 5000 for each palace car
run in the state and also a license for din
ing cars.
WHAT TAYLOR CARRIED OFF.