The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-02-21
DOINGS At PIERRE.
WORK OF TIE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
en- Impartial Record OF thF """
comp,ishcd by Those Who h'he '"'
Iaws-How the Time Has becn "''"-
MED During the Past Week.
The Lawmakers.

passed. SIX senate anu Nv
Quite a number of bills were llIro'ucer
in both houses. Among others was d pIl,
TO divide the state into tWo dlStflc'S anu
providing for two publlc examiners.
In the House bill No. l22, establishing an
ASYLUM for the blind at Gary. was passed
by a vote of a. to ~ after sharp discussion.
In answer to a resolution dNkIhg ioI HIS
opinion Attorney General Crawford sent
in reply as his opinion that 1t would be an
s%olu,ely the duty of the Legislature under
the constitution to provide for the taxing
of the census this year. Bll NO.. IA. re
lating 10 the arrangement OF tickets on li'
Australian ballots was passed. together
with ten other House bills, one OF when
repeals the warehouse and grain grading
laws.
Thc two most interesting incidents OF
the LEGISLATURE on the l2rn were the pas
SAGE of the divorce bill in tine Senate and
the wolf bounty bill discussion and vote IN
the House. An amendment t" the diNorc'
bill. which prevailed, was presented by
Senator Boycc, which will leave the law,
should il pass the House. substantially as
follows: NO trial can bc had or decree
issued until there has been "A residence OF
six months in the state, although action
can lt8Iil tS SAblI a. lNN''hNhiNA - F't
lished. In case of service by advertising
trial can only be had after twelve months
residence
In the House on the 18th a bill making
void Il mortgage on property not in exist
ence has again appeared, but excepting
crops from the provisions of the bill.
Eleven new bills We're introduced. making
six more than the total number Introduced
-, A.. I 90, ,,,L. ,-..,., am, ,,,,p,tftA Ay
reported for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with
majority and minority reports on the
woman suffrage and sabbath dcSecration
measures. There We're Gayoroblc reports
on bills to lX the toll of grist mills; 10
limit profit on machine extras: to locate
The State fair: 10 give 10000 acres of land
TO the Springfield Normal and to the
Northern Hospital for the Insane at Red
field: TO pay the sewerage tax in five year
~ i~nStallmcntS. under certain conditions.
The Senate committees on the 12th re-
ported several bills fayorably and six were
passed. 1t adopted reports favoring the
passage of ten bills and also disposed Of
four bills by adopting reports recommend
ing that they do not pass. The committee
has reported faNOrably ON the passage Of
Kingsbury'S revenue commission bill. with
amendments.
The woman suffrage bin passed by the
Senate was Geafcatcd in the House on the
18th 10y a vote OF A to 3j. The greatcrpart
Of the day was taken UP in its discussion
and was participated in in the affirmative
by MeSSrs. Domaine, Cold, Cmdcl, Parker.
Henry, llolmquist and DOWdrll and in the
negative hy MeSsrS. Russell. Nelson Of
Lyman. GunncrSon, Burke and Speaker
Howard.
The Senate passed only three bills on tho
18th, one the House bill to protect beaver
and two Senate bills relating to assess
mcnt. \ fight WAS had over tie ~cuat,
bill creating a state board of health of five
members. Senator Howard Of Brown pro-
posed to amend 50 that NOT over three
should NOT belong to amy one school
which carTicd-23 To l9-but i'm the attrmn,
to pass tie bill as amended the vote stood
= to II. \ second fight occurred over a
senate bill fixing Il term Of court for Butte
County. senator Rice Of Lawrence and
W llNUn of Hot Springs crossed swords and
the end is not yet. There was a third
hight over the bill increasing the salary Of
supreme and circuit Judges. which Wa
discussed by Senators Apin. Iowthiau
and IcaSc. There was a lively fit Oyer
the Joint resolution providing for a vote ON
a change OF the constitution ALLOWING
townships, counties and villages to bond
Tor irrigation work alone 10 the amount Of
~ pei cent. of their assessed value. TIN,
constitution now limits il to , Der cent.
lie measure was defeated. but by a hard
h9ht, ncceaSltating an appeal from the de-
ciSI0n OF the chair. Mr.. Burke Of IIughc>
succeeded III reScuing it from defeat and
The measure viii have another chance.
Inc lohbieS ot both houses were filled
On the l4th, with large audiences. cam
posed mostly Of ladies'. The attraction in
House was the reconsideration of fine
woman suffrage bill and in the Senate tho
introduction OF a resolution on the .moyai
OF the Capitol. When consideration uf
me woman suffrage bill was rcachcdi il wa.
moved To table, which resulted in = tin
vote ana hence lost The vote to recon-
SldtT prevailed ~ a vote Of I to -. and tL.
question Is postponed ana made a SnaciaI
orJer Tor 80 y M, Oh the 18th. Tho
House calendar shows thirtX-tWo Unu..
pllIS ready Tor third reading and ro,.,m.
ana ulree Senate measures. FayorabL. re-
luI'S We're made on several bills. anon.
othefS blll No. 81, to prevent all ,nortino
ana gaming on Decoration DAY, ~,
committee reported iayorahlN on Hons.
piII NO. . which carried 4 deficiency nro.
VISION Tor the State Agricultural collie.
IT aiSo reported antavorabl> ON Xo. ,5
ioi me organization OF mutual fire in>lr-
'"cr COMPANIES and No. III to crcl,r !,
county examiner. Mr.. Cnlyip c9ll.j .,
l'n'oh 20 ihr fact that hi, resolution II.
,'iciehc1 10 Senator Pctugf,w had ,n,
pcth considered oW inc 70 h~4,ty. .dLr NV
'leht OF the night before and mo,..I 80,
adoption OF the resolution. >~.,"nI.III,
Mr. Dowdcll. Nj. Miltmorc mnI.i -
LAY II Oh The table, which moton rrr,,il'J
ny d vote oil % to u, only SIX EornllIa,'
,o,Ing VITA the Populi>tS. \ motion f.
appoint d committee to visit pubIir NH
IN n"' ,Hn similar tot IN committee Appointed
Ut we senate was promptly tabled
oon 'nr oeha'e on the l4th, intcrps, v,.
V''"Sioh q by the Senate Joint ro.oln,%a,
4" IN A'@aA NJ AIh