Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-03-12
Monday.


Monday was a busy day in the legisla-
ture. In the senate the proposed amend-
ment to the constitution providing for the
state dispensatiOn of liquor was passed by
a vote of 32 to 8. The bill to establish a
uniform educational system passed the
senate and is o a law. 1t relates to dis
trict schools. The general appropriation
bill was introduced in both houses. 1t re-
duces the appropriations over those of two
years ago. The boiler inspection bill was
indefinitely postponed. A general rule
was adopted in the senate to consider
measures out of the regular order. Sem
ator Wyman was in the chair when
the committee OF rules offered Il re-
port that a special committee he APP
pointed to determine which bills shall have
precedence. The chair decided that this
would require a two-thirds vote and AN
appeal WAS taken and the appeal defeated.
Several other similar appeals were taken.
the chair being overruled ON each occasion.
In the house bills were passed establish
ing all experiment station ut llighmore.
appropriating money to pay for plumb-
ing at the soldiers home: appro-
priating.as 81. $50 to pay cost of certain
criminal prosecutions originating in UNI
organized counties: fixing the salary of
The state attorney of Brown County at
$1,000 per aunum: Ia provide a mode of
registration of live stock brands: dcdirat-
ing certain school lands to the reform
school: defining terms for holding terms of
circuit court: attaching Union County to
the Second judicial circuit. Protests from
the bar of Union County and petitions
favOring the bill We're read. n bill fixing
the salary of the county Judge and clerks
.t 81 RIM in t.p1Infins having 81 npt,,,1nfin,, IF
10000 passed the house. The proposed
election law was made a special order for
O'Clock on the End. Committee bills in
troduced were to abolish the board OF char
tiles and corrections, and establishing IL
new board. Also bills amending SEES
sion laws: naming officers of the state
militia, and a bill appropriating money to
pay the salary of the deputy s%uperintend-
cnt of instruction from March, 1891 To
April, 1894.
Gov. Lee has approved the legislative
bills providing for the safe keeping of pub
lie funds, changing the boundaries of the
Third and Fifth judicial circuits, and the
bill to enforce the clause of the constitu-
tion relative to m%onopolics and trusts.
Tuesday.
After the hardest fought legislative con-
test of the session, covering ten days, the
capital removal bill was defeated on party
lines in the house, on Tuesday, five Kyle
POpulists voting with the Republicans for
indefinite postpOnement. Following this
came the passageo of the election bill, which
is the same as the present law, except that
it provides that the voter shall mark each
name and that no person can vote who is
not able to read and write. The bill pro-
viding for a full investigation into the
affairs of eX-Trcasurer Taylor and other
state officials has become a law. The
house passed the senate bill for
bountics OH coyotes, wolves and mountain
lions at 81, So and s. respectively, to be paid
by the state. The general appropriation
bill was made a special order for 8 o'clock
on the Sd, to be followed by the no%n-inter-
est bearing warrant bill. The bill creating
the Office of insurance.cOmmissioner passed
The house and will undoubtedly pass the
senate. The measure to abolish grace
Oh notes, drafts and other similar
instruments passed the house. The
bill to permit the establishment of Il
school of %osteopathy in this state
and empowering such school to issue GER
:ificatcs to graduates who shall be licensed
20 practice the art of healing, passed both
houses and will be a law. In the senate
The valued policy insurance bill was killed
oy being indefinitely postponed. A reso-
tuition of sympathy for the Cubans and a
Memorial to congress recommending the
election of United States senator by direct
vote were adopted. Senator Bouck and
Senator Sage were excused, the former
having received news of the death of his
father and the latter being apprised of the
death of Els mother.
Wednesday
The osteopathy bill has passed each