Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-03-18
THE LEGISLATURE
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1,ba senate had a field day ana IS
.ahI;sbod ! new precedent in paFlla-
antorv nractice The bill to license
40 robouses was upon. second retalhs'
4 motion 10 indefinitely postpone cal-
rio1 A motion was then MADE 10 lc-
consider this vote and lay the ihotioh
~ reconsider on the table. being tle
,ol o1i,cber motion. This was car
III n,otiou was then made 70 &C.
consider his last motion, ana TINS was
likewise carried. The parlianlentarlaLs
~ tho senate are now trying 70 hhu
On, where they are at. The fight over
tbo hil T. caused by the fact that tne
fupd raised for this source is 10 90 "
tho railroad commissioners for genera
e~vnpnses. The farmers say mat inns
viii come indirectly out OF them anu
they should not be taxed 10 pay ioi
no enforcement of the railroad law.
Tba senate considered the Bouck IL
censa hill i'm committee OF the Whole
b1f only got through the first sectloli.
1Y,o license for wholesaling matt II
cuors was raised from $500 10 SOoV.,
for wholesaiing spirituous ana lalt
liouors. from $500 to $1,000. era lhe
ma pufacturer license was raised from
STG1 10 800. Mr.. Colvin introduced u
Joint resolution providing that heIe'
after heads of the various state lnstl-
tutions shonld file an tented state
ment of the requirements or lheir IN
stitutions not later than the first DAY
Of the session of the legislature, An
other bill was introduced in the house
providing for a board of regents.
Both house and senate adopted com
nlittee reports favoring equal suffrage.
Pierre. s. D.. Feb. 10.-There was
something of a sensation in Joint SEES
sion when two Popuiists voted Tor
Picker, leaving him only sever votes
short of a majority. The vote stood:
Picker, 50; Kyle, 80; GoodykoontZ, 70;
Plowman, 10; Kcllar, =; Palmer, !.
The only change OH the second baflot
was that one OF the two Popuilsts lett
Picker, returning to Kyle.
The senate reconsidered the vote by
which the bill establishing license for
grain warehouses of so was indefl-
nitely postponed. The bill was amend
ed to meet the objections of the farm
ers, who protested against the sum
passed by this bill being turned over TO
the railroad commissioners TO enforce
the Palmer railroad law. In its pres
ent shape it will probably go through.
The senate spent another halliday in
consideration of the Bouck license bill.
The distillers' license was raised from
5000 to 81 1000. The only other change
Of Importance was the addition OF a
section which prohibits treating. The
bill will be taken UP again tomorrow.
The house passed bills providing that
railroads shall furnish warehouses
along their right-of-way and increasing
he Jurisdiction of county courts. The
Dowdell-Sheldon contest is a special
order for tomorrow.
The legislature received a special
message from the governor informing
it that from the estimates of ~eXpendit-
ures and receipts between now and the
last of June, the close of the fiscal
year. there would be a deficit in the
treasury of $16S,000. He informed 1t
also that he was opposed to the eX-
pedient heretofore resorted to of iSSu-
ing revenue warrants upon taxes as
sessed but not collected, considering ii
an unsound and mischievous system.
He urged ii to devise some means OF
increasing the revenues of the state so
as to meet the necessary expenses. 1t
will puzzle the most ingenious tinan-
ciers to devise means to meet the de-
ficiency without exceeding the consti-
tutional limit of taxation.
Pierre. S. D., Feb. 11.-When the SEN
ate convened yesterday morning. at the
suggestion of Senator Morgan Senator
Case introduced a resolution of inquiry
concerning the charges of improper in
Aunraa IN tho uonntn,soI xn4o vphs.h
vas strongly supported by Morgan,
who denounced his traducers in I'M
measured terms. He challenged them
to search his entire record and find
any act which would justify such q
charge. The resolution was voted
down. and when in joint session he
arose to a question Of privilege and re-
ferred to the charges the speaker ruled
1t out of order. When his name was
called on roll call he first passed. but
when it was called the second time he
Responded: John A. Picker. The vote
stood: Picker, 40; Kyle "a; Goody-
koontZ. 20; Plowman, 10; Hinckley, O.;
scattering, 3. The entire Democratic
vote went to State Senator Hinckley
except one, who voted for Weeks.
The senate passed another afternoon
eohoiuNiihE TIE bOutk Incense law
numerous amendments were made In
the direction of making the provisions
more stringent. 1t becomes evident
that nothing short of an extremely
high license law will be able to get
through. 1t Is reported that the gov
ernor has said that he will not approve
OF a license measure that does not pro-
vide that at least half the license shall
60 to the state on account of the de-
pleted condition of the state treasury
This proposition has so far been de-
feated, which makes the outcome of
hquor legislation exceedingly problem
atical. The friends of the the djsnen-
sary system will make a strong ef-
fort to nave that question submitted
TO a vote OF the people, and It is DOS
sible that they may muster strength
enough to compel the members who are
pushing the license measure TO let tbe
two go through together. In the honso
the Dowdefl- Sheldon contest case coma
up and enough Kyle men voted with
the Republicans to seat Sheldon. No
tice Of a motion to reconsider was
given. ~"
Pierre, s. d., Feb. 1.-THE senate
devoted the entire afternoon ia ccu.
sideration Of the remaining sections ~
M I0s. al