Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-19
PIERRE POINTERS.
Some Happenings "rthr Week at the stat
capital Legislative Grind and Gossip.

W. NV ~ Nv
capital Legislative Grind aud Gossip.
\ bill to tax the output of the mines
of the Black III lis was introduced in
the house on "Wednesday.
\ bill to create the office of superin-
tcndent of state printing made its first
appearance Monday.
The woman suffrage amendment to
the constitution was defeated, not hay
ing the required two-thirds of the votes
to carry it.
The bill prohibiting the use of rail
road passes 10y members of the legis-
la.ure WAS referred back to the com
mittce for II quiet death.
The hill to reimburse the state treas
urer for expense incurred in bringing
to Pierre the states cash passed the
house.
One t. ousand dollars was approrri-
atrl tn pav Paige ~ Co. of Sioux City.
for supplies furnished the soldiers
home wlcn that institution was built.
Il i Il
\. hill TO restore to Mrs. \. G.. Mel
| lcttc her Watertown home. which was
turned over to the state 10y eN-(;overnor
Me''ettc. was introduced in the house
ON Thursday.
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I.. IN.I1 .1..l ll.-@
an appropriation of 5000 be made for
each circuit judge for Incidental eX-
penses. and also introduced Il bill max
ing amy road i'll common use %fortwenty
years Il public highway.
In the house II bill was introduced on
Monday creating commission to in
vestigate the settlement of the state
with c~N-Treas,lrcr Taylor and reap
praise the property taken to satisfy the
judgment. The governor is directed
to appoint three appraisers at a salary
of - per diem.
The senate on Monday %aftermoom
passed the equal suffrage bill Il. a vote
of 81 to .. In the house Saturday Il
similar bill failed for lack of a consti-
tutional majority. There is 10 chance
of passing the senate equal suffrage
hill in the house as Speaker Colvin
has ruled that II subject once disposed
of cannot again be considered.
\. disgraceful scrap i'll the house
resulted from the Dowdell Sheldon
contest at Pierre of Thursday of last
week. After the question had been
! decided in favor of Sheldon, republi-
can, the matter vas brought up again
the next day on IL notion oreconsider
\ motion to adjourn was then made,
but the chair ruled the motion out of
order. An appeal was taken. the chair
overrulcd it and the house adjourned.
Speaker Colviu became angryat Repre-
sentative Glib and used some strong
language, because the latter had voted
to override his decision. MIR. Gibbs
pulled off his coat and prepared to an
initiate the speaker, but friends inter
fered. The relations between the
populist factions are strained to the
utmost tension and several personal
conflicts have been narrowly avoided.
y portion of the populists held Il eau
Gus Thursday night and concluded the
session by further drifting apart.
Mr.. Anderson. of Pennington county.
introduced II bill providing for uni
form non-intercst bearing state. county.
municipal and township warrants, to
be issued against taxes assessed but
not collected, and are made receivable
for taxes and all public claims except
interest on bonds and Indebtedness in.
CURED prior to the passage of this act
They are to be i'll denominations of S25
SO. 50, Sc. 81. and 81 and 30 cents each
AT the option of the party receiving the
same. This bill provides that the
treasurer of the state may issue sucl
warrants in payment of claims against
the state or may place them upon the
market for sale. County and town
ship treasurers may issue under the
same restrictions. This and Repre-
sentative McWhorter's bill to tax pro
fessional men. are among TIE man!
"friek" bills that have been introduced
at Pierre during the present session
McWhorter's bill provides a tax of Sol
ayear on physicians, lawyers and sur
! geons. so dollars Il year on dentist.
5 aud veterinary surgeons and ten dollar.
on teachers holding IL state certificate