The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-02-25
THE LEGISLATURE,
south Dakota SOlOns and Their
Work.

| ItiNtS very 1lllt vi lut VI lSiI bih'
The senate also showed It's reverence
for time honored customs n preroga-
tives by referring the bill prohibiting
the use of passes by members of the
legislature back to the committee.
From the smile upon the faces of the
senators it may b. inferred that the
bill will slumber there until the Fifth
legislature is a thing of the past.
In the mousse equal suffrage had the
right of way. Oleson of Lawrence
made the speech of the day in OPPOSE
ton to the bill. 1t received a majority
of the members voting, but as this was
less than a majority of all members
| elect ii was lost. This ends it in the
house, but Il similar bill is before the
senate. and as it will probably be
| passed by that body, the ladies have
another chance. The house passed a
bill appropriating 1915 to reimburse
State Treasurer Philips for his ex-
penses in bringing the states money
here to be counted. Kidd introduced a
new bill to provide for the %organiZa-
ton Of cooperative societies. Denton
introduced a bill allowing the cOnstruc-
ton and operation of disconnected
lines of railroad.
The vote In joint session resulted:
Picker, Al; Kyle, 81; G~oOdy1oontz,
81; Hinckley, o; Plowman, o; scatter
ing. 4. Senator Morgan, who voted for
Picker on Wednesday. declined to
vote for any one.
Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 16.-WOman'S Suf-
frage had the right of way in both
houses. In the house the vote by
which ii was lost Saturday was re-
cnnSilara1 onl fhn frian1S nf thn hill
attempted to postpone further action
until pairs could be declared off. They
failed in this, some of those who voted
for the measure deserving them on
poStpOncment. The measure received
forty votes. lacking two of the neces-
sary constitutional majority. In the
senate he measure Jared better. Mrs.
Cranmer, Mrs. Simmons and Mrs.
Burden were invited to address the
senate and without speeches from the
senators the resolution was placed on
its final passage, carrying by n vote
of 81 to 9. The house will now have n
chance TO vote on the senate measure.
The senate met at 9 o'clock and did
a good days work OF routine bust
ness. New bills introduced: TO es-
tabliSh state printing office at the re-
form school. and creating office OF
state superintendent of printing; that
nOtarieS shall designate the time OF
expiration of notarial commission; re-
lating to the assessment of railroad
property: to issue state bonds known
as casual deficiency bonds; providing
that appraisment of loss under insur-
n policy should not prevent al ap-
peal to the courts.
Among the new bills introduced in
the house was n ;pprOpriating ST.
600 for Page & Co. for furnishing
heating apparatus at soldiers home;
providing that $500 be allowed each
circuit judge for travelling expenses;
authorizing corporations to become
sureties or bonds and undertakings;
providing that the maximum compen-
sation of county commissioner shall
be $125 and mileage of $40 per annum,
providing that where a circuit judge is
disqualified to try a case, h preSid-
ing judge of the supreme court shall
designate the judge to take his place.
Pierre, $. D., Feb. 11.-Both senate
and house settled down to work to-
day. The senate convened at 10 and
maintained n steady gait. Among the
senate bills passed was one abOliShing
the office of commissioner of irrigation:
licensing warehouses;; limiting salaries
in cities of the first-class; changing the
! rate of interest after sale on mortgage
foreclosure from II per cent to 10 per
cent; changing time of assessment
from May l to April 1; protecting sure
ties on written obligations.
In the house the bill abOlishing the
office Of commissioner of irrigation was
favorably reported. After discussing
! the boiler inspection bill for two hours
the house wound UP by indefinitely
postponing il. The joint resolution
providing for an investigation of the
settlement of the w. w. Taylor mat
ter WAS made special order for Sat
urday. This provides for the appoint
ment Of Il committee 10 go over all the
| details Of that settlen ent, the property
taken and it's actual value and report
to the next session of the Legislature.
\ resolution was adopted providing
that 10 bills except the appropriation
and apportiOnment bills be introduced
after the fiftieth day except upon a
thrce-fourths majority.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 1S.-The senate
again spent the afternoon upon the
second reading of the Bouck license
law. and n determined effort was made
to strike out the provision giving the
state $3.50 from each license, but 1t
failed. The anti-treating clause was
stricken out. The other changes made
were of Il minor character.
The house took up the senate equal
suffrage bill and gave it it's first and
second reading AMI made il a special
order for Friday. This provides that
the question of equal suffrage shall he
submitted to n vote AT the next general
election. If the friends Of the measure
succeed in getting all the members ia
vorable on hand it will probably 60