Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-13
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
TTESDAY,S -PROCEEnINGS

I'VE hNle DODQ.l~kS NOl4nR with the re-
publ.eans for indefinite pos;ponement.
Following this came the passage OF the
election bill. which is the same as the
present law, except that il ."1Vldes that
the voter shall mark es "A nam, thai
and write.
The bill pr vi Is for tull nycs..ga-
! ton into he sffaIra of ext easurer Tay-
Tor and other state officials has become a
law.
The house passed the senate bin for
bounties on coy oteS. wolves and mountain
hons at 81. 50 and s. respectively, 10 be
paid by the state.
The general appropriation bin s made a
special order for 3 O'Clock today. TO be fol-
lowed 10y the non-interest hearing warrant
bill.
The bill creating the office of insurance
pass the senate.
The regency of education bill was the
nrst measure taken up this morning.
The measure TO abolish grace on notes,
drafts and other similar instruments,
passed the house.
The hin to permit the establishment OF a
school or o~steopathy IN this state and en-
towering such school TO issue certificates
TO graduates VINO shall he licensed TO
practice the art OF healing passed O
houses and viii be "A law.
In the senate the valued policy insurance
bill was killed by being indefinitely post
poncd.
bans and a memorial to congress recon-
mending the election Of United States sem
ator 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 his mother.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, March 4-There are only TWO
more days of the legislative session and
the popui.st are playing bail" in earnest.
Inc o~steopathy bill has passed each house.
II is a measure to leSal-ze n license Al
SCHOOL IOl ElAnlAfInE. students In tho arr
OF healing by a process similar 10 the
swedish movement or massage treatment.
hundreds of kilograms from physicians
~ugn the state Were received urging
opposition TO the bill. ana TWO physicians,
both member OF the senate, made a warm
Ugh against IL, but il was passed IN both
houses by overwhelming majorities.
The popuIists in the house have in
creased the Appropriation more than $50, O0l
IN excess OF that Of two years ago, ana
those members who are honestly in favor
OF carrying out Their party pledges are
making strenuous objections.
The mouse passed the regency educatior-
al OH three times. ON the first ana second
vote II was attempted TO pass the measure
Wlth The emergency clause attached, so
that the governor might appoint the re-
gents at once. THIS failed, and an amend
nent providing that the governor shall
make the appointments At once, and that
suSh appointments shall br qualified with
passed.
After passing a bnl through both houses
10 pfohlhlt appeals 20 the supreme court
where the amount Is less than SI5. and af-
ter the bill had been signed by Governor
Lee, II was discovered that The measure
repealed the law of appeals for all cases,
ana II was introduced tor carrectiou. The
proposed change m the law was killed and
the present law was rp-enlcted.
Representative summers, who was dep
WY superintendent OF public instruction
rom 1891 10 1898, secured an appropriate
OF SblS Tor \ deficiency in his sa.ary during
that time.
The delegation from the omaha Trans
Mississippi exposition, winch Is eudeIVoT-
ING to secure an Appropriation Of 10000
Tor aefray.nR the expenses OF Il South Dd-
kota exhibit, talked TO both houses OF the
legislature, but made no perceptlblc I'M
preston. The n,Il was Killed three weeks
ago.
The senate commltte, reported favor
IDLY the bill changing the boundaries Of
Campbell, Mcpherson, Wentworth and Ed
munds counties are 10 be annexed to the
Flfth circuit. Spink county 10 be attached
70 the sixth circuit and Beadle county 10
be attached 10 the Third circuit.
A resolution was adopted by the senate
aioWlhS the ch.ef clerk 10 days at - a
journal.
The following measures passed the SEN
ate:
For a committee to revise the revenue
prohibiting alien ownership Of land IN this
state; Lppropr!ating deficiency for the
SoluitiS nome, the casual NtIltielcN DOnu
bin.
Yesterday a bill passed both houses ere
atlng the Office OF county jliler, but the
power OF appointment was given TO the
county commissioners.
The election bin which became "A law is
aimed TO dlsfrdnch.se the Russian repub-
lican vote. This bill Is very like the pres
ent election law, except that IT provides
thdt a person 10 be- qualified TO vote, must
e the English language. The populists
expect this VIII lose the republicans 5000
votes.
Both houses passed "A resolution direct
ing both United States senators to vote for
Tree ana coinage Of silver with
out rogar to the acton of any other ma
ton. This is known to have been inspired
by Senator Pcttigrew, who seeks to tie up
Senator Kyle on this question.
The biz a~hollShinS the board of charities
and corrections and creating a new board
passed the house yesterday morning.
In the senate the b!ll TO restore to Mrs.
A, G. Mellette her WATERFOWL homestead
passed. The property was seized with the
Taylor assets.
The new legislative apportionment bill
also passed both houses. 1t Increases the
membership TO A senator's and IS repre-
sentatives, instead OF decreasing the rep
resentation, as the populists declared III
the Ign should he done.
The governor has practically agreed to
appoint Arthur Linn of Canton, command
er of the soldiers home, l.. e. Campbell
of Yankton. is slated for oil Inspector, and
NJ. 7. Dewoody Of Aberdeen, Is to be his
deputy In the Black Hills.