Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of south DaLota's Law

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Pierre. y. D., Feb. I'm the senate.
Llttlefield presented joint resolution
favoi'ing the election of United States
senator's by direct vote OF the people.
Bills introduced
Stile, TO prohibit bondsmep of public,
officials from transferring their prop
erty without notice: Haven, to prohib-
il children under fourteen years of age
from working or playing near steam
threshers: Ashford to permit taxes 10
be paid in two equal instalments,
March l and Sept /.
The house passed the following bills:
To reimburse Davidson county for
the custody of Frank Phelps, a prison
er from Lyman county: permitting
cities and towns to purchase tax sale
certificates: empowering and requiring
railroad commissioners to at once fix
maximum rates for express companies
in this state, which passed by vote
of 80 To >: appropriation for judgment
for fuel furnished the agricultural col
lege at Brookings; to abolish profes-
sional Jurors.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of NJ. r.. Greely as member of the
board Of regents of education. The
King resolu ion for n commission To
apportion the remaining acreage OF
the state endowment lands TO institu-
tons not yet in actual existence. but
which the state is preparing for, was
passed.
III the house. the first business of i'm
portance was the referendum bill,
which came up a. 4 special order and
called out strong effort on the part
of the minority 10 secure submission
of laws under the referendum at spe-
ciai elections, but the amendment was
voted down-o7 to -. The bin as pre-
sented by the committee passed-5I to
4--the four voting against IL being
Goddard. Stoddard, Norgren and Cd
land Of Turner. Bills passed:
For the relief of Christof Bank of
Campbell county. in which quic-
claim was asked of the state for lands
enormously taken as endowment land:
deficiency of S1St in the salary of
George a. Johnston as railroad COM
missioner: fixing the jurisdiction Of
justices OF the peace in unorganiZed
counties; providing for the levy and
collection of taxes in unorganiZed
counties Bills introduced:
Bras, TO encourage the formation of
reading circles by teachers; Wilmarth.
creating state board OF auditors. con-
sistine of the governor, secretary of
state and attorney general, who shall
check up the treasurer's office ut least
four times a year, without notice. and
providing for repositories of public
funds: Anderson. providing for release
from damages for right of way of
highways.
Gov. Lee signed the hill 10 establish
a military encampment ground at
Huron. the attorney general having
rendered an opinion that it would not.
in his opinion, in any way conflict with
the government grant at Fort Sisseton.
A Republican senatorial caucus last
night decided to stand by the action of
the house caucus and 10 postpone ac-
ton on the governors appointments
until Feb. II.
Pierre, s. D.. Feb. 2.-In the senate
the bills introduced Were:
Arneson, for preservation OF ballots
cast at elections until the expiration of
time for contests: Gunderson, authoriZ-
ing counties TO fund outstanding in
debtedness: Littlefield. joint resolution
requiring board of corrections and
charities to establish classes I'm the
penitentiary for the education of con-
victs. to be taught by other convicts.
Senate bills passed increasing salaries
of supreme and circuit court judges;
authorizing Granthan's code as the
code of the state; abolishing criminal
clause Of innkeepers' law: relating to
compensation of supervisors; prevent
ing parties from denuding lands of
timber without payment of taxes; pre-
venting employment of relatives of re-
gents in state educational institutions:
prescribing penalty for illegal voting
at primaries and caucuses: providing
that tax deeds shall issue sixty days
after notice, and requiring more rigid
provisions of notice: extending scope
of incest law: relating TO custody of
property of incompetent persons.
Senator King of Hand county asked
to be released from his pair with Sen
ator O'Brien, as that gentleman had
been appointed foreman of the Home
stake mines and his absence was in
definite.
SSHdtt "tI' Itlto tAetut1Ne SeS-
sion at 4 O'Clock. Gov. Lee withdrew
the name of Judge G. S. Palmer as one
of the trustees of the soldiers home
and nominated $. III. Bronson of How
ard TO that place. Consideration of
this appointment was, with ali other
appointees, postponed until the 10Th of
February.
The bill providing for levy of taxes
for sinking artesian wells. and issue Of
bonds for that purpose. was defeated,
but notice of motion of consideration
was given.
In the house. the committee reported
favorably on joint resolution No. 10 for
an amendment to the constitution ey-
tending the term of office of governor
and members Of the legislature to four
years.
Goddard introduced resolution for
an amendment to the rules to keep any
bill on the calendar in it's regular place
until finally disposed of, by this means
to prevent n bill from being killed by
an adjournment, pending action on the
bill