Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-11
submitting the ~dispensary amendment
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amending laws relating to loss of life
by railways; to require state officers
to turn over all fees and emoluments
to the state treasurer; pure white lead
law; to prevent adulteration in fax
seed; making threshers' liens Of great
er priority than others when filed
within.thirty days from date when
.threshing was completed; appropriate
ing $1,000 for new well and tank at the
soldiers home; appropriating S42,500
for reimbursing citizens of Plankinton
who restored the reform school build
ing destroyed by fire.
The house bill allowing the COVER
nor to remove constitutional APP
pointees for cause was called up in the
senate, and after a warm argument
Senator Stewart moved it's indefinite
postponement, which carried but a mo-
ton TO reconsider, carried. On recon
sideration the bill was lost by "a TO Fl.
At the night session the senate
passed bills to legalize the issuance OF
bonds by Elk Point; dedicating GER
tain property to Dell Rapids for street
purposes; legaliZing acknowledgment
of instruments in territorial days; re-
to limitation of Judgments; to
provide for licensing retail transient
merchants, the peddler license laws al
lowing county commissioners So per
day and 5 cents per mile, limiting them
to $3.50 per year; providing for the dis
solution of articles of incorporation OF
a "city" with a population Of less than
$50; relating TO the organization OF
state banks and amending the laws re-
thereto.
Senator Schamber Intellectually at
tempted to secure the introduction OF
n resolution which practically would
abolish the Office of state treasurer, to
be submitted at the next general cleo
ton. 1t was called out by the passage
of the law which puts the handling OF
the cash in the hands of n state board,
and makes the t%reasurer's Office moth
ing but an executive one.
The following house bills were
passed by the lower body of the legis-
at yesterdays SESSION: Requir-
ing registers Of deed TO furnish copies
of grain mortgages, providing for test
ing scales and making railroad com
the testers; appropriating
5000 for completing and furnishing
the hospital at the soldiers home; au-
thori,ing independent school districts
issue bonds; memorializing con-
gress to authorize the sale Of meander
lands in the state; a memorial to con-
gress to donate TO the state certain
swamp lands, the proceeds from which
to be for the benefit of the school fund.
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THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, March 4.-The senate
passed the house bill, with sew
eral amendments, for examina-
ton and licensing of engineers; also
the bill regulating the transfer OF cat
Tie brands. The house joint resolu-
ton to resubmit the ~dispensary
amendment to vote at the next gen.
eral election was defeated. Mr.. Stew
art changed his vote and gave notice
of reconsideration. The proposed con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting the
use of passes and franks by legislators
and public officers passed, 80 to o.
Stewart again gave notice OF reconsld-
GRAFTON.
In the afternoon session the senate
house bills empowering mort
gagees TO do assessment work on min
ing claims; to reimburse Hans d.
for attendance at the Taylor IN
yestigations; the appropriation for de-
cheney of employees; providing thai
all disbarment proceedings shall be
taken In the supreme court; general
for protection of fish; increasing
the salary Of the clerk Of the railroad
commission; protecting the interest OF
the state in Taylor lands and providing
for their disposal; requiring school
district officers to notify the county
auditor of the issuance OF bonds; 10
cities to issue bonds for n
supply; to compensate AdJutant
General Humphrey for services; to
more fully describe the duties OF
Judges and clerks of county courts; at
taching certain lands 10 Clay county
by a vote of the people; appropriating
back salary for the adjutant general;
permitting meetings of township
board to be held in cities where the
same are surrounded by the township;
allowing the redemption of property
sold under chattel mortgage WITHIN
days a1ter Sale.
The senate, at the night session,
after several attempts, secured an adj
leaving the bill TO allow
the governor TO remove appointees
without a second reading, which kills
it. The fight was on this question.
House Proceedings.
The house passed the senate bill for
n deficiency appropriation for en-
p~loyes; providing for printing reports
of appointive officers, which have i'll
the past been submitted to the COVER
nor alone; deficiency for publication
of constitutional amendments; appro-
priation to pay judgment for fuel fur
nished at the agricultural college; APP
propriating money to pay Dawson
county for care of prisoners; allowing
claimants not in possession to dispose
Of their interest in real estate; to pre-
tent fraudulent voting at caucuses. ,
Senate joint resolutions were passed
authorizing the procuring and preser-
of the minutes of the constitu-
tional convention which framed the
first constitution of the state, and for
amendment TO the constitution to
amendments TO secure q ma
iority of all votes cast at an election.
The ballot measures vetoed by the
governor to prevent a name from APP
pearing more than once on a ballot and
TO allow those to vote who cannot
read English to call assistance in
marking the ballot were passed over
the veto.
The senate bill providing for the
of negotiable instruments, n bill
indorsed by the National Bar associa.
ton, was indefinitely postponed.