Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-17

uSAotS LCpOAuuSs ~ WIS SIdIltcu. "A JOlIlU
resolution was passed asking Congress to |
pay taxes ON Indian allotment lands, as |
was a bill requiring the warden of the pen
itentiary to furnish the stone and labor for
the Children's Home at Sioux Falls.
The Senate discussed several bills with
out coming to any conclusion. The bill
demanding that railroads carry bicycles as
baggage called out discussion that con-
suMed the entire afternoon.
Tuesday, Feb. 2.
In the Senate the Appropriations Com
mittee reported an appropriation of $1,000
to enable the Railroad Commission to pros
ecute the present suits before the Supreme
Court, and the bill was advanced IL the
calendar under suspension of the rules.
Other bills introduced We're: BY johnson,
relating to life insurance companies organ
lied under state laws; Gunderson, relating
to building and loan associations; House
bill, recurring railroads to sell 1,OO0-mile
tickts for $50; Gunderson, permitting
school; the Judiciary Committees bill
relating to the affidavit of publication of
summons; curing defects in acknowledge
ments by notaries in territorial days. Dis
pcnsary bills were introduced by Sen
atOrs Yanten and Sites. Bills passed were:
Requiring railroads to furnish sidetracks
for private grain warehouses of small ca
pacity: regulating practice of dentistry;
providing for a%ppOrti0nmcnt of tax of IS of
a mill for all state educational institutions:
regulating printing Of supreme court re-
ports; Furnishing intONicatiOn in public
places; fixing per diem and mileage for the
Lieutenant Governor in attending the meet
ing OF the state canvassing board; approp-
rating $500 as a deficiency for fuel at the
State University; authorizing the attach
ing of adjoining tracts of territory to indie
pendent school districts.
Tho House took up third reading and
final action on the House bills under sus-
pension of rules. Action on the Senate
bill to authorize county commissioners to
purchase DeIand Trial Practice came up
as a special order and was killed. The
election registration bill was slightly
amended and passed. The only other bill
which secured favorable action was AL APP
preparation of $gll to A. G.. Somers
as deficiency in salary as deputy
superintendent of instruction. The
bill for a Irvine plant at the peniten-
tiary called out a bitter fight, but after a
number of diliatOry motions il went down
with other bills of the afternoon. Several
Of.the bills known as the sSherrard bills,'
drawn by Superintendent Sllerrard of the
Children's Home at Sioux Falls, and relat-
ing to the manne of caring for children,
called out a warm protest, and four of them
went down in straight order, in spite of the
efforts of a few friends OF the measures to
secure their consideration.
Wednesday. Feb. q.
In the House the free school bOOk bill
was adversely reported and the bill to re-
imburse citizens of Plankinton for money
expended in the erection OF IL building at
the reform school, was returned without
recommendation. Several revenue bills
were favorably reported. A motion to be-
gin holding morning meetings was de-
feated. Purdin offered a resolution de-
claring the House to be opposed to the pas
sage of any bill carrying an old debt. or
any deficiency until after the same had
been submitted to the Attorney General as
to its validity or the liability of the State.
Wilmarth spoke in favor andseveral others
against it, and the resolution was killed.
Twelve new bills were introduced. a
bill was introduced by request without a
name attached, asking for creation of the
county of Gridley out of the u%norganized
counties in the northwestern corner of the
state, which are not a part of the original
Butte County. The bill for the creation of
the Ninth Judicial Circuit came up as IA
special order, and as it developed consider
able opposition it was continued until Feb
ruary ii and made a special order. An
effort to hold up all special appropriation
bills until after the general appropriation
bill had been returned to the House was
fought over for an hour, Wilmarth and
StOddard supporting, and Glass, Cornwell
and Woody opposing. 1t was finally voted
down. The bill for appropriating s25, 600
for Il dormitory at the Madison Normal
School failed for lack of a two-thirds vote,
but will be recOnsidcred.
In the Senate a resolution was adopted
i'll v Of morning sessions OH and after
Friday. Gov. Lee returned his veto OH the
bills for normal schools at Aberdeen and
Watertown, and they were made a special
order for the 18th. The reason given for
the veto was that they were Unnecessary.
and their establishment would weaken cX-
listing institutions. Bills were passed re-
lating to qualifications of state and county
superintendent OF instruction; requiring
railroads to construct crossings at all high
ways; providing that clerks of courts shall
not receive higher salaries than county au-
ditors; making railroads responsible for
damage by fire. regardless of c%Ontributory
negligence. a resolution was presented
commencing Senator Kyle and ccnsuring
Senator Pettigrew over their action on the
peace treaty. House bills classifying cities
were lost, but will be RECONSTRUCTED.
Bills were signed by the Governor as fol-
lows: To prevent the spread of disease
among swine; to reimburse Hanson County
for the care of Lyman County prisoners
and wolf bounty.
A brief is being prepared by Attorney
Sphinx. under the employ of Gov. Lee. on
the Phillips interest matter, and that will
be submitted to the Legislature in a few
days.
Thursday, Feb. D.
The House started business by granting
the use of the House chamber Sunday even
ing to a union service of the churches of
the city. Marietta Jones of Yankton sent
in a long communication on the woes of the
horse, and asking for action on a bill Gre
ating the Office Of state veterinarian. The
Ways and Means Committee reported ON
that portion of the Governors message re-
lating to the financial transactions of Treas
urer Phillips for his last term. The report