Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-20

Kinsley, to provide for u state board of eX-
aminers; Pusey, making the setting of
prairie fires a felony; Packard, asking for
an appropriation of $4,000 to establish an
insane hospital at Redield; Foley, for pro-
lection of game and appointment Of game
wardens; Harrington, to make taxes
a perpetual lien against property;
Glass, for a normal school at W%atcrt0wn;
IiOldridge, approrriating SCI, 600 for a DOR
mitOry ut the Madison normal school;
Hurlbut, abOlishing the Office Of insurance
commissioner and placing his duties ON the
auditors office; Dras, to appropriate SlS7
for deficiency in salary of George a. john
ston us railroad commissioner; Hawgard,
fixing salary of mine inspector Mt 81 1000 per
annum: rardin, providing for a committee
of three from the house and two from thu
senate to visit state institutions.
First Bill Passed Jan. ~.
In the senate the committee OF state af-
fairs reported favorably the bill to locate
the state militia encampment at Huron, and
the appropriations committee reported
favorably upon the bill to purchase the
portraits of ex-GOvs. Mellette and Sheldon.
Senator Bottum introduced a resolution
calling upOn the states representatives in
congress to support liberal appropriations
for the maintenance of the state militia,
and one asking the secretary of war to re-
turn South Dakota troops home from the
Philippines by the way Of the Sucz Canal.
The senate passed its first bill, one granting
an appropriation to pay legislative ex-
penses. The committee report OH the bill
to change the makeup of the state board of
Equalization was called up and created a
warm discussion. BOttum moved that the
Il np.x,- r-,..r ls.l r.,~.. k1,,
change, Ge lc-referred. and lIantcn moved
to lay the BOttum motion on the table. The
lIanten motion as lost on a tic vote. and
the Bottum motion was lost by IL vote of 81
to 20. and the report WAS adopted by 26 IL
Is. Bills introduced were: liy Mr.. Bot
tum. to appropriate Sj,525.I Is for deficiency
in militia expenses: Benedict. for the re-
ductiom of shcriifs' fees; Cooper, giving
landlords Il lien on tenants goods for rent
In the house the speaker announced as
additional names OH the committee OH I'LL
dietary Busey and Wade: on banks AMI
banking. Tllaycr. Wilmarth. DOrtland anl
Smith. On the mining committee Kendall
was Withdrawn and Saith added. \ com
mittce on private corporations MAS named
the members being Glass, Devine. Wilson
Hoidal. Davis. Nelson and Peterson ~
!, Lawrence. The committee on usury To.
: ported favorably OIL Il bill to reduce tho
rate to 10 per cent. on contract and Z pei
: cent. where no contract price is called
4 for. The substitute resolution to the
house joint resolution, which substitute
!. was To allow an amendment TO the cOnsti-
. tuition To be made through the initiative
was called up, and on motion of WilmartI
indefinitely postponed, together with thu
!. original resolution to require a twO-thirds
i vote for the legislature to submit amend
/. mcnts. Considerable time Was spent i,
= tile adoption of rules, making several radi-
cal changes in the rules of past sessions
One of i!lcm is to allow the rules to he sls,
: pended by a majority vote, instead of two
5 thirds. as has been required in the past
An effort To take from the house the priNi,
. lcgc of granting admission to the foo
= others than those entitled to its priv,
y ilegcs hy the rules WAS defeated
Bills introduced We're: by Mir. Amber
u son. to compel oNerseers Of highways I,
= destroy neNious weeds on highways: Mr.
i Pussy lbN rcquesll. 10 increase the salar.
e of the secretary Of The railway commission
from $500 per gear to $1,000: Mr.. Woulcy
;. relating To challenge of jurors. making
juror ineligible TO serve on a jury unit
e after IL lapse of two years from former scr
: vice: Mir. Warren, for Il permanent appro
priatiOn for state educational institutions
giving them s of a mill of the tax levy TO
the st;se: MIR. Glass, tn provide IL stat
bounty on wolves. coyotes and mountain
: lions.
Friday, Jan. f3.
lmtle senate Mr.. Cooper presented Il ne
: titi0m from the northern Black Hills askin.
n for the location of an experimental
farm in that section of the state
The judiciary committee reported Il bill
: for the increase of salaries of supreme cour
: Judges t o $ 5000 and circuit judges to ~, 50O
e Several bills We're introduced. The senat.
passed the bill authorizing county commits
< si0ncrs To purchase Deland's Trial Practic
o FOR justices of the peace and a%ppropriatin:
4 money for land Office filing fees. The bill
h Ia strike the treasurer. superintendent o
a schools and attorney general from the boar.
of equalization and TO substitute the rail
: road commission in their place was amend
= cd TO add the commission and leave all TIN
n present members upon the board. In thi
: shape it passed. with one dissenting vote
n The report of the committee to accept TIL
!. invitation tn attend the buttermakers' con
@vention WAS adopted by IL vote of "a 10 IL.
In the house the speaker called nous,
. jill 1Us INV ItNNilIStu liISdItC uSN luuI UIII
: from the committee on state affairs and re
ferred il to the committee on charitable in
stitutions. Under suspension of the rule
the legislative expense appropriation bill
was called up and passed. 1t was sent t,
the governor and signed by him, being TIL
u first law of the session. The bill for regis
y = tratiOm of voters came up for third readin.
" and final passage. and a fight was made Il
have ii apply only 10 precincts with tift,
. votes or more. After considerable discus
Z sion it was made Il special order for Jan
Is. The special committee appointed L
attend the buttermakers' convention /;
!. Sioux Falls reported favorably. and TIN
- report was adopted. The visit is 10 b
y made OH the 25th. The hill to classif
:. cities according to population was passe,
: without debate. Among the new bills i'm
!. troduced was II by Carlson, to appropri
ate $500 for Il creamery building. $500
= for girls dormitory, Sl2,Oo0 for steam heat
!, ing plant and drill halls, $500 for IL chapr
= and class room at the agricultural college
:, Packard. TO provide for counties sendim,
y labitual drunkards To gold cure instituI
!, tons: Risty. providing for u Irvine maxim.