Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19
OUR PIERRE LETTER.
The Legislature Down TO Business.
rlany Excellent Measures being
introduced.
Registration of Voters Proposed
A New Game Law.
interest to be Fixed at 10 per cent.

Pierre, S. d. Jan. 15-The legislature
grind ia now in full operation n from
~ TO 25 bills are introduced daily. In
the house 80 bills and 9 joint resolu-
tons have been introduced up to this
lime and a still larger number in the
Senate. These bills cover almost all
propositions OF permanent interest n
many of the bills cover the same subject
At least hall q dozen bills have been in
tr oduced covering the Initiative and
Referendum, and Dispensary amend
ments adopted at the last general eiec-
ton. A large number Of bills asking Tor
appropriations for permanent institu-
tions and AFRO new ones. have been pre-
sented. 1t is safe to say that the appro-
priations committee will scale down all
these bills to the point which may be
termed an absolute necessity. The pop
ulist legislature OF two years ago in
order to make a record, made such Mig
gardly provisions for some OF our state
| institutions that they have been obliged
i'm order to keep open, to u on credit
or some time, and OF course the present
legislature will be obliged to make up
| the deficiency, in addition to providing
for the next two years to come. Among
the important bills introduced last week
is one providing registration OF voters,
one to appropriate $50 600 for the
purpose OF manufacturing binding Irvine
in the State Penitentiary, and a game
law. which il amended to prevent the
spring shooting OF ducks and geese and
in aLiew other respects will make a law
satisfactory to most of the Day Co.
hunters.
The only bill o~fimportance which has
passed the house, aside from the appro-
priation for mileage etc, which has
already been signed by the governor, is
II cuse bill No. 8, reducing the contract
rat g Of interest in South Dakota from
IL to 10 per cent. the legal rate being
left at Z per cent. A similar bill two
years ago was killed by the Pop Legis-
]lature, and il il a significant fact that
at lis thiId reading IN the house yester-
day, the bin received the vote OF every
republican member present including
those from Day County.
Another bill OF some Importance in
PRODUCED in the house, is one providing
that all State and County blank books
etc, must be bought, where feasible
within the state and whore possible in
the county. This is in line with both
Republican and Populist platforms and
seems TO stand a good show OF passing.
A bill adding the Board OF X. X.
Co mmissioners to the State Board oil
E qualization and removing therefrom
the Secy. OF State passed the Senate, but
will not be able to run the gauntlet OF
the House. Ii is a shrewd move on the
part OF the pops to get control OF this
settled that the present X. X. law will
not be touched and that u liberal APP
| preparation will be made to assist the
X. r.. commissioners in carrying out the
provisions OF the law, and incontinuing
| the suit now pending with the II. X.
Company but there seems to be a dis
position to place some sort OF control
over the expenditure OF this money.
TIE X. II. Commissioners in addition
TO "a large sum OF money for themselves,
ask for $4,000 to pay one lawyer and
$1,000 lor another. Many oil the men,
beers Ierl that the most OF this could be
saved by having the Attorney General
prosecute these cases.
ConridDraDie sIcknes exists among the
%ineinDrrs, owing 10 the mud Summer
wvutnel mere, Dut the DaA Co. boys are
reasonably We'll. Representative Her
utgton mys excused lura couple ol days
anu vl,iteu NOME. On al 25th the
l., gtstatute wnl III IA buu,s attend the
bus,,r.nakets Nauonal convention at
SIOUX Fails. A special tram VIII be
proytded 30 they viii be absent but one
uay.