Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19

crease the salary Of the secretary OF
the railroad commission from $500 per
year to $1,000; Wooley, relating to
challenge of jurors, making a juror In
eligible to serve on a jury until after a
lapse of two years from former serv-
ice; Warren, for a permanent appro-
priation for state educational institu-
tioLs. giving them g of a mill of the
tax levy for the state; Glass, to provide
a state bounty on wolves, coyotes ana
mountain lions. tThis same bill was
introduced in he senate by Phillip)
A resolution was presented asking
congress TO adopt the metric system of
weights and measures.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 14.-In the senate,
Lawson presented "A petition asking
for a law empowering townships to
elect fire marshals. Cooper presented
a petition from the Northern Black
Hills asking for the location of an ex-
perimental farm in that section of the
state. The judiciary committee re-
ported a bin for the Increase of sala-
ries of supreme court judges to $4,000
and circuit judges to $500. Bills in
troduced:
Bouck, providing for damage against
railroad companies for loss of life;
Cooper, for an experimental farm Mt
Spearfsh; HAT, providing that audit
ors and t~reasura-s of cities of the first
and second classes annot hold other
offices; appropriating $1,000 for Adjt.
Gen. Humphrey for 1898 and 1897:
Stewart, TO abolish days of grace and
defining what shall constitute due dill
gence in the collection of checks or
drafts.
The senate passed the bills authoriz-
ing county commissioners to purchase
Deland's Trial Practice for justices
of the peace and appropriating money
for land office filing fees. The bill to
strike the treasurer, superintendent of
schools and attorney general from b
board of equalization and substitute
the railroad commission in their place
was amended to add the commission
and leave all present members upon
the board. In this shape it passed
with one dissenting vote.
In the house, the speaker called the
Redfield insane asylum bill from the
committee on state affairs and referred
1t to the committee on charitable insti-
buttons. Under suspension of the rules
the legislative expense appropriation
bill passed. 1t vas sent TO the govern
or and signed by him, being the first
law of the session. Bills introduced:
Rossalle, to amend the railroad law
to compel companies to furnish ears
for shippers and provide for transfer
with connecting roads; Carlson, to APP
propriate 1900 for a creamery build
ing, $1,000 for a girls dormitory. S10.-
900 fol- a steam heating plant and drill
hall, $4,000 for chapel and class room
nj Tho rYfnt,1t.,r, aoIInna. NVi,,1 ,.tb
creating the Ninth judicial circuit OF
the counties of Sphinx, Hand, Beadle,
Kingsbury and Mine; HUM, appropri-
ating $500 for the expenses of adver-
Using lease and sale of public lands:
Packard, to provide for counties send
ing habituat drunkards to gold cure in
situations; Risty, providing for a twine-
making plant at the p~enitentiary and
approprfating $1,000 for the purpose;
Bras. for an amendment to the consti-
tuition requiring educational qualifica-
ton for superintendent of schools.
The bill for the regulation OF voters
up for the third reading and final
passage and a fight "a made to have
1T apply only to precincts with fifty
votes or more. 1t was made a special
order for Wednesday. The special
committee appointed TO attend the but
termakers' convention at Sioux Falls
reported fayorably and the report was
adopted, the visit to be made on the
25th. The bill TO classify cities accord
ing to population passed.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 15.-President
Gunderson presided over the senate
after roll call, the lieutenant governor
being indisposed. A memorial was pre-
scented from the commissioners OF
Hughes county asking for a law re-
ducing the number of official papers to
two, and cutting the rate of publica-
ton of the delinquent tax list to 5 cents
per description. Senator Benedict in
troduced a joint resolution asking ON
gress to establish a branch of the ma
tional soldiers home at Hot Springs.
The bill changing the terms OF court
in the Second circuit was passed with
out opposition, as was the bill to pre-
vent the spread of contagious disease
among swine. The bill to permit per-
sons not in actual possession to sell
real estate passed after striking out
the emergency clause. The bill passed
establishing a military encampment at
Huron on land owned by the state. A
favorable committee report on a bill
W lHcTedSe the Saldry Oh Judges was
unanimously adopted. The following
bills were introduced: Wohleter, APP
p%ropriating $4,000 for new buildings
at agricultural colleges; Benedict, APP
p~ropriating $500 for deficiency at sol
diers' home; Bulow, to put into effect
the initiative and referendum; King,
repeating the law of 1897 which per-
mits the compromise of taxes.
In the house, the committees report
ed favorably on the bill for the APP
pointment Of a committee to visit the
state institutions, and against the bill
to tax interest-bearing securities. A
majority report In favor of the bill to-
abolish the insurance Office aid minor
ity report against the passage of such
n bill, were presented, the minority re-
port being signed by Purdin. An un-
favorable report on the bill to allow
live stock to run at large for the win.
ter months called out a discussion.
Such report was finally adopted. A
resolution passed authorizing the house
officials, in company with the officials
of the senate, TO take charge of the
Sioux Falls trip. Bills introduced:
To provide a county fund by dog tax
to pay for sheep killed by dogs; Ander-
son, to appropriate $4,000 deficiency
in the maintenance fund at the reform
school,: Woody. to appropriate 81. o