Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-26
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la exposition.
Bits We're passed to appropriate
S2,7l2 to ]. B. McCloud for board Of
men and horses during the Indian up
rising OF 1S90-'91; libiting the time In
which tax certificates may be paid and
tax deeds taken; giving soldiers and
sailors free tuition in state schools.
In the house, the tangle which was
on at adjournment yesterday was
Strengthened out by expunging a por-
ton of the record. and the bill In dis
pnte was put ia shape for further ac-
ton,
Favorable committee reports were
made ON bills to require all fees col
lected by state officers to be paid into
the treasury and for the redemption of
property sold under chattel mortgage
foreclosure after sale had been made.
"A hight was made to ~indefiniteyl post
pone consideration of the bill TO make
III hours a days labor on public
works, and after a fight against it by
the farmer element, the motion to in
definitely postpone was lost.
Bills introduced were: Woody, COW
ering into the state treasury all fees
and pcrquisites from any state institu-
ton or state office; Wilson, abating
road taxes of those who use wide-tire
wagons; Pussy. providing means of
collecting taxes on herds of cattle; N.Y.
ron, relating to the levy and collection
of taxes in unorganized counties. A
number OF bills prepared by w. b.
Sherrard, Of the children's home, were
introduced by Goddard, among them
being one 20 prohibit the taking of chill
dren from play provided for them; al
lowing abandoned children to be cared
Tor; requiring parents or guardians to
pay for keeping children at homes pro-
vided for them; to provide for adoption
OF children; to prevent importation of
dependent children, and declaring GER
tain persons to be public paupers.
In executive session the senate voted
to reject the name of John Sutherland
for member of the board OF regents, by
2S to II.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 20.-In the senate
the principal bills introduced were:
Barlow, to reimburse Capt. A. d.
Keller for funds expended for the mill
tia; King, to provide for the assess
ment of railroad property by a board
to be composed Of the county auditors
Of the state; Snow, requiring all road
taxes to be paid in money; Johnson, %
reimburse Hanson county for expenses
of the trial of Frank Phelps; Overseth,
authorizing cities and towns to exceed
the limit Of Indebtedness for the pur-
pose of providing a water supply;
Snow, providing for the election of
c0untv colnp AiSStnna 81 In yya ipc.naH
of by district. as at present; Littlefield,
to regulate the shipment of cattle;
Snow, to change the time of assess
ment from May to January.
"A bill was passed which raised the
salary of the mine inspector to $1,000,
as well as a resolution asking for the
payment of taxes o fIndian allotments
by the general government. A favora-
bic committee report on the bill en-
towering and authorizing the railroad
commission TO put into effect a maxi
MUM express rate iii the state. called
out Il hot discussion. A motion to post
pone action was lost. The favorable
report was adopted-32 TO A. The ia
vorable committee report on the bill
to prohibit discrimination In furnish
ing ears for the shipment of grain
tiLItb Vul IL ~ hASIu->lOD uIiu tllt It,
port was finally rejected.
III the house, after the reading of a
communication requesting the legisla-
tive members TO visit the stockmen's
convention at Denver and the passage
of bills to submit constitutional amend
mrnts on separate ballots and TO pro-
vile a n Of government of cities,
the house went into committee of the
-rIACln ~, tln IilI fat. N -,,n,, .I-lks~~.
registration law. This was discussed
the rest of the afternoon and left for a
special order for tomorrow. The men,
bers from the counties of large pre-
cincts and sparse population opposed it
on the ground of additional expense
and trouble ~entailed on the voters in
travelling such long distances to vote
and register. In this they were de-
feated, and as We're they also in any
movement to exempt precincts with
small numbers of voters.
Pierre, Jan. 21.-In the senate a con
ference committee reported favorably
the senate bin for preventing the
spread of disease among swine. as
preferable to the house bill. The
principal bills introduced were:
1ullleTSOu, dppTopFIHllHp NSoD Ior
fuel deficiency at the state university;
Phillips. appropriating $500 for fuel
deficiency at the agricultural college;
jordan, providing that county superin-
tcndents shall hold first-grade certiti-
Gates for one year and shall have
at least two years prior to
Bills passed attaching lands to Clay
county for judicial and other purposes;
providing for the sale of dead-and-
down timber on state lands and re-
luirfng the warden of the penitentiary
to furnish stone for the children's
home at Sioux Falls. Memorials to
were passed asking for ex-
of the powers OF the interstate
commerce commission and for a
branch Of the national soldiers home
Hot Springs. Supt. Sherrard, of
the home. addressed the senate in sup
port of the bill to furnish stone for a
building for a home from the quarries
nj the penitentiary, and Hiatt of
.rule raised a storm by opposing tho
on the ground that children
we're taught sectarian doctrine Mt the |
home. The wolf bounty bill was
on final passage and was very
strongly supported by a number OF the |
members. Jones of Charles Mix OPP |
losed it on the ground that 1t was in
of capital and Boyland opposed |
IN the ground that Russian thisties |
we're as great n pest and e as |