Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-26

count of the board of charities and cor
rections; Lingren, ballot law to pre-
vent the name of any man from APP
peaIing on the ballot more than once;
Myron, relating TO the challenge of vot-
ers and describing what shall consti-
tute residence; Nelson. providing the
of drawing jurors in counties
not organized into civil townships.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 1S.-In the senate
n petition was presented from citizens
of Charles Mix county asking for the
passage of the bill for the extermlna.
ton of prairie dogs On state lands. A
communication was read from the
president OF the National Live Stock
association asking that the legislature
adjourn for the week of jar. q to at
tend the meeting of the association at
Denver, and stating the objects OF the
meeting to work for uniform ran
and bounty laws and 10 urge a revision
of relations with Mexico. Bills passed:
Recurring county auditors TO keep in
dex ana tract books of real estate; to
reimburse Hanson county FOR the eX-
penses OF the Phelps murder trial: re-
curing state officers and employees to
file receipts for all expenditures on ex-
pense account; granting soldiers free
tuition in state educational institu-
tons; permitting crops to be mortgaged
for more than one year for the pur-
chase price of land.
Bills introduced: Gunderson, attach
ing lands in the Missouri river TO Clay
county for taxation: legaliZing assess
ment of taxes on land IN the Missouri
river for-1s97 and 1898: Johnston, pro-
yiding for the organization of life in
uranc companies in South Dakota
and relating to reinsurance; Williams,
TO allow live stock to run at large In
winter after so directed by county
commissioners or township supervis-
ors; Tyler, to regulate trials In disbar-
ment of attorneys; Edgerton, requiring
supplies TO be purchased within the
state and counties; Littlefield, requir-
ing the secretary of the board of rail-
road commissioners to be a stenog-
rapher; King, providing for a uniform
system of township fire guards and the
election OF township fire marshal;
Reed, for valued insurance policy;
Jones, to amend the law in regard to
qualifications of county judges; Han
ten, repeating the law permitting elec-
tioneering and hiring persons to cleo
tioneer; amending the law for punish
ment of m~anslaughter; Stewart, re-
lating TO the publication and sale OF
supreme court reports.
In the house, the speaker appointed
on the engrossing force w. Moyes of
McCook county, III. j. Giesen Of Brown
and Ira ID. Woodward of Roberts. The
judiciary committee reported fayorably
bills for the initiative and referendum,
for court of conciliation. and fixing
nine hours as a days labor on public
works. The Pusey minority report on
the war resolution was indefinitely
postponed. Bills introduced: Roselle,
providing for a state board of med
zeal examiners, and for county ,egis-
tration of physicians; Harrington, to
reimburse the first worlds fair COM
mission and employees, appropriatlng
So, GAS; Myron, defining the jurisdiction
of Justices of the peace in unorganiZed
counties: Varnum. for the relief OF
Christof Bank for lands taken by the
state in error: Thayer, to empower
school districts which have exceeded
the limit OF Indebtedness to refund
bonds: to provide Il special tax for the
redemption of school bonds; Nielsen
holder, to prevent the sale of tobacco
cigarettes to minors under the age
of eighteen years; Stransky, providing
for the selection OF official papers by
competitive bids; Cooper, "A resolution
for a constitutional amendment extend
ing the term Of office of legislators n
the governor to four years.
Bills were passed TO prevent the
spread of disease among swine n for
the election iof eight Justices or the
peace In counties with more than 2O.-
900 population. The bill to allow sol
diers and sailors TO attend the state
educational institutions free OF charge
brought on a wrangle which had not
ended when adjournment was taken.
Pierre, s. d., Jan. 19.-In the senate
tho bills introduced were: Gunarson,
prescribing sever penalties for depre.
dations, trespass or unlawful use Oh
lands; Tyler, TO regulate the prac-
ice Of the barber trade. establishing
board 10 issue licenses; Stewart, 10 re-
peal criminal penalties for usury;