The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-19

Oh tne legislature TO submit omond
ments to the constitution. the sI,hsti-
tute allowing an amendment To tho
constitution by the initiative. \ mi
norltg report was submitted suOnort.
ing the original resolution. The housn
went into committee Of the whole for
the consideration of rules and took M
the rest of the session
resolution was presented in the
senate by Smith Of Sanboln for an in.
Vestigation of the state treasury. and
or the conduct of the governor i'm sup
pressing the examiners report i'm the
Dowdell matter. The resolution named
Senators Gunderson. Bouck and Bot
tum as such committee, and appropri-
ated $4,000 for expenses. Senator
stewart moved that it be referred to
the judiciary committee, which was
carried. A memorial to congress was
presented asking for the passage of
the senate bill granting United States
Judges greater power in a certain class
or criminal cases on reservations. Res
buttons for memorials to congress
were introduced asking for the pas
sage Of postal savings bank law and
for an appropriation for sinking exper-
mental artesian wells in Custer and
Fall River counties. A joint resolution
was presented by Hanten asking for
n constitutional amendment providing
for elections in counties on the quas-
ton of exempting cemeteries and pub
lie property from taxation. Bills in
trOdUced in the senate:
Stewart (by request. TO establish
state board of embalmers and to Ii
cense embalming; Gregory, to permit
county insurance companies to insure
against tornadoes and lightning; Stiles.
relating to elections and meetings Of
boards of supervisors; Hanten, to
amend laws governing the exemption
! OF property relating to property eX-
empt from taxation: for Il normal
school at Watertown, appropriating
10000 acres of state land for the pur-
pose; Hiatt. authorizing county treas
urers to sell property on which taxes
have been delinquent two years; Smith
of bennington, to disqualify profess
sional jurors; making the killing Of
live stock by trains prima facie evil
dence Of carelessness on the part of
railroad employees.
Pierre. S. D., Jan. 12-In the senate
Lawsuon presented petition from
the citizens of Brown county, asking
asking for an appropriation to pay pre-
miums awarded at the state fairs in
1898 and 1899.
A bill was presented for per diem
and mileage for members and the same
was considered under suspension of
the rules. The most important COM
mittee recommendation was that rec
ommending the passage Of the bill sub
stituting the land commissioner for the
state treasurer on the state board of
assessment.
The following bills were introduced
BY Gunnarson, memorial to congress
for the payment of taxes on Indian
lands: Gunderson, to prvent members
OF the legislature from using passes;
e 'Brien, requiring the posting of copies
of mortgages on mining claims: Reed,
making it the duty of the railroad COM
panies to furnish cars for tranSporta-
ton of freight and suitable places for
/ receiving and handling same; Arneson,
defining liability of inkeepers for per-
/ sonal property of guests.
n resolution was introduced ordering
the appropria tions committee to report
general appropriation bill not later
than Feb. q. After considerable dis
cussiOn the resolution was indefinitely
postponed.
a message was received from the
governor containing list of nOmina-
tons, and the senate went into eXecu-
tive session for the consideration Of
the same. After consideration the
message was made a special order for
JAN Is. The list is: Board of regents,
John Sutherland, Pierre; board of char
tiles and corrections, Burr Lien Of
Sioux Falls, and Fred NJ. Brown of
Lead City; public examiner, Maris Tay-
lor Of Huron; trustees soldiers home
G.. s. Palmer of Sioux Falls, o. T..
Dewey, Waterfowl.
The Bouck resolution to adjourn in
thirty days came up for discussion and
was warmly discussed. LOOMS moved
to amend, that the members cease to
draw pay after thirty days, but re-
main as long as was necessary to
transact the business of the session,
and on final vote the resolution was
defeated
One thousand copies of the dispen-
sary bill We're ordered printed.
o. G. Lindekugel of McCOOk county
was appointed on the engrossing force.
In the house the committee on jul
dietary recommended the passage of
the election registration law, and sew
eral unimportant measures.
A resolution Of praise and pride in
the South Dakota volunteers was
adopted.
A motion that the ways and means
committee draft a revenue bill was de-
bated. but members of the committee
opposed such a move. as it was inn
posing upon the committee and 1t
1t would take a great deal of prepara-
ton. Wooley desired revenue COM
mission for such purposes to prepare
bill to present to the next session.
Dwight desired 10 know what had be-
come OF the report of such commission
appointed under order Of the last ses-
sion. The motion was lost
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