Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-17

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II from the Senate to go to PlankintOn
with experts to investigate the building
erected by the citizens atthe Reform School
and return an estimate on the cost of the
building. A resolution by Glass, COM
mending the action of Senator Kyle and
cOndemning that of Senator Pettigrew for
their action on the peace treaty called out a
party vote. but was adopted. The insur-
ance commissioner bill called out the first
real flibustering of the session, and failed
for lack OF twO-thirds to carry it as an
emergency measure. 1t finally passed,
without the emergency clause, by a vote of
% to ~. The Senate attempted to recall
the bill to furnish stone and labor from the
Penitentiary for the erection Of the Chill
dren's Home, but the Attorney General de-
clarcs it to Ike beyond recall.
The Senate appointed Smith of Penning-
ton as a committee of N to visit Plank
linton with the House committeeman. Bills
were passed apprOpriating money for the
railroad commission litigation fund, assess
ment of railroads, telegraphs and express
companies OH proportion Of total mileage
value; a general revenue act modelled
on the Indiana law, and Il joint resolution
for a constitutional amendment, half the
legislature to be elected every two years,
the election to be for four years. An at
tempt by Ilanten to work n single tax pro-
vision into the Senate revenue law failed.
A motion to reconsider the Wilmarth bill
for classification of cities was tabled. kill
ing the bill.
Friday, February 10.
The Senate session started with a warm
fight on a resolution in regard to the action
of Senators Kyle and Pettigrew OH the
peace treaty. Senator Smith asked that
the resolution as adopted with his amend-
ment, be forwarded to the troops in the
Philippines to he read by company COM
manders. Senator Stewart moved to strike
out all but the original resolution, indors-
ing Kyle and den0uncing Pettigrew, and a
call OF the Senate was demanded. After
the call had been raised Senator LOOMS
made Il few remarks on Senator Pettigrew.
The whole matter was finally tabled and
the record eXpunged. a resolution by
Senator Sites was adopted providing
that no more appropriations for
new buildings or new offices he
passed until the general appropriation pill
had passed. The bill to divide the state
into two congressional districts was killed
by a vote of a to 10. IIantcn introduced a
bill to tax all voters between 81 and 90
years OF age 81 per year as a good citizen
ship fund.- to be distributed as prizes for
good character and conduct, as scholarship
of pupils i'll the public schools, and a bill to
apply the initiative and referendum to
cities and municipalities. House bills were
passed fixing terms of township super
visors at three years and a memorial for
free homestead law. The bill repeating
the criminal penaly for usuary and making
the levy of county school tax optional with
the county commissioners was killed.
In the house a favorable report was re-
turned on the bill for erection of the Office
OF commissioner of immigration, with the
salary cut to 81. 200 per year. Bills intro
duced We're: BY Harrington, providing
for manner of levy of special taxes in cities:
Coppock, regulating management of pool
andbilliard rooms; Woody, dispcnsary law.
Bills passed were: Toprevcnt the removal
of buildings from lots or lands unless taxes
had been paid; appropriating money for
expenses, sale and lease of state lands;
appropriating s. ,2OO for Il dOrmitOry at the
Madison Normal School; for the protection
OF fish: encouragement for teachers read
ing circles. The only argument of note
was over Il bill to turn the dog tax into the
sheep fund. which was finally sent back to
the committee.