The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-09

Huron, the attorney general having
rendered an opinion that it would not.
in his opinion, in any way conflict with
the government grant at Fort SlSseton.
A Republican senatorial caucus last
night decided to stand by the action OF
the house caucus and to postpone ac-
ton on the governors appointments
until Feb. l..
Pierre, S. D. Feb. 2.--In the senate
the bills introduced We're:
ArneSon, for preservation of ballots
east mt elections until the expiration of
time for contests: Gunderson. authoriZ-
ing counties To fund outstanding in
debtedness: Littlelield, joint resolution
requiring board of corrections and
Charities to establish classes in the
penitentiary for the education of con-
victs, TO be taught by other convicts.
Senate bills passed increasing salaries
of supreme and circuit court judges;
authorizing Granthan's code rs the
code of the state; abolshing criminal
clause of innkeepers' law: relating to
compensation of supervisors; prevent
in .artias from denuding lands of
timber without payment OF taxes; pre-
venting employment Of relatives of re-
gents in state educational institutions;
prescribing penalty for Illegal voting
at primaries and caucuSes; providing
that tax deeds shall issue sixty days
after notice, and requiring more rigid
provisions of notice: extending scope
of incest law: relating to- custody of
property of incompetent persons.
Senator King of Hand county asked
to be released from his pair with Sen
ator O'Brien, as that gentleman had
been appointed foreman Of the Home
stake mines and his absence was in
definite.
The senate went into executive SEES
sion at o'clock. Gov Lee Withdrew
the name of Judge G. :. Palmer as one
of the trustees of the soldiers home
, and nominated :. Ii. Bronson of How
ard to that place. Consideration of
this appointment was. with all other
appointees, postponed until the 10Th of
February.
The bill providing for levy Of taxes
for sinking artesian wells, and issue of
, bonds for that purpose was defeated,
but notice of motion of consideration
was given.
IL the house, the committee reported
: fayorably on joint resolution No. 10 for
an amendment to the constitution eX-
tending the term of office of governor
and members of the legislature to four
years.
Goddard introduced n resolution for
an amendment to the rules to keep any
| bill on the calendar in its regular place
until finally disposed of. by this means
to prevent a bill from being killed by
| an adjournment, pending action on the
| bill
One of the ballot reform bills, to re-
! store circle ut the head of the ticket,
! was called up as n special order and
passed. Bills introduced were:
Bras, to prevent adulteration of milk,
cream ana dairy products; Stabnaw,
relating to meetings of boards of cOun-
/ ty commissioners; Odland of Gankton.
regulating salaries of county superin-
! tendents of schools. SO 10 be allowed
! for each school in the county: Johnson
of Brown. providing manner of cleo
! tion in incorporated towns: Pusey, pro-
! viding for disposal of property pur-
chased by counties ut tax sale: Austin,
| to appropriate $4,000 for a heating
| plant at the school for deaf and dumb
at Sioux Falls: Peterson of Lawrence,
! for the protection of large game; Risty,
fixing salaries of county superintend-
ents of schools on n basis of valuation
of counties; Everitt. allowing transfer
of surplus civil township funds to
school district funds: Dwight TO pre-
vent the sale of adulterated white lead.
| Bills passed were ballot reform law,
! to prevent name of candidate from ap.
bearing mere than once on ballot,
allowing voter who cannot read Eng
| lisii TO call assistance in marking his
| ballot: relating TO method of collection
of taxes transient herds of cattle: mu-
! tual insurance bill. allowing such COM
panies to write three-ycar risks: life in
surance bill. To prevent contesting pol
icy after receipt of three annual pre-
MUM payments: TO prevent shipment
of cattle by Unauthorized parties: for
abolition of grand jury in certain
| cases: to empower school districts
which have exceeded the limit of in
debtedness to issue coupons on over
due bonds: a resolution for constitu-
tional amendment allowing greater lat
titude in the investment of permanent
school fund.
+! Pierre. s. D.. Feb. 3.-The first two
hours of the senate session yesterday
was taken up with fight over the
committee report in the fellow servant
bill, which was killed-23 to 10. This
was followed by another long debate
on the bill making railroads RESPONSE
bic for damages by fire, notwithstand-
! ing contributory negligence. The ia
vorable committee report adopted on
| this bill-33 to TO-
| Bills Introduces: Ways and means
committee. general revenue bill; spe-
cial bill for levy OF collection of taxes;
| Joint resolution for an amendment to
the constitution. providing that the
membership of the house shall not be
less than sixty nor more than seventy
| five and that the membership of the