The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-03-09
THE LEGISL ATURE
Proceedings of south Dnkota's Law
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Proceedings of south Dnkotn's Law
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Pierre. s. D., Feb. 21.-In the house
Saturday several inefficient efforts
were made 10 secure evening sessions
for the coming week but all moves in
TINS direction were failures. The stiff
ing committee fight was started again
on a motion by Baskin that the speak
or appoint committee for that pur-
pose. Wnmlrth insisted again on the
appointment of his list, and the fight
was without either side gaining the adj
vantage. Wilmarth carried his amend
ment. hut the motion as amended was
defeated The matter was then al
lowed 10 rest until just before adjourn
ment. when a compromise was ar
ranged and the speaker. on instruction
from the house. appointed as the com
mittee Narnum, Thayer. Woolley.
Hawgood. Glass. Wilson. Odland Of
Turner. Pussy. Woody and Woodruff.
The committee was ordered TO make
its first report to-day.
The house passed the following list
of bills: a general lien law; defining
duties of road overscer in unorganiZed
counties: providing method of grant
ing railroad right of way across state
lands: requiring school district officers
10 notify county auditor of issue of
district bonds; providing for manner
of approval of official bonds of state,
county and town officers. The senate
bill covering the same matter was
taken up rs n substitute for the house
bill providing for the purchase of
printing supplies within the state and
passed. The bill TO allow the governor
to remove constitutional officers of
his own appointing for cause called
out fight. but was passed on n deal.
The deal carries with il the normal
school bills for Aberdeen and Water
town, and it is intimated that several
other propositions are contingent on
the passage of the measure. a writ
ten opinion by Attorney General Pyle
was presented. holding that the oil in
spection bill passed by the house was
In conflict with the provisions of the
interstate commerce law SO far as 1t
provides for test ut ports of entry. and
the provision preventing the shipment
into the state of cheaper grades of oil
was i'm conflict with the provisions Of
| the constitution. On this opinion,
| Glass moved that the bill be rcconsid-
cred and recalled for amendment.
| This, the speaker held, could not be
done without unanimous consent. and
| Austin refused 10 allow il 10 come up
in this manner. The senate devoted all
the afternoon to the dispensary bill
and finally carried it 10 second reading
before adjournment. The bill comes
up for final action to-day. The princi-
pal amendment adopted was 10 keep
out the appropriation which il carries,
and insert in its stead provisions al
lowing the different counties 10 issue
what are 10 be known as dispenSary
warrants for the purpose Of putting
the law into operation. These war
rants are issued with a provision that
they are to Toe paid out of the profits
Of the dispensarles TO be established.
| A fight was put up on an amendment
! by Bouck that the law was 10 remain
In operation until ii had been submit
n ted 10 the people for approval. This
was finally killed. As the bill now
stands. with the appropriation feature
cut out, it will not require two-thirds
, to carry it. and there is no question as
TO its passing the senate, and, in fact,
both houses.