Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-01
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Transactions of Day by the Assembled
Solons at Pierre,
DISCUSSION OVER DISPENSARY BILL
Proposition TO Rcsubmit IL to the
Voters Calls out Heated Conc
mcnt-Confcrccs on Ap-
proprintion Bill.

PIERRE. S. d. Feb. 2S.-(specinl Tele-
gram. )-The house sitting committee re-
ported eighteen house and thirteen senate
bills for final action, the house bills being
acted upon first, as 1t is practically the last
day when house bill can receive considera-
tion in the senate Harrington called up the
judiciary bill on reconsideration and 1t was
placed OH the senate calendar and will hardly
be reached before tomorrow. Several peti-
tions were presented, asking for the passage
of the Gunnarson dispensary bill. The bill
TO make the setting Of prairie fires felony
was indefinitely postponed, and the bill for
a ninth judicial circuit failed for lack OF
two-thirds vote.
An amendment to the constitution to re-
submit the dspensary amendment called out
a warm discussion, which ended by re-
cess. The speaker appointed as house con-
ferees on the general appropriation bill Rep
resentatives Warren, Moulton, Russell, Pur-
din and Lindgrem.
In the senate Senators Stewart, Toy, SELL
we'll, Boyle and Smith of Sanborn were ap-
pointed as conferees on the general appro-
priation bill. number Of bills was passed
upon. the senate measures being appropria-
tions for hospital at the Soldiers Home
and to pay Judgment held by the jewell
to provide for the construction OF buildings
at the Insane hospital; for the construction
of buildings at the Agricultural college; de-
fciency at the Insane hospital; fire pro-
lection at the Reform school and number
of minor bills.
The house put in the afternoon session In
the passage of house bills and pushed
through a molten for an evening session on
the ground that 1T was the last day in which
tho house bills can be passed and receive
consideration in the senate. Bills passed
were:
Resolution for an amendment to the con-
etttution to resubmit the dspensary law, pro-
yiding for a state board of agriculture, pro-
viding for state fair board of five mem
bers to be appointed by the governor and
appropriating $4,000 per year for premiums
appropriatng $3.50 deficiency in the salary
of e. r. Conklin as railroad commissioner,
to require convicts at the penitentiary to
furnish stone for public buildings, provid-
ang for a state board of insurance and appro-
priating $4,000 to pay premiums on the in
surance of state buildings, to prevent fraud
ulent practices by joint stock companies,
providing the powers and duties of school
boards.
The senate passed bills appTopriatlng
money for the services of experts in the eX-
animation of buildings at the Reform school,
appropriation for a deficiency in the expense
OF the railroad commission.
House bills passed by the senate were:
The engineers license bill, which was
amended to apply only to institutions which
employ five or more engineers under the
charge Of master mechanic The house
game bill was amended by reduced license
fec for nonresident hunters to $10 ana
minor amendments and fixing the terms OF
court in the Fifth judicial circuit.
An attempt was made to kill the osteoIathy
bill in the senate on committee report,
which failed, and an effort to advance Ehe
house dspensary amendment on the calen-
dar met the same fate.
A delegation from Omaha and Chicago,
representing different firms which supply
the Calumet Baking Powder company with
materials, was before the governor in OPP
position to the pure food bill, which requires
all alum baking powders and adulterated
food products to be marked as such. G. S.
Hutchinson, representing Red Murdoch
Co, appeared in favor of the bill, which was
signed this afternoon.
The house oil inspection bill was read in
the senate and amended to strike out ports
of entry and gravity test, allowing oil of any
test to be entered, but providing that 1t shall
be marked as to the quality.
The house at the evening session began by
playing horse with house bill providing for
stamping negotiable paper for taxation
Glass supported it as constitutional meas
ure and the house would neither pass nor
allow 1t to be killed, but kept 1T n torture
and offered amendments, and 1t was finally
killed. A motion to adjourn was lost.
A bill was passed providing that in case Of
q disputed claim the auditor shall call the
governor, secretary of state and presiding
Judge of the supreme court as board tc
pass on t1e claim appropriating $50 for the
expense of selecting state lands; providing
for county registration of physicians and q
state board of medical examiners; fixing
legal holidays adding Lncoln's birthday and
Labor day to the list; providing the manner
of fixing damages in the laying out of high
ways; providing special polling places II
school townships.
Mourning for Dead Soldier.
RAPID CITY, s, D., Feb 2S,-(Special)- y
Sergeant William b. Smith, who died Fri
day from wounds received in battle near