The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-09
The LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of south Dnl.o,,.s
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fierre' ). d., Jan. 3O.-In the senate,
Ming presented a resolution for n so.
iect committee of nine to consider nj,
olils contemplating appropriations of
| iaildS, with Il view to aDpronriat;n
same to normal schools, asylum for
bind, feeble minded and the like II
was considered as being aimed Mt the
bills for normal schools NJ Aberdeen
ana WATERFOWL, and after n long dis
cussion was killed by the supporters
or these bills. A number of bills were
introduced but none given first read
ing the principal ones among them
being:
Gunderson, appropriating $4,000 for
/ a science hall at Vermillion university;
Lawson, authorizing county commits
si0ners to levy 2-mill general school
TAX; Vance. appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose of collecting stuffed birds
and animals; Lawson, defining the
term intoxicaticn in n public place;
Ashford, reducing salaries of clerks of
courts To amounts received by county
auditors; Tyler, extending terms of SUI
preme and circuit court judges and
providing for their election in 1900 in
stead of 1899.
The bill To establish a normal school
ut Aberdeen caused a long debate in
, an effort 10 cut the land appropriation
, TO 10000 acres, but it was finally
passed carrying 10000 acres. The bill
To establish a normal school at Water
, town was passed, carrying an appro-
priation of 10000 acres OF land. The
house bill to classify cities was brought
up on reconsideration and made IA spe-
, cial order for Monday
The house transacted larger
amount Of business than for any other
day OF the session. Among the princi-
pal bills of which committees present
ed favorable reports were those 10 pre-
vent contest on a life insurance policy
after three annual premium payments
had been made, which was amended
TO reduce the number to two; and Il
new committee bill on registration of
, voters. Favorable reports were pre-
scented on the resolutions for constitu-
tional amendments giving greater lati-
tude in the investment of state school
funds. and the amendment allowing
the legislature To fix educational quail
fications for candidates for the office Of
county superintendent of schools. Bills
introduced were:
RoSclle to repeal the law regulating
the shipment of cattle into on through
the state; Bras. TO regulate the sale OF
merchandise and prevent misleading
and dishonest representation in regard
10 goods for sale; TO prevent adultera-
ton of food products: Woody, TO
amend the statute defining First jul
dicial district, cutting out TODD county
and fixing the term of court in Greg
DRY; Sophy. requiring registers OF
deeds to furnish copies of grain mort
cages on Tile in their office; limiting
right of appeal to supreme court where
amount involved is less than $40; 10
prohibit railroads, express. telegraph
and telephone companies from grant
inc determinations or passes; hlnSley,
proyiding manner of election of civil
township officers: KnOdt. providing for
manner OF organization Of mutual in
gurance companies; Gras. defining
powers of any foreign railroad com
pany operating within this state;
Dwight. to provide for licensing tram
sient retail merchants; 10 define and
punish certain miSdcmeanorS by deal
ers in merchandise: Wildermuth, To re-
peal the dog tax law.
Bills passed by the house We're:
Requiring owners of mining property
to post copies of mortgages on prop
erty: relating to bastardy; allowing re-
dcmption of personal property sold on
chattel mortgage within ten days after
sale: providing that two years must
elanse bet Ween terms of service OF
Juror in civil cases: relating TO manner
of location Of mineral claims and pro-
yiding manner OF issuing bonds and
payment of same by cities.
Bills killed were: Requiring owners
of highways To post lists of roadwork-
ers and to give graduates of normal
schools preferences in employment as
teachers. The bill creating the Ninth
judicial circuit was made n special or
der for Thursday. and the ballot re-
form law IA special order for WedneS-
day. The bill to exempt from taxation
lands taken UP ashighways and rail
roads was lost for lack of two-thirds
to carry with the emergency clause,
and adjournment prevented It's carry
ing with that clause stricken out.
Pierre, s. D.. Jan. 31.-In the senate.
Hanten introduced a bill requiring
county judges TO hold regular terms OF
court the first Monday of each month
except in August. Other bills intro
duced:
Littlefeld. providing for state depos-
tories. requiring security for funds
and relieving the state treasurer,of re-
Snopsibility. Gunnarson. relating to the
purchase of grain and requiring rec
ord and Identification of sellers; Jones,
approprating $3.50 to Mrs. T.. Linz FOR
the care of the insane in Gregory coun-
ty; Bouck, relating to grain ware
houses and inspection of grain; Law
son. giving boards of equalization pow
err to administer oaths; Pease, legaliz-
ing the settlement between Aurora