The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-02-03
STATE LEG|SLATU TURE
Matters Of Appropriations Have Been
Worked Upon Several Days Dur
ing This Week.
Chances are That WatertOWn and Ab0r-
den Will Both be Presented With
Normal Schools.
SOME OF THE BILLS NOW IN
Several Very Good Measures Have Al
ready Been introduced by john
StOn and Bras.
SOME OF THE BILLS NOW IN
MAKING LAWS AT PIERRE.
An Appropriation for the Redfieid Insane
Asylum Favored by the Legislature.

An Appropriation for the Redfieid Insane
PIERRE, Jan. 30.-In the senate the
first hour was consumed in reading
committee reports on bills.
Hanten introduced d bill requiring
county judges to hold regular terms of
court, commencing the first Monday of
every month, except August.
Littledeld introduced a bill for state
repositories, requiring the same to give
security for funds, and relieving the
treasurer of responsibility. A senate
bill v as passed REIN bursting parties for
money advanced in mastering the
militia last spring.
In the house today the committee on
charitable Institutions recommended
for passage the bill appropriating $780,
600 for the asylum at Redtieid for the
feeble minded.
The ways and means committee re-
ported adversely on Austin's bill detin-
ing the legal responsibility of subscri-
bers 10 newspapers and periodicals.
Risty bill amended in committee, to
appropriate 100000 for building at
the state penitentiary in which topper
ate binding twine plant, was reported
for passage.
The judiciary committees report
recommending the passage of the bill
providing for registration of voters was
adopted. The majority report of the
committee on elections and privileges
recommending the passage of the bill
changing the manner of preparing
ballots, was adopted, the fusion
members opposing it solidly.
Other bills introduced: BY Stoddard.
repeating law providing for publication
of certificates OF nomination; by Baskin
reducing court reporters per diem from
$40 to ST.
Stoddard's bill prescribing severe
penalties for seduction, lost on Satur
day, was reconsidered and passed 7s
to 2.
The bill approprlating S2,376 to pay
per diem and mileage of members o
boards of charities and corrections slst
passed, 70 to 0.
Bills introduced: BY Myron, ap
propriating S25, 1000 for new Labrador.
and music building at State Universit.
at Vermillion; by Wilson to allow liv,
stock to run at large during winte
months when ordered by majority o
electors; by Wilson appropriating $40,
900 for ex penses of farmers institute
by johnson to prevent moving of build
ings off lots and land before paymen
of taxes levied thereon; by Davidson
appropriating $50, 1000 for deficiency i
appropriations for maintenance, wage
and fuel of Yankton insane asylum: b
Everett, extending time of residenc
before commencing actions for divorc
from six months to one year, and pre-
viding that no receipt in payment {
rent for any residence, apartment Q
flat, or for board in any hotels, shall b
accepted by any court as presumptiv
evidence of bona fde residence; b
Rove, joint resolution memorializin
congress to donate to state certai
swamp lands and lake beds for educs
tional purposes; by Purden, memoriA
izing congress to provide for sale {
certain meandered lande; by Davidson
appropriating $4,000 for heating an
lighting plant, cottage, ETC., for 4anl
ton asylum.