Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-03
DoINGs AT PIERRE
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
Impartial Record of the Work Ac.
complished by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupied the Past Few Days.
Saturday, Jan, 81,

Occupied the Past Few Days.
Saturday. Jan. Fl.
In the senate an adverse report Was pre-
scntcd OH the bill to reimburse the commits
sioncrs to Omaha exposition. Smith Of
Pennington presented a resolution thank
ing the Northwestern Railway Company
for its tender of a special train TO the but
termakers' convention at Sioux Falls, ac-
cepting 1t, and providing for Il morning
session Tuesday, that the start may be
made Immediately afternoon OH that day.
Senator Jones objected to the adoption of
such a resolution, and demanded Il roll call
ON the proposition. The resolution was
defeated 80 to- Later in the session the
matter was recOnsidered and carried with
out opposition. Three bills were intro
duccd. The bill to increase the salaries OF
circuit and supreme court judges $500 per
year called out an extended argument, and
on roll call the bill was defeated, 20 to II,
but notice of reconsideration was given.
Bills were passed abolishing days Of grace:
prescribing due diligence in collection of
notes or drafts to be construed To mean the
usual course Of business.
In the house. after sparring over the imi-
tiativc and referendum bill the previous
question was ordered, and as the bill con-
tanned the emergency clause requiring Il
twO-tliirds vote tn carry it, it was lost by
lacking two OF the required number. The
vote was then rcconSidcrel and the bill
made special order for future date. \
favorable report was presented on a bill
for the selection Of official papers by COM
petitivc bids. The favorable reports on bill
for the destruction of prairie dogs and of
obnoxious weeds were rejected. The re-
port from committee of a bill for
ballot reform called out Il fight
but was adopted by 5 to %.
Representative Glass presented IL rcs0-
luton of thanks to the Northwestern Rail-
road for a special train to Sioux Falls, and
asked that the train he placed under charge
of A.C johnson of Watcrtown. The res
Oluti0n was passed. The senate bill cstab-
llslling a military rendezvous at Huron was
placed on final passage and received hut
five votes i'll opposition. Bills introduced:
by Nces, making the setting Of a prairie
fire a felony; Evelitt, providing homes for
destitute mothers and guardians for chill
dren born in such homes; Odlund OF
Turner, allowing taxes to be paid iii two
annual installmcnts; by DasSin (rcqucst),
requiring road taxes to le paid in
cash and work to be done by con-
tract: requiring elections of county COM
missiOners to he at large instead of by dis
tricts: providing for printing of commits
siOners' proceedings in but one paper in
county; Goddard. apTopriating $3.50 for
a deficiency in the salary of Adjt. Gen.
Humphrey: providing AN appropriation OF
$l2,5W for the militia of the state; Wilson,
to establish Il state board of agriculture;
lfOlcn. Tor an appropriation of Sis 900 toi
maintenance aud furnishing blind asylum Il,
Gary. The bill providing the method OF
ccltcsting elections was passed. The bill
of courts Of cOnciliatiom failed for lack of
constitutional majority. The vote was lie.
considered and the bill was made il special
order for a future date.
Monday, Jan. 23.
In the senate bills were Introduced by
Eunderson. providing that railways shall
Ire taxed on a basis of valuation of the
entire system: requiring railroads TO on
duct and maintain highway crossings:
Cooper. revising the assessment laws on
the basis of the Indiana system; King.
making ii unlawful for any member of The
family or next kin of a member of the
board OF regents to he employed in state
educational institutions. Tie bill TO raise
Judges salaries. which was defeated in tho
senate Saturday. was called III OH recon
Sidcration and made IL special order fol
Friday. Bills passed We're: Prohibiting
the payment OF taxes by warrants. except
by parties To whom warrants were issued:
cutting of Tie issuance of unnecessary
certificates aud reducing fees when Il
county becomes 4; purchaser of tax sales:
legalI2lns assessment Of and attaching
certain lands TO Clay County; reducing
salaries OF states attorneys in small coul,-
ties: permitting townships to hold clec-
tons in cities When suci, township sur
round city limits: making killing OF stock
prima facir evidence of carelcsslcss on III.
part al railway employees in counties lav-
ing no herd Law: appropria,ins $1,000 for
legislative and public printing. Bills re-
prallng the law allowing compromise of
taxes and requiring ~sl!eritfs Il collect The
personal property iax We're defeated.
In the hauSc Woody attempted 10 secure
reconsideration ot The vote by which the
bill for the destruction of prairie dog Was
Killed. but failed. Austin called up the
court of Cancellation bill on reconsidera-
ton, aud IL WAS set for a special order Fiji
day. The senate resolution requesting the
government To establish Il branch of the
National Soldiers Home Il, Hot Springs was
passed. as was also the house resolution
asking FOR the passage Of the free home
stead law. BILLS introduced were: BY
Austin. defining legal responsibility of
subscribers TO newspapers. Kingsley.
TO prevent county mutual insurance
companies from taking risks out
side the boundaries Of Tie counties in
which they are organized: Carlson. classi-
flying insurance companies and providing
annual tax onthc gross returns of The same:
L0wery. requiring railroads to furnish
scales at every station Oh their lines: Will
,marili, providing !or organization of tho
militia under the tame oftlic South Dakota
Guard. and defining the size Of the or
ganizatfon: 1,isty. to provide for a state
board of medical examiners to regulate the
practice Of medicine: Goddard. to prevent
TIE employment OF IL teacher Who is related
within the third degree of amy member of
Il school board. unless Gil petition of two
thirds of The parents OF school district.
Tuesday, Jan. 81.
In the senate the committee on STATE.
affairs Tuesday morning reported favor
ably on the bill for the establishment Of a
normal school at Aberdeen. the amour;