Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-27
DoINGs AT PIERRE
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
Impartial, Record of the Work Ac.
complishcd by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupied the Past Few Days.
Monday, Jan. 10.

81. II. NlcClOuu Tor DOarU Of horses n men
i'm the Indian trouble of 1890 and 1891, but
reduced the amount Of the claim. Senator
introduced u Joint resolution cen
the railroad commissioners for not
putting into effect Il schedule of rates for
express companies, and directing the board
to take such action forthwith. This was
referred to the judiciary committee.
A bill was passed apprOpriating 500 for the
purchase of oil portraits of Cows. Mel
lettc and Sheldon, and a bill to allow cir
cult courts to. appoint persons to serve pa
pers in certain cases was killed In commit
tee report. Bills introduced were: BY
MIR. Smith, to amend the law in regard to
location of mining claims; Cooper, to per-
warrants to be turned into taxes only
by persons to whom they were issued;
Cooper, to reduce the membership of the
board of charities and corrections to three;
Benedict, to pay the expenses of the trial of
John II. HOmb in Shannon County, same
for trial Of Frank O'Ncil; Stewart, appro-
,priating $1,000 for printing and binding
reports of 1897 session.
Tuesday. Jan. IL.
In the senate a petition was presented
from the citizens of Charles Mix County,
asking for the passage of the bill for the
" YAAIktS uOSS VII SldUG
lands. A communication was read from
the president Of the National Live Stock
Association asking that the legislature adj
journ for the week of Jan. "a TO attend the
meeting Of the association in Denver. and
stating the object of that meeting to work
for uniform brand and bounty laws, and to
urge revision of relations with Old Mexico.
Bills were passed requiring county audit
Ors to keep index and tract books of real
estate; to reimburse Hanson County for
expenses of Phelps murder trials; requir-
ing state officers and employees to re-
'"ipt for all expenditures on expense
.ccount; granting soldiers free tuition in
state educational institutions, and permit
ting crops to be mortgaged for more than
n year for the purchase price of land.
New bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr.. Gunders0n, attaching lands in old Mis-
souri, River bed in Clay County for taxa
ton; legalizing assessment of taxes on
land in old Missouri River bed for the years
1897 and 1888; johnson, apprOpriating $145
for deficiency in salary and expenses of
Tax Commissioner Blanchard for 1894;
providing for organization of life insurance
companies in South Dakota and relating to
reinsurance: Williams, to allow live stock
to run at large during winter months after
so directed by county commissioners or
township supervisors; Edgerton, requiring
supplies to be purchased within the state
and counties; Hanten, repeating the law
permitting -electionecring and hiring per-
sons to electiOneer; amending the law for
punishment Of manslaughter.
The Judiciary committee reported favor
ably on bills for the initiative and refer
endum; for courts of Cancellation and fin
ing nine hours as a days labor OH public
works. The Pussy minority report on the
war resolution was indefinitely postponed.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY Mr..
Resell, providing for a state board of med
zeal examiners and for county registration
of physicians; Harrington, to reimburse
the first worlds fair commission and
employees, all appropriation of S2,64S;
Varnum, for relief of Clristof Bank
for lands taken by the state in error;
M~eisenh0lder, to prevent the sale of to-
baccO or cigarettes to minors under 1S years
of age; Stransky, providing for the sclcc-
ton of official papers by competitive bids.
Bills were passed 10 prevent the spread of
disease among swine, and for the election
of eight justices of peace in counties with
more than 10000 population. The bill to
allow soldiers and sailors to attend state
educational institutions free of charge
brought on a wrangle which was left vet
tangled by an adjournment.
Wednesday, Jan. 1s.
Bills were passed in the senate to appro-
pirate $2,772 to j. b. McClOud for board of
and horses in the Indian uprising of
1SaO-91; limiting the time in which tax GER
tifcates may be paid and tax deeds taken;
giving soldiers and sailors free tuition i'm
state schools. A bill making the filing of
a verified account presumptive evidence in
a justice court was defeated and the bill
permitting discount of taxes if paid before
becoming delinquent was killed in COM
mittee. In the senate executive session it
was decided by a vote of % to II not to con-
firm the nomination of John Sutherland as
a member of the board of regents. The
bills introduced We're: BY Mr.. Gunders0n,
prescribing severe penalties for dcpreda-
tons, trespass or unlawful use of state
lands; Tyler, to regulate the practice of
the BARRIERS trade, establishing a board to
issue licenses; Stewart, to repeal criminal
penalties for usury; O'Brien, appropria-
ting 5000 for the commissioner of South
Dakota at the Omaha exposition.
In the house the tangle which was on at
adjournment Tuesday night was straight
ened out by expunging a portion of the
record, and the bill in dispute Ito allow
sailors and soldiers to attend state educa-
tional institutions frec) was put in shape
for further action. Favorable committee
reports were placed on bills to require all
fees collected by state officers to be paid
into the treasury, and for the redemption of
property sold under chattle mortgage fore
closure after sale had been made. A fight
was made to indefinitely postpone con-
sideration of the bill to make nine
hours a days labor on public works and
after a contest made againstit bythe farmer
element the motion to indefinitely post
pone was lost. A number of bills prepared
by w. b. Sherrard of the childrcn's home
were introduced by Goddard, among them
being n allowing abandoned children to
he cared for, requiring the parents or
guardians to pay for keeping children at
homes provided for them; to provide for
the adoption Of children: to prevent I'M
A etrong Plea.
The Court have a good mind to
make an example of you.