Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-03
FINAL WEEK ATPIERRE
The so,on. Doing Much Business and En-
acting Meritorious Measures-
Warrant Isill Becomes u Law.

The Solons Doing Much Business and En-
acting Meritorious Measures
Warrant Isill Becomes Law.
The legislature will doubtless adjourn
tonight, and it will be several days
before people may be fully informed
regarding all the legislation that has
been enacted during the closing days,
when there is SO much rush and hustle.
The bill stopping the use of warrants
in payment of taxes. excepting by per-
son to whom warrant is issued, has
passed and been signed by the govern
or so that it is a law. Not having the
emergency clause it will not go into
effect for ninety days.
On the 9th in the senate the time
was taken up with tine dispensary bill,
Bouck again trying to force into it his
amendment specifically providing that
it was subject to the referendum, in
which he lost.
Senator Smith secured an amend
ment to the effect that the present
Lyons law shall remain in effect until
the dispensary law is put into opera
tion. 1t was then passed, 36 to 4. Sen
ator Stewart gave notice of reconsider
alton but the bill was ''cinched' and
sent up to the house.
The house initiative and referendum
bill was then taken up and an effort
made to amend, which was lost, and
the bill passed without chenge' The
senate went into committee OF the
whole on three bills looking toward the
establishment of an immigration bur
eau. The bill, which was recommends
ed for passage, provides that the COM
missioner of school and public lands.
shall assume the duties of the offices,
and provides him with an additional
clerk and appropriation for carrying it
into effect, and passed, 81 to 6.
House bills we're then passed appro-
priating $4,000 for dormatory at the
Spearfish Normal school; to appropri-
ate 5000 to establish an asylum for
feeble minded at Rediield, and appro-
priating $4,000 for dormitory at the
Madison Normal school.
In the afternoon the house contin-
ued action on bills, passing new reve-
nue. bill which had come up from the
senate, but not by Il sufficient uote to
make it an emergency measure. The
emergency clause was stricken out, and
the bill passed. This will not put it
into effect for the assessment of this
year. The bill to increase judicial sal
aries came up and was amended by i'll
creasing the salary for governor to
$4,000 and ON final vote it failed to pass
by "A to 3s, but will be reconsidered.
BY request of state officials Attorney
General Pyle presented an opinion on
request of the superintendent of in
struction, holding that there is no var
rant of law for the county suberintend
ents of the Black Hills counties to hold
a Joint teachers institute Of all the
counties instead of q separate institute
in each county.
On the 2Sth "a number of bills were
passed upon, the senate measures be
ing appropriations for hospital at The
Soldiers home, and to pay a judgment
held by the Jewell Nursery Company
The house bills we're to provide FOL
construction of buildings at the insane
hospital, for the construction of build
ings at the agricultural college, def
cheney at insane hospital, fire protec
tion at the reform school, and a mum
Der of minor bills.
On the 1st the house passed the sen
ate bill appropriating $500 for tn
completion of the Soldiers Home hos
pital.
The senate passed the bill requiring
state officers to cover all fees and per
quisites into the state treasury.