The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-09

! bill comes up for final action to-mor-
| row. Hanten presented IN amend.
| ment to provide that appeals from
rates fixed by the railroad commission
shall be tired in state courts and that
the rates shall take effect pending such
| trials. This was opposed on the ground
that it is in conflict with United States
laws and the Constitution. and his
amendment was killed-26 to L.. Tyler
moved To amend by providing for an
| appropriation of $4,000 to carry out
| the provisions of the bill, which was
| opposed on the ground that it was
! foxy way of requiring two-thirds
vote on the measure. This called out
debate. and his amendment was killed
40 TO l.
In the house favorable committee re-
ports Were made on bills for the man
| agement of the chldren's home and to
tax inheritances. The bill To fix in
surance tax on companies according TO
| classification was unfavorably report
ed. The bill to establish a plant for
the manufacture of binding twine at
the penitentiary was amended by the
committee to provide for the erection
of building for the purpose and the
|
senate having sent up the two bills
providing for normal schools at Aber-
! deem aud WATERFOWL. the rules were
suspended and these bills were given
! first and second readings. Bills intro.
duced:
| Myron. to appropriate $4,000 for n
| laboratory and museum ut Nermillion
| university; Stoddard. to prevent the
| Il L IL
and to abolish the publication of GER
tificate of nominations; Basllin, regulat-
| ing salaries of circuit court reporters,
making the pay optional with judges,
not to exceed 81 for each day actually
; employed; Wilson, for local option for
| townships. and TO appropriate $4,000
| for the expenses of conducting farm
ers' Institutes; Jones of Brown, to pre-
vent the moving of buildings from
| land or lots until taxes have been paid:
! Dawson, TO appropriate $4,000 for
| heating and lighting plant and addi-
| tional buildings ut the Gankton asylum
! and TO appropriate S3O,OUO deficiency
! in fuel. wages and maintenance at the
| Yankton asylum; Gorgren, TO attach an
! Independent school district in Turner
county 10 an Independent district in
| Yankton: Eyeritt. a divorce bill requlr-
| ing one years actual residence before
beginning suit, and barring receipt for
rent or board as presumptive evidence
! of residence.
! Bills passed: To provide that town
! boards OF supervisors may meet with
! the town clerk; defining seduction,
providing that it is not necessary to
prove IN offer of marriage to prove a
case: appropriating deficiency of S2.3T6
| for the board of charities and correc-
tons.
The wide tire wagon bill was killed,
and the house resolution asking for the
establishment of postal savings banks
| was made a special order for Friday.
| The senate peace treaty resolution was
warmly discussed by the Populists, but
| was finally carried-J5 to 24-Foley
and Harrington. Democrats, voting for
| it, Pussy. Cooper and Cornwell spoke
against it ana Glass and Wilmarth in
favor. Glass taking radical stand
for expansion and annexation.
At n Republican house caucus held
last night an agreement was reached
on the election ballot reform and in
surance commissioners bills and COM
mittee was appointed to take charge of
these measures and present them ut
the proper time.
Pierre. s. D.. Feb. lin the senate,
Littlefield presented joint resolution
| favoring the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
Bills introduced:
Stile. to prohibit bOndSmen of public
officials from transferring their prop
erty without notice; Haven, to prohib-
il children under fourteen years of age
! from working or playing near steam
| threshers; Ashford. to permit taxes to
be paid in two equal instruments,
March l and Sept. L.
The house passed the following bills:
To reimburse Davidson county for
the custody of Frank Phelps, prison
er from Lyman county: permitting
cities and towns to purchase tax sale
certificates; empowering and requiring
railroad commissioners to ut once fix
maximum rates for express companies
in this state. which passed by vote
of So to >; appropriation for judgment
| for fuel furnished the agricultural col
lege at Brookings: to abolish profess
sional jurors.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of NJ. +. Greedy rs a member Of the
| board of regents of education. The
| King resolution for n commission TO
apportion the remaining acreage of
| the state endowment lands to institu-
tons not yet in actual existence, but
| which the state is preparing for, was
passed
In the house, the first business of i'm
| uortauce was the referendum bill
| which came up as special order and
called out a strong effort on the part
| of the minority TO secure submission
| of laws under the referendum at spe-
cial elections. but the amendment was
| voted down-51 to "a. The bill as pre-
scented by the committee passed-5I to