Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings OF south Dakota's Law
MIL.

county judges 10 hold regular terms of
court the first Monday Of each month
except in August. Other bills intro
duced:
Littleield. providing for state depos-
tories. requiring security for funds
and relieving the state treasurer of re-
sponsibility; Gunnarson, relating TO the
purchase OF. grain and requiring a rec
ord and Identification of sellers; Jones,
apprGpriating $3.50 10 Mrs. II. Lind for
the care of the insane in Gregory coun-
ty: BoucK, relating to grain ware
houses and inspection OF grain; Law
son. giving boards of equalization pow
er 70 administer oaths; Pease, legaliZ-
ing the settlement between Aurora
county and ID. III. Eastman, county
treasurer; Gunderson, providing for a
four-year term for members Of the leg
islature, one-half to be elected each
two years.
The senate bin to reimburse parties
for money advanced for mastering in
militia last spring was passed. The bill
for the treatment of INDECENT drunk
ards was killed by the committee. The
Wilmarth house bill for the classifica-
liOu Vi IltITo UhNSths 10 nJo tht Jus
bill TO increase the number of justices
of the peace 10 eight in counties of over
10000 inhabitants. The express bill.
which was called up as a special order,
called out a long and heated argument,
with a number OF amendments offered,
all of which were voted down, and the
bin comes up for final action to-mor-
row. Hanten presented an amend
ment to provide that appeals from
rates fixed by the railroad commission
shall be tired In stste courts and that
the rates shall take effect pending such
trials. This was opposed on the ground
that 1t Is in conflict with United States
laws and the Constitution, and his
amendment was killed-26 to 10. 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 a
foxy way Of requiring a two-thirds
vote on the measure. This called out
debate, and his amendment was killed
10 to /.
In the house. favorable committee re-
ports were made on bills for the man
agement of the children'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 n plant for
the manufacture Of binding twine at
the penitentiary was amended by the
committee no provide for the erection
of a building for the purpose and the
appropriation OF 49, 900 to $4,000. The
senate having sent up the tw0 bills
providing for normal schools at Aber-
deem and WATERFOWL, the rules were
suspended and these bills were given
first and second readings. Bills intro
duced:
Myron, to appropriate $4,000 for a
laboratory and museum at Nermillion
university; Stoddard, to prevent the
adulteration of linseed or fiaxseed oil
and to abolish the publication OF GER
tifitIte of nomination; Baskin, reguiat-
ing salaries of circuit court reporters,
making the pay optional with judges,
not tc 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 at the Yankton asylum
and to appropriate $4,000 deficiency
In fuel, wages and maintenance at the
Yankton asylum; Gorgren, TO attach an
independent school district in Turner
county to an Independent district In
Yankton; Everitt. a divorce bill requir-
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 IL Is not necessary to
prove an offer OF marriage to prove a
case; appropriating deficiency of $2.376
for the board of charities and correc-
tons.
The wide-tlre 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 vas
warmly discussed by the Populists. but
was finally carried-55 10 24-Foley
and Harrington, Democrats, voting for
II. Pussy, Cooper and Cornwell spoke
against it and Glass and Wilmarth In
favor, Glass taking a radical stand
for expansion and annexation.
At a Republican house auc held
last night an agreement was reached
on the election ballot reform and in
surance commissioner bills and a COM
mittee was appointed to take charge OF
these measures and present them at
the proper time.
Pierre, s. d., Feb. LIN the senate,
Llttlefield presented n joint resolution
favoring the election of United States
senator's 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-
II children under fourteen years of age
from working or playing near steam
threshers; Ashford, to permit taxes to
be paid in two equal instalments,
March I and Sept L.
The house passed the following bills:
To reimburse Davidson county for
the custody of Frank Phelps, a prison
err from Lyman county; permitting
cities AND towns to purchase AK sale
certificates; empowering and requiring
railroad commissioners to at once fix
maximum rates for express companies
I'm this state, which passed by a vote
of 36 TO 5; appropriation for judgment
for fuel furnished the agricultural col
lege at Bookings; to abolish profess
sional Jurors.