Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-09

| Of the minority to secure submission
| OF laws under the referendum at spe-
| cial elections, but the amendment was
voted d0wn-57 to 81. The bill as pre-
scented by the committee p~assed--o' TO
| 4-the four voting against IL being
| Goddard. Stoddard. Norgren and Od-
] land of Turner. Bills passed:
For the relief of Christof Bank of
/ Campbell county. in which a quic-
| claim was asked of the state for lands
| enormously taken as endowment land;
| deficiency of S1SG in the salary OF
George \. Johnston rs railroad com
missioner; fixing the jurisdiction OF
justices of the peace in u~norganized
counties; providing for the levy and
| collection of taxes in unorganized
counties. Bills introduced:
Bras. 10 encourage the formation OF
reading circles by teachers; Wilmarth,
creating a state board of auditors. con-
sisting of the governor, secretary of
, state and attorney general. who shall
check up the t~reasurcr's office at least
four times a year. without notice, and
! providing for repositories of public
funds; Anderson. providing for release
from damages for right of way of
highways.
Gov. Lee signed the bill to establish
n military e%ncampment ground at
Huron, the attorney general having
rendered an opinion that it would not,
in his opinion. in any way conflict with
the government grant at Fort Sisseton.
A Republican senatorial caucu last
J night decided to stand by the action of
the house caucus and to postpone ac-
ton on the governors appointments
until Feb. 10.
Pierre, S. D.. Feb. 2.-In the senate
the bills introduced were:
Arneson, fer preservation of ballots
cast at elections until the expiration of
time for contests; Gunderson, authoriZ-
ing counties to fund outstanding in
debtedness; Littlefield, joint resolution
requiring board of corrections and
Charities to establish classes in the
~penitentiary for the education of con-
victs, to be taught by other convicts.
Senate bills passed increasing salaries
of supreme and circuit court judges;
authorizing Granthan's code as the
code of the state; abolishing criminal
NAuhSt VI minneapolis law, itiitlbE W
compensation of supervisors; prevent
Ing parties from denuding lands OF
timber without payment of taxes; pre-
venting employment of relatives of re-
gents In state educational institutions;
prescribing penalty for illegal voting
at primaries and c%aucuses; providing
that tax deeds shall issue sixty days
after notice, and requiring more rigid
provisions of notice: extending scope
OF incest law; relating TO custody of
property of incompetent persons.
Senator King of Hand county asked
to be released from his pair with Sen
ator O'Brien, as that gentleman had
been appointed foreman of the Home
stake mines and his absence was in
definite.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion at 4 O'Clock. Gov. Lee withdrew
the name Of Judge &. y. Palmer as one
OF the trustees of the soldiers home
and nominated s. III. Bronson of How
ard to that place. Consideration of
this appointment was. with all other
appointees, postponed until the 18th of
February.
The bill providing for a levy OF taxes
for sinking artesian wells. and issue OF
bends for that purpose, vas defeated,
but notice of motion of consideration
was given.
In the house, the committee reported
favorably on joint resolution No. 10 for
an amendment to the constitution ex-
tending the term of office of governor
and members Of the legislature to four
years.
Goddard introduced a resolution for
an amendment to the rules 10 keep any
bill on b calendar in it's regular place
until finally disposed of. by this means
to prevent a bill from being killed by
an adjournment, pending action on the
bill.
One Of the ballot reform bills, to re-
store circle at the head of the ticket,
was called up as a special order and
passed. Bills introduced were:
Bras, to prevent adulteration of milk,
cream and dairy products; Stabnaw,
relating to meetings OF boards of ccun-
ty commissioners; Odland OF Yankton,
regulating salaries OF county superin-
tendents OF schools. SIS to be allowed
for each school in the county; Johnson
of Brown, providing manner Of cleo
ton In incorporated towns: Pussy, pro-
viding for disposal of property pur-
chased by counties at tax sale; Austin.
to appropriate 5000 for a heating
plant at the school for deaf and dumb
at Sioux Falls: Peterson Of Lawrence,
for the protection of large game: Risty,
fixing salaries OF county superintend-
ents of schools on a basis of valuation
OF counties: Everitt. allowing transfer
of surplus civil township funds to
school district funds: Dwight. TO pre-
vent the sale OF adulterated white lead.
Bills passed were ballot reform law,
TO prevent name of candidate from ap.
pearing more than once on a ballot,
allowing voter who cannot read Eng
llsh TO call assistance in marking his
ballot; relating to method Of collection
of taxes transient herds of cattle; mu-
tual insurance bill. allowing such COM
panies to write ~three-year risks: life in
urance bill. TO prevent contesting pol
icy after receipt of three annual pre-
MUM payments; to prevent shipment
of cattle by unauthorized parties; for
abolition OF grand jury in certain
cases; to empower school districts
which have exceeded the limit of in
debtedness TO issue coupons on over
due bonds; q resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment allowing greater lat
titude In the investment of permanent
school fund.
Pierre. s. d., Feb. 3.-The first two
hours OF the senate session yesterday