Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings Of South Dakotn's Law
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the sentiHeut appeared 10 Ue IN IaNoE
of slaugbtering instead Of passing
bills: and while final action was the
order, those who had bills UP which
! they desired to get through asked for
continuance rather than have them
get to a vote. The only bill passed
was one fixing salaries of county treas
urers at not to exceed $1,000 n year,
and which in tact cuts salaries in Min.
state.
, The bill to appropriate $1,000 for q
heating plant at the deaf and dumb
+, school was fought over and motion
! TO indefinitely postpone was barely de-
feated, showing defeat for the bill on
/ final action. and ii was carried over
until tomorrow. Several other appro-
priation bills were on the calendar and
/ the friends of the bills asked that they
| so over. This was allowed, and the
! special orders for to-m0rrow are ap-
! preparations for heating plant at the
deaf and dumb school, special building
! at the insane asylum, building at
Nermillion and building at the agrl-
| cultural college. The resolution for
constitutional amendment TO require
an educational qualification for super
| intendents of schools was killed, as
| were several minor bills.
Senate bills were then taken up for
! first and second reading. and Senate
| Bill No. 151 was called for second
reading. Varnum moved indefinite
| pOstpoLcment of further action on the
bill. This was supported by Glass,
and the motion prevailed. The bill is
the railroad tax bill by Gunderson,
| which passed the senate with Han
Gxi 10
assessment Of railroads at not less
than two-thirds the value set upon
them by the court or the railroad
commission. Glass in his speech took
| the position that the present law is
| sufficient, and If railroads are under
valued it is the fault of the state as.
sessment board and not the law: that
| the bill Disseminated, and il would be
the duty Of any court to so decide on
suit under it, and that 1t conflicted
with plain provisions fthe constitu-
ton. 1t was killed without even a de.
mand for roll call
The senate passed bills authorizing
the state board of assessment to levy
taxes on unorganiZed cn.aties tor jul
dicial purposes 1f1 care Of the insane:
| removing conflict Of laws as to the
beard Of pardons: requiring all grain
warehousemen to give bonds and per-
mitting county mutual insurance COM
panieS 10 insure against tornadoeS.
The senate passed the house bill per-
mittiDg cities to refund bonds without
holding an election ut q rate not high
or than per cent and providing for
the collection Of taxes on transient
herds of cattle.
Pierre, s. D.. Feb. 1G.-In the house
petition was presented from the
board of charities and corrections ask
ing for increased appropriation for the
Yankton asylum on account of fire at
that institution. The judiciary COM
mittee reported back the senate bill
increasing the salaries OF judges. with
amendment to raise the salary of the
governor and supreme court judges to
$1,000 per year and to raise the sal
aries of circuit judges to $1,000 per
year in circuits containing over $4,000
population. This would increase
the salaries of the circuit judges in
the First. Second, Third and Fifth cir
cults and leave salaries for other cir
cults as they are now. a minority re-
port was against the passage of the
bill. The select committee which in
vestiCated the reform school presented
n report. The house decided to meet
for the rest of the session at 10 o'clock
each day. Principal bills introduced:
Baker, making thresherS' lien on
grain prior to all other claims; Bras,
making the state superintendent OF in
struction eX-otticO clerk of the state
hoard OF regents of education: Stod-
dard. TO allow copy TO he used where
the original bill introduced has been
lost or stolen: requiring railroads to
provide private crossings for farmers;
Everitt, allowing the railroad commits
sioners 70 offer a reward OF not more
than $500 for the apprehension OF cat
tie thieves: Foley. 10 fix minimum
valuation Of railroad property for as
sessment and taxation; Wade, valued
insurance law
The bill for a heating plant at the
deaf and dumb school was cut to 81
zoe. The bill to appropriate $4,000
for building at the state university
was put over until Friday. The ap-
preparation asked by the agricultural
college was cut to $500 for the cream
cry building and $4,000 for the drill
hall, the appropriations for dormitory
and chapel having been cut from the
, Dill. his cauSeu tDe DOttest Dattie oI
the afternoon. Glass fighting for the
full appropriation asked, seconded by
Woody and Cornwell, while Dwight
and Wilmarth made fight for econ
omy. and finally won.
The senate passed long list of bills
and d'd not put in much time at dis
cussion. the bills passed being:
Providing for the publication Of the
reports of the railroad commissioners,
inspectors OF NINE inspector OF the
board of pharmacy and board of pub
lie health; permitting counties by pop
ular vote to exempt 500 worth of per
sonal property from taxation; permit
ting cities to bond for 4 per cent Of
their valuation for the erection Of
school buildings; extending the powers
of city boards of equalization, giving
them power to issue cummons and ad-
minister oaths; joint resolution in
structing members of congress to vote
against seating polygamist.
Gov. Lee sent message on the Phil
Inns interest matter and in regard TO