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

It's pdaSuSc III uulS uulc WOulQ VIII the
Republicans credit for It.: but he was
willing to give them the credit II he
could only secure its passage. The bill
! passed with only seventeen dissenting
votes. The bin relating to amount OF
assessment work required to hold a
mining claim was passed. The bill
regulating The salaries of county attor-
neys by populations was defeated. The
bill creating the office of state veterin-
airy surgeon was indefinitely postponed.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 30.-In the senate,
King presented a resolution for a Sc
lect committee of nine to consider all
bills contemplating appropriations of
lands, with q view to appropriating
same to normal schools, asylum for
blind, Predetermined and the like. 1t
was considered as being aimed at the
bills for normal schools III Aberdeen
and WATERFOWL. and after a long dis
cussion was killed by the supporters
OF these bills. A number of bills were
introduced but none given first read
ing. the principal ones among them
being:
Gurderson. appropriating $4,000 for
a science hall ut Nermillion university:
Lawson, authorizing county commits,
sloners to levy a 2-mill general school
tax; Vance, appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose of collecting stuffed birds
and animals; Lawson, defining the
term intoxication in a public place;
Ashford, reducing salaries of clerks of
courts TO amounts received by county
auditors; Tyler, extending terms of SUI
preme and circuit court judges and
providing for their election in 1900 in
stead of 1899.
The bill to establish a normal school
at Aberdeen caused a long debate in
an effort to cut the land appropriation
to 10000 acres, but 1T was finally
passed carrying 10000 acres. The bill
TO establish a normal school at Water
town vas passed, carrying an appro-
priation of 10000 acres of land. The
house bill to classify cities was brought
up On reconsideration and made a spe-
cial order for Monday.
The house transacted a larger
amount OF business than for any other
day of the session. Among the princi-
pal bills of which committees present
ed favorable reports were those TO pre-
vent contest on a life Insurance. policy
after three annual premium payments
had been made. which was amended
10 reduce the number to two; II q
new committee bill on registration OF
voters. Favorable reports were pre-
scented on the resolutions for constitu-
tional amendments giving greater lati-
tlIile in the investment of state school
funds, aud the amendment allowing
the legislature to fix educational quail
ications for amdidates for the office of
county superintendent Of schools. Bills
introduced were:st
Roselle. to repeal the law regulating
the shipment of cattle into or through
the state: Bras. TO regulate the sale az
merchandise and prevent misleading
and dishonest representation In regard
to goods for sale; to prevent adultera-
ton of food products; Woody, TO
amend the statute defining First jul
dicial district, cutting out TODD county
and fixing the term of court in Greg
ory; Sophy, requiring registers OF
deeds TO furnish copies of grain mort
z on file i'm their Office, limiting
right of appeal to supreme court where
amount involved is less thai $40; To
prohibit railroads, express. telegraph
and telephone companies from grant
ing determinations or passes; kinsley.
providing ann of election OF civil
township officers; Knodt, providing for
manner Of organization OF mutual IN
companies; Gras, defining
powers Of any foreign railroad conl-
pany operating within this state;
Dwight. to provide for licensing tran
silent retail merchants; TO define and
punish certain misdemeanors by deal
ers In merchandise; Wildermuth, to re-
peal the dog tax law.
Bills passed by the house were
Requiring owners of mining property
to post copies of mortgages on prop
erty: relating to bastardy; allowing re-
dcmption of personal property sold on
chattel mortgage within ten days after
sale; providing that two years must
between terms of service OF
juror IN civil cases; relating to manner
OF location OF mineral claims and pro-
OF issuing bonds and
payment of same by cities.
Bills killed We're: Requiring owners
Of highways to post lists of roadwork-
and to give graduates OF normal
preference in employment as
teachers. The bin creating the Ninth
judicial circuit was made a special orr
der for Thursday. and the ballot re-
form law a. special order for Wednes-
day. The bill to exempt from taxation
lands taken mp ashighways and rail-
roads was lost for lack Of two-thirds
to carry with the emergency clause,
and adjournment prevented its carry
ing with that clause stricken out.