Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-20
D0INGs AT PIERRE
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
Impartial Record of the Work Acc
complishcd 10y Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupied the Past Few Days.
Monday. Jan. o.

and passed. l1anton of C%odington offered
q minority substitute resolution, which, in
stead Of indOrsing the action of the presi-
dent and advocating the speedy ratification
of the treaty, asked for the recognition of
the republic Of Cuba as o as order was
restored, and that as sOmc government
must he established in the Philippines, it
should he under American protection and
in opposition to annexation. This
report he supported in long
speech, and u vote being taken on
the substitute it was lost by % TO IL.
Bills introduced We're: by Smith: 10 es-
tahlisli a commercial department at the
school of mines and appropriating $4,000
for free tuition. Johnson: Reducing the
rate of interest in redemption eases to 2 per
cent. Stillwcll: Appropriating $l,6S3 to
reimburse Hanson County for expense of
the Phelps murder trial. Bouck: PrOvid-
ing for the destruction of nONiOus weeds ut
the order Of commissioners. Benedict:
ApprOpriating s37S rs for clOthingdeticiency
at soldiers home. Gunnarson: nispen-
sary bill. What is known as the Carhart bill
aud longer than the original license bill.
Bouck: Joint resolution reducing the
legislative session TO thirty days. All over
that. he said. was a waste of time and
money.
In the house OH roll call five members
failed TO respond on account of sickness.
The committee on mileage of members re-
ported the mounts due each member, and
moved its immediate adoption. as an emer-
gemcy existed in regard to IL part of the
members. \ resolution presented by Will
marth wa unanimously passed, instruct
ing the appropriation committee to report
II general appropriation hill not later than
lie 9TH Of February. and making such
n bill "a special order for the 9Th.
House bills introduced We're: by Pussy:
Making the legal rate of interest s per cent.
and FORGETTING interest where a greater
amount is charged. Purdin: Allowing {;
Yotcr who cannot read the privilege of call
ing assistance in preparing his ballot.
MeisenliOltcr: ENempting from process
homestead improvements not to exceed
- .50D, making such homestead eighty five
acres of land or IL town lot. Woodruff:
Providing for appointment of state vctcr-
mary and deputies at S. per day and eN-
pcnsrs. Hamilton defining amount of worE
required To hold mining claims. Cornwall:
Providing for place of election in civil
townships. Dwight: Tax on inheritance.
md requests in amount of $1,000 or more.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The question of the clerksllip of the sen.
ate committed on appropriations, which has
been attracting so much more attention
than that of amy other committee for tllt
reason that eN-Auditor Mayhem was AN APP.
plicant for the position. has been settled by
the selection Of w. j. Chase OF Marshal
County To the place. The dispcnsary bill
introduced in the senate will soon llav,
company. as at least two others are under
construction. embracing the views of til.
different parties drawing them.
Mir. Smith OF SanhOrn presented IL resu.
tuition in the senate for an investigation o
the state treasury and of the conduct of til.
governor in suppressing the examiners le.
port in the Dowdcll matter. The resolu.
ton named Senators tiundcrson. l}oucl
and BOttum as such committee. and appro.
priatcd $1,000 as expenses. Senator Stew.
art moved that it be referred to the Judi
ciary committee. which carried by "a to s
Resolutions for memorials TO congress were
introduced. asking for the passage of :
postal savings bank law, and for appropri.
atiOns for sinking experimental artesial
wells in Custer and Fall River Counties
a joint resolution was presented by Ilantel
asking fora constitutional amendment pro.
Niding for elections in counties On the ques-
ton of eNempting cemeteries and public
property from taxation.
Bills were introduced in the senate Il.
follows: by Mr.. Stewart (by requcst,. 1.
establish a state board of cmbalmcrs. ant
to liccnce cmbalming; Gregory. to permit
county insurance companies to insur,
against t%ollladocs and lightning: Sites
relating to elections and meetings of board.
of supervisors: ~Iiantcn. to amend laws
governing exemption of property relating
to property exempt from taxation for nor.
NAL school at Watertown, a"pprOpriatine
M.2W acres of state land for the purpose:
Hiatt. authorizing county trcasurcrs To sell
taxes delinquent two years; Smith of Pen
nington. to disluality professional jurors.
making the killing of live stock by train.
prima facie evidence of carclessness IN tlt
part Of railway employees.
Wednesday,, Jan. If.
In the senate this afternoon Lawson pre.
iented q petition from citizens Of Brown
County asking for an appropriation to pa,
premiums awarded at state fairs in 1S9:
and 1894. The most important committe.
act was that recommending the passage Of
the bill substituting the commission for til,
state treasurer on the state board of assess.
ment. A resolution was introduced order.
ing the appropriations committee to rcpor,
a general appropriation bill not later tia,
February Il. After considerable discussion
il was indefinitely postponed. A number o
bills We're introduced. \ message wa.
received from the governor contain.
ing IL list of nominations. and I'll,
senate went into executive session fo
the consideration of the same. After con.
sideratiOn the message was made a spccia
order for January Is. The list is as fol
lows: Board of regents. John Sutherland
of Pierre: board of charities and correc'
tions, Burr Lien of Sioux Falls. and Free
NJ. Brown of Lead City: public examiner
Maris Taylor Of Huron: trustees soldiers
home. e. =. Palmer of Sioux Falls and q
Il. Dewey of WATERFOWL. One thousan.
copies Of the dislmnsary hill were orderc,
printed.
In the house The committee on iudiciar,
recommended the passage of the election
'gistrati0n law and several unimrUrtalr
Why He Wasn't There.