The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of south Dakota's Law
Mill.

| flerre, -. ~, req. O.-lu the schd'c
Jackson Pop) introduced resolution
! memorialiZing congress for the eXpul-
sion of Roberts. the bigamist congress
man from Utah. Smith of Pennington,
| resolution opposing railroad pooling
and anti-scalping bill: Schamber, reso-
| luton for n constitutional amendment
| reducing the membership of the legis-
| lature, extending the terms to four
years, and making legislative sessions
quadrennial.
Bills introduced were: King, to re-
peal the township artesian well law;
Benedict, to create board of pardons,
TO consist of the presiding judge of the
| supreme court. secretary of state and
attorney general
A resolution was adopted to ignore
pairs between senator's.
House bills passed providing that
constitutional amendments must be
submitted on separate ballots. and bills
providing the manner of levy of special
taxes in cities of the second class.
In the house there were SO many alb
sentees that no introducer of a bill de-
sired to push his measure. and the day
was put in clearing up the loOse ends
Of business.
Committees reported favorably on
bills providing for boiler inspection.
pure food, appropriation of $4,000 for
buildings at the state university, 500
600 for new buildings at the agricul-
tural college, $1,000 for heating plant
at deaf and dumb school, adverse re-
port on bin limiting appeals TO supreme
court.
An effort to indefinitely postpone the
senate bill to abolish days of grace was
defeated. Bills introduced:
Appropriations committee, deficiency
appropriation of SOL to A. G. Somers
as deputy superintendent of public In
struction; Odland of Yankton, provid-
ing for the election Of an oil inspector;
Hanson, apprOpriating money to Hans
J. Smith rs witness fees In the Taylor
investigation; Woodruff, to empower
cities of the first class to bond for pur-
pose OF securing water works; Her
rington, requiring railroads to furnish
sidetracks for mills and elevators;
Woodruff. to allow cities of the first
class to elect boards Of public works;
Baskin, general revenue bill; Will
marth. prviding manner Of procedure
in insanity cases.
Senate resolutions asking for postal
savings banks aud greater powers for
the Interstate commerce commission
passed.
House resolutions to extend the term
of governor and Of members of the
legislature to four years, and for the
metric system of weights and meas
ures, were defeated.
Gov. Lee signed the senate bills ap-
propriating money to pay for printing
Of reports, journals and bills; making
disclosure of telegraph and telephone
messages misdemeanor; attaching GER
tain lands to Clay county for judicial
purposes; increasing the salary of mine
inspector to 81 200 per year; house bin
to increase the number of justices Of
the peace to eight In counties Of over
10000 population which are not or
ganized into civil townships.
In discussing the matter Of appropri-
atoms on the floor Of the house, Repre-
sentative Dwight. one of the members
Of the appropriations committee, made
the statement that over a million and
half dollars of appropriations had al
ready been asked for, and made plea
Tor economy. His statement is as fol-
lows: