Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19

than Feb. 6. After considerable dis
cussion the resolution was indefinitely
postponed.
A message was received from the
governor containing a list of nomina-
tions, and the senate went into execu-
tive session for the consideration of
the same. After consideration the
message was made a special order for
Jan. is. The list is: Board Of regents,
John Sutherland, Pierre: board of char
tiles and corrections, Burr Lien of
Sioux Falls. and Fred NJ. Brown of
Lead City; public examiner, Maris Tay-
Tor of Huron: trustees soldiers home,
G. s. Palmer of Sioux Falls, o. IL.
Dewey, WATERFOWL.
The Bouck resolution to adjourn in
thirty days came up for discussion and
was warmly discussed. LOOMS moved
to amend. that the members cease to
draw pay after thirty days, but re-
main as long as was necessary to
transact the business of the session,
and on final vote the resolution was
defeated.
One thousand copies of the dispen-
sary bill were ordered printed.
o. g. L~indekugel of McCook county
was appointed on the ~engrossing force.
In the house the committee on ju-
dietary recommended the passage of
the election registration law, and sew
eral unimportant measures.
a resolution of praise and pride in
the South Dakota volunteers was
adopted.
A motion that the ways and means
committee draft a revenue bill was d e
bated, but members of the committee
n,N,laZaI n,Al Nlxvk o. IL x,.n f~x
posing upon the committee and 1t
it would take a great deal of prepara-
ton Wooley desired a revenue com
mission for such purposes to prepare a
bill to present to the next session.
come of the report of such commission
appointed under order of the last SEES
sion. The motion was lost.
Bills were introduced: BY Nelson, to
provide n OF election of civil
township officers; Kinsley, to provide
for a state board of embalmers; Pussy,
making the setting of prairie fires a
felony: Packard, asking for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to stablish an in
sane hospital at Redfield; Foley, for
the protection of game and appoint
ment of game wardens; Goddard, to
regulate the practice of dentistry aid
license members Of the professions;
Harrington, to make taxs a perpetual
lien against property; Hanson, deduct
ing amount of land taken for railroads
and highways in listing for taxation;
Glass, for a normal school at Water
town; Holdridge, appropriating So
600 for a dormitory at the Medison
normal school; Davidson, giving pref
erence to graduates of the state nor
NAL schools in the employment OF
teachers; Wilmartls giving property
II a lien on the effcts of tenants
for rent; Resell, requiring guaranty
bond from managers of warehouses;;
Dwight, requiring foreclosure of chat
tel mortgages by publication; Hurlbut,
abolishing the office of insurance COM
missioner and placing his duties OF the
auditors office; Bras, to appropriate
S1ST for deficiency In the salary of
George A. Johnston as railroad COM
missioner; Hawgood, fixing the salary
of mine inspector at 81, 200 per annum;
Purdin. providing for a committee Of
three from the house and two from the
senate to visit the state institutions.
Representatives Dwight and Myron
were added to the committee on appro-
priations.
The speaker appointed G.. III. Hop
kins and Daniel Macklin members of
the engrossing force.
Pierre. s. D., Jan. BIN the senate
the committee on state affairs reported
fayorably the bill to locate the state
militia encampment at Huron. Sena-
tor Bottum introduced a resolution
calling upon representatives In on
gress to support liberal appropriations
for the maintenance of the state mill
tia. n one asking the secretary of
war to return South Dakota troops
home from the Philippines by way OF
SueZ canal. Mr.. Edgerton introduced
4 memorial TO congress to increase the
powers of the interstate IN
commission. The senate passed it's
first bill, II granting an appropriation
to pay legislative expenses. The COM
mittee report on the bill to change the
makeup of the state board of equali-
cation was called up and created a
warm discussion. Mr.. Bottum moved
that the committee report, which fa-
vored the change, be rereferred, and
Mr.. Hanton moved to lay the Bottum
motion on the table. The Hanton mo-
tion was lost ON a tie vote, and Bot
rum's motion was lost by a vote of II
to 20, and the report was adopted-26
to Is. Bills Introduces: Bottum, to
appropriate $6,125.15 for deficiency in
militia expenses; Benedict, for the re-
duction of sheriffs' fees; Cooper, giving
landlords liens on tenants goods for
rent.
v. s. Smith of Faux county was APP
pointed clerk of the elections commit
tee.
In the house the speaker announced
as additional members of the commit
tee on judiciary Messrs. Pussy and
Wade; banks and banking. Thayer,
Wildermurth, cortland and Smith. On
the mining committee Cindel was with
drawn and Smith added. \ committee
on private corporations was named,
the members being Glass, Devine. Will
son, Hoidal, Davis, Nelson and Peter
son of Lawrence. The committee On
usury reported favorably on a bill TO
reduce the interest rate TO 10 per cent
on contract and z per cent where no
contract price is called for. The SUBJ
stitute resolution for the house joint
resolution, which substitute was to al
low amendments to the constitution
to be made through the initiative. was
called up. and, on motion of Wilmarth,
indefinitely postponed, together with
the original resolution TO require n
two-thirds vote of the legislature to
Submit amendments Mr., Wilmarth.