Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-01-14
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, Jan. 6.--NothiDg was done
by the Legislature yesterday save the
announcement Of the senate commit
tees and the introduction OF d number
of bills.
There were no pertinent develop
ments respecting the contest insti-
tuted for the governorship. The su-
preme court is in session and il is an
ticipated the application for a writ will
be acted upon in the course of two or
three days.
The state brand commission is hold
Ing daily sessions in the capitol, en-
gagged in examining and comparing
the brands filed by stock dealers.
Three hundred have been fled since
the last meeting of the commission
and forty since the beginning of the
present meeting.
The railroad commission held a
meeting yesterday; and besides tran
sacting some unimportant detail work
selected its officers. w. +. Lafollette
was elected chairman; and the board
selected II. a. Sawyer, of Sioux Falls
as secretary.
Senate Committees.
The following is a correct list OF the
senate committees announced for this
session:
Committee on Rules-Snow, Stewart,
Lawson, Guhderson, Bouck.
Committee on Judiciary-Lawson, Ben
Bouck, Bhi5w, smith Of Pennington,
Committee on Electiohs-Bottum, Vance.
Lawson, O'Briet, Wiiliams, Gtegoryi
Jones, Grant, Phillips.
rppn taa nm 1npattOn-Cnn Rem
edict, Gunnarson. Stlllman, Overseth,
Snow, Jordan, Arenson, Pease;
Committee on State Affairs-Ciunderson,
Reed, Vance. schamber. Stewart, Little
field. Smith Of Sanborn, Smith of Penning-
ton. Woh.eter.
Committee on Ways and M~eans-Cooke,
Boyland, Jackson. Bulow, Fitzgerald.
Committee OH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
stillman, Vance, Boyland, Littleneld, Toy,
Smith of Sanborn. Hanten, Jones.
Committee on Railroads-toomis. Edger-
ton, oyerseth, Williams, O,Brien, Scham.
Der, Fitzgerald, Smith Of Pennington,
Pkase.
Committee on Federal Rela tions-stfll-
we'll, Gunnarson, Ashford, Edgerton,
Sites, Arneson, Jordan.
Counties and ,T6wns-Gregory, LOomis,
Timer, stillwell, Hoese, Wohleter, Arne-
Public Bulldlngs-sn6w, Reed, Gregory,
Grant, Rohweder.
Cities and Municipal Corporations
$500 -.NNfh~t Ns'N $500
gerald, Jackson, Hiatt.
Public Institutions-Reed, Cooke, Lit
tlefeld, Fitzgerald, Smith of Pennington.
derson, Phillips, Jones.
Mines and Mining-O'Brien, Cooper,
Williams, Stillwell, Snow, Arneson, Smith
of Pennington.
Agriculture-Ashford, Boyland, Little
field. Gunnarson, Loomis, Pease, Jordan.
Live Stock-Fitzgerald, Timer, Ashford,
Gunderson, Stewart, Phillips, Hiatt.
EnRr0gGinR and EnTpllinU RillG-Nanpa
LOOMS. Schamber, Tyler, Jackson.
Insurance and Banking-Hoese, Snow,
Lawson Cooper LOOMS Johnson Tyler
Public Heaith-Cooke, Sites, Bottum,
p'Brieh, Benedict, Hiatt, Smith of San
born.
Warehouses and Grain Gradlng-Scham-
Der, HoGse, Ulmer, Reed, Ashford, Han
ten, Woh!etet.
Incorpqra ions-Benedlct, Bottum, Edg.
erton, Bulow, Banten.
Military Aifalrs-Littleneld, Stewart,
Toy, Jones. Hanten.
Charitable and Penal Institutions
Snow, Bouck, Smith OF Sanborn.
School and Public Lands-Gunnarson,
Snow, Fitzgerald, Overseth, Edgertoiii
Grant, Pease.
State Dispensary-Stites, Ashford, Bot
tum, Gregory, Gunnarson, Williams, Blu
low. Phillips, Rohweder.
Legislative EXpenses-Johnson, Over
F'NIt i'Nf' INN''p M
Highways, Bridges and Ferries-Ulmer,
Toy, Bottum, Hiatt, King.
lrrigation-Boyland, Johnson, Wohleter,
King, Tyler.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were, then intro
duced and filed, but not read:
BY Classic provide every assessor
with seal to stamp all notes, mortgages
and all such documents when same are
listed for taxation, making them I'M
collcctable unless so stamped.
BY notwithstanding that all
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
orS may attend state educational in
stitutions free of charge.
BY Goddard-To provide for carry
ing into effect the initiative and refer
cndum. Its main provisions are that
all bills submitted by initiative must
be filed with the legislature not later
than the twentieth day of the session
and accompanied by affidavits of the
signers that they understand the pro-
visions of the bills; that all measures
to which the referendum applies shall
be submitted to Il referendum board
consisting of the governor, secretary
of state and attorney general.
BY Brass-Protection of fish and
preventing killing them by poison or
explosives.
BY Glass-Making the legal rate of
interest 10 per cent.
BY Misunderstanding for carry
ing into effect the initiative and refer
cndum. Referendum to apply when
petition is filed with the secretary of
state within ninety days after adjourn
ment of session.
BY Observation-Disclosures law.
BY Misunderstanding for the
restoration of the circle at the head of
the ticket, and that all constitutional
amendments shall be submitted on a
separate ballot.
BY misunderstanding for pro-
cedure in contest for a state Office, and
I'M of securing a recount of votes.
House joint resolution No. 10, by Mr..
Goddard, provides for an amendment
of section /, article %, of the constitu-
ton to require Il vote of two-thirds of
the members of each house to present
any amendment of the constitution to
the people.