Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-10
Wednesday, Feb. 4.


Tie Senate passed bills Increasing SAL
aries of supreme and circuit court Judges:
authorizing tiranthan's code as the code of
the state: abolislling the criminal clause of
the imkccpcrs' law: relating to compensa-
tion of supervisors: To prevent parties from
denuding lands of timber without payment
of taxes: to prevent employment of rcla-
tivcs of regents in state educational insti-
@tu'ions: prohibiting penalty for illegal vot-
ing at primaries and caucuses; providing
that tax deeds shall issue sixty days after
notice AM requiring more rigid provisions
Of notice: extending scope of the law rela-
ting to custody Of property of incompent
persons. The senate went into execu-
live session at 4 o'clock. Gov
crlor Lee withdrew the name
Of Judge 4. $. Palmer as one of the
mated s. III. Bronson of Howard to that
place. Consideration of this appointment
was. with all other appointments, post
poned till the fifteenth of February. The
bill providing for levy of taxes for sinking
artesian wells, and issue of bonds for that
purpose, was defeated. but notice of a mo-
ion to reconsider was given. Bills intro
luced were: BY Mr.. Arenson, to prevent
destruction of ballots cast at an election
until expiration of the time for contests:
f;underson. authorizing counties to fund
outstanding indebtedness; Littlefield. Joint
resolution requiring Board of Charities
md Corrections to establish glasses in the
peilitentiary for education Of convicts, to
he taught by other convicts.
In the House the committee reported IA
vorably on the joint resolution for an
amendment TO the constitution extending
the term of the governor and legislative
members to four years. One of the ballot
reform bills TO restore the circle to the head
of the ticket, was called up as a special
order, and passed under suspension of the
rules. Bills passed were: House bill 1O7.
prevent prostitution in covered wagons:
ballot reform law. to prevent the name
of Il candidate from appearing more
than once on Il ballot, allowing voter who
cannot read English language to call as
in marking his ballot: relating to
Of collecting of taxes on transient
herd OF cattle: mutual insurance bill allow
ing such companies to write three wear
life insurance bill to prevent con-
policy after receipt of three annual
interest payments: to prevent shipment of
cattle by unauthorized parties: for aboli-
lion of grand jury in certain cases; to en-
power school districts which have exceeded /
the limit OF Indebtedness to issue coupOn !
overdue bonds; a resolution for a consti-
lutional amendment allowing greater lati-
Jude in investment of permanent school
fund. Bills introduced were: BY Mr.,
Bras. to prevent adultcration of milk.
cream and dairy products; Odland of
Yankton. regulating salaries of county
superintendent of schools to Sis to be al
for each school in the county: Aus
lin, to appropriate 5000 for heating plant
at Deaf and Dumb School at Sioux Falls:
Peterson of Lawrence, for protection to
arge game: Risty. fixing salaries of county
'uperintendents of schools on IL basis of
'aluatiOn OF counties: Everitt, allowing
ransfer of surplus civil township funds to
district funds: Dwight, to prevent
lie sale of adulterAtcd white lead.
Thursday, Feb. 2.
The first two hours of the Senate session
taken up with a fight over the COM
nittee report on the fellow servant bill.
The bill was killed by a vote of y to 10.
was followed by another long debate
N the bill making railroads responsible
or damages by fire, Notwithstanding con-
ributOry negligence. The favorable COM
nittee report was adopted on this bill },y IS
o 10. Bills introduced were: The Ways
md Means Committees general revenue
ill; special bill for levy OH collections of
axes; joint resolution for an amendment to
he constitution providing that the member
hip Of the House shall not he less than