Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-29
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Resolution for Select Committee TO Consider
Certain Bills.
REFER TO THE APPROPRIATION OF LANDS
Proposition to Use Lands for the
BcncRt of Normal schools ana
other state Institutions
Bills introduced.

PIERRE, s. d.. Jan. 2s.-(special Tele-
gram i'm the senate today King presented
a resolution for a select committee Of nine
TO consider all bills contemplating appro-
priation Of lands. with a view to appro-
priating the same 10 normal schools, asylum
for the blind. feeble minded and the like. II
was considered as being aimed at the bills
for normal schools at Aberdeen and Water
town and after a long discussion was killed
by the supporters of these bills. Il number
of bills were introduced. but not given first
reading. the principal ones among them
being:
BY Gunderson-Appropriating $25, 900 for
a science hall at Vermillion university.
BY Mountaineering county commits
sioners to levy a 2 mill general school
tax.
BY neutrality-suspicious. 1900 for the
purchase Of a collection Of stuffed birds and
animals.
BY Acknowledging the term intoxication
in a public place.
By MISUNDERSTANDING salaries of clerks
of courts to amounts received by county
auditors.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the terms of supreme
and cirtuit court judges and providing for
their election in 1900 instead of 1899.
The bill to establish a normal school ut
Aberdeen caused a long debate and an eff
fort to cut the land appropriation to AZ. 900
acres. but it was finally passed, carrying
10000 acres. The bill to establish a normal
school at Waterfowl was passed, carrying
an appropriation of 20. 900 acres of land. The
house bill to classify cities was brought UP
on reconsideration and made a special order
for Monday.
In the House.
The house transacted a larger amount of
business TODAY than for any other of the
session. Among the principal bills on which
committees presented favorable reports were
those to prevent the contest on a life in
surance policy after three annual premium
payments had been made, which was
amended to reduce the number to two.
a new committee bill on registration OF
voters was presented by the committee Cd
elections.
Favorable reports were presented on the
resolutions for constitutional amendment.
giving greater latitude In the investment OF
state school funds. and the amendment al
lowing the legislature to fix educational
qualifications for candidates for the office
or county superintendent of schools. Bills
introduced and read were
Nv Roselle (request)-To repeal law regu-
latlng the shipment of cattle into or through
state.
By Brass-To regulate the sale Of mer.
chandise and preent misleading and dis
s'ohtob iSpi III INSuiu ~ 6oouS
for sale; to prevent adulteration OF fooo
products and pure food bill.
BY Woody-To amend the statute defining
the first judicial circuit, cutting out the odd
county and fixing the term OF court in
Gregory.
BY Soppy-Keauiring registers OF deeds to
furnish copies OF grain mortgages on file IL
their Office, limiting the right of appeal t.
the supreme court where the amount in.
volved is less tnan SIS: to prohibit railroad.
express. telegraph and telephone companies
from granting determinations or passes.
by Misunderstanding the manner of cleo
ton Of civil township officers.
BY knidt-Providing for the manner OF
organization OF mutual Insurance com
panies
BY ~Grass-Defning the powers of any for
eign railway company operating within this
state.
by Dwight-To provide for licensing trans
lent retail merchants: to define and punish
certain by dealers in mer-
chandise.
ny Wildermuth-To repeal the dog taA
law.
Bills passed by the house were: kequlr-
Ing owners OF mining property to post copies
OF mortgages on property; relating TO pas
tardy: allowing redemption OF personal
property sold on chattel mortgage WITHIN
ten DAYS after sale; providing that two
years must eiapse between terms OF service
OF a juror in criminal cases; and another
with same provisions in civil cases.
Bills killed were In relation to reductions:
requiring owners of highways to post list
of road workers and to give graduates or
normal schools preference in employment as
teachers
The bill creating the Ninth judicial cir
cult was made a special order for Thursday
and the ballot reform a special order for
Wednesday. The bill to exempt from taxa
ton lands taken up by highways and rail-
ways was lost.
Railroad Commission Meets.
Railroad Commissioner Smith arrived from
SturgIs last night and a meeting OF TIE
commission was held. Ex-Commissioner
Tompkins. VINO has been here ever since the
opening OF the session lobbying in the in.
terest OF the deficiency bill Of the board,
presented a bill OF s47.5O for services, which
was cut to $25 and allowed by a vote 2 to l.
A bill Of $50 was allowed to C. G. Gran
dali for clerk hire for January, notwitn-
standing the board has a regular secretary
IN II. A. Sawyer. Crandall is also to he
sent to the eastern part of the state to look
after complaints, while the members of the
commission remain here to look after their
deficiency bill.
1t Is rumored that Regent Hough of Stur-
sis Is to resign on account OF ill-health and
in case he does a republican will be ap-
pointed from that section Of the state and
the appointee east OF the river will be 4
populist.
An osteopathy bill will be introduced In a
few days and stands a good chance OF
passing.
Militia E-ncampment Hill.
Governor Lee referred the Huron militia
encampment bill to Attorney General Pyle
for an option, fearing the bill will conflict
with a grant Of government land for the