Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-04
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


Pierre, Feb. 2j.-In the senate the
Sites dispensary bill was taken up as
a special order in committee of the
whole. Senator Stewart sought to
have the bill put over, but the motion
was lost on a tie vote, the friends Of
the measure thus scoring the first VIC
tory.
Senator Loomis moved that the COM
mittee arise and report the bill for
passage without further considera-
ton. Senator Tyler opposed and of
fered an amendment to section ., to
strike out the purchasing provision
which the other senators insisted
would render the law null and void.
The question of the constitutionality
of the proposed law vas raised at this
point, and Senator Stewart, coming
to the support of Tyler, declared that
if the last legislature had made the
mistake, this Legislature should not
also be led into errors. lie would
rather suffer the consequences than
pass a law that was unconstitutional.
Tyler's amendment was lost, and also
a second one which he offered to sec
ton 3, to strike out the provision al
lowing sales to firms. When the COM
mittee arose seven sections had been
adopted.
There is "a strong sentiment in the
legislature to pass this bill, but the
liquor lobby will aim to kill it by fill
clustering and other tactics. The ses-
sion is so near its close and the enc
mics of the dispensary so "resourceful
that it's fate is in doubt.
The senate passed its general APP
propri;eion bill. The totals Of the
senate and house appropriation bills
as amended are $S74,1l0 and $ST5,230
respectively, but there is n consider
able difference la many of the items.
The appropriation committee intro
duced n bill to appropriate $6,3l0 for
deficiency in the expenditures of the
railroad commissioners for 1S97-9S,
3.1S2 being for r. II. Null and $l,1l7
for w. o. Temple for legal services.
Stillwell introduced a bill to pay Ly-
man county's judgment against the
state for $5,035.
The House.
I'm the house the favorable commit
tee report on the bill TO reduce the
membership of the board of charities
and corrections was adopted by Il par
ty vote.
The favorable committee report was
also adopted on the bill to permit the
governor to remove constitutional Off
GERS not subject TO impeachment when
such officers were appointed by him
self.
Consideration OF the governors veto
of the Watertown school bill was made
a special order for Monday.
Compensation Of employees Of the
court was increased to the amounts
paid two years ago.
House bills passed: Creating depos-
tory for state funds; permitting coun-
ty mutual insurance companies TO
transact business i'm adjoining coun-
ties; the bill for oil inspection; allow
ing county commissioners to offer a
reward of not exceeding $500 for APP.
D%rehcnsion of stock thieves, and TO
provide for personal notice of fore
closure where the person is n resident
Of the county.
The senate bill amending the pres
cnt evenue law was passed, and the
mouse Dlll OH lHt SuInt SUDJtcb was
postponed. The bill for r~eorganiza-
ton of the militia was indefinitely
postponed.
The oil Inspection bill called out
considerable discussion on the feature
of limiting grades Of oil which might
be shipped into the state, and the
ground was taken that such a provl-
sion would be unconstitutional and
kill the effect of the bill, but finally
it passed by a vote of 81 TO 16.
Governor Lee returned his veto
message on the house bills TO allow n
voter to call assistance in marking his
ballot when he could not read the
English language, and on a bill TO pro-
hibit a name appearing more than once
on the ballot. 1t is not likely that the
bills can y, carried over the veto.
Up to date forty-three laws have
been passed and signed and eight joint
resolutions have been adopted. The
governor has sent i'm two veto mes
sages to each house-the Aberdeen
and Watertown normal school bills to
the senate and two ballot reform bills
to the house.
The governor has appointed DR.. c.
w. Stutenroth, of WATERFOWL, a mem
Der of the state board of dental exam
iners to succeed himself.