Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-24
DOINGs At. PIERRE
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
Impartial Record of the Work Ac.
complished by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupied the Past Few Days.
Tuesday, Feb. 14.

ties, and affects 10 other counties in the
State. The bill to appropriate 5000 for a
heating plant at the Deaf and Dumb School
was fought over and q motion to indefin-
itely postpone was barely defeated, show
ing defeat for the bill on final action, and
it was carried over until Wednesday. Sew
,eral other appropriation bills were on the
calendar, and the friends Of the bills
asked that they go over. This was allowed.
The resolution for constitutional amend
ment to require an educational qualification
for superintendent of schools was killed.
as were several minor bills. Senate bills
were then taken up for first and second
reading, and when Senate bill No. 15l was
called for second reading, Varnum moved
indefinite pOstpOnement of further action
on the bill. The motion prevailed. The
bill is the railroad tax bill by GundersOn,
which passed the Senate with Hanten's
amendment fixing the valuation for assess
ment of railroads at not less than two
thirds of the value set upon them by the
court or the railroad commission. The
House in the morning adopted committee
reports killing bills for control Of freight
rates in the State, and compelling COM
panies to put in scales at every
station. A favorable report was presented
on the bill for a blind asylum at Gary.
The pure food bill passed by a vote Of
81 too.
The Senate passed bills authorizing the
State Board of Assessment to levy taxes OIL
u~nOrganized counties for judicial purposes
and care of insane; curing conflict of law
as TO the Board of Pardons; requiring all
grain warehOusemcn to give bonds; per-
hitting county mutual insurance compa-
MES to insure against tOrnadOes. The
House bill passed permitting cities to re-
fund bonds without holding All election, at
a rate not higher than S per cent, and pro-
viding for collection of taxes on transient
herds of cattle. The fellow servant bill
was taken up and made a special order for
Wednesday. The bill providing for a State
Board Of Embalmers was passed. A Sem
ate caucus during the afternoon decided to
postpone action on the Governors noiiiina-
!ions for another week.
Wednesday, Feb. is.
In the Senate the fellow servant bill was
finally killed by q vote of % to ~. Bills
were passed to require ballots to be pre-
served until the time for contest had
passed: to provide deficiency for expense
of transportation of prisoners to the pen
itentiary, and to pay the sheriff for SER
vice in the u%nOrganized territory of Greg
Dry: providing for the republication of
Railroad commissioners, inspectors. mine
inspectors, Board of Pharmacy and Board
Of Public Health reports; permitting
counties by popular vote to exempt 500
worth of personal property from taxation;
permitting cities to bond for 4 per
cent. Of their valuation for the pur-
pose of erection Of school build
ings: extending powers of city boards
of equalization. and giving them power to
issue summons and administer Oatls, and
a joint resolution %ilstructing members of
Congress to vote against seating a poly
gamist; House bills appropriating 1886
for a deficiency in salaries of Board of
Charities and Correction: permitting mer-
camille fire insurance companies 10 take
cyclone risks and issue policies for three
years: permitting honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors to attend State educa-
tiOnal institutions free of charge; permit
ting taxes to be paid in two annual INSTALL
ments. March and September. Gov. Lee
sent his message oil the Phillips interest
matter and in regard to the brand fees in
the secrctary's Office. The message was
sent to the judiciary Committee without
reading.
In the House q petition was presented
from residents of the Black Hills asking
for an experimental farm, and a resolution
from the Board of Charities and Corrections
asking for increased appropriation for the
YanktOn asylum OF account of the fire at
that institution. The Judiciary Committee
reported back the Senate bill increasing the
salaries Of judges: an amendment to raise
the salary of the Governor and Supreme
Court Judges to 5000 per year and 10 in
crease salaries of circuit judges to $1,000
per year in circuits containing over $4,000
population. The select committee which
investigated the reform school presented
its report TN the condition of the present
buildings and manner of conducting the
affairs of the school. On motion of Hold
ridge the House decided TO meet for the
rest of the session at 10 O'clock a. IN. each
day. The bill for a heating plant at the
Deaf and Dumb School was cut to s., 500.
The appropriations asked by the Agricul-
tural College were cut to $500 for a
creamery building and $4,000 for a drill
hall, the appropriations for a dormitory
Thursday, Feb. ~.
In the House the bills requiring ell
gineers to ecure a license; defining duties
of clerks and judges of county courts; APP
propriating $4,000 for improvements at the
insane asylum; allowing cities to bond for
the purpose of securing waterworks;' al
lowing cities to create boards of public
works, and providing the manner of care
OF the insane, were passed. The bill to let
the proceedings of county boards was
indefinitely postponed. The Appropria-
tions Committee reported the general bill,
which carries $751;, 600, an increase of $685.
64S over the general bill of two years ago
Representative Dwight was granted
twenty-four hours in which to submit a
minority report. Committee reported fa-
y,orably on the bill defining legal holi-
days, with an amendment adding Labor
Day to the list. The report on the bill re-
quiring public officials to secure printed
supplies within the State brought out a
fight in regard to the Typographical Union,
and Republicans and Populists We'd with,
n another as to which loved labor unions
the more, and the majority report leaving
out any reference to labor unions was
adopted. Another fight over the judicial
salary bill resulted in both the minority
reports being rejected and the reference
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