Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-26

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with an amendment providing that
where a man Is the nominee OF more
than one party he shah designate
under which party his name shall APP
pear. A favorable report was pre-
scented on the bill to prevent the di-
vulging of the contents OF telephone
or telegraphic messages. and an I'M
favorable one on the embalmer's bin.
The senate bill to change the time of
holding terms of court in the Second
district was passed, as was a house
bill changing the time OF court terms
in the Fifth circuit, and a bill for an
appropriation for a doniitory at the
~Spearfish normal school. The house
went into committee of the whole on
the election registration bill and im-
mediately rose To report progress. The
bill, with the com,aittee reI3rt and all
the amendments, was sent to the COM
mittee of judiciary for consideration.
The initiative and referendum bill
came up for discussion on third read
ing, the only point of difference APP
pearing to be whether the bill should
be submitted at as early a date as
possible in a general election or wheth-
er ii should lie over and be voted on
+. viz htAh S1hNtai tItlNiclA, ap NhS
bill provides. The matter was yet
open at adjournment.
Pierre, s. d., Jan. 23.-A number of
members of both houses were absent
and o. account Of the excursion TO
Sioux Falls many of the absentees viii
not return until as late as Wednesday
or Thursday. In the Senate an adverse
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reimburse the commissions to the
Omaha exposition.
Smith of Pennington, a Populist, pre-
sented a resolution thanking the
Northwestern railroad for it's tender
of a special train to the buttermakers'
convention at Sioux Falls, accepting
the same and providing for a morning
session Tuesday; that the start would
be made Immediately after noon of
that day. Senator Jones objected to
the adoption of such a resolution, and
demanded a roll call on the PROPOSE
ton. Many members asked to be ex-
cused from voting, but their votes
were demanded and the resolution was
d~efeated-30 to Z. Later in the session
the vote was re~considered without OPP
position. Bills introduced: Littlefleld,
for the establishment of an expert
mental farm at Sturgis; Rohweder, APP
propriating $4,000 for the equipment
and maintenance of a blind asylum at
Car. The bill to increase the salaries
of circuit and supreme court Judges
$500 per year called out extended argu-
ment, and on roll call the bill was de-
feated, 20 to IL, but notice of recon
sideration was given. Bills were
passed abolishing days of grace, pre-
scribing due diligence in collection OF
notes or drafts to be construed to
mean the usual curse of business.
In the house, after sparring over the
initiative and referendum, the previ-
Gus question was ordered, and as the
bill contained the emergency clause re-
curing a two-tlIirds vote to- carry. il
was lost by lacking two of the re-
CURED number. The vote was then
reconsidered and the bill made a
special order for Thursday OF next
week. A favorable report was pre-
sented OF the bill for the selection OF
official papers by competitive bids.
The favorable reports on bills for de
struction of prairie dogs and obnox-
Ious weeds We're rejected. The report
of the committee on the bill for ballot
reform called out n fight, but it was
adopted-35 TO 90. Representative
Glass presented a resolution of thanks
TO the Northwestern road for n special
train to Sioux Falls and asked that the
train be placed under charge of A.: c..
Johnson of WATERFOWL. This. resolu-
ton was seconded by Cornwall. the
fusion leader, and was passed without
q word of discussion or dissent. The
senate bill establishing a militia rem
devious at Huron was placed on final
passage and received but five votes in
opposition. AS no bill had been intro
duced for three days. when that call
was reached there was a rush. the fol-
lowing being given first reading:
Reese, making penalty of setting
prairie afire a felony; Packard. author
izing the formation of mutual insur-
companies; Everitt, making
homes for destitute mothers, guar
dams for children born in such homes;
Narnum, providing a method Of mark
ing ballots; Holton, regulating practice
OF veterinary surgeons; Holen, provid-
ing regulations for filing mechanics
lieEs; Odland Of Turner, allowing
taxes to be paid In cash and work to
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of county commissioners to be at large
instead of by districts; providing for
printing of commissioners pro-
ceedings in but one paper in a county;
Bras, to prevent contrasting life insur-
claims after three annual pay
ments have been made; Goddard, APP
propriating SO. $50 deficiency salary Of
Adit. Gen. Humphrey; providing an
appropriation of $4,000 for militia of
the state; Chiesman, to prevent ship
ment OF cattle from the state by others
than the owners; Wilson, to establish
a state board of agriculture; Knodt, re-
curing bids for medical services and
for all supplies furnished the poor:
IIolen, for an appropriation of SIS, 900
for maintenance and furnishing blind
asylum at Gary. |
The bill providing method of contest
ing elections was passed. The bill for
of Cancellation failed for lack Of
the constitutional majority. The vote
was re~considered and the bill made a
order for Monday afternoon. /
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