The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-23
THE LEGISLATURES:
Proceedings of south DnLofn's Law
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1 Mtis.
Pierre. S. D., Feb. 1j.-In the house
J the sentiment appeared to be In favor
of Strengthening instead of passing
! bills; and while final action was the
order, those who had bills up which
they desired to get through asked for
n continuance rather than have them
/ get 10 n vote. The only bill passed
was one fixing salaries of county treas
urers at not to exceed 81 500 year,
and which in fact cuts salaries in Min
state.
The bill to appropriate $1,000 for n
heating plant mt the deaf and dumb
school was fought over and Il motion
to indefinitely postpone was barely de-
feated. showing defeat for the bill on
final action and it was carried over
until tomorrow. Several other appro-
priation bills were on the calendar and
the friends of the bills asked that they
go over. This was allowed, and Tie
special orders for tomorrow are APP
preparations for heating plant ut the
deaf and dumb school, special building
at the insane asylum. building ut
Iermillion and building at the agri-
cultural college The resolution for Il
constitutional amendment to require
an educational qualification for super
intendents of schools was killed, as
were several minor bills.
Senate bills were then taken up for
first and second reading. and Senate
Bill No. 15l was called for second
reading. Narnum moved indefinite
pOstponement of further action on the
bill This was supported by Glass,
and the motion prevailed. The bill is
the railroad tax bill by GundersOn,
which passed the senate with Han
tens amendment fixing valuation for
assessment of railroads at not less
than two-thirds the value set upon
them by the court or the railroad
commission. Glass in his speech took
the position that the present law is
sufficient, and if railroads are under
valued il is the fault of the state as
sessment board and not the law: that
the bill Disseminated, and it would be
the duty of any court TO so decide on
a suit under ii. and that it conficted
with plain provisions o fthe constitu-
ton. 1t was killed without even de-
nand for roll call
The senate passed bills authorizing
the state board of assessment to levy
taxes on unorganiZed counties for jul
dicial purposes and care Of the insane;
removing conflict of laws as to the
beard of pardons; requiring all grain
warehousemen to give bonds and per-
mitting county mutual Insurance COM
panieS to insure against tornadOeS.
The senate passed the house bill per-
hitting cities to refund bonds without
holding an election at n rate not high
er than ; per cent and providing for
the collection of taxes on transient
herds of cattle.
Pierre. s. d., Feb. 16-In the house
a petition was presented from the
board of charities aud corrections ask
ing for Increased appropriation for the
1ankt0n asylum on account of fire at
that institution. The judiciary com
mttee reported back the senate bill
increasing the salaries of judges. with
amendment to raise the salary of the
governor and supreme court judges to
$4,000 per year and to raise the sal
aries of circuit judges to $1,000 per
year in circuits containing over $4,000
population. This would increase
the salaries of the circuit judges in
the First. Second. Third and Fifth cir
cults and leave salaries for other cir
cults as they are now. \ minority re-
port was against the passage of the
bill. The select committee which in
vestigated the reform school presented
a report. The house decided to meet
for the rest of the session ut 10 o'clock
each day. Principal bills introduced:
Baker, making threshers' lien OH
grain prior to all other claims: Bras,
MAXI. The state superintendent of in
struction eX-offici0 clerk of the state
board of regents of education; Stod-
dard. to allow a copy to be used where
the original bill introduced has been
lost or stolen; requiring railroads to
provide private crossings for farmers;
Everitt, allowing the railroad commits
sionerS to offer a reward Of not more
than $500 for the appr2h ision of cat
tie thieves: Foley, to fix Il minimum
valuation of railroad property for as
sessment and taxation; w ade, Il valued
insurance law.
The bill for a heating plant at the
deaf and dumb school v''S cut to 81
500. The bill to appropriate $4,000
for buildi mt the - university
was put over until Fri ~ The ap-
preparation asked by the agricultural
college was cut to $500 for the cream
cry building and $4,000 for the drill
hall, the appropriations " dormitory
and chapel having been ut from the
bill This caused the hottest battle of
the afternoon. Glass fighting for the
full appropriation asked. seconded by
Woody and 'ornweil, while Dwight
and Wilmarth made fight for econ
omy, and finally won.
The senate passed ,o' U.s. of bills
and did not put in muc ,.:r: ut dis
cussion the bills passed Eeilg
Providing for the puhl'ca;}T, OF tb.
reports of the railroad C'H .>!Oa-. -
inspectors of mine. inSl rcia, = "a
board of pharmacy and board OF pub
lie health; permitting counties by pop
l1lar vote To pNnlnnt Slnn worth nf Nor.