Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-02
lvR PIERRE LETTER.

VIII htb6 0tla
Pierre. s. d.. Jan. 29th-Tle members
OF the legislature returned Thursday
from their Sioux Falls trip and immedi-
atplv settled down TO hard work.
While the main object OF the trip viz:
to give public endorsement aud en-
enlargement to one oil the greatest IN
dustries in which the farmers oil tins
state and nation are engaged, was ac-
complished, yet there was considerable
disappointment among many oil the
members o%ccasioned by the failure OF
the people OF Sioux Falls to provide the
entertainment for the legislature which
had been guaranteed by its representa-
tives in Pierre. The rest, however, seems
to have had a good effect as more real
work has been accomplished in the re-
mainder of the week since their return
than in any full week previous. On
Friday and Saturday over 20 bill were
tax en- up and finally disposed OF in the
house. Among the measures passed in
the house was:
H. B. 81 relating to bastardy.
H.. b. SO. An act to provide for the
re redemption Of property sold by fore
closure of Chattel Mortgages.
H. b. 7s, An act providing for a
change in the Code OF criminal proceed
ure relating to grounds for challenge to
jurors.
H. B. 20, An act to provide for the
il suanceu OF bonds by cities in South
Dakota for the purpose OF refunding out
standing indebtedness.
H. B. 50, An act relating to grounds
for challenge to jurors in civil actions.
H. B. 90, introduced by Lindgren of
Day, came up for third reading Satur-
day, and provides for a change in the
style and form OF ballot. Mr.. Lindgren
made q short speech in support OF the
bill bat owing to an evident desire on
the part OF several members to tack on
an amendment it was made a special
order for next week. This bill will pass
by u party vote but will probably be
vetoed by the Governor. Among other
things this bill provides for the circle at
the head Of each party ticket and that
no candidate shall have his name print
ed twice on the same ballot. 1t of course
has the solid opposition of the populists
Considerable time was taken up Friday
with the bill fixing the salaries OF
County Attorneys. 1t provided for a
salary Of $500 per year where the pop
ulaiion IL 1000 and $50 advance for
each 1000 above that, population to be
based on vote ut Last Presidential cleo
ton multiplied by FIVE. Some seemed
10 think thi. salary to high and some
to lev and in the md the bill was in
definitely postponed al was also a bill
J increasing the Jurisdiction OF Probate
Judges, to includecivil actions involving
less than $1,000. The Initiative and
Reieren dunn bill alsofor Registration OF
Voters has not yet come up for final
action, and both thegame and fish laws
are still in the hands of the committee.
Bills passed the senate setting aside
10000 acres oischool land for a Normal
Sc hool al Aberdeen and 10000 acres
for One at Watertown. No money APP
preparation is asked for at this time
but Of course will be at some iutu-e
session il the measures become laws.
Nearly all the Educational institutions
arr in the south half OF the state and
are asking for appropriations for the
purpose OF enlarging their capacity and
the people from the murth part OF the
state feel that ii would be wiser and
@ just to provide for the increase by
insiitufing u few schools in the northern
art OF the stale.
senator Toy war home for n few DAYS
10 crufrr with his constituents during
III, part week.
N'is Finch uf Andovrr and Fred Pat
H. OF Strand visited the Capital
! urs'in. and Mfs. N,arDp is her. lor a
lew ,iatr visit with her husband.
IN Y. LIFE
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