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adj Keller for funds expended for
militia; by King. providing for thesas-
sessmento of railroad property by conn.
Ties; by Snow, requiring road taxes to
he paid i'll money; by Johnston. to re-
imhMrse Davidson county for trial of
Frank Phelps; by Overseth, antforiz-
ing cities and towns tO}exceed limit of
Indebtedness for providing water sup
ply; by Snow, providing for election
of county commissioners by counties
at large instead of by districts; by Lit
tlefield, regulating shipment of cattle:
by Snow, to change time OF assessment
from May to January.
Senate hill raising salary of mine
inspector to $1,000 passed. Also reso-
luton asking congress 10 pay taxes on
Indian allotments.
The hottest debate of the session oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon. Lawson
spoke at length upon the senate bill
empowering railroad commissioners
to fix maximum rates for express com
panies, taking the gronnd hat the
commissioner already had that power
and that 1t was unsafe to tinker with
the 1897 railroad law. which fully cov
cred the question. He was anxious to
have the extension of the express COM
panies established, but that power was
already conferred and he deprecated
an attempt to amend the railroad law
while important cases were pending.
Smith, of Pennington, defended the
pending bill, claiming ii did not rom
flict with the existing law. Loomis
and Hanten held that additional legis-
lation was necessary to remove doubt
as to the powers of the board to fix eX-
press rates.
Tyler claimed that after twenty
| years service with express companies
he had opposed the pending bill on
the ground that it confiicted with the
| railroad law, intimating that the bill
concealed n woodchuck. The railroad
commission had not established rates
because it had not the necessary funds.
He asked that the bill be referred to
the judiciary and appropriation COM
mittee.
Lawson moved that further consid-
Grafton be postponed for two days to
permit investigation. Lost, 30 to go. A
favorable committee report on the bill
was adopted, 32 to4. Another long de-
| bate occurred on the committee report
on the bill, which was adopted, 80 to 4.
Another long debate occurred on the
bill to prohibit discrimination in Sc
curing cars for shipment of grain.
Loomis disapproved the bill, but the
farmer members favor it.
Loomis and Lawson had another tilt,
Lawson favoring the bill. The favor
able report on the bill was defeated by
22 to 81. An effort to cinch the vote
was defeated.
The House.
A communication was read from the
president and secretary of the Ma
tional Live Stock association, inviting
the legislature to attend the second
annual convention, to be held January
"a to IS.
Rules were suspended and the house
proceeded to the consideration OF
house bills on the third reading /.
A house bill defining duties and pow
ers of city councils of second class,
changing terms of officers from one to
two years and extending powers to
make public improvements. passed
unanimously.
The bill providing that proposed
amendments to constitution shall he
submitted to voters on separate bal
lots, passed; ayes, 81; nays, 10.
At } o'clock the house went into
committee of the whole on the general
registration bill.
Dwight moved to limit the bill to cit
les of the first, second and third class
es, and a long debate followed, Dwight,
Wilmarth, Cooper, Wade, Pussy, Hold
ridge, participating.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, Jan. 2l.-In the senate yes
terday the conference committee re-
portion senate and house bill to sup
press disease among swine was adopt
ed.
Bills Tntroduccd-By Gunderson, APP
propriating $500 for deficiency for fuel
al Nermilljon university: by Phillips,
nppropr;ating 5000 for deficiency for
fuel at Brookings Agricultural col
lege; by Jordan, providing that county
superintendent shall hold first grade
certificates for one year and have
taught twcnty-fonr months prior to
election.
Senate Bills Passed = Attaching
lands TO Clay county for judicial
and other purposes; providing for sale
of dead and down timber on public
lands.
The wolf bounty bill was placed on
final passage and was strongly sup,
ported by a number of the members.
Mr.. Jones, of Charles Min, opposed ii
on the ground that it was in favor OF
capital. and Mr.. Boyland opposed it on
the ground that Russian thistles were
as great u pest and We're as much a
matter of legislation as the destruc.
tion of wolves. The bill carried by q
vote of IS to 5, and the members from
the western portion of the state were
jubilant over the fact.
The House.
Majority report from committee on
judiciary recommended passage of the
bill creating n new judicial circuit, the
Ninth. of the counties of Sphinx
Beadlp, Hand, Kingsbury and Miner
A minority report was submitted
against passage.
Conference committee report or
bills to prevent the spread of disease
among swine recommended an amend
ment of the senate bill. Amajority re.
port from the committee on elections
recommended the adoption of an
amendment to the pending ballot bill
SO that voters may cast a straight
ticket by placing a cross in the circle
at the head of the ticket. The minor
ity report recommended that the bill
be not passed.
The senate bill amending the laM
prohibiting the divulgence of Telegram
and telephone messages was recom
menGed by the judiciary committee
for passage.
The rules were suspended and the
senate bill fixing the terms of court il
the Second circuit was passed. The
bill affects Lincoln, Lake, Moody, Min
nehaha and McCook counties.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, Jan. 23.-The senate commit.
tee reported adversely Saturday on
the bill to reimburse the commission