Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Proceedings Of Day in the Law-Making
Body Of the State,
ASSEMBLED soloNs ARE HARD At WORK
Adverse Report on che Free school
Book Bill Is Made In House-Fu-
tile Effort to Hold Up Special
Appropriation Bills.

PIERRE, S. D., Feb Especial Tele-
gram lin the house the free school book
bin was adversely reported and the bill TO
reimburse citizens OF Plankinton for money
expended in erecting n building at the
reform school was returned without recon-
mendaton. Several revenue bills were fa-
vorably reported.
y motion by woolley to begin holding
morning meetings on and after the 10th was
defeated.
Purdin offered a resolution declaring the
house to be opposed to the passage of any
bill carrying an old or any deficiency until
after the same had been submitted to tho
attorney general as to its validity OF the
liability OF the state. Wilmarth spoke in
favor and several against and the reeolu
tion was killed
The principal bills introduced we're:
by appropriations committee-Deiciency
bill TO enable railroad commission to carry
on litigation.
BY Davison-Provding that prisoners
shall be taken to the penitentiary by the
attendant from that institution.
BY Wilson-To remove the school of miues
from Rapid City TO Vermillion
BY Norgren-Providing a penalty for CO.
habbation without marriage; fixing the pay
of election boards az 50 per day and % cents
per hour for overtime
BY Holdrege-Placing the sole power of
disbarmeut in the hands Of the supreme
court.
BY Hawgood-To restore the boundaries
of the counties of the northwest corner OF
the state to what they were prior to the
act of 1897, and their Incorporation into
Butte county by a vote.
BY Lien-Appropriating $3.50 for the pur-
pose of selecting the balance of endowment
and indemnity lands.
A bill was introduced by request, without
a name attached, asking for the creation OF
the county Of Gridley out of the unorganized
counties in the northwest corner of the
state, which are not a part of the original
Butte county.
The bill for the creation of the Ninth
judicial circuit came up as a special order
and as it developed considerable opposition
it was continued till next Tuesday and made
special order.
The bill for an appropriation Of sS5 900
for an asylum for the feeble minded at
Redfeld passed.
An effort to hold UP all special appropria-
ton bills until after the general appropria-
tion bill had been returned to the house
was fought over for an hour, Wilmarth and
Stoddard supporting and Glass, Cornwell
and Woody opposing, but was finally voted
down.
The bill for an appropriation of s25 900
for lack OF a two-thirds vote, but will be
reconsidered.
In the senate a resolution was adopted
in favor of morning sessions on and after
Friday.
Governor Lee returned a veto on the
bills for normal schools at Aberdeen and
Watertown and they were made a special
order for February 10.
The reason given for the veto Is that
they were unnecessary and their establish
ment would weaken existing institutions.
Bills were passed relating to qualifications
OF state and county superintendents OF in
struction. apportoning dog tax on cities
and towns, requiring railroads to construct
crossings at all highways, providing that
clerks of courts shall not receive higher
salaries than county auditors, making rail-
roads responsible for damage by fires, re-
gardless of contributory negligence.
a resolution was presented commencing
Kyle and condemning Pettigrew for their
stand on the peace treaty.
Bills signed by the governor today: To
prevent the spread of disease among swine,
to reimburse Hanson county for the care
of a Lyman county prisoner and a wolf
bounty.
A brief is being prepared by Attorney
Skunk, under the employ Of Governor Lee,
on the Phillips interest matter and will
be submitted to the legislature within a
few days.
Bills are coming before the legislature
for the establishing of an immigration bu-
reau and for sugar bounty of l cent per
pound on beet sugar, the bounty to con-
tinue for seven years. Sioux Falls parties
claim to have assurances of a factory if
such a bill is passed