Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-02

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resolutions were passed to provide for
procuring records of the constitutional
convention and 10 require that a con-
st%itutional amendment to carry must
receive a majority Of all votes cast at
the election. The bill placing tele-
graph and. telephone companies under
the control of the railroad commission
was made a special order for Tuesday.
The general appropriation bill was
made a special order for to-day. A
few unimportant bills were introduced.
and TO morrow set as the last day for
the Introduction OF bills.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 25.-In the house.
the committee on compensation of
house employees reported in favor OF "A
raise OF % cents a day for pages and
30 cents n day raise for messengers,
which was adopted. Bills passed:
providing for the safe keeping of pub
lie funds through a state board Of au-
ditors and banks of deposit; appropri-
alton for printing and distributing
house and senate journals and session
laws: allowing county mutual insur-
nee companies TO transact business
in adjoining counties; for oil inspect
ton: allowing county commissioners
To offer a reward of not to exceed $500
for the apprehension of stock thieves;
TO provide for personal notice OF fore
closure where the party is a resident
of the county.
The senate bill amending the present
revenue law was passed and the house
bill on the same subject was POST
poned. The bill for the reorganization
of the militia was indefinitely post
poned and the bill 10 allow the govern
or 10 remove constitutional o. GERS for
cause was made a special order for
to-day. The oil inspection bill called
out considerable discussion on the fea-
ture of limiting grades of oil which
might be shipped into the state. The
ground was taken that such a provi-
sion would be unconstitutional and kill
the effect Of the bill, but the measure
finally passed.
Gov. Lee vetoed the house bill TO al
low a voter to call assistance in mark
ing his ballot when he cannot read the
English language and TO prohibit a
name from appearing more than nce
on the ballot. 1t Is not likely that these
bills can be carried over the veto.
In the senate, the appropriations
committee introduced a bill appropri-
ating S6.310 for deficiency in the ex-
penditures of the railroad commission,
of which S3.fS2 goes to T. III. Null and
SLIT to W q. Temple as attorneys
fees. and the bill to reimburse experts
for examination of buildings at the re-
form school. The geneld ~a.ppropria-
ton bill was taken up for final action
and a number of amendments present
ed, the principal of which We're to in
crease the stenographer's salary in the
governors Office to 1920 a year, which
was carried. and several 10 restrict the
management of the fund provided for
the bling asylum at iary. all of which
were lost. The sen went into COM
mittee of the whole - the ~dispensary
bill and adopted twelve of the twenty
four sections of the bill. Many amend
ments were presented, few of which
were adopted. Work on the bill will
be continued to-day.
Up 10 date forty-three laws have
been passed and signed and eight joint
resolutions have been adopted. The
governor has sent in two veto mes
sages to each hOuse-the Aberdeen
and Watertown normal school bills 10
the enate and two ballot reform bills
to the house.
The governor appointed DIR. C. w.
Stutenroth Of WATERFOWL a member
of tine state board of dental examin-
ers. to succeed himself.
Pierre. s. D., Feb. 2T.-In the house
Saturday several inefficient efforts
were made to secure evening sessions
for the coming week. but all moves in
this direction were failures. The sift-
ing committee fight was started again
or a motion by Baskin that the speak
er appoint a committee for that pur-
pose. Wnmarth insisted again on the
appointment Of his list, and the fight
was without either side gaining the adj
vantage. Wilmarth carried his amend
ment, but the motion as amended was
defeated. The matter was then al
lowed to rest until just before adjourn
ment, when n compromise was ar
ranged and the speaker. on instruction
from the house. appointed as the COM
mittee Varnum, Thayer. Woolley.
Hawgood. Glass. Wilson, Odland of
Turner. Pusey. Woody and Woodruff.
The committee was ordered to make
its first report to-day.
The house passed the following list
of bills: n general lien law; defining
duties of road oyerscer in unorganized
counties; providing method Of grant
ing railroad right of way across state
lands: requiring school district officers
to notify county auditor Of issue of
district bonds: providing for manner
of approval OF official bonds of state,
county and town officers. The senate
bill covering the same matter was
taken up as a substitute for the house
bill providing for the purchase of
printing supplies within the state and
passed. The bill to allow the governor
to remove constitutional officers of
his own appointing for cause called
out a fight. but was passed on a deal.
The deal carries with 1t the normal
school bills for Aberdeen and Water
town, and 1t is intimated that several
other propositions are contingent on
the passage of the measure. A writ
ten opinion by Attorney General Pyle
was presented. holding that the oil in
spection bill passed by the house was
in conflict with the provisions of the
Interstate commerce Law so far as 1t
provides for test ut ports Of entry. and
b provision preventing the shipment
So