The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-01-28
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weSe AnApended, and the initiative and,
referendum bill under discussion Fri.
day, Was called up on final passage.
The previous question was ordered on
the division, Of the house, andsroll call
on the passage wns Mt once directed
BY the speaker. The vote ON passage
was, yeas "a, nays 10. The speaker
then ruled that NJ the bill contained
m emergency cinuse and had not re-
ceived an affirmative vote of two-thirds
ot the membership, it Was lost. The
opponents of the bill made this obiec-
ton principally to the clause which
provides that elections arising under
referendum shnll only he held in!
conjunction with general elections.
This portion is too obscure for the
pest results. The vote by which the
Dill was lost was then rcconsidered.
and later the bill was made special orr
der for 2::a0 O'clock next Thursday.
Inc live stock COMMITTEES reported
nat the invitation to attend the ma
ilonalg stock meeting in Denver be not
accepted for the reason that the legis-
iature has accepted the Sioux Falls
invitation, which conflicts in date.
E:trnest sympathy and cooperation
with the purposes OF the Denver meet
ing We're expressed. The committee
report was then unanimously adopted.
favorable report was presented on
q bill for the selection of official pa
pers by competitive bids. The favor
able reports on bills for the destruc-
o OF prairie dogs and of obnoxious
weeds were rejected. The report from
q committee of Il bill for ballot reform
called out a fight, but was adopted by
IS to 30, =
Representative lGluss presented n res
olution of thanks to the Northwestern
railway for a special train to Sioux
Falls, and asked that the train be
plnced under charge of a. G. johnson,
OF Wntcrton. This resolution was sec
onded by Cornwell, and was passed
without o word of discussion or dis
sent.
The senate bill establishing a militia
rendezvous at Huron was placed on
final passage and received but five
votes in opposition.
AS no bills had been introduced for
three days when that call was reached
there was q RUSH, the following being
given their first reading:
BY Rees, making the setting of q
prairie fire a felony; by Packard, au-
thorizing the formation of mutual in
surance companies; by Everitt, pro-
yiding homes for destitute mothers
and guardians for children born in
such homes; by Varnum, providing
method of marking ballots: BY Holen,
regulating practice of veterinary sur
gerry; by Holen, providing regulations
for providing mechanics liens; by Cd.
! 1tSnFi ~ TA,.ra- n1lox-- - 10
paid In two annual installments; by
Baskin %(request), requiring road taxes
to be paid in cash and work to be done
by contract; requiring elections OF
county commissioners to be at large
instead of by districts; providing for
printing of commissioners proceedings
in but one paper in county; by Brass
to prevent coHtesting life insurance
claims after three annual payments
have been made; by Goddard, appro.
priating $3.50 for n deficiency in the
salary of Adjutant General Humphrey;
providing an appropriation of $4,000
for the militia of the state; by Cheese,
man, to prevent shipment of cattle
from the state by others than the own
ers: by Wilson, to establish a state
board of a%griculture; by knodt, re-
quiring bids for medical service and
for all supplies furnished poor; by Ho-
len, fol an appropriation of $4,000 for
maintenance and furnishing blind
asylum at Gary.
The bill providing the methods OF
contesting elections was passed.
The bill for courts of Cancellation
failed for lack of a constitutional ma,
jority. The vote was reconsidered and
the bill was made n special order for
this afternoon.