The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-16

Friday night to Tuesday morning, ana
the house members are considering
like action.
Marietta Bones Of Yankton sent In
long communication to the house TO-
day, asking for action on bill crea-
ting the Office Of state veterinarian.
The ways and means committee re-
ported on that portion or the gov
ernors message relating to the imam
cial transactions of Treasurer Philips
for his last term. The report EN-
bodied a statement Of the ex-treasurer
giving a detailed history of the work
of the department for the term and the
reasons for all his actions. This was
Endorsed by the committee as It's re-
port. A favorable report on bill to
allow live stock to run at large In win
ter was killed. A resolution was
adopted appointing Representative
Stoddard as house committeeman to
act with one from the senate, to go to
PlankingtOn tomorrow with experts
to investigate the building occupied by
the inmates at the reform school, and
return an estimate of actual cost OF
the building A resolution by Glass,
commenting the Action Of Senator
Kyle and cOndemning the action Of
Senator Pettigrew on the peace treaty
called out a party discussion, but was
adopted. Bills introduced:
Rosselle, providing for notice of
death of mortgaged animals TO the
holder of mortgage; Myron, requiring
railroads to sell 1.OO0-mile family
tickets good if presented by any mem
Der Of the family of purchaser: ways
/ ny,A mi M
the protection Of interests of the state
in the Taylor lands; Stoddard. provid
ing for the pratice of osteopathy In
this state.
The house went into committee of
the whole on the game bill and the
usual argument in regard to the rights
of farmers and town residents took up
a large part Of the afternoon. The in
surance commissioner bill called out
the first real filibustering Of the SEES
sion and failed for lack Of two-thirds
to carry II as an emergency measure.
1t finally passed without the emer-
gency clause by vote of 55 to 30.
The senate attempted to recall the
bill to furnish stone and labor from
| the penitentiary for the erection OF the
children's home, but the attorney gen
eral declared 1t to be beyond recall. A
veto will returned on account of the la
Dor provision in the bill, and an at
tempt will be made to get through
new bill with that portion stricken out.
The senate appointed Smith Of Pen
nington as a committee OF one to visit
Plankington with the house commit
teemen. The senate passed bills APP
propriating money for the railroad liti-
CATION fund. assessment OF railroads,
telegraph and express companies i'm
proportion to total mileage and value,
general revenue act modelled on the
Indiana law and a joint resolution for
a constitutional amendment, prividing
that half of the legislature to be
elected every two years, the terms to
be for four years. An attempt by Han
ton to work a single tax provision into
the senate revenue law failed Bills
| introduced:
Utmer, for a constitutional amend
ment to repeal the dispensary amend
ment; Hoes, placing telegraph compa-
MES under the control of the railroad
commission; Littlefield. for a curfew
law, from March to September, 9 p. m,
and September to March. 8 p. m;
Stiles, requiring the warden of the
penftentiary to furnish stone for the
children's home; King, establishing
fees Of physicians at 50 per visit and
10 cents per mile; Bottum, creating the
Office of commissioner of immigration.
A motion to reconsider the Wilmarth
bill for the classification of cities was
tabled, killing the bill.
Pierre, s. ID, Feb lin the house
a favorabis report was returned on
the bill for ths creation of the office
Of commissioner of immigration, with
the salary cut to 81 200 per year Bills
introduced: Harrington, providing for
the manner of levy of special taxes In
| cities; Copper, regulating the manage
ment of pool and billiard rooms;
Woody, dispensary law. Bills passed:
To prevent the removal Of buildings
from lots or lands unless the taxes
have been paid; appropriating money
for the expense Of the sale and lease Of
state lands; appropriating $4,000 for a
dormitory at the Madison normal
school; for the protection OF fish. and
encouragement Of teachers reading
circles. Two more shepherd bills were
killed, as were several minor measures.
The only argument of note was over a
bill to turn the dog tax into a sheep
fund, which was finally sent back to
committee.
In the senate, the bill to divide the
state into two congressional districts
was killed-24 TO -. Hanten intro
duced bin to tax all voters between
p and 80 years of age 81 year as a
good citizen fund" TO be distributed
as prizes for good character, conduct
and scholarship of pupils in the public
schools, and bill to apply to the in-
tiative and referendum to cities and
municipalities. The senate passed the
house bill fixing terms of township SUI
pervisOrs at three years and memo
rial for free homestead law. The
bills repeating the criminal penalty for