Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-10
DorNGs AT PIERRE
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.

Impartial Record of the Work Ac.
complislhed by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupied the Past Few Days.
Tuesday. Feb. 28.
The House oil inspection bill was read in
the Senate and amended 10 strike out por-
tions of the entry and gravity test, allow
ing oil of any test to bc entered. but pro-
viding that it shall be marked as to the
quality. A number of bills were passed
upon, the Senate measures being apprO-
priati0ns for a hospital at the Soldiers
Home and 10 pay u Judgment held by the
Jewell Nursery Company. The House
bills were to provide for the construction Of
buildings at the Insane Hospital, for the
construction of buildings al the Agricul-
tural College, deficiency at Insane Hospital,
fire protection at Reform School, and a
number of minor bills. Other bills were
passed appropriating money for the SER
vices of experts in examination of build
ings at Reform School: appropriation de-
ficiency in expense Of Railroad Commission:
engineer license bill, which was amended
TO apply only to institutions which employ
five or more engineers under charge Of a
master mechanic; the House game bill,
which, when amended. reduces the license
fec for nonresident hunters TO $40, and
minor amendments, and fixing terms of
court in the Fifth Judicial Circuit. An at
tempt was made to kill the O~ste0patlly bill
in the Senate on the co:Amittcc report,
which failed, and an effort to advance the
House dfspensary amendment OH the cal
endar met the SaMe fate.
The House sitting committee reported
eighteen House and thirteen Senate bills
for final action. Mr.. Harrington called up
the judiciary bill OH reconsideration and it
was placed on the calendar. A bill to
make the setting Of prairie fires a felony
was indefinitely postponed, and the bill for
a Ninth Judicial Circuit failed for lack ola
tw0-thirds vote. The House refused to
concur in the Senate amendment adding
$4,000 to the appropriation for the Agri-
cultural College. The afternoon session
was occupied in the passage of House bills
and a motion for an evening session was
carried. Bills passed were: A resolution
for an amendment to the constitution to
resubmit the dispensary proposition; pro-
wiling for a state board of agriculture;
providing for Il state fair board of five
members, TO he appointed by the Governor,
and appropriating 5000 Il year for pre-
NUNS; appropriating $50 for u deficiency
in the salary of i. T.. COnlllin as railroad
commissioner; to require cOnvicts at the
penitentiary 10 furnish stone for public
buildings; providing for a state board of
insurance, and a%pprOpriating $4,000 to pay
premiums OH insurance of state buildings:
to prevent fraudulent practices by joint
stock companies; providing powers and
duties of school boards.
The pure food bill was signed by the
Governor Tuesday afternoon. Gov. Lee
granted audiences to representatives of a
number of baking powder firms who OPP
posed the measure.
Wednesday,, March 4.
The House during the morning passed
the House bill requiring registers Of deeds
to furnish copies of grain mortgages on
application: providing for the testing of
schedules, making Railroad Commission
testers; authorizing independent school
districts TO issue bonds, and the Senate bill
apprOpriating $500 for the compilation of
the hospital at the Soldiers Home. The
matter of the compensation of House M
ployes was disposed of by fixing the COM
pensation the same as two years ago, ex-
cept a raise of GO cents per day to pages.
During the afternoon Senate bills were
passed increasing the salaries of supreme
and circuit court judges and governor by a
vote of s3 to u; providing for a water
supply at the Soldiers Home; paying
for the building erected at The. Reform
School by the people of Plankinton:
appropriating $500 for the fuel deficiency
ut the State University; allowing counties
to redeem tax titles: regulating salaries of
states attorneys; ab0lishing days of grace;
defining due diligence in collection of
checks and drafts; authorizing the warden
at the Penitcntiary to furnish stone for the
Children's Home: appropriating money
for the care of insane in unorganized
counties, and the House bill making a
thresher lien prior to all other claims on
grain; providing for the issue of bonds by
townships and municipalities for the pur-
pose Of securing water. A motion to pass
the educational appropriation bill over the
veto of the Governor only secured A favor
able votes to AZ to sustain.
The Senate passed Senate bills providing
for a deficiency i'll legislative expenses; to
apply the initiative ard referendum to
municipalities; amending laws in relation
to loss of life by railways; to require state
officers to cover all fees and perquisites
into the state treasury; pure white lead
bill and pure flax seed oil bill. The House
bill allowing the Governor TO remove con-
stitutional appointees for cause was lost.
An effort to pass the educational appro-
priation over the veto of the Governor ut
first failed, but later in the day on recon
sideration 1t passed So to 10. House bills
passed were: Establishing a depository
for state funds, and a general game law.
Senate bills were passed fixing terms of
court in the Sixth Circuit; providing for
construction of sewers; regulating the
practice Of osteopathy. At the night scs-
sion the Senate passed bills TO legalize the
issuance of bonds by Elk Point; dedicat-
ing certain property to Dell Rapids for
street purposes; lcgalizing acknowledge
ment of instruments in territorial days;
relating to limitation of judgments; to pro-
vide for licensing retail transient mer-
chants, the pcddler license low; allowing
county commissioners So per day and s
cents per mile, limiting them to $3.50 per
year; providing for the dissolution of
articles of incorporation of a scity'' with
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