Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-27

to increase the board Of equalization, elias.
took the position that placing the commits.
sion al the board would force its members
to bs inconsistent in their duty to sccurt
as low o valuation as possible for rail.
roads as a basis for rates as a railroad
commission, and on the other hand as O
part of the board of assessment it would
be their duty to C as high a valuation
as possible for the purpose of taxation. II
this view he was supported by q majority
of the house, and the bill was killed. Bills
introduced were: BY Mr.. Woody covering
into the state treasury all fees and pcrquis-
ties from any state institution or state office;
Wilson, abating road taxes of those who
use wide tired wagons; Pussy, providing
means of collecting taxes on cattle; MyrOn,
relating to levy and collection of taxes ip
un%Organized counties.
Tllursday, Jan. 10.
In the senate a favorable committee re.
port OH the bill empowering and author
izing the railway commission to put into
elect a maximum express rate in the state.
called out a hot discussion. A motion To
postpone action was lost. The favorable
report wa adopted by ~ 10 4. The favor
to prohibit discrimination in furnish
ing cars for the shipment of grain called
out a hot discussion, but the report was
finally rejected. The principal bills intro
duced were: BY Mr.. BulOw, to reimburse
Capt. A. ID. Kellar for funds expended for
the militia; King, to provided for the assess
ment of railroad property by a board to be
composed Of the county auditors of the
state; Oversetli, authorizing cities and
towns to exceed the limit of indebtedness
for the purpose of providing a water sup
ply; Snow, providing for the election of
county commissioners at large instead of
by district as at present; Snow, to change
the time of assessment from May to jan
uary. A bill was passed which raised the
salary of the mine inspector to $1,000, as
well as a resolution asking the payment of
taxes of Indian allotments by the general
government.
In the house, after the reading of a COM
municatiOn requesting the members to visit
the StOckmen's convention in Denver and
the passage of bills to submit cOnstitu-
tiOnal amendments on separate ballots,
and to provide a manner of government
for cities, the house went into committee of
the whole to consider a general election
registration law. This was discussed for
the rest of the afternoon and left for a spe-
cial order for Friday. The members from
the counties with large precincts and sparse
population opposed it Oh the ground of adj
ditional expense and the trouble caused
voters in travelling such long distances to
vote and register. In this they were de-
fcated, and as were they also in any
movement to exempt precincts with
small numbers of voters. Cooper resent
ed the insinuation that the greatest
frauds were committed in the little country
precincts. Wilmarth supported the meas
ure as it stood, as he found that question:
able votes were more likely to he admitted
in the country precincts than the city; in
his county of Bowdle, lie said, the bill was
introduced 10 prevent the cry of fraud
which had come from both sides in the late
campaign and since the election. Pussy
took the position that il the legislature did
not pass a registration bill it was the duty
of both parties to go into caucus and pass
resolutions of apology for the charges of
fraud which had been made. Austin said
the cries of fraud were not from the people,
but from the lying newspapers OH both
sides.
Friday, Jan. 90.
In the senate to-day a conference COM
mittee reported favOrably OH the senate
bill for preventing the spread of disease
among swine as preferable to the house
bill. Thu principal bills introduced were:
by MIR. Gunderson, appr0priating $50 for
fuel deficiency at the state university;
Phillips. appropriating 5000 for fuel def
cheney at the agricultural college; Jordan,
providing that county superintendent
shall hold first grade certificates for one
year and shall have taught at least
two years prior to election. Bills
were passed attaching lands to Clay
County for judicial and other purposes;
providing for the sale of dead and down
timber OIL state lands, and requiring the
warden of the penitentiary to furnish stone
for Children's Home at Sioux Falls.
Superintendent Slierrard of the Soldiers
Home, addressed the senate in support of
the bill to furnish stone for a building for
the home from the quarries at the pcniten-
tiary, and Mr.. Hiatt of Brule raised a storm
opposing the measure on the ground tina.
children We're taught sectarian doctrine
at the home. The wolf bounty was
placed on final passage and was strongly
supported by u number of the members.
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Boyland opposed it.
The bill carried by a vote of IS to 5.
In the house the committee on education
reported favorably OH the recommends
tons of the governors message in favor of
improvements at the Spcarfish normal
school, and favOrably OH his recommended
ton for free text books. The committee
on printing reported favorably on the
bill requiring the publication of the
reports of the oil inspector, the railroad
commissioners and other boards of the
states, the reports of which have never
been printed. The bill for the destruc-
ton Of prairie dogs on state lands received
a favorable report from the committee.
The elections committee reported favor
ably on the bill for ballot reform, restoring
the circle at the head of the ticket and pre-
venting a name from appearing more than
once on a ballot, with an amendment pro-
viding that where a man is the nominee of.
more than n party he shall designate
under which party his name shall appear.
A favorable report was presented on the
bill to prevent the divulging the contents
of telephone or Geographic messages, and
an unfavorable ore on the embalmer's hill.
The senate bill to change the time of hold
ing terms of court i'm the second district
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