Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-24
LEGISLATURE

IN bin introduced By Mr.. HAYWOOD
n regard 70 the settlement OF estates
tB ere which will relieve small estates
form a burden which eats up al ms
property left Under present proceec-
ingr- the cost Of administering an IS
tate Eg practically the same, regardless
Of the amount o. property but nncef
the new bgL. the county Judge may
take immediate charge OF an estate
( consisting wholly q personal property
not 10 exceed $500. and, after paying
burial expenses and debts, y there are
any. turn whatever Ls left over 70 the
heirs, without the f0rmalIty q pEo0at-
ing.
Senator Sweet introduced a hin for
tb= repeal Of the Tulf bounty Law. and
when he went 70 his seat IN the senate
tn : next day and pushed his feet IN
Der his desk q gray wolf pup, which
Representative Anderson 81 Lyman
had secured for the purpose. cTa~lsc
out OF the way II the senatorial feet
Il IL claimed that Anderson has the
pup, which was raised az a pet trained
10 take his part In an exhibit wnsn ne
makes his gpeech against the hin
The rate q Pay fixed By the Joint
committee Of both house and senate Tor
clerks and employs. Is the same Tor
like places in both bodies, and Is: Sec
ertsry. s. Per day; first assistant &S5
per day second assistant SA5 per
DAY: bin clerk. $40. assistant sngross-
ing clerk, $40 ssrgeant-at-arms,
$40. assistant seTgeant-at-aTms, 81:
chaplain. 50, messengers. -: watch
nan. 8. pages. 80 Per day. Clerks
Of the judiciary and appropriations
committees each receive 81 Per day; all
other clerks. s. Der day. In the past II
has been customary for each y 10
make its oR-n rates. and, as a result.
there have been Discrepancies, which
allowed a claim for raises in both
houses At the close % the session II
Is expected this will b avoided during
the present session.
Bills were introduced in the house as
follows: FrieberE. for the erection Of a
science hall al b state university, a
bill which was pushed at the last ses-
sion but fen by the wagsi2e. Brass, TO
increase the salaries 81 governor. Su-
Dre-e curt judges and circuit u
Judges. which bill raised at the last
urzqg0r but was vetoed by Gov. Lee
after he had agreed I o let II go
through. but Re feared a trap and
shut il out Al lie last minute. The eE-
ra salaries were provided for in II
general appropriation bin. but could
not be used for that purpose.
TIE sensation Of Saturday was the
introduction in both houses Of a com-
~municstior from 2. NJ. Steere. a mam-
Der Of the board 81 charities and cor
-ections. replying to portions Of
Gov. Lees message which relate 10 the
BOARD. He saws that Lee was respons-
ible for the delay n the transfer OF the
hospital for the insane, and says the
present incumbent is incompetent and
that the attack on DR.. Meade IL as
Gishonorab bic and unjust as il IS false.
In replying 20 the charge that excess
i've prices are charged for supplies. he
cites the case in Sioux Falls, where too
much was charged recently for wood.
He replies TO the several charges OF
acknowledgement by saying tina the
practice still exists. and attributes the
mistake in purchasing boilers to the
consulting engineer.
He says the salary grab 81 Warden
Phillips was 70 reimburse him for stat.
money lost in the failure Of a bank.
and that Peterson's and Getty's grab
for extra duty. The pipe which
they were accused Of aDpropriatins
was paid for, which explains the dif
ference in the noun spent by the su.
perintendent OF the reform school. saw
ting hat under Atnsworth 5000 was
put into permanent improvements anC
that large amounts Of supplies were
left on hand. He says thai the state
ment h Ainsworth kept no books is
absolutely false. He answers ~.
concerning the Gary blind
asylum by saying that the governor
did not mention that IL was cheaper tC
send TO Iowa when the asylum was
dedicated, and explains the disappear
ance OF nineteen head Of cattle from
the reform school as an error in tn,
Bills were introduced In both house.
Monday TO reduce the legal rate Of in.
terest to 7 and 10 per cent, and to gtvy |
governor power TO remove consti. |
tutional officers for certain causes.
In the senate bills were introduced
for establishing a commission for cod,
revision and for providing for an ex.
hibit at the Pan-American exposition
In the house a bill was introduced by
Mr.. Pietz establishing a jud. ciaI dis.
trict 20 consist OF the counties of Pot.
ter, Campbell, walworth, Mcpherson
and Faux. and a bill by Mr.
Moore. allowing mayors in cities Of
the first class to suspend liquor licens.
IS which they have granted.
In the house, Monday. Mr.. Gross nj
Potter. moved to expunge from the
h communication offered by
Steere or Saturday. on the grounds
hat 1t was incorporate In language
improper In matter. Mr.. Seward
opposed the motion, and said the COM
was a challenge to Gov.
Lees statements, and should 60 or
'ecord. The motion was lost on a
strict party vote.
A Dill was introduced by Mr.. Walters
u Brookings, carrying $3.50 for a
'iant-breeding building at the Brook.
ngs agricultural college.
BY Mr.. Hamilton Of Pennington an.
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