The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-01
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Proceedings of the Lawmakers Dur
ing the Week.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| ing the Week.
| TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 2O.-Most of the
members of the legislature and large
/ number of visitors came in Monday
night, five passenger coaches being
| crowded. Notwithstanding this, there
We're many absentees in botN houses
yesterday. including the chief clerk Of
the house and the secretary o. the
senate.
Stewards negotiable instrument bill
| got frost In the house, a motion to In
definitely postpone being carried "A to
rs. Willmarth made defense of the
| bill and Heath and Cortland criticised
\ the measure, the latter declaring it a
good thing for bankers and lawyers
and bad for farmers, and business men
4 generally.
There was fight in the senate on the
modified wolf bounty bill, Sweet NOV
ing indefinite postponement and Stew
| art contesting. Sweet charged fraud
as a result of the present law, Stewart
warmly declaring that he would dis
prove Sweets charges at the proper
time. The motion to indefinitely post
pone was defeated and the bill was laid
over till next Monday at o'clock.
| A large number OF house and senate
i
today. Bills were passed by the senate
Furnishing the unlawful use of tele-
graph and telephone wires; requiring
owners OF steam threshers to give $500
bond; empowering towns of $50 inhabi-
tants to construct waterworks, and pro-
NldiEg for the election OF assessors in
| cities.
A letter from Ex-Governor Lee to
Lieutenant Governor Snow declining
his office chair on the ground that he
\ did not approve OF the giving away of
state property was read just before adj
journment and on motion of Stewart
was received, but given no place in the
| journal.
Bills were passed by the house plac-
ing the government Of the Sioux Falls
ch1ldrens home under the control of
| the board of charities; allowing the
/. killing of ducks after April 10; Great
ing the office Of sheep inspector; per-
| hitting owners of five shares to be-
come directors of state banks, and le-.
gallzing the incorporation of Revillo.
Governor Herreid sent his first veto
| message to the house, declining to APP
prove house bill No. 80 permitting alb
breN1at1ons to be used in describing
land sold for taxes on the ground that
1t was indefinite in it's phraseology and
| would result only in curing errors OF
incompetent and indolent county Of
| ficers.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 21.-The proceed
ings of both houses yesterday lacked
any entertaining features the house
postponing until February 26 action on
the reconsideration of the motion to
eApunge the wolf bounty record, with
out any struggle.
Bills We're introduced in the house by
L fl.aS .rro 1,1
by Zane, fixing salary of $1,000 per
year for the clerk of the supreme
court; by Browne, making drunkenness
q misdemeanor and fixing fine of So
| and twenty days in Jail.
Martins bill providing for the issue
Oh city and county funding warrants
ana their exchange for primary war
rants and Petersons bill legalizing
highways made such by custom were.
both defeated. The senate amendments
TO the removal bill We're concurred in
and that measure now goes to the gov
erncr for approval. Bills We're passed
pun1shing trespass on school lands;
appropriati4ag 81 600 to pay the judicial
expenses of Gregory county prior to
organization; a house joint resolution
inemorlaltzing congress to- take steps
| 70 stop the faVages of the pine beetle
which is destroying Black Hills timber.
legalfzlng the incorporation of Irene:
punlsling the unlawful TRANSPORTATION
! OF diseased swine. ~ =
McDougals bill Furnishing the drivine,
OF stock from their accustomed range
was put over till the 9th.
Drug License Hill Passed
The senate consumed most of the
afternoon considering Sweets license
bill and amending the regulations for
liquor sales by druggists which was
passed with but three dissenting votes
after being amended in minor details.
Senator Leclaire moved for commit
tee OF three to draft resolutions on the
death of former Governor Gilbert AZ
Pierce and the president appointed Lee;
Glars, Bennett and Edgerton.
Inc secretary of state sent In COM
munication from the legislature Of Ore
gon asking for a convention Of states
to promote the election of senators by
direct vote. -
The anti-cannon fire cracker bill was
considered and passed. also the bill em-
towering city councils and town boards
to enforce restrictions and prohibit liquor
sales where local option has been voted. S
Bills to protect large game; for public
and school libraries: to collect delinauent,
taxes by the sheriff; for election OF city
assessors; providing for the construction.
of county drains and bitches, and appro-
prtating 1900 for the expenses Of the In
yestigating committee were also passed.
The house bill providing for county sur
yeys Of unorganized townships was
killed. rs e
The arguments In the board OF charl-
ties case were heard by the supreme
court and an opinion Is expected next
Wednesday.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. q. The senate
devoted most Of the afternoon yester-;
day to the general educational bill
which was put through under wfip
and spur. Stewart moving the previous.