Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-03-09

cumuiated business did not reach the
calendar yesterday afternoon, all the
time being spent with re-
ports and concurrences I'm senate bills.
The scheme to remove the reform
school to WATERFOWL was finally buried
by the adoption OF an unfavorable COM
miltee report and the immigration COM
missioner bill was put to sleep 1y the
decisive vote OF so to 22 on a motion TO
reconsider. The bill to provide a chap
lain at the penitentiary also failed. The
house non-concurred In the senate
amendments to the wolf bounty in or
der to allow an additional provision
that no part OF the appropriation shall
be expended for certificates now on
file.
The conference report on the educa-
tional bill eliminating the international
dictionary from the bill and making
some minor changes was adopted In
both houses without opposition.
When the dairy commissioned bill
came up for concurrence In the senate
amendments an effort was made TO In
! definitely postpone IL which failed and
the bill passed sc to Is. The jag cure
bin was killed after hot debate by
tabling a motion to appoint a confer
ence committee on senate amendments
The ninth circuit bill was put over till
next Tuesday on motion Of Wilmarth
and the Seward amendment to the
rules TO permit suspension thereof and
the appointment OF a sitting committee
was carried after a strong debate.
The appropriation committee re-
ported the special building bills for
Vermillion, Aberdeen, Springfield,
Rapid city, Spearish and ~Brookings
scaling down each bill about 10 per
cent.
Trying TO regain Lost Ground.
The most important bill introduced
In the house was by the judicial COM
mittee, providing that the terms OF
members OF the board OF charities n
corrections heretofore or hereafter APP
pointed to FIJI vacancies shall termin-
ate with the termination OF the ses-
sion of the legislature following their
appointment. The emergency clause
attached to the bill Is an attempt to
forestall the operation Of the referen-
dunn. The governor Is pushing the
bill and expects to recover the ground
lost In the supreme court through It's
operation. Not all Of the republican
senators are united in its support, as
was discovered In a caucus
The house convenes today at 10
o'clock to catch up with business. The
senate appropriation bill was intro
| duced yesterday afternoon. II carries
about 1865, 900, about $50, 900 less than
the house bill. The minority report Of
the senate committee on appropria-
tons allowing Fred Evans 1921 for
deficiency in construction OF the SOL
diers' home building in Hot Springs.
in 1889, was adopted on motion OF
. Chairman Stewart after a long ex-
planatory speech In which he dis
claimed personal interest In the bill.
Senator Martin tried to get a request
v,ted TO have the appropriation com
mittee report the bill increasing the
bond OF the state treasurer to $500, 900,
but II failed, tour republicans voting
with the f%usionists for the motion.
senate Bills Passed.
The senate passed the following senate
bills:
Directing the publication Of the reports
of oil inspector, railroad commissioner
and minor state boards; giving Faux
| county an additional term OF court: plac-
Ing Sisseton military reservation I'm the
! hands OF the commissioner Of school
lands. receipts to be credited to military
accounts; giving the children's home
power to reclaim children badly placed,
and requiring the board OF charities to
make annual reports on the management
Of that institution; making the minimum
salary OF the register of deeds 800, and
providing for payment out OF county
funds where fees do not equal that sum,
also providing for a maximum salary Of
81, 500 In counties OF 1900 or over: fixing
salaries Of county Judges rs per cent
higher and a joint resolution for n consti-
tutional amendment allowing 60 per cent
Of the voters to petition for the removal
of "A county seat to n railroad town where
II Is now located inland; house bills pro-
viding punishment for hauling dead chol-
era hogs; defining how ballots are TO be
marked where one or moro persons are
running for like office, and Furnishing
adulteration Of llnseed oil.
Governor Herreid sent the name Of
Thomas Gregory AZ mine inspector TO tho
senate, and II was confirmed,
Fish and Game Wardens.
Governor Herreid has appointed fish
and game wardens as follows: For Bon
Homme county, J. w. Turner, Spring
field; Campbell county, j. IL. Kruger,
Mound city; Day county, George Bathen,
Webster; Deuel. county, III. ii. Herricks,
Gary; Hamlin county. G. Il. Warner,
Hazel; Minnehaha county, John w.
Hutchinson. Sioux Falls; Sanborn county
Joseph Dodd, Farwell; Sphinx county, G.
l.. Downey, Ashton.