Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
legislative.

Pierre Correspondence:
The action of the house on Feb. II which re.
suited In the killing of the bill to repeal the volt
bounty law was recOnsidered on the 18th. and
the measure Is very much alive. On third read
Ing bills were passed allowing each senator and
representative to name ten pupils in some state
institution free of tuition; fixing the penalty for
desecration of the American flag ut fine of $lC0.
and to allow reaSSessment of taxes for improve
ments In towns where the former assessment
had been declared void for any reason. The
senate bill to provide for waste gates in dams
was called up. but as opposition developed 1t was
recommittcd for amen ments. House bills in
troduced were to require townships to make re-
pairs OH bridges OF less than $50 cost. and the
counties to make repairs in excess of that sum;
to repeal the act of 1895 providing for uniformity
of text books; providing for scale inspection.
mayors of cities and cliairmen of boards of Sill
pervisOrs to be the inspectors. and to repeal the
act providing for the destruction of noxious
weeds.
The temperance committee of the senate OH
Feb 12. reported on pending liquor bills. rec.
Ommending the passage of Nos. l01 and 40. and
adversely on Nos. 81 and 90. Ono of tile bills Te.
ported favOrably. No. ~. Is said to he the bill
drawn by the State Liquor Dealers Associ ,tion.
and prohibits the sale of liquor by druggists.
No. i0l empowers the city councils to regulate.
restrain u d suppress drinking places. No. 81
intends to Increase saloon license and No. 80
empowers city councils and mayors to close sa-
looms for cause. The question of equal suffrage
was disposed of by the adoption of an adverse
committee report by vote of twenty-siN to
seventeen. Senate bills introduced We're to ap-
propriate 81 600 for the expenses Of the invest
eating committee, and eXempting drummcrs
from the provisions OF the peldler license. Bills
were passed prescribing penalty for kidnapping.
providing the manner and place of cliattel mort
gage sale. and fixing the powers and scope of
the Northern Normal school at Aberdeen. lie.
caire opposed the anti-cigarette bill on its
second reading. and moved Its indefinite post
pOnement. which carried by q vote Of twenty
seven to sixteen. The house bill to give the
governor power to remove constitutional officers,
not subject TO impeachment. met with some OPP
position. was passed by thirty-ive to eight. The
house bill to license transient merchants passed.
The indications in the house for IA half hour
before the opening Feb. l3, looked very stormy.
and everything pointed to the fight of the SEES.
sion OH the wolf bounty matter, but before the
call to order everything had been smOOthed
over. and on the call for the reading of the jour
nal Benedict moved reconsideration of the en-
punglng motion of the 18th. which was amended
by Goddard TO make the reconsideration spe-
cial ORDER and to hold all matters pertaining to
the subject in allegiance until the consideration
had been disposed of. This was seconded by
Seward. OF tile antis and the motion prevailed
without II dissenting vote. The bill to provide
per year and board was opposed by Porter and
Price. advocated by Packard and Wilmarti,
and lost for lack of the constitutional majority.
1t then was rccOnsidered and made q special or.
der for the 18th. Bills were passed extending
the jurisdiction of townships over villages pro-
viding for the collection of mine statistics, and
providing penalties for refusal to answer in.
quiries; allowing husband or a wife to manage.
control or mortgage property when one has
been insane for one year; providing the manner
of selecting jurors. The house passed senate
bills providing the manner of settling accounts
between townships and villages; providing for
division of cities into wards, and appropriatng
s350CO for expenses of criminal prosecution in
unOrganZeu counties.
In the senate Feb. IL bills were introduced an.
Dropriating Sl35 for tile expenses of +. L. Hem.
lngway us public examiner; requiring applicants
for admission to tho bar to show three years
reading i'll school or Office; attaching an island
In the Missouri River to Clay County. and au.
thorizing cities of the second and third class to
Issue waterwOrks bonds. Hills were passed re.
quiring all moneys collected by state boards and
heads OF institutions and receipts from end0w.
ment lands to be covered into the state treasury
to be paid out for the benefit of the respective
institutions upon warrants of the state auditor;
comforting greater powers OH managers of chill
dren's homes. and the bill to prohibit salaried
state officers from receiving fees.
The house on Feb. II. passed the senate bill
prohibiting cannon crackers and air guns with
but votes against it. Tho bill makes three
inches the limit of length of cracker. but puts no
limitation OH strength. Neither house did much
all being ready for their holiday. The seuate
only considered committee reports and adopted
resolutions to congress memorializing congress
TO increase the annual allowance for pupils at
the Indian schools. In the house Mr.. Wilmarth
called up the Ninth judicial circuit bill and came
within one vote of getting 1t through. 1t re-
ceived 81. but required IS to pass. He secured a
reconsideration and 1t will come up again. Adj
iournment was taken until Feb. 10.