Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
MAKES A BETTER SHOWING
Present Session Of South Dakota Legislature
0utstripping Its Predecessors.
TWENTY BILLS ARE ALREADY PASSED
During First Half. Two Years Ago.
Only Eight Went Through and In
Is9. only Five-secret Csu-
Gus Proposed.

PIERRE. S. D., Feb. 7.-(special Tele-
gram THE present session shows far more
progress at the end of It's FIRST half than
did its immediate predecessors. having
credit OF twenty bills passed to eight two
years ago and Ave in 1897. Governor Her
Iled today appointed Byron E. Lovejoy of
Redheld state surveyor.
While the Watertown capital move is
very quiet an attempt is on foot for
secret caucus tonight to secure some sort
of an organization. but the members gem
orally are fighting shy OF II.
The house today rejected the committee
report adverse to increasing the number OF
the Board of Regents OF Education to
seven, with a paid secretary, and accepted
several amendments presented by Warren
to make the bill more definite; then, on
third reading, killed the measure Not a
word was spoken against the bill, but the
votes were just as deadly as II they had
been preceded by oratory and after II was
all over the reason was found to be that
is was considered a Black Hills measure
and that the opponents of the wolf bounty
BILL who we're defeated In their fight. had
quietly gotten together on the proposition
and decided to take their revenge.
the wreck without word being said against
H. was the one to give county judges fees
in insanity cases. Opponents OF the codlfi-
cation bill when 1t was before the house
last week practically announced today that
they would support the measure IL IL were
sent back to the committee for few amend
ments and 1t was recommitted. The house
passed the bills to change the time OF
election OF supreme and circuit judges to
general election days (but II will take sew
eral years to get back into line and when
the provisions OF the bill. IL carried out, are
completed 1t will eliminate the expense OF
off-year elections In the state); to make
make quit claim deeds absolute title; pro-
viding for dissolution OF cities with less
than 250 population, and memorial to con-
gress asking for a treaty for opening por-
tion OF Rosebud reservation In Gregory
county.
The house also passed senate bills TO
appropriate $4,000 acres OF land TO the Asy-
lum for the Blind at Gary, and a resolution
giving to Governor Lee his chair. On the
Gary bill the first call OF the house for the
session was ordered, but raised before
absentees had been brought In.
bills Introduced.
Principal bills introduced we're: Tc
authorize the State Board OF Charities and
| Corrections to take under their supervision
! children's homes bill for the Sioux Falls
institution requiring city officials to Ak
rental rates for telephones, water. gas and
electric lights; and a resolution for a con-
| stitutional amendment allowing the incur
ring of an additional indebt edness of Il
per cent above the present limitation fol
the purpose OF allowing the ownership o'
street railways and light and water plants
Prof. Hanson Of the state university was
granted the use OF the hall OF the hous,
for tomorrow evening for a lecture.
The only bill introduced in the senat,
today was to authorize railroads to extenc
or alter their lines OF road and to built
| branches and extensions and make altera.
tions. Lawson presented petition askinl
that an apportionment OF the school fund bt
made throughout by counties instead OF b,
townships.
The senate passed the senate bill requlr
Ing waste gates in mill dams. which was sup
ported by Sweet In the interest OF tn,
residents along the Jim river Another at
tempt on the wolf bounty was defeated b,
| one vote.
The senate passed house bills defining tn
notice to be given for road work requirin,
non-residents to appoint resident agents fl
the district; fixing the weight OF spelt a
forty-fve pounds to the bushel, and tn
house Joint resolution for a constitutions
amendment providing for making loans q
school funds at premium Of per cent.