Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-09
FEW BILLS FOR LAST DAY
south DstOts Legislature Clears Up Work
on Light O,lsndsr.
BILL 10 PREVENT hDULttRArlSG LIQUORS
House Erscts Lsw 10 wake Teaching
uf Kindness to Animals Compul-
sory In pubIic schooi.-sen-
ste kiiis printing Biil

PIERRE. s h.. March Especial Tele-
gran. Both houses opened with light
calendars for the last day the house having
twent y-six bills 20 care for and the senate
twenty The house passed senate bills to
legalize Incorporation Of Elkton. making a
properly certified copy Of the public record
admissible IN evidence and authorizing the
governor to accept grants and devses to
the state. The senate apportionmeut bill
was taken up and all after the enacting
clause was stricken out, the house bill being
substituted.
The senate took same action in regard to
the house bill. but only carried 1t by one
majority. The house killed senate bill TO
amend the present exemption laws. Just
before the noon recess Price attempted to
secure recognition. but failed The house
authorized the printing of 1000 copies of
the investigating committee report to be
distributed by the secretary Of state. The
speaker appointed Everitt, Ryan and Bene-
dict conferees on the Burke scavenger
tax bill. to act with Burke, Cooper and
Campbell from the senate. The senate ac-
cepted the house amendments to the Swee,
bill and the bill providing for construction
OF sidewalks In cities of third class. and
killed the peddler license bill. Governor
I1tIIflU StHl III lnc names OF ~ j. iOnhlln
of Clark, well-known as "old Conk' as
| adjutant general, and c. 7. Sherwood or
Desmet as food and dairy commissioner,
both of which were confirmed.
Against Interference of Outsiders.
The anti-caucus adopted a resolution
| against future interference of outsiders in
| the organization of the legislature.
| At the afternoon session the senate mes
In fhn npn1 thn
pointment of Senators Larson, Stewart and
| Varnum as senate conferees on apportion-
ment. The anti-crowd in the house took
| the matter out OF the hands Of the speaker
and by motion OF Dorthland appointed
! Price. Seward and Everett. leaders of the
| anti-combine, as house Conferees. sThe
house passed senate bills fixing salaries and
| jurisdiction of county judges on population
| basis within range from 5000 tc 50 ,000 Ak
| ing terms of court in the Sixth circuit; fix
i ing the salaries OF registers OF deeds or
valuation basis. ranging from $500 to 1900;
| providing the manner of recovery OF chill
dren placed out through the agency OF So
| cietes; donating certain lands to the town
| OF Dell Rapids, empowering cities OF first
| second and third classes 20 issue bonds for
| waterworks; to prevent adulteration of In.
toxicating liquors; making the teaching OF
| humane treatment of animals compulsory
in public schools; to establish and maintain
| school libraries providing for the assess
| ment OF live stock at home ranches; au-
| thoriZing county commissioners to employ
assistance for the states attorney; cutting
the attorney general and the superinten-
dent of instruction from the State Board
| OF Assessment and Equalization; granting
officers Of cemeteries the right OF eminent
domain for extending boundaries; provd-
Ing for the settlement OF old accounts be-
| tween the state and unorganized counties;
| legalizing the acts OF the village OF White
Rock. and senate Joint resolution asking for
a constitutional convention to provide for
the election of United States senators by
| popular vote.
Kills Public Printing BiII.
| The house killed the senate bill requiring
all public printing to be done in the state.
| The house refused to concur in the senate
| amendments to the codfcation law and
Benedict, Everett and McDougall were APP
pointed conferoes. The senate ordered the
report OF the investigating committee to be
| printed In the daily journal, but not in the
| permanent journal, and 1000 copies to be
| printed in pamphlet form Martin. pop
| ulist member OF the committee, attempted
| TO get the report into the permanent
| journal. but failed. The senate passed the
| house bill repeating the law allowing town
ships to furnish seed grain; providing for
| an election to establish the boundary be-
| tween Meade county and Lawrence and
| Pennington counties; providing that ac-
| tions against the makers of promissory
notes must be brought in the county in
which the maker resides; increasing the
| brand fee to $3.50; requesting congress to
accept the sole jurisdiction over Indian
4 tinnEs thinning for ho
absolute title to the Fort Sisseton military
| reservation and 10 make improvements
| along the Missouri river in the southern
| part of the state; raising the fee for license
| to practice medicine to $40; amending the
laws relating to mutual insurance COM
| panies.
Passes CodincatiOn Hill.
| The senate passed the amended bill for
! codihcation OF laws and sent the same to
the house, where the amendment was re-
| jected and conference committee was ap-
| pointed The resolution recommending
| Major Frost for advancement on the retired
| list passed the senate with but five negative
votes, The proposed amendment to the
| constitution 10 release county superinten-
| dents from the tenure OF Office provision
was killed by the senate. as was the bill to
raise the age OF consent. The second con-
| ference committee on oil inspection re-
ported a disagreement and the probabilities
are that the bill will fail. Both houses cleared
their calendars before 3 o'clock and all thar
! remai ined for the night session was the
signing of bills and the conference reports
on codihcation, apportionment and oil in
| soection.
! NctOes Educational Biii.
At the night session Governor Herreid
| returned a veto on the bill to allow each
member Of the legislature to appoint ten
pupils to attend state educational insiitu-
| tions free OF tuition, He characterized the
! bill as dangerous and carrying too, much
J political pull with danger OF overcrowding
! the institutions. The veto was sustained
! The house adopted the conference report
| on revision and codihcation OF laws which
the senate has adopted. DO