Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-12
INVESTIGATION TO Be PUSHED
south Dakota Oommittss Chooses Its Chair.
man and Gets Date,
INTENDS TO BEGIN WORK THUrsOAi
summons Ex-Governor Lee. Private
secretary Tom Ayres aud Public
Examiner Morris Taylor to
Give Testimony.

PIERRE s D.. Feb 1l.-(Special Tele-
gram The investigation committee met
today and organized by the selection OF Rep
resentative Benedict chairman. William
Wallace OF Aberdeen was selected as STE
nographer at $3.50 a day. Z. l.. Thomas OF
Huron clerk at 81 a day and A. c. Goffe OF
Sully county marshal at SO a day. The
committee formulated rules In executive
session. A resolution was introduced Civ
ing the commission fuller powers The In
vestigating committee will begin work
Thursday and have summoned Ex-Governor
Lee. Private Secretary Tom Ayres and Pub
lie Examiner Morris Taylor to appear on
that date.
Governor Herried appointed a brand COM
mission OF Noah Newbsnks OF Stanley
county, a democrat. resppointed; Henry o.
Anderson OF Meade and J. VI. Psrmlee Of
Edmunds county. who is secretary Of the
South Dakota Livestock association.
In the house a petition from Brown
county was presented asking for dIstribu-
tion OF railroad school taxes throughout
the county instead OF in the townships alone
where the roads cross. The committee on
agriculture reported fsyorsbly on the SEN
ate bill TO encourage the formation OF
farmers Institutes. and favorable report
was returned on the senate cannon cracker
| bill.
The first proposition after the preliminary
work vas a combination which resulted In
I the killing OF the wolf bounty repeal and
an adjournment over from Thursday next
TO Tuesday OF next week. 1t was started
| by motion by McDougall TO call the sen
ate wolf bounty repeal from the committee
and indefinitely postpone II. Lindgren de-
manded a division on the question and
/ q gzI - All q
made against the stponement and after
a heated discussion the motion was carried
on roll call by SO to 90 and the full motion
was carried by the same vote. An effort
to kill the house duplicate OF the senate
| bill was lost by failure OF its advocates ia
| demand a roll call The motion to adjourn
was then cslled up and the wolf bounty
hackers who have fought It in the past
made a few objections and then most oi
them supported it. carrying the motion by
Al to 2I
On the third reading the house bill "a
| allow a reassessment for local improve.
ments when the first assessment had beer
| set aside for any reason. was lost. The
senate joint resolution granting powers q
the investigation committee to employ as
sstance and 10 summon witnesses and com
pei them to testify was given three readings
| and passed.
BILLS Passed In the House.
The house passed the senate bills to al
low the issue OF funding bonds by towns
allowing personal service for taking o
! dispositions OF non-residents, making judg
ment complete and effective as soon a.
rendered by the court, sttested by th'
clerk and Aled in his once, and fixing term,
OF court in the Eighth judicial circuit.
g.sr
Creating a state board OF charities an
corrections OF fve OF both parties. two Il
be women; making the driving OF stool
from their accustomed range misde
meanor; liquor license law cutting dowI
licenses: reducing interest on tax receipts
from l5 10 IL per cent; making continued
use a legal highway without regard L
time
In the senate Stewart introduced a reso
luton memorislizing congress to increas,
the annual allowance for Indian pupil
from sl67 per year TO $3.50; requiring hu
name treatment OF animals TO be taugh
in schools; appropriating $4,000 for boy
dormitory at Spearfsh. and empowering
cities 10 maintain lighting plants.
The senate passed the house bills legal
izing abbreviations in tax lists and cedinl
TO the general government Jurisdiction owe
crimes on Indian reservations.
On account OF numerous sbsentees n
important measures were taken up. Tn
matter OF an exhibit at the Buffalo exposi
tion was settled by the adoption OF an ad
verse report by vote Of 25 TO IA.
The senate concurred in the house res
olution OF adjournment for four days.
An attempt to kill the cigarette lieens
bill by an adverse committee report wa
/ taI nj kn -. .t...
dar. Governor Herried sent TO the senat
the name OF II. ~ Cooper Of Lincoln count
to be public examiner.