Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-08
STATE LEGISLATURE

STATE LEGISLATURE.
Passing Few lsills-Session Half Gone
Grinding Slowly AlOns.-Trnns-
lent Herd Tax Bill Passed.
Pierre S. ID. Feb. 2-Joint COM
mittees of both houses decided not to
recommend any appropriation for the
Pan American exposition.
An error of hasty legislation has
been discovered in the law governing
| the board of control of the soldiers
home, which was passed in the closing
days of the 1895 session. According
to the law appointments shall he
for two, four aud six years and the
intent was to make all appointments
for six years after the first ones had
| expired. AS "a result the Lee appoint
ces are now out of office and the
two supposed to be left are only hold
overs.
\ bill will be introduced today to
cure this defect, and in making ap-
continents under the new law Gov.
Herreid will re-aprolnt the old board,
which will have upon 1T Gunderso1f, of
Vermillion, and Van Osdel, of Yankton,
both populists, who will hold for two
years more.
The stock raisers of the western ran
fras ho1n ,,,E
in the way of a law to tax cattle owned
by non-residehts of the state that are
driven within the state to Craze. The
tax imposed is 80 cents per head and
will be prohibitive. The fact that the
bill is unconstitutional. cuts no figure,
providing the governor approves it.
Any court i'll that region that would
refuse to enforce it because of little
technicality like that would soon find
itself ont of a job, and litigants could
not afford to appeal each case to
the supreme court. The result will be
that Sonth Dakota cattle raisers will
reign supreme on southern ranges
that are now invaded by herds from
Nebraska
Rev. Mr. Sh.uafelt aud n. G. Nash,
, recently appointed commissioners of
the soldiers home. were here last week
to consult with the governor over mat
teis pertaining to the institution that
/, will De placed under their care. They
will not assume the duties of the Office
for some time, probably not until April
L. Both state they have not taken the
matter OF commandant under COLI
sideration and that the rumor that
| Captain Lucas is to receive the ap-
pointment is at least premature.
| On third reading, the following bills
PASSED:
House Bills-To make sidewalk
charges a first lien on abuttiug propety
providing for the payment of town
and village assessors by the county
where tine whole county is Lot organ
lied into townships; empowering eN-
ecutors and administrators to mort
gage property when shown to he to
the advantage of the estate; providing
for deficiency of s1,6S9 in the build.
ing fund of the Sbearfish normal
school; providing for deficiency OF
$3.50 in the building fund at the hos
pital for the feeble minded.
Senate bills we're passed requiring
county officials to withhold warrants
where personal taxes are delinquent
on the part of the owner, and making
purchasers take them subject to such
charge; giving county courts power tc
settle estates of less than $500 value
without expense of administrator.
Pierre, s. d., Feb. Especial: Ii
the house today committees reported
against an exhibit at the Buffalo expo
sition. A favorable report was re
turned on the senate resolution for al
investigating committee, after amend
ing it to include the Soldiers Home
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The bill providing for the expens
of care of insane patients where there
is question what county to charge |
against, and the bill making sheriff
collectors of personal property take.
+ were also passed.
Il -
Representative Burgess bill for th
creation of a state sheep inspector
worthy Of earnest consideration. ]
provides that all sheep shipped i
/. shall be inspected as to their cond
a tion and if found diseased shall be dt
nied entrance. The inspector an
deputies will be paid entirely from In