The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-02-28

Pierre, Feb. 22.-Action of the senate
IL the house concurs. as is likely, the
bond of the mex state treasurer will be
an even half million Of dollars. The
present sum is $50, 900, which is less
than his average cash baiSnce.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Farmers east of tho
river who are alarmed lest the regis
lature pass a fence law, either perma-
nently or for certain seasons Of the
year, may cast away their fears 1t 10
practically certain that no change Will
be made In this respect In existing law.
Pierre, Feb. pa party Of Mennon,
ties from Hutchinson county Was a lea :
ture the first of the week 1t was hero
for the purpose of plugging" Senator
Sweets dam bill. which is said to be-
aimed particularly at them. The bill
provides for a fiood-gate half the width
of the dam. and one of the Mennonite
dams is said Il be $50 feet in length.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-The wolf bounty bill
which seems 10 have as mary lives az
a cat and clings tentatively TO each on
Vi the Hlut, UODUCl up SCiSlSi IA "a .
house Wednesday, and ii will make It'll
appearance at least once more for the
consideration of the motion to expUnga
it from the records was postponed un-
til the 26th inst.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Members who Wis
tied the Minnesota legislature last
week thought a joke was being played
upon them when thai august body pro-
ceeded to consider a wolf bill a few
minutes after the South Dakotans had
taken their seats. But it was no joke,
as was discovered when the bill was
adopted by an almost unanimous vote.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Populist ofice-hold-
ers threaten to referendum" any bills
that may be passed to give the COVER
O power to remove their James from
the pay rolls, but it is not believed the
~non-ofice holding Populists will APP
prove of such a plan. They under
stand that a Populist holding office
under a Republican administration is
not likely to be ruch of a hustler for
his party.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Senate ran it's snic-
ersnee into a few more library bills
the first of the week, killing all but
one, which was granted a reprieve loc
a few days in order to prolong the tor
ture. These bills are manifestly un-
popular with the law makers, although
the large number of them that were in
troduced serves to show that many
people on the outside are thinking OF
L. -,.h302% IN n cnrfn,to uaV
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Bill No. 1 known
as the negotiable instrument bill, has
been put to sleep for the session by ac-
ton of the house. A great deal of
prejudice existed against the bill for
some reason or other, probably be-
cause it called attention to a number
of laws already upon the statute books
with which the legislators were not ia
miliar. The bill was far from being
of a vicious character.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-McMartin, of Sioux
Falls, lately elected attorney for the
railroad commissioners, IS spoken of
very highly and will no doubt fill the
position with credit to himself and
profit TO the people. The commission
asks only 5000 for legal expenses for
the coming two years, against double
that amount for the past two. 1t Is
true, however, that a considerable por-
ton of the legal expense fund OF 1899
has been or will be covered back t. the
state.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-House temperance
committee had a lively session Tues
day night. House bill No. 272, intro
duced by Mr.. Guenther of Hutchinson
county-the genuine liquor dealers as
ISOLATION bill-was under discussion.
| After a heated argument the commit
tee decided to recommend that the Ii
cense for wholesale beer depOts be fix
ed at 100 per annum, the fee to go to
the county in which the depot is locat-
ed, and that wholesale liquor dealers
pay a license of $500.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Some of the smaller
institutions are taking alarm over the
efforts of WATERFOWL to remove the re.
form school from Plankinton, fearing
that IL a precedent Is established II
may be far reaching.
The Gary blind asylum people are
said I O be particularly anxious over the
matter, as a hint has been thrown Out
that the asylum might be removed te
the buildings occupied by the reform
school in the event that WATERFOWL i.
successful.
1t is understood that WATERFOWL bus
mess men held a meeting a few days
ago and voted to duplicate every dol
lar appropriated by the state for build
ings or improvements at that place.
Pierre, Feb. 22.-Gov. Herreid's vett
OF house bill No. 80, to permit and lie
galize the use of Authorizations in de
scriptions of lands in tax lists. is sar
castle in spots and goes into the Law
exhaustively.