Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-03-09
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Proceedings Of the Lawmakers Dur
ing the Week.
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TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 27.-The general
educational bill which created such bad
blood In the house Monday agitated
the senate yesterday by a stormy de-
bate I'm which Sweet declared II was
being promoted to make money for
Representative Bras OF Davision, who
Is engaged in the school publishing bus-
mess. Johnston OF Dawson denied that
Bras was agent for the international
dictionary, which was stricken out of
the bill when II passed the senate and
inserted Monday by the house, but ad-
mitted Bras sold II. LOOMS and Stew
art locked horns on the question OF re-
tanning the international dictionary In
the bill, Stewart ~contending II had been
there for seven years and was sane
toned by time. Loomis declared the
provision compelling school officers TO
buy the International was a trust
abuse.
I'VE passed Il library bill n few days
making a gift OF $25. 900 per year
to the school book monopoly" shouted
LOOMS. rs It not about time to let
up on this sort OF legislation"
The motion TO concur In the house
amendment failed and the bill will 20
to a conference committee, the chair
appointing Johnston, LOOMS and Close
as such COMMITTEES.
The banking committees building and
loan bill created nearly as much debate
as the school bill. The senate went into
committee OF the whole on the bill dur
ing which Stewart n LOOMS had a
wordy battle over its provisions, the
latter finally moving to strike out
everything after the enacting clause
inserting n provision multiplying any
building and loan contract hereafter
made In the state. The motion failed
and the committee recommended the
bill which finally passed after imma-
terial changes, the vote standing 38 TO
3. The senate also passed bills provid-
ing for a vote OF Clay county on the
annexation of the Island" permitting
the people OF that subdivision to Or
ganize n school; providing that range
stock must be assessed at the place OF
roundup or the ranch; reforming laws
for the assessment OF personal properly;
for teaching humane treatment OF ami
mails In the schools; prescribing the
manner OF marking EXPENSE; for the
disposal OF property secured by county
on foreclosure; and Furnishing desecra-
ton OF the United States flag.
No Action on ship Subsidy.
Senator Johnson's resolution oppos-
ing the passage OF the ship subsidy
bill IA indefinitely postponed, but his
other resolution favoring the passage
OF the Hansbrough irrigation bill was
adopted unanimously. The house sent
Cumbersome oil bill limping back to the
senate with a harpoon In its vitals.
eliminating Gunderson's plan to give
20 per cen OF the inspection fees to
professors at the university for chem
lcal analysis OF oils and providing that
the money must go to the state treas
ury. This was Cumbersome pet scheme
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rather than adopted In its present
form.
The militia bill drafted by Adjutant
General Humphrey and supported by
the governor providing for a state"
instead OF national guard and placing
the militia absolutely in the hands OF
the governor passed.
a favorable report was made on the
immigration bill which provides a sal
airy Of 81, 200 per year and expenses OF
Sc, 900. Tom Roberts OF Armour Is to
be the commissioner II the bill passes.
The general appropriation bill Is "A
special order for today and the wolf
bounty repeal and farmers institute
bills were laid over until Friday. Koch
introduced n valued policy insurance
bill. The house adjourned with nine
teen bills on the calendar for third
reading.
some FhNOTbDIc tspOTth.
The house committee reported favor
ably on the senate bill by Sweet fixing
liquor licenses, the main provision OF
which prohibits "A druggist from ham
ding liquor, with amendments reduc-
Ing the license fee for brewers and
wholesalers.
The committee also reported favor
ably on the BARRIERS license bill and the
one creating n bureau Of immigration,
the expense being cut to $4,000 per year.
The report on the bill providing for
Hood gates in mill dams, the only meas
urc which ever brought "A Mennonite
delegation to look after legislation.
called out a warm discussion In at
tempts to amend, but the report was
finally adopted as presented.
Benedict secured reconsideration Of
the vote by which the county insane
asylum bin was killed. and ii is alive
again for n vote.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 2S.-The session
yesterday vas devoted TO the passage
of unimportant bills In the senate and
the consideration of committee reports
by the house. The house spent most Of
he afternoon In committee OF the whole
on the general appropriation bill, which
was recommended for passage with a
few changes.
Price OF Yankton tried to cut down
the litigation fund OF the railroad com
missioners from $4,000 to SO, 900, but
failed. Wilmarth ~endeavored to cut
the salary Of the assistant attorney
general from 81, 500 per year to $500, and
the house finally liked 1t at 81, 900.
Petitions for the Aberdeen normal
school were received from Roberts,
SnllV mud EIY,nnIC countries
The commissioners OF Yankton county
also petitioned for a sewerage system
at the asylum. The scheme for removal
of the reform school to Watertown met
with an adverse committee report.
The codification bill was recommended
TO pass by striking the attorney gener-
ais pay allowance out, and the oh; y
lain bill for the penitentiary was Ia
vorably recommended with a reduction
Of salary to 5000 per year.
The house did not reach the introduce
ton OF bills and there are now over
forty measures on the calendar. Sew
ard gave notice that he would move to
reconsider the rules in order to rein
state the sitting committee, killed at
the beginning OF the session.
The senate passed the following bills:
cities to erect and main
tain lighting plants: empowering cities
Of the second and third class to build
and operate water works; legalizing
the Incorporation of Irene, S. d.; limit
Ing to six years the time in which ac-
ton TO collect a town, city or township
bond or warrant can be begun; permit
ting husband or wife to sell or mort
gage family property In the event
either is sent to prison or the insane
asylum; changing to April LIST, time of
assessors; regulating the prac-
tice of dentistry; authorizing cities and
to re-assess and collect illegal
appropriating 5000 for the burial
Of deceased soldiers; defining degrees
Of perjury.
The investigating committee met last
night to take testimony from w. ii.
superintendent OF the re-
form school and Geo. w. K~ingsbury,
nonrotnrr Of The hoard Of ritInr