Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Observation-Disclosures -
Legislative.

The house judiciary committee on Feb. 4, re-
'ortcd in favor of holding the judicial election
1t tile same time as the general election. In the
anne connection bill was introduced to make
lie terms of county commissioners for four
ears instead of three, and the two measures
combined will save the state practically sslo0.O0o
or each election which must bc held under the
resent system. The principal house bills in
roduced were to raise the age of consent to Is
ears: providing for local option by countless
providing for general prohibition; to turn the
ces from the office of clerk of the supreme
ourt into the treasury and fixing a salary of ST.
40 for the place; prohibiting the sale OF tobacco
minors under ~ years of age: and to create
he Office of state sheep Inspector. On its third
'eading the house bill was passed to more eX-
'lcity fix the list of property for taxation.
vas the senate bill to pay the Judgment OF Sael
leltl against the state by Brown a. Sanger.
In the senate the principal bills introduced
were TO provide IL permanent levy for various
tate institutions and increasing the levy of
counties to more than mills to meet expenses
md bonded Indebtedness. This is Il Black Hills
measure. many of tile counties in that section
rot being able to meet charges under tile S-ilill
imitation. The senate committee having under
consideration the house resolution OF sympathy
With the English people on the death of Queen
Victoria returned an adverse report. on the
ground that it was not matter for oilicialaction.
and that the flag on the state house should only
DC placed at half mast in honor of American
:itZenS.
The senate passed Il number of bills Feb. 5
which have been hanging on the calendar. the
principal among them being: Providing for the
creation of election precincts in cities. particu-
arly applying to Brookings; legalizing tile in
corporation of Revo fixing terms of court in
;he Eighth judicial circuit; changing the form
of affidavit required for an order of publishing
luminous and making the affidavit unassailahle:
governing orders of judgments; permitting
cities to refund bonded indebtedness Stod-
lard. 1.oomls and Sweet had Il lively tilt over
:he bill preventing the manufacture and sale of
cannon crackers and airglns, Sweet champion
.ng the cause of the small boy, while the others
took the position that there was too much dam
ger of manning persons and destruction of
property in both the crackers and the guns, and
:lle bill was finally passed.
The senate passed house bill providing for u
state board of agriculture of seven members. TO
be appointed by the governor.
favorable report was returned in the house
Feb. OH the senate resolution for an invcsti-
eating committee. after amending it to in
,lllde the soldiers home. The food and dairy
commissioner bill was then taken up. and after
being riddled with amendments WAS passed in Il
badly demoralized condition, leaving in the pro-
vision requiring Il license for the operation of II
creamery, but striking out the provisions for
issuance of such license. The bill providing for
The expense of care of insane patients where
there is Il question what county to charge it
against. and the bill making sherlls collectors of
personal property taxes. were also passed.
The house committee on education on Feb.
reported Il substitute to the bill to create state
library board. The substitute provides for II
board to consist of three members to he APP
pointed by the governor, the state superintcnd-
ant of instruction, the librarian of the state
university and secretary of the state historical
society. its duties being to submit lists of proper
books for circulating libraries. House bills
passed We're: To allow boards anunliyDfiou to
adjourn from time to time instead of from day
20 day; providing for surveys of section lines in
lnorsanizcd townships; to allow the establish
mcnt oil two or more precincts in n township. i.
brooklngS measure: providing for discharge OF
mortgages owned by deceased parties; fixing
grades of punishment for the crime of perjury.
and the wolf bounty hill. cutting down the
amount OF bounty and limiting the amount tn be
paid IN any Un. year TO 5000. The house also
passed the senate bill prohibiting the killing OF
antelope for ten years.
The senate bills passed Feb. were: Provid-
ng for settl memt OF indebtedness between vii
ages and townships; giving heirs of Il deceased
person tile right to bring suit within one year
after his leath: the resolution memorializing
congress to remove the sandbar at the mouth of
;he James River; to elect county commissioners
Dy vote of the whole county. This bill was
fought by the fusionsts. and before its passage
1t was amended to allow the nominations to be
made by voters of the district and to make terms
iOur years with eligibility to re-electi II. Tile
bill passed. 81 to l2. Ihenew oil inspection bill
passed. 81 to II. The Mauch amendment to The
bill to reduce the exemption for Il homestead to
Fa.5oo and personal property to the amount of
f75o for married men and $3.50 for single men
called out the fight of the day. and was finally
passed by "a to 20. The house bill was passed to
provide for township poundmasters AM the res
olutiOn memOrlaliZing congress for election of
senator's by popular vote.
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:eport adverse to increasing the number of the
BOARD of regents of education to seven with
paid secretary. and accepted several amend
nents presented by Warren to make the bill
more definite; then. on a third reading. killed
The measure. Tho house passed the bill
70 change the time of election of supreme and
.ircuit court judges to general elections. Other
bills were passed as follows: make quit claim
leeds absolute title; providing for dissolution of
stiles with less than $50 population; memorial to
congress asking for treaty for opening por.
lion of Rosebud reservation in Gregory county;
senate bills to appropriate o5OOO acres of land to
the blind asylum at Gary, and a revolution giving
10 Gov. Lee his chair.
The only bill introduced in the senate Feb. 2
vas to authorize railroads to extend or alter
:heir lines of road and to build branches and
extensions and make alterations Lawson pre-.
sented petition asking that apportionment of
the school fund be made throughout the county
Instead of 'iy townships. The senate bill re.
luiring waste gates in mill dams, which was
supported by Sweet in the interests of residents
along the Jim River. was passed. Mouse bills
we're passed regulating notice to be given for
road work; requiring nonresident to appoint
rcsiden agent in district; fixing tho weight Of
speltz at 45 pounds to the busel, and tho house
joint solution for a constitutional amendment
providing for making loans of school funds at q
minimum of per cent,
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