Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-27
PROHIBITION OF DRUGGISTS
south Dakota House Committee Re-
ports Favorably on Liquor
License Hill.

gram )-The house committee today re-
ported favorably on the senate bill BY
Sweet, fixing liquor licenses, In which the
main provision prohibits a druggist from
handling liquor, with amendments reducing
the license. and reported favorably on the
bill and creating bureau of immigration
but cut the expense Of the bureau to 81, 900
year. The report on the bill providing for
Hood gates In mill dams, the only measure
which ever brought Mennonite delogatio
TO look after legislation. called out warm
discussion in attempts to amend But the
report was finally adopted as presented.
Benedict secured recon- sideration of the
vote by which the county insane asylum
bill was killed, and 1t is alive again for to.
morrow. The general appropriation bill
came up on a committee report. Packard
moved that consideration go over till to-
morrow while Benedict desired to go into
committee OF the whole at once on the bill.
Goddard supported Packard and Odland
backed the motion Of Benedict. while Law
son attempted to get the measure over 10
Friday. Packard's motion finally prevailed.
Stove presented q resolution calling upon
the South Dakota congressional delegation
TO work for the passasge OF the irrigation
laws. and Seward presented a resolution 20
change the rules of the house to require q
majority vote Of all present TO suspend the
rules.
The senate having refused to accept the
house amendment to the general educa-
tional bill. Bras. Trumm and Gross were ap-
pointed as house conference committee
special order house bill was passed TO
allow counties to dispose of lands taxed al
tax sale for less than the face OF taxes
where the property is not worth the
amount involved. and bill was passed to
reorganiEe the militia, in the discussion Of
which Packard declared Adjutant General
Humphrey to be the best OF such of1cials
the state ever had The house passed a
memorial to congress for the passage OF
the Grout BILL an appropriation OF s5s for
the deficiency in making out the muster roll
OF the First South Dakota regiment and
killed the sheep inspection bill.
The senate oil bill was taken UP and |
amended. turning into the state the fees for |
analysis when the same was made by state |
employe, striking out below grade" oil |
from that to be admitted. and limiting the |
number of deputy inspectors to three, AMI |
the bill was passed
saloon Windows UnObstructed.
House bills introduced: To prevent OBJ
struction OF windows OF saloons; memorial
tn congress for complete title to Fort Sis
seton reservation and appropriating $1,000
deficiency for house employees.
The serate sterted out with a disagree
ment On the concurrence with the house
amendment to the general education bill
providing for certain dictionaries, and by
vote OF 30 to f5 refused to concur. Sweet
and Loomis led the fight against the con
currence, in the course OF which Sweet
harsed Bras, house member, with push
Ing the bill to be state agent of the dic- |
tionaries, and Loomis charged that the
legislature had already given s25 900 to the
book trust and It was time to call a halt
Johnston. Close and Loomis were appointed
senate conferees on the bill
The senate went into committee Of the
whole on the building and loan bill which
Vas championed by Loomis and opposed by
stewart and it was passed. other senate
bills passed by the senate were: To pre-
,ent parties interested from giving in
lirettly testimony against deceased parties
n claims owned by them which they could
lot give directly; providing for assess
nent of live stock at home ranch: attach
ng island in the Missouri to Clay county
or school purposes; providing for teaching
humane treatment of animals in schools |
congress for drainage of Red
diver valley.
The senate passed house bills: Providing
or construction of sidewalks In villages !
he "jag" cure bill, allowing counties 10
end drunkards to Keeley Institutes; divid-
ng cost OF bridge construction between Z
OWNS and county; to prevent desecration Of 7
jnited States flag providing for disposal q
{ real property held by counties; regulating I
lethod Of marking tickets when ticket is [
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