Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-25
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Pierre Correspondence
In the senate bills were introduced on the i.t!,
10 appropriate $1,000 for plant breeding build
ing at the agricultural college; appropriating
$.5,OoD for Il building at the Springfield normal
school; to legalize E0t0rial acknowledgements
taken prior to January. 1901; requiring directors
OF state banks to own five shares OF stock in the
same; to punish the crime OF KIDNAPPING by life
imprisonment. number of petitions were pre-.
sented asking that the law requiring publication
OF certificates OF nomination be repealed. John,
son Of Douglas presented Il resolution request
ing the governor to furnish the senate with u
copy OF the latest report relative to the manage.
ineit Of tile refr rim school under Superintendent
Ainsworth. and that the same be spread on the
Journal
The first house hill of the session to pass was
the one appropriatng money for the per diem
ana mileage Of members of both houses. The
last house bill introduced was to limit tile nun.
per ot ballots to be furnished to a precinct to
siNty for every iifty voters shown by the last
election. Bills were introduced JAM l5 granting
cities the right to own and operate light aud
power plants: empowering counties to fund out.
standing Indebtedness; appropriating money for
deiirency mt the feeDle minded Scl,,ol: prOvi,l-
Ing for the election Of county commissioners Ivy
the Whole county; protection of large game:
providing for surveys vi unorganizcd counties;
appropriation for deficiency ut Smarfsh nor
mai; to provide for township pounds and pound
masters; to provide for the transferring Of Ger.
tain state funds; to appropriate SyGOUO for the
VOL bounty deficiency. Tie commissioners OF
the several counties presented petitions tor the
repeal Of tile law for the publication of certii!.
Gates of nomination.
The first b. passed by the senate was the one
cOntlhillng causes In court where the attorneys
In the case are members of the legislature. Bills
not duplicates introduced in the senate Jan. III
were to define qualifications for admission to the
BAR; appr0prlating Sl.lOO for expense of leasing
ana selling school landsan'l granting certificates
Oh graduation to graduates of the Madison state
normal school. The rules of the session of 1893
were adopted as the permanent rules of the ses.
Sion. The GtndersOn oil inspection bill VA.
recommended for passage
GOV. Herreid on the 10th sent in the nOili!l,..
tOns OF John ID. LAWN o. Aberdeen. w q, Rics
OF Deadwo0d and IL. NJ Fnnerud of WatertowG
as members Of the state board of charities. and
corrections. and all were promptly confirmed.
me appointment of Rice and LAWN is in place of
the recent appointments of Gov Lee. which arc
not recognized. These three with i. NJ. Steere
all Republicans, and Geo. w. kingsblry Pom,
hist. OF Nankton will he the board which will be
recognized BY the legislature. Gov. Herred and
Attorney General Pyle. and they will he callc,;
together in few days to act AS Il board. This
move VIII force it upon the Lee board to MAKE
the move IN court in it is not satisfied with
the action of the new board appointed by Gov,
Herreid
Both lcuseS put in Il large part of the after.
noon on the 18TH inst In 1t discussion of the adj
visibility CT adjourning from Thursday to Tues.
DAY, Jan. -. They 10th passed it. Favor.
abe committee reports were secured on the bill
TO increase the salaries of judges and governor,
and on that establishing the office of dairy and
l. oil commissioner. after an amendment making
Il part OF the agricultural college. Onmotion OF
lDortland an eNpositon' committee was created
for the house, naming the committee a. Repre-.
nj
Wick. Egge. Heath Peterson, shatfer and Ud-
iind. The committee is ordered to report tc
to both houses not LATER than the lst of Feb
ru;lry. Bills. not duplicates. introduced in the
senate were. Providing that the total amount
of liquor license shall he paid into tile county
general fund.-. amending the present liu,ior
license law with strict provisions iii regard to
druggists. This is said to be the law of the State
Liquor Dealers' Association. Increasing torms
ut county commissioners 30 four years, and
making them Ineligible after two terms, AMI
giving tEr,Slers liens priority over all others. A
l5llis were introduced in the house to a;menl
tlie registration law: to prevent dissertation of
the United States flag by advertisers; ii joint
resolution reducing the interest OIL investments
oil the permanent school fund from per cent
TO per cent: providing for a corn palace and
general exhibit mt Buffalo. and an appropriation
oi S25.OO0 for an artesian well at the Springfield
normal he bill to repeal the law for publica
tlon of certificates of nomination was passed by
UTMOST UNANIMOUS vote, alter a sharp discussion.
other bills passed We're those amending the law
lor punishment for receiving stolen goods and
To change terms OF court in the Third circuit
Senate bills were introduced Jan. Ii to make
tie compensation of county commissioners 81;
per day and cents per mile. not to exceed SsCQ
per year; to appropriate 5000 for an artesiaf
well on school land in Fan River County. ton
pfoprate $l2.5Oo for buildings ut Madison
normal. Senator .Johnstons senate bill empow
ering the cities to license BIZ posters and dis.
tributers was passed unanimously. The senate
Dill approprlatng per diem and mileage of mem.
berS and employees was passed III is tl,r frS,
law Of the session.
The house bills introduced Jan. IL were: Tic
appropriate Sl2.700 for deficiency in the building
iuhu at the Madison normal; appropriation of
5000 for an afteSian well on the school and p,,!,
lie lands In Fail River County: for boiler ilspec
ton; providing for franchise tax on corporations
of 4 OF per cent. and y of per cent on cap.
ltal stock; to appropriate $2i2 for expense Of
carrying presidential returns to Washington.
appropriating $1,000 for DEFICIENCIES for taking
prisoners to the pcntentiary; provldin. that nj
liquor license money go to tho county genera
fnnd; to appropriate money for clerks of United
| States land offices; for lists of taxable lands
furnished tostate auditor; providing that count,
commissioners may levy taxes after the tlrs,
tuesday IN September; to prevent the sale OF
merchandise in fraud of creditors; for the it
vestment of the permanent school fund by conn
ties in state. county and municipal bonds; an
propriating $l.0OO for judicial expenses of (;re,
ory county prior to organization; providing fo,
the disposal of real property acquired by coun
(. Ties by tax purchase or for enclosure; allowing
the use of abbreviations in tax lists: providing
for the punishment of trespassers on school and
| pubic lands; for holding terms of court in I,y.
| man County, and for construction and malnte
nance Of partition fences. House bills passed
were those fixing terms Of court in the seventh
circuit; striking out that portion of printers
affidavit which prohibits tile division of fees
iNing the order in which claims against an es.
tate shall be presented for payment, and iixin.
the powers of town justices of peace where !,
town Is located in more than one county.
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Good Advice.
Tailor-I hope, baron. you'll pay this
| bill really can't wait any longer |