Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-01
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legislative.

Pierre Correspondence:
In the house on Jan. 90 tho name of Gamble
for the senate was presented by Mr.. Price and
that of Pettigrew by Mr.. Gross. The vote was:,
Gamble, 10; Pettigr.w,s. lnthe senate SENATOR
EdgertOn presented the nalne of Gamble and
Senator Martin that of Pettigrew, the vote be-
Ing: GAMBLE SO; Pettigrew, 5. The total gave
Gamble lI3, Pcttigrew 13.
The principal house bills introduced on tho e2d
we're 1, memorial to congress asking for election
of United States senators by popular vote anu TO
grant bountes for tree planting; giving state
bounty of 81 per acre after trees have been In
good growing stat, for three years. The Dill to
create law department at the state university
was passed. Petitions were presented for a
state immigration bureau and tor letting county
printing by bids.
Bills were introduced in tho senate to license
pool rooms and to prevent the establishing OF
wholesale liquor houses in towns OF less than
1900. Senator Edgerton presented a telegram
from Congressman Gamble thanking the re-
publican party for the honor which it had con-
ferred upon him through the legislature. The
uniform negotiable instrument bill was placed
on final passage, and 1t was made special order
for Monday. A few minor bills were passed.
among them one compelling county treas,irers to
accept warrants for taxes when presented and
cretiting the amount OF the face of the warrant
on the amount due.
In the senate and house on the 23d the chap
lain both referred to the death of Queen VIC
tOria In their invocations. III the joint session
the clerks of the two houses called the roll and
that part of the journal of each house referring
to the votes for senator taken OH the 22d was
read after which :.eut Gov. Snow, as the pre-
siding officer of the joint session. declared Rob-
ert j. Gamble to have been duly elected as
United States senator for six years from the 4th
of March, 1901. The clerk of the house then
| read the certificate of election. which was duly
signed by the presiding officers and clerks OF the
two houses.
The principal senate bills introduced OH the
23d We're: To appropriate $3.50 for coal furnished
tile reform school; for the creation OF Il st tie
agricultural and horticultural board: requiring
the publication OF reports of the railway COM
mission. oil Inspector mine inspector and board
of health; to require public printing and bind
ing to he done in the state. The bill for wide
tire wagons was passed after fight
In the house on the a3d the principal bills in
trOduced were: 10 make boards of supervisors
and city councils boards of election; to license
| travelling merchants with limit of from $50 to
$780, to provide for township free high schools;
providing for district circulating libraries; de-
timing the legality of the assignment of tax sale
certificates; to create Il state fair board of five
| members, to be appointed by the governor; and
to provide for assignments of mortgages by
| county commissioners. The judiciary commit
| tee reported favorably on the bill to authorize
| the governor to remove certain constitutional
officers Bills passed were: Ballot reform, pre-.
venting a name from appearing more than once;
to appropriate $24e for expenses and mileage of
presidential electors to appropriate s.. 900 def
cheney for the transportation of prisoners to the
penitentiary.
| Tie principal bill passed in the house Jan.
"a was that to raise the salaries of the governor
and judges. The first breaker 1t met was the
desire of Representative Seward TO go upon the
| bench himself. all ambition which would be
| stopped if the session OF which lie is q member
should increase the salary of the office. This was
met ny an amendment applying the bill only to
| circuits In which there is an area of over 5000
square miles or Il population of over 5,loO. This
all wed the bill to apply to all the circuits of the
| state except the Third or Watertown circuit.
| The next was an amendment by Price to cut the
| governor from the benefits of tile measure. This
was defeated and the bill was finally passed by 6
Votes over the necessary twothirds. Other bills
| passed We're to require nonresident owners of
cattle graZed III the state to pay tax of so cents
| per month per head in addition to all other
taxes, besides several bills relating to the trans.
! fer of tax titles.
| In the senate the principal bills introduced
Jan. "a were to give additional powers to the
| shidren's home Mt Sioux Falls to reduce home.
| stead exemption to 81 800; to provide additional
| penalties for the sale of liquor to minors and
| nrinkards; to make the governor. auditor, sec.
| retary and land commissioner the state board of
L equalization. and to increase the salaries of
j county treaS,lrers and auditors. The wide tire
| wagon bill was recOnsidered and passed q sec.
/ Dnd time. A resolution memorialiZing congress
Tor federal aid at the school of mines was passed.
| The oil inspection bill was discussed at length
| and referred to the judiciary committee for an
| opinion as to its legality.