The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-08

tAoiA " collecl 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 1st, time of
meeting assessors; regulating the prac-
tice of dentistry; authorizing cities and
towns to re-assess and collect illegal
taxes; appropriating 5000 for the burial
of deceased soldiers; defining degrees
of perjury.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS,
Pierre, S. D., March 1.-The house
which is laboring under a mass Of ac-
cumulated business did not reach the
calendar yesterday afternoon, all the
time being spent with committee re-
ports and concurrences in senate bills.
The scheme to remove the reform
school to WATERFOWL was finally buried
by the adoption of an unfavorable COM
mittee report and the immigration COM
missionerSbill was put to sleep by the
decisive vote Of so to 20 on motion to
reconsider The bill to provide a chap
lain at the penitentiary also failed. The
house non-concurred in the senate
amendments to the wolf bounty in or
der to allow an additional provision
that no part Of the appropriation shall
be expended for certificates now on
file.
The conference report on the educa-
tional bill eliminating the International
dictioni.y from the bill and making
some minor changes was adopted in
both houses without opposition.
When the dairy commissioner bill
came up for concurrence in the senate
amendments an effort was made to in
definitely postpone 1t which failed and
the bill passed 66 to IL. The jag cure
bill was killed after hot debate by
tabling motion to appoint confer
The appropriation committee re-
ported the special building bills for
Vermillion, Aberdeen, Springfield,
Rapid City, spearfish and Brookings
scaling down each bill about IL per
cent.
The most important bill introduced
In the house was by the judicial COM
mittee, providing that the terms of
members of the board of charities and
pointed to fill vacancies shall termin-
ate with the termination of the ses-
sion of the legislature following their
appointment. The emergency clause
attached to the bill is an attempt to
forestall the operation of the referen-
dunn. The governor is pushing the
bill and expects to recover the ground
operation. Not all of the republican
senators are united In its support, as
was discovered in a caucus.
Trying to Regain Lost Ground.
The house convenes today at 10
O'Clock to catch up with business. The
senate appropriation bill was intro
dnced yesterday afternoon. It carries
about $958.00O. about $4,000 less than
the house bill. The minority report of
-, .f-t
tons allowing Fred Evans $9,271 for
deficiency in construction Of the SOL
diers' home building in Hot Springs,
In 1889, was adopted on motion Of
Chairman Stewart after long ex-
planatory speech in which he dis
claimed personal interest In the bill
Senator Martin tried to get request
voted to have the appropriation COM
mittee report the bill increasing the
bond of the state treasurer to $500, 900.
but 1t failed, four republicans voting
with the fusionistS for the motion.
senate Bills Passed.
Tho senate passed the following senate
bills:
\ Directing the publication OF the reports
of oil inspector, railroad commissioners
and minor state boards; giving Faux
county an additional term of court; plac-
ing Sisseton military reservation In the
hands Of the commissioner of school
lands, receipts to be credited to military,
accounts: giving the children's homo
power to reclaim children badly placed.
and requiring the board OF charities to
make annual reports on the management
of that institution: making the minimum
salary OF the register of deeds 800, and
providing for payment out Of county
also providing for q maximum salary OF
n I'm in COMMITTEES Of II an