Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-02-09
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, $. D., Jan. 3l.-The Edgerton
bill placing the state fair under the
control OF the state appropriating
5000 for the payment OF premiums
was knitted I'm the senate yesterday aft
crnoon but got through the house with
practically no opposition. The bill still
has a chance to go through the SEN
ate.
Lawson OF Brown began a fight on
the bill when the senate assembled by
Offering an amendment appropriatinB
$4,000 to pay the deficiencies of the past
state fair. Edgerton replied with sup
pressed excitement hat If ii was in
tended to kill the bill ii should be done
on It's merits and not by such amend
ments, asserting that If one deficiency
could be paid all might be. Johnson Of
Mitchell resented an imputatiOn Of
Edgerton hat Mitchell had not paid
up all premiums. The bill failed Of the
necessary two-thirds vote, the ballot
standing Is to Ii, and was declared lost.
When the Newly bill appropriating
10000 acres OF endowment land for the
blind asylum came up LOOMS declared
that he should oppose IL unless amend
ed 10 include all state endowment
lands not appropriated.
Il want II all given away so there
will be no more institutions created"
said Loomis.
An amendment to carry out his view
was lost. after which the original bill
was passed, 33 to 8.
The substitute bin Of the printing
committee fixing n maximum fee of $40
Tor publishing certificates of nomina-
ton was passed after an amendment
OF Martin proposing to publish in three
legal rather than in three official pa
pers and II by Rowe cutting the
price down to SIS had both failed.
Stoddard's bill providing for the Gre
0tion of fence viewers was made n
special order for today at 3 o'clock
after some debate. At 3 o'clock
LOOMS moved an adjournment to fore
stall Halls motion TO reconsider the
vote by which the license bill was car
ried yesterday, but on Halls assurance
that he bowed to the will of the ma
jority and would not attempt a recon-
sideration Of the bill LOOMS withdrew
his men.
This presently foreshadows the sue
ccssful passage through both houses of
the Icnglesby bill to give the counties
the state liquor license.
Rowe moved to refer the wolf boun-
ty substitute offered Tuesday back to
the committee with Instructions to re-
port n bill, but on motion of Varnum
the substitute was indefinitely post
poned and the repeal bill given It's
second reading.
Inc senate passed senate Oil Oo lpT
the better protection OF antelope; II,
to pay Brown and Saenger for sup
plies furnished the commission of
insurance; 6, for continuation of q
cause when an attorney is a member
Of the legislature, and the house bill
for the creation of n state historical
Thomas McKennett of Webster was
appointed on the engrossing force.
The wolf bounty got q setback in
he house, the appropriation commit
tee making an adyerse report on the
$50, 600 deficiency bill.
The house passed the bill abolishing
the non-partisan feature OF the law
Tor the selection of official papers,
and IL goes to the governor. Also the
house joint resolution No. 5, reducing
he rate OF interest on school funds to
per cent; appropriating $4,000 for a
deficiency in the fuel fund of the aSri-
college and $4,000 annually for
he state fair.
A number of ~unimportant bills were
In both houses.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. d., Feb. 1.-The chief in
crest in yesterdays session centered
II the fight on the Wilmarth bill estab-
the Ninth judicial circuit,
which was defeated but Will be recon-
idered next Wednesday.