The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-03-02
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

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Pierre, s. D., Feb. 26.-The house was
a scene of excitement and bad blood
yesterday created over. the passage of
the general educational bill, which was
crowded through in hot haste, its man
agcr voting the previous question as
1T was done in the senate 10 prevent
debate and prevent amendments.
Lawson (r%eppblicam charged that
the bin was being rushed through by
gas rule in the interest of the book
trust. Gross asked for time for consid-
eration. saying the managers of the
measure We're giving reason for the
charge that the bill was a school book
monopoly child which could not stand
the light Of discussion. The house
amended the bill to compel school dis
tricts to buy the International diction-
airy, a provision stricken out by the
senate. The bill goes back to the sem
ate for concurrence on this amendment,
which may fail, as feeling ,s running
high and charges OF corrupt interest in
the bill are being made against one or
two of the members.
The secretary of state sent Il ON
munication to the house notifying that
body that The former chief clerk of the
house, w. z. Bower, had not yet filed
the permanent written journal OF the
house session of 1899. On motion of
Goddard. Parrnley and Martin (pop-
ulists), Goddard introduced a bill
of penal and charitable Institutions,
providing that the heads Ct state insti-
tutionS must keep a complete inventory
of property in their hands.
Against Ship Subsidy.
At the opening senate session John
son, of Douglas, introduced two reso-
lutions. one requesting tEe South Da-
kota members of congress to vote
against the shipping bill and to sup
port either the NeWlands or HaIlsbor-
oush irrigation bill.
The dairy commissioner bill lost on
Saturday was reconsidered and passed.
Stoddard opposed 1t, declaring that
While 1t protected creamery butter
from being made from diseased milk,
farmers and ranchrnen were permitted
by the terms of the act to make but
ter from such milk either for home
consumption or the market. Sweet de-
clared 1T was not wanted by the farm
ers and was a piece of .uhbery to make
a place for some political net.
The senate appropriation committee
bill authorizing the state board of
" u itNy lit itlil ifiultiO1dl
tax to meet deficiencies in revenue was
pushed through against the protests 3f
Loomis. Englesby and Sweet and 9th
ers who tried to hold 1t back till the
size OF the general and snecial appro-
priatien bills could be ascertained.
Rurk's bill, providing for placing delin-
quent land taxes In Judgment and selling
the judgments at auction, passed.
Johnson Introduced q valued policy In
cura pnn. 81 XIII n nj Jo,,rI.a ir4 r,1,,,aI ,
Measure aprronriataing $4,000 to pay for
2.eoo copies of the Granthfm code.
Other bills Introduced.
for deaf mutes: $4,000 to complete the
Provided that no property shall be ey-
empt frsm execution for board and lodg-
ing; empowering county commissioners to
ISSUE funding ~arranta; appropriatins
$4,000 for girls doriritory at the schoo
for deaf mutes; s45,t00 to complete the
rear center building at insane hospital:
ZIG, Zoo for deficiency In maintenance and
$4,000 deficiency for fuel ard lights.
Leciairc introduced a bill to punish the
adulteration OF liquors.
Tho Houso Appropriations.
The house appropriation BIZ was; intro
duced yesterday afternoon. 1t carries
s, fC9,3sa m increase of $3.50, s04 over the
1893 bill. The new items are as follows:
Springfield normal, $21,91G.
Northern hospital, Sc, ssi.
Aberdeen normal, $3.50.
Militia. SG.1eu.
Geological survey, S1,4G0.
Historical society, 1906.
Increase for Educational Institutions
Spcartish normal, $500. .4
School OF Mines, IS, $50.
Agricultural college, $3.50.
Increase for Charitable and Penal III.
situations
Blind asylum, $3.50,
Deaf rnutes, $500.
insane asylum, $40, $50.
fenitentjarT, $3.50.
Soldiers home, $SSS,GG0.