The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-24

"A resolution 10 present the rei,r,..
governor, with the chair ne. has Co.,.
pied was defeated by a vote of a.
s6.
In the senate. Mr.. Hall Introduce,
bill appropriating $95.o 600 for Ma.
breeding buildings at Brookines
BY Mr.. Leach, appropriatirg cor oo
Tor additional buildings at Sprinoeas
BY Mr.. Bennett, fixing the salaries !,
assessors at IS per day.
BY Mr.. Johnson fDouglas). to npn,.,
the crime OF Kidnapping. making w.
penalty life imprisonment.
The president announced the fo,,o,,
ing appointments OF committee CLERKS.
E~ngrossing-L. G.. Eastman OF Laka.
f. c. Helm OF Sphinx; C. w. Wilson =,
Beadle; A. y. Depue of Aurora.
Education-John Sogan Of I.irco,n
Warehouse-Geo. r. Ross of Sanhorn
Ways and Mesns-R. L. Eddy %
Codington.
Mr.; Martin of Miner moved TO er.
OUNCE from the journal the
cation introduced by Mr.. Steere ON
Saturday, on the ground that Steera
was not an officer author lied to aa.
dress tho senate; tina il was no,
couched in language proper for a state
paper, and that hi; so-callei dcfens, Is
an admissi n CT The charges made by
Gev. Lee.
The motion was lost by a strict par.
ty vote.
Mr.. Johnson of Douglas introduc d a
joint es luton requesting tn govern.
or to prescnt the house and senate the
report Of the rub'ic examin r. ant the
rel osts OF the superintendents, upon
which the charges. of Gov. Lee were
based. The resolution went over under
tn rul 8.
Mr.. kagertsn moved that the secre.
tary OF { e senate be instructed 70 as.
certain why the reports OF the bard
of charities and corrections aind Of the
board CT regents had not bsen print d.
Herried sent to the senate TO.
day the names Of w. G.. Rice OF Dead
wood; w. J. F.nrerud of Waterfowl,
and John ID. LaVin Of Aberdeen for
members of TIE boa I'd Of charities and
corrections.
Or. isinserud was named to succeed
Capt. .!paSis, resigs.ed, and when the
senate Went into executive session no
OBJ osi tan4to lis confirmation was de.
relored. Tut senetoe Martin OF Miner
made o sisofous speech ir opposition
TO the combination OF the other two
nominations. or the ground that no va
caEcies eXiSt. TIE motion to. confirm
Was carried 'byNa strictly patty vote.
In the nat the president an
nounced the appointment of Sioux X.
Crigsby and E. ]. Gregory as commit
tee clerks.
The committee on rules reported the
same rules as last session, and the re-
port was adopted with some minor
changes.
The bill for the repeal of the law
providing for the pay ment OF taxes in
two installments was killed by an adj
verse committee report.
rThe secretary reported that the rea-
son the. report of the board of charities
and corrections had not been printed
was because the o did not reach the
printer in time.
The bill providing for the confinu-
ance OF cases where attorneys are at
tending sessions of the legislature. as
members of that body. passed.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Whit
lock appropriating $4,000 to pay the
deficiency In wolf bounties. Mr.. lie
Claire introduced n bill appropriating
81, 100 for the expense Of seuing public
lands.
In the house the speaker announced
the appointment OF ID, @. Griffin Of Fall
River and w. II. Green Of Sully as
committee clerks.
Mr.. Anderson OF Lyman introduced a
bill to appropriate SIC. 900 to pay wolf
bounty deficiencies.
BY Mr.. Packard, to appropriate So
$50 as deficiency for the asylum for the
feeble minded at Redfeld.
BY Mr.. Stark. to allow cities and
towns to own their own electric and
power plants.
A large number OF petitions were re-
ceived from county commissioners me-
morializing the legislature for the re-
peal OF the law requiring the publica-
ton OF certificates Of nomination.
Beadle county presented a petition
for authority TO withhold warrants
from persons owing personal taxes.
Mr.. Seward or Codington made a
speech deprecating the action OF the
house in tabling the resolution To pre-
sent 10 Gov. Lee the chair he had used
during his term of Office. and moved to
take the motion from the table. Mr..
Goddard wanted II postponed until the
afternoon session. The matter was dis
posed OF Ut that time by referring ii to
the committee on state affairs. 80
In the senate Thursday the bill APP
p~ropriating money for legislative ex-
penses was passed after being amend
ed to pay Willis e. Bower SOB so for
opening the session OF the house.
More petitions were presented from
the board OF commissioners favoring
the repal OF the law TO publish crtif-
Gates OF nomination.