Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-05
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Pierre, S. D., Feb, 25.-The senate
oil inspection bill was taken up in the
house with several amendments Of
fered by Gross. the principal of which
were to increase the fash test from
los to ITO, and striking out that por-
ton of the bill which attempted to
regulate the color Of oil. The bill
went back to the committee for fur
Their consideration.
The boundary, commission bill came
up again on special order and passed
as presented. In the morning session
of the house the friends of special APP
preparation bills secured further ex.
tension of time for them. fearing to
push them at present. The house
made laws by passing senate bills
granting townships right of control of
water from artesian wells; appropri-
ating money for silver service for
the ship South Dakota, and appropri-
ating money for criminal prosecutions
In Stanley county.
The senate judiciary committee re-
ported back the temperance bill with
out recommendation after practically
killing it's effect by amendments, and
1t will go on the calendar. The sen
ate made laws by passing house bills
to provide stone for state capitol from
the penitentiary quarries; making The
poll list the basis for estimating pop
ulation In fixing compensation of
county officers; providing uniform
first and second grade teachers GER
tificates, and appropriating money for
secretary OF state, the historical so
ciety and for Judge Julian Bennett.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. &c. Neither
house attempted oratorical fights and
bills were rushed through without OPP
position, the only effort to stir mat
tiers coming on the educational bill in
the senate, which Payne attempted to
amend by giving graduates of state
schools preference rights in granting
certificates, in which he was backed
by Lawson, in an attempt to amend to
that effect. Dillon made a fight for
the sectarian schools, and, while the
amendment did not prevail, the bill
went back to committee for further
consideration. The house :Aade no
laws, killing the only senate bill, it
being one to allow wholesale drug
gists to handle liquor without license.
A number of house bills were
pushed through, the principal ones
among them being to provide for scale
inspection; to prevent use of force in
vaccination; requiring gasoline cans
to be painted red, and regulating the
use of highways by traction engines
and automobiles. The house commit
tee on elections did not care to take
amendment and returned it without
recommendation, Favorable report
was presented on the Ninth judicial
district bill, with Hand county cut out
and Sphinx county added.
In the senate the legislative appor-
tionment bill met the same fate as it
did in the house and it is now dead in
both branches. The senate was busy
on laws, passing house bills to fix the
registration list as the basis of popula-
ton for fixing salaries of county Off
GERS; granting the state board of
equalization enlarged powers, giving
miners prior liens for labor; providing
for inspection of horses; making lar
ceny of live stock of any value grand
larceny, and providing $4,000 per
year for state fair premiums.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 81. - The first
move in the question of repeal of the
capital removal resolution showed up
in the house in notice by Price of a
motion to amend the rules to allow
suspension of rules by majority vote.
This will come up for action to-day
and will be practically a test of the
house strength on the question. The
house was in scrappy mood, and
started the fight by motion by Geo
bell to amend an unfavorable commit
tee report on the grain dockage Dill.
Price asked that the amendment pre-
vail to bring the bill up for considera-
ton, stating that the committee was
composed of three grain men and
three farmers, who divide evenly on
the bill, bat secured an unfavorable
report. Potter, Elliott, Countryman,
Craig and Allen opposed the amend
ment on the ground that the bill
would be an injury instead Of benefit
to the farmers, but the Scoball amend
ment prevailed by vote of 35 to 81.
The next fight started on the Ninth
judicial circuit bill, which includes the
counties of Beadle, Sphinx, Kingsbdry
and Miner. This brought out sharp
tilt between Longstaff of Beadle and
Brown of Sanborn in which the cues
ton of veracity was raised and con.
tinted regardless Of the gavel work of
the speaker. Teare, Goddard and
Hutchinson of Beadle supported the
measure, while Carroll and Craig
asked for time, but it was pushed and
carried by rs to IT.. The st. Louis ex-
position bill carried by ~ to z after
an unsuccessful attempt to amend to
reduce to $4,000. The house passed