Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-14
FAVORABLE TO VALUED POLICY
with Chances Favorable in
Senate.

PIERRE, s. D., Feb 13.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-The valued policy bill had its in
nings in both houses today, coming up
first in the house, and with but little dis
cussion passed by a vote of Ga to a. It
was sent to the senate and given it's first
reading, then, by close VOTE forced to
second reading and reference. The chances
now are for its passage through the senate
as we'll as the house, the advocates Of the
measure claiming twenty-eight votes favor
able on final action, with only twenty
three necessary to pass 1t.
The house met in morning session for
the first time and pushed along with the
calendar which has begun to drag The
only bill introduced was to allow the hold
ing of terms of county court in other than
county seat towns, which practically ap-
plies to Charles Mix county alone. The
senate bill to abolish days of grace was
quietly put to sleep by the adoption of
the adverse committee report The house
bills passed today were to provide for set
tling adverse claims to real estate by pro-
ceedings in circuit court; the valued policy
insurance bill; to limit electric railroad
franchises to twenty years; authorizing the
warden OF the penitentiary to get out stone
for a state capitol; providing for the sub
mission OF the liquor license question at
any municipal election on petition Of
twenty-five freeholders, this measure being
amended from the word voters to freehold
ers after considerable discussion; and
house bill $50 to create state board of
medical examiners, which had been lEodl-
fed to suit all classes of practitioners and
went through without any protest House
joint resolution 8, nemoralizing congress TO
repeal lumber duties, was passed with but
two dissenting votes. The bill to increase
the salary OF the state veterinarian to ST.
500 per year was sent back to committee
for changes before putting to vote. The
house passed senate bills to provide for a
board OF fence viewers; legalizing the
changes of organization Of certain towns;
approprlating IS 900 for deficiency at the
State university; to establish a mining ex-
pertinent station at the State School of
Mines, which met with opposition by Law
son on the grounds that the Legislature
was going beyond its jurisdiction, but the
| bill passed by a vote of 65 to 10.
House bills 1O9 and 49, giving the State
Board of Equalization greater powers, came
up on committee report as a special order
| and reports were adopted after consider
| able opposition. This brings the bills uT
| for final action tomorrow, when they will
| be discussed in committee OF the whole
| These bills allow the state board to in
| crease valuations where II is apparent tC
| them that counties are Undertaking. prop
erty, and will meet with strong opposition
but the chances are in favor Of their pas
| sage in the house.
! In the senate number OF bills were in
| troduced, the principal ones being by Stod.
dard, providing for township high schools;
| by corporations committee, providing a
graduated scale of fees for filing articles
| Of incorporation in this state based on the
| amount Of capital stock; by jenkins de-
hping the effect Of recorded instrument;
by Branson. providing for uniform system
/ OF organization and control of state banks
by McDougal, a general military code.
The senate passed house bills providing
| for inspection OF sheep and relating 10
| special assessments in towns and cities.