Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-22
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Lawmakers. .
Weeks Doings in the
State Legislature. 49,.
Tuesday, Jan. 49,.

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by a mistake of the printer most Of
the members to-day voted on what
they thought was a valued policy m
surance bill, carrying IL by a vote Of
"a to 2.
The bill really voted upon wa in re-
lation to witnesses on sealed instru-
ments, but members generally were
depending on the printed bill on their
desks, and paid little attention to the
reading by the clerk, and it was only
after the vote was taken, and an ex-
PLANTATION called out by one OF Ele
members, that the error was discov-
cred. All house bills which had come
out of committee were pushed through
to-day, most of them being in relation
TO practice, but two of them granted
certain school lands to the govern
ment for the national soldiers home
at Hot Springs, and coded state jrfis-
dictiou owe the came.
The senate capitol resubmission res
olution was placed on it's final passage
and went through by a vote of 10 to Is.
In this relation Pierre met the first
defeat on such a measure on the thir-
teenth day OF the thirteenth year since
the capitol vas located here. Bills
were introduced in the senate declar-
ing the waters Of the artesian basin to
be public property and providing for
selection of public repositories for
civil township funds.
Gov. Herreid to-day appointed Noah
Newbanks OF Stanley county, Henry
o. Anderson of Meade county and
George McEathron OF Beadle county
members of the state brand commits
sion, The appointments to take effect
March 8.
Each member OF the pres emit legisla-
ture will receive a gift from Moses X.
Armstrong Of st. James, MINI, who
has shipped to the secretary of state
enough copies of his book, THE Eni-
pire Builder of Dakota" to give each
member a copy. Mr.. Armstrong is an
old-time Dakota legislator, and did a
great deal toward building up the ter.
ritory In it's early days. He has often
expressed a wish to attend a meeting
Of the state legislature, but his age
precludes his carrying out Of this
wish.
Chairman Bromley of the house
state affairs committee viii push his
bill for an appropriation for represen.
tation at the ST. Louis exposition.
The bill provides for a general exhibit
Of all the of the state, and
carries an appropriation of $40, 600.
Out of rnis all the expenses OF a com
mission of five are to be paid as well
as the expenses of the exhibit and
building. Mr.. Bromley announces
that he is receiving encouragement
in his canvas of the members, and as
the sentiment in favor of such an APP
preparation was almost strong enough
to call a special session when 1t was
thought that the exposition would be
held this year, the chances are in favor
Of this or a similar bill at the present
session.
In fixing the compensation of house
and senate officers the maximum of
the last session was taken, and all
were fixed at this. The pay runs from
S. a day for the secretary and clerk,
down to $2.25 per day for the pages.
1t was the, hope Of the committee to
fix a standard which would go through
without change, but the senate raised
the pay CT the clerk of the Judiciary
committee from 81 to SIS per day, be-
fore accepting the report.
The Welcn-Hanna contest brought
out the first oratory OF the session in
that body, Bromley of Sphinx and Rog-
den of Minnehaha speaking in favor
of seating WEIGH, the Republican.
whose claims were surpored by the re.
port Of the majority Of the committee,
while Gross Of Potter spoke for
Hanna.
Brown Of Lincoln has presented a
bill which requires the petitioners to
a saloon license to be ~freshoIders.
This will give the property wne in
the vicinity of which it is desired to
locate a saloon, the option Of saying
whether it shall be located, and will
cut of signatures of the average hang
er-on around such places.