The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-02-12

- Proceedings Of the
Week in the 49,.
State Law Mill >.

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bill was cut short by Goddard moving
recommitment to the judiciary com
mittee, which motion carried by 60 to
IL, and the fate of the measure is
practically settled. House committees
reported favorably on bills increasing
powers OF the state board Of assess
msnt, and the senate bill to pay funds
from counties direct to asylum au-
thorities was so amended that the In
tended effect of the bill is killed. On
this report bad faith was charged on
the part Of minority of the commit
tee and on motion 1t was sent back.
An adverse report was presented on
bill for $4,000 appropriation for
armory ut Huron. The principal house
bills introduced were to authorize In
corporation of electric railway compa-
MES and defining their limitations, and
making twenty years the limit Of
street railway franchise. The house
passed bills to allow boards OF educa,
ton and townships to refund bonds
without vote of the people, and pro-
viding penalties for buying liquor for
minor or intoxicated person. The
house bill authorizing appropriations
for county fairs was killed. Senate
bills passed by the house were those
TO appropriate s4,49o for deficiency at
the Aberdeen normal, and locating the
state fair permanently at Huron. The
latter was passed after q Tight.
In the senate a number of senate
bills were pushed through, among
them being those to extend and en-
large powers of trustees of incorporat-
ed towns; appropriating money for
burial of deceased soldiers; establish
Ing n mining experiment station at the
school of mines, and adopting the
anemone as the state floral emblem
The senate passed the house bill pro-
viding for completion OF codes and ap.
propriating $500 for that purpose. In
the senate bill was introduced ap-
propriating $4,000 for new buildings
ut Brookings college. The senate went
into executive session on the appoint
ments Of w. e. Upton Of Armour, ID.
G. Thomas of WATERFOWL and William
H. Powers of Yanktcn, as members OF
the board of charities and corrections.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 8. - The senate
bill to allow the Judge to appoint an
acting states attorney in case the
regular states attorney is In any way
disqualified to act in a case, started q
fight in the house just before adjourn
ment, and after several sharp pass
ages with q half-dozen members on
their feet at once clamoring for rscog-
milton, the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
The house passed house bills allow
ing sureties on bonds to limit their
liabilities; to protect large game; to
protect quail, and several printing ap-
preparations. New house bills were
those to prevent children from hand
ling firearms; to publish reports OF
the state horticultural society, and to
appropriate money for the agricultural
college. A favorable house report on
the bill to tax products Of mines was
unanimously adopted. The bills to
grant greater powers to the state as
sessment board called out a contest
on report, but were finally placed on
calendar for special order Feb. Q.
y The senate passed bills to require n
bond for good behavior of dependent
children placed by societies; fixing pay
of members of the board of agriculture
at SO per day and expenses, and re-
lating to the canvass of votes on oon-
stitutional amendments. The princi.
pal bills introduced were those to pro-
vide for assessment insurance compa,
MES; making thefts of parts Of en-
gines a felony; authorizing the state
board OF charities and corrections to
! dispose of certain lands in the reform
school; providing penalty for theft OF
gas. water or electricity. and appro'
priating s24,eos Cor a building at Spear
fish normal school.
A house caucus with over fifty mem.
bers present decided to call the vaNled
policy insurance measure out OF com
mittee tomorrow unless ii Is reported
by them.
Pierre, 8. D., Feb g. - Both houses
adjourned without transacting any
public business, and a recess was
taken to Tuesday next out Of respect
for the governor. Both houses adopt
ed resolutions OF sympathy, and or