Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-02-20
TIE HERD LAW KILLED
Tho Legislature Does the Right Thing
in Defeating Obnoxious and Pass
ing MeritoriOus Bills.

Pierre, $. d. Feb. 18.-This has been
the liveliest week of the session.
Several lively discussions have brought
forth the orators of the House and
Senate, and at times the interest has
brought out numerous visitors.
The anti free range bill to prevent
domestic animals from grazing on the
public lands of the state made it's final
appearance when, upon an adverse re-
port of the committee ON judiciary, the
further consideration of the bill was
indefinitely postponed. II lost its grip
previous to its final act, and was not
among the measures being discussed.
This was ex. Land Commissioner East
mans favorite proposition, and this
morning some of the members of the
house found on their desks circular
letter making Il very emphatic arraign-
ment of the stock interests west of the
river, alleging that they were begging
the use of lands on the ranges from
the different educational institutions
which are endowed with public lands.
The circular bore the signature of MIR.
Eastman and created considerable in
terest among the representatives of
the stockmen.
Senator billions bill for the crea-
tion of special fund for the Yankton
asylum was defeated i'm the house on a
tie vote, which rejected the minority
report favorable to the bill, and the
majority report adverse to the bill was
then adopted.
The medical examiners bill was fav-
orably reported with a phrase in the
exception clause eNempting the Chris
tian Scientists from the provisions Of
the act. This was the recognition ask
ed for by the latter, and leaves virtual
ly no opposition to the measure.
BY Moody's bill which has passed
the house it is unlawful to hunt or kill
by any device whatever any buffalo,
elk, deer or mountain sheep, except
between the 18th day cf November and
the 18th day of December. And
Koenig's quail bill passed at the same
time, absolutely protects these birds
until March l, 1908.
The valued policy bill came from the
insurance committee withot recon.
mendation, and on motion to refer it
to the engrossing committee spirited
contest ensued. with Longstaff and
Bromley leading the opposition and
| making determined effort to refer
the bill to the insurance committee.
1t finally went to the engrossing COM
mittee, and was reported back for final
passage i'm the house in the regular or
der of business.
The bill came up again in the house
Friday and passed by vote of Ga to II,
with nine absent and not voting. De-
bate was cut off by moving previous
gu etior. The action of the house was
purely formal.
| The senate has passed the bill for
the payment of 50 per day to the COM
missioners of the eSoldiers' Home and the
house, at its first session after recess,
put through the bill making prostitu-
comment because the section making
landlords liable was stricken out of the
bill 10y the committee. but upon third
reading it was developed that this was
done because the present statute upon
the subject is stronger than the new
clause.
On Thursday five important senate
bills were passed, and the following
house bills we're passed without amend
ment: Appropriating s4s6 to pay a
deficiency in the governors expense
account, covering clerk hire and stem
ographer; raising salary of members of
the board of regents to $1,000 each and
expenses. The house passed the bill
raising the salary of the deputy state
superintendent to sl.5OO. also the bill
to determine the manner of ascertain
ing the population as a basis for fixing
salaries cf county officers.
Representative Peirce of Fall River
became impatient over the delay of the
committee on state affairs in reporting
a bill in which he was interested and
remarked that he was going into the
committee room and "smoke it OUT
He made his argument and then. al
though he was not a member of the
committee he made a motion that the
bill be reported favorably, and even
Chairman Bromley did not find his
tongue in time to object to the irregu-
larity of the proceeding, and the bill
came out as ''Bear Tracks" requested.
Harry Bras, of Mitchell, is back upon
his first visit since the submission of
the capital removal resolution. He
has been elected chairman of the
Mitchell campaign committee and de-
clares that it shall be the policy of