The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
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Lawmakers. ~
Weeks Doings In tho
State Legislature. 49,.
Tuesday,, Jan. 10.

Tuesday, Jan. 13.
BY q mistake of the printer most Of
the members to-day voted on what
they thought was a valued policy IN
surance bill, carrying it by a vote OF
II to 2.
The bill really voted upon was 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 n OF Che
/ 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 juCis-
diction over the same.
The senate capitol resubmission res.
olution was placed on its final passage
and went through by a vote of 70 to is.
In this relation Pierre met the first
defeat on such a cas- on the thir-
teenth day of the thirteenth year since
the capitol was 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 today appointed Noah
Newbanks of Stanley county, Henry
o. Anderson of Meade county and
George NcEathron of Beadle county
members of the state brand commits
.:o.~ 49, -n,;-t,,or To tolya nffoot
March 8.
Each member OF the present legisla-
ture will receive a gift from Moses K.
Armstrong of st. James, Mimi, who
has shipped to the secretary of state
enough copies of his book, The En-.
pire Bdilder 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 will push his
bill for an appropriation for represen.
tstion at the St. Louis exposition.
The bill provides for q general exhibit
of all the resources of the state, and
carries an appropriation of $4,000.
Out of this all the expenses of a COM
mission of five are to be paid as we'll
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 ap.
propriatiOn was almost strong enough
to call a special session when it 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
IS a day for the secretary and clerk,
down to S2.25 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 S. per day, be
fore accepting the. report.
The Welcn-IIanna contest brough,
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 supported by the re
port of the majority Of the committee
while Gross Of Potter spoke fol
Hanna,
Brown of Lincoln has presented
bill which requires the petitioners to
a saloon license to be freeholders
This will give the property owners IL
the vicinity Of which it is desired to
locate a saloon, the option OF saying
whether it shall be located, and viii
cut off signatures of the average hang
!, er-on around such places.