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FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
iierfe' 5. D., Jan. 31.-The long ,e,s,.
schooi and public land bill too,, -.
Daoh FRIDAY when joint meeting
u az members residing in connties
having public lands voted arainst tha
Wlthdrawal of any of said lands fro,,,
sale. Aioill
his expression is in opposition to
plll which provided for the withd,. ,,,.,
OIL oo per cent of the endowment ana =,
OF the school lands, and tor+v,t,,a
year lease.
Inc matter was supposed to be .prac.
lscaiiy agreed upon, but this action
mas thoroughly disarransed tn. NO
gram. 1t is also a bad omen eor 40
ahtl-lfee range bill, which has haa, -
cupylhs prominent position for tha
past Two days. The stock interests s,.a
prepared to give the bill hard road to
sraVei, ana appear to be making some
ineaa"ay IN arraying sentiment ;igainst
Williamson has cut the amount oq
the special appropriation bill for tba
Maulson normal school from SS7 900 to
s4o'ooo, and the board of regents has
recommended the bill favorably.
ne senate has passed the house bill
stantlng section Of land at Hot
springs TO the national government.
anu H the mousse passed four bills, one in
~ Z. easing the maximum fines for viola-
uoh OF city ordinances to $50; appro-s
piiatlng s4S4 for q deficiency in the
sAeGuliVe Office; one relating 10 the
pupllcatlon of special assessment no.
nf
one granting city authorities greater
power to suppress illegal processes.
Also, one bill providing for a classified
assessment of live stock.
i Len bills We're introduced in tha
mouse and ten in the senate. Among
lhem is one by Freiburg, providing an
appropriation for sheriffs Transporting
prisoners to the penitentiary; by Rob-
srtson, prescribing punishment for Sc
1uctlon; by Bottum, fixing the pay of
county commissioners at 81 per day;
by Moody, for protection Of large
game; by Gerharl, valued policy IN
surance biz; by Hay, annulling exemp-
mons as to mechanics liens, doctor
bills and board bills.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. D.. Feb 2.-In the senate
saturday favorable committee reports
we're presented on bills providing for
equations governing surety companies
IN Official business; to establish an ex-
pertinent station at the State School of
Mines, and adopting the anemone IS the
itate flower. The principal senate bills
Introduced were to provide for a state
ak commission of three and fixing the
ZEE for filing chattel mortgages A
hight discussion led by Abel for and
53oyland against the bill to abolish days
II grace broke the monotony of me
senate, but the bill passed by "a to IA.
House bills which passed at the Sat
lrday afternoon session were: To pro-
yide for mailing notices to delinquent
PERSONAL property taxpayers before
placing accounts in hands of sheriff for
:ollection; fixing compensation Of road
iverseerG at 81 per day: placing insur-
tnce companies under control of insur-
lnce commission, and providing for in.
ipectlon Of sheep.
The principal house bills introduced
we're: To make county boards ap-
oraisers of state lands FOR fixing Of
ease value; appropriations of $6,3O3
and s36,100 for state printing, and fix
ng April / as date Of assessment value
If property.
House committees reported favorably
IN house bills to appropriate power
% refund Indebtedness without a vote
II the people; to increase the bond OF
he state treasurer from $250,0O0 to
i1,000,000; a bill to authorize the warden
If the penitentiary to get out stone for
state capitol. An adverse report was
presented on the bill to raise the age
If consent to IS years. A favorab BILE re-
oort was presented on the -enate bill
% locate the permanent state fair at
Huron.