The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-13
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
Ano transactions of the Lawmakcr, n.
fierre as Shown by a Summary Of
tho Daily Routine.

Ano transactions of the Lawmakcr. ~.
Pierre as Shown by a Summary Of
the Daily Routine.
Pierre. 8. D., Feb. 2.-Thcre wa. o
sshe discussion on the bill to abolish
uays OF grace Saturday, in which Abel.
. McCook championed the measure. and
hoyland opposed it. The bill passed bv
q vote Of "a to IA.
The principal new senate bills were nv
Robertson. providing for a state tax com.
mission OF three, to be appointed bv tho
governor; and by Northrup, fixing fees
for filing chattel mortgages.
In the house today the appronr,a t,on
committee reported favorably on he bill
LOT denctency In the expense account a,
the Aberdeen normal school, for an an.
preparation of $45. 900 for a girls, dorn,,.
tory. and for an appropriation to nav
Mary n. kidd's expenses as a member n,
tne Board of Investigation.
House bills up for third reading wer.
to provide for notice by mail of de,in.
quent personal property before the LIST ,s
placed In the hands of the sheriff for COL
lection, which was passed, as was the
OIL nxing the compensation Of road over
seers at 81 per day.
The bill placing the mutual fire insur-
ance companies under the control of state
insurance commissioners and providing
Tor the inspection Of sheep was read.
In the senate favorable committee re-
ports were presented on bills providing
Tor regulations governing surety COMPANY
of1cials bonds, establishing a mining ex-
perimental station at the school of mines
and the bill adopting the as the
state flower.
Pierre, 8. b., Feb. s.-The first real
nght OF the session came on yesterday
with the house as the storm center. It
was the first showing made by the anti
appropriations crowd, and they won out
oy a vote OF So to 20, but it could hardly
be called a fair test Of strength as a num-
Der of members from appropriations coun-
ties voted with them for delay on the bill
for an appropriation at Aberdeen on the
ground that they did not want this one
bill advanced, but wanted all such meas
ures to come upatogether. Burnstad start
ed the fight by a motion to postpone a
favorable committee report on the meas
ure to Feb: 23, which finally carried after
a fight OF an hour Another contest came
up on the final passage in the house of
the bill to fix salaries Of members of the
Board Of Regents Of Education at 1000
per year each. This only failed Of post
ponernent by one vote, the test standing
80 to 80, but on final passage it carried
by SO to 10. Other house bills passed
were to increase compensation Of county
commissioners to 81 per day; to provide
penalties for divulging contents of tele-
phone or telegraph messages; limiting the
killing OF game birds to fifteen for a day;
and providing means for restoration OF
destroyed records.
The senate passed the house bill MAX
ing larceny of live stock of any value
grand larceny; and senate bills to appro-
pirate 5000 for deficiency at the state
university; apporpriating $1,000 for de-
ficiency in taking prisoners to the peni-
Tertiary; and providing for the publication
and putting into effect codes Of this SEES
sion.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 3.-The expected
fight in the house yesterday OF the lease
bill was cut short by Goddard moving
recommitment to the judiciary commit
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and the fate of the measure is practically
settled. :,
of education and townships to refunt
bonds without q vote Of the people, ane
a minor or Intoxicated person. Tht
house bill authorizing appropriations fol
county fairs was killed. Senate bills
ppropriate' s4,4so for deficiency at the Abe
deem normal, and locating the state fail
permanently at Huron. The latter wa:
passed after a fight.
bills were pushed through, among then
being those to extend and enlarge power:
Of trustees Of Incorporated towns; appro'
priating money. for burial Of deceased
ment station at the school of mines, an
adopting the as the state flora
emblem. The senate passed the house
bill providing for - completion on PIE tSat Of d,r code:
In the senate a bill was introduced ap
propriating $500 % for new buildings a
Brookings college. The senate went int
S W' e Tip asss'o Of % an aos aP s. g Thoma a
of Watertown and William s.. Power:
Of Yankton, as members of the board o
charities and corrections.
Pierre. s. D., Feb. 5.-The senate bill
yesterday to allow the judge to appoin
an acting states attorney In case the reg
ular states attorney is in any way dis
qualified to act In a case, started a hgh
in the house just before adjournment to
day, and after several sharp passage
with a half-dozen members on their fee
at once .clamoring for recognition tn
bill! H., was soi Indefinitely in ssay R Rogse SiIIs allowin,
sureties on bonds to limit their liabilities
to protect large game; to protect quail
and several printing appropriations; Ney
house bills were those to prevent chlldrel
from handling firearms; to publish re
ports of the State Horticulture, Society
and to appropriate money for the Agri
! cultural College. A favorable house re
was Unanimously adopted. The bills t
grant greater powers to the state assess
ment board called out a contest on re
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