The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-02-05
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Lawmakers. 20
Weeks Doings In the
State Legislature. -.


transacted in either house. The SEN
ate passed deficiency bills to pay
Adjt. Gen. Conklin 1919 due OF salary
and the Aberdeen normal school S4,-
400 for deficiency in salaries. The
house passed a bill to make theft Of
live stock Of any value grand larceny.
The first fight Of the session in the
senate came up over the bill to locate
the permanent state fair at Huron,
which was fought by Dillon Of Yank-
ton and championed by Wilcox of
Beadle. A number OF obstruction mo-
tions were carried by a strong vote.
The principal senate bills introduced
were to appropriate $4,000 for state
militia, the valued policy and anti
compact insurance bills, and one pro-
viding for insurance of city property
by mutuals.
The principal house bills were those
to prevent grazing OF live stock on
state lands without a lease, this being
practically a repeal Of free range in its
effect, to repeal the law providing for
election of county commissioners by
vote Of whole county; to prevent
killing of geese and ducks in the
spring months; providing for the sub
mission OF license question at any
city election by petition Of twenty-five
voters, and appropriating $1,000 per
year for the maintenance Of the gov
ernor. Organizations are forming in
both houses to hold up special appro-
priations, and as it only requires one
third Of either house to accomplish
this the chances favor success.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 80. - The house
judiciary committee favorably report
ed the Thrall public morals bill after
striking out the provisions which
make leasing building for immoral
purposes a misdemeanor. The princi-
kal house bills introduced were those
to make the fee for tax list publication
10 cents for each tract and to appro-
pirate s3G.70 for Mary Kidd for ex-
pense as O member OF the woman's
board of investigation. On call of
third reading all bills which were
presented went over on motions to
commit, one being to fix the weight OF
speltz at forty-two pounds per bushel,
another to protect quail for five years,
which was amended to include song
birds, and then sent back TO the COM
mittee, and senate bill to provide
for fence viewers, which was made a
special order for next Tuesday. Allen
of Moody pres ented a resolution ask
ing the consent Of the senate for q
Joint session Feb. IL to commemorate
the birthdays of Washington and Lin
coin.
A furry was caused in the senate by
an attempt to amend the bill to give
certificates to graduates from the
state law school without examination.
The attempt to amend was to include
two years actual Office work in con-
nection. It was presented and sup
ported by Moody, and was defeated,
after which the bill passed. The prin-
cipal senate bills introduced were
those to tax the products and proceeds
of mines, and to provide for annexing
lands to Independent school districts.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 31.-The senate
passed the house bill to grant to the
general government section Of
school land at Hot Springs for pur-
poses of national soldiers home.
New bills introduced in that body
were to compel telephone companies
working in the same town to make
connections; to allow any aggrieved
party to bring suit in case of seduo-
ton; to provide for 800 per year to
each member of the state board OF
agriculture; to provide for collection
of taxes by the city treasurer in cities
of the first class.
In the house bills were passed to In
crease the maximum fine for violation
of city ordinances from 500 to $3.50;
to appropriate s4S4 for deficiency in
expense account of executive depart
ment; relating to the manner Of max
ing assessments for special improve
ments in cities; granting cities great
er powers of control over disorderly
places; providing for uniform CLASH
fed assessment Of live stock. The
house committee on county affairs re-
ported fayorably hill to increase the
pay of county commissioners, after
amending to fix the amount at 81 per
day.
New Bills In the house were those to
prevent planting of trees within twen-
ty feet of a public highway; requiring
freehold qualifications for troad over
seer; protecting large game; prevent
ing traction engines from blowing
! whistles on highways; allowing no ex-
emptions against mechanics liens,
doctors bills and board bills.
Pierre, 8. D., Feb. 2.-In the senate
favorable committee reports were
presented on bills providing for regu-
lations governing surety companies on
oficial bonds; for establishing an ex-
pertinent station at the state school of
mines, and for adopting. the anemone
as the state flower The principal SEN
ate bills introduced were to provide
for q state tax commission Of three,
and fixing the fee for filing chattel
MORTGAGES. A slight discussion, led
by Abel for any Boyland against the
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