Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-05


pated test of sentiment on the capital
question which was expected in Ne
house failed to show up, as the motion
was not pressed, so the matter yet
hangs fire. The house passed bill
to place insurance money from de-
stroyed or damaged public buildings
under control of boards having such
bu>sings in charge, and 1t killed the
free textbook bill. While the house
passed the senate oil inspection bill
without change by large vote, 1t was
not until after considerable discus
sion. Bromley attempted to amend by
striking out the gasoline provision and
to reduce the number of inspectors to
one, but failed. He took the position
in his argument that the bill would
not stand the test of the courts. The
house concmred in senate amehd-
ments to the revenue bill giving the
state board of assessment powers To
increase assessments. The house APP
preparations committee reported ia
vorably on bills for penitentiary, deaf
mute school, school OF mines and agri-
cultural college, after scaling moss OF
them down; and favorably on the bill
for $4,000 for the state guard. Bills
for buildings at Spearfish and Madi-
son normals were adversely reported.
The senate took up the house anti
compact insurance bill on the second
reading and amended it to exempt
state mutual companies from its pro-
4.
ing the poll list as basis of popula-
ton for salaries of county officers. Me
senate tangled up on several bills, and
did not secure an adjournment until
after z O'Clock. The liquor license bill
was killed after a long argument, by
a vote OF 81 to IA, with a motion for
reconsideration made by Bottum.
Close spoke for the bil' and declared
that its defeat would cC.st the Repub-
lican representation in the next SEES
sion.
Pierre. s. D.. March 2.-The house
morning session appropriated money
for building the blind asylum and the
Yankton insane hospital, but contin-
ued the Redfeld hospital bill to Tues.
day After wrangle all the building
appropriations reported by the house
committee Friday were put over to
Tuesday for consideration, the insti-
tutions which were left out putting
up the fight. 1t was the last day for
new house bills and number were
presented. The equal suffrage amend
ment after several flowery speeches in
favor of it, went down by vote of AZ
to 35. Before action Goddard attempt
ed to amend to submit the question
to a vote of the women OF the state,
which failed. The house made laws
of senate bills fixing terms of court IN
Eighth circuit and extending to towns
The township provision for controlling
artesian waters. The house anti
compact insurance bill made it's final
appearance In the senate and passed
as 1t came from the house, the amend
ments added to 1t by the senate COM
mittee on third reading being stricken
out Bottum, Moody and Dillon sup
ported the measure on final action and
Northrup opposed.
The senate made laws by passing
house bills allowing incorporation OF
cities with $50 population; authorizing
boards of trustees of towns to estab-
fish fire limits; providing for the in
corporation of electric street railway
companies; prohibiting the use of
firearms by children; providing for a
commission to fix boundary between
Nebraska and South Dakota; provid-
ing for challenge for jurors and PEN
alties for soliciting place on jury.