The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-02-20
With the -
Lawmakers. 70
Weeks DOings i'm the
State legislature. -.

PIerle, 5. d., FeD. e. The att
noon in the house was PRACTICAL,
taken up with talk. The first roun
being ove the valued policy bill. wa
reported to the house without recon-
mendation, and called out a discussion
On Goddard's motion to commit it Il
Inc engrossing force at once. This
a met by a motion for delay, in
others joined, being opposed by God
dard and Gross, who finally out
and the bill was sent to the ~engrossin-
committee and reported out later il
the afternoon.
The next talk was over the senate
bill relating to insane funds, in whicI
there were several sharp passages
and ~insinuations as to the honesty OF
motives, of some members, resulting
IN the adoption Of the majority report,
which was ~unfavorable to the bill.
The resolution for a constitutional
amendment as to securities for schOol
fund loans passed without discussion,
buJ JIG Jill IldhlIS AplH l. llIS udtS
for valuation of property for assess
ment went down on opposition ~
Price. A resolution against the APP
pointment of a sitting committee at
the close of the session called out a
discussion, but was finally adopted.
In the senate bills were passed fix.
ing a uniform system of bell signals
in mines, and for joint commission to
fix boundary between South Dakota
and Nebraska. Senate bills intro
duced were to fix penalties for county
or municipal officers who charge il
legal fees, and making prisoners in the
penitentiary competent witnesses.
Adjt. Gen. Conklin has ordered all ar
mories Of the state guard to be j.
mourning for thirty days on account
Of the death of Roscoe Herreid, who
was a staff officer.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 13.-The house
transacted no business yesterday I'M
til after the memorial exercises of Me
house and senate, which consisted of
several musical selections and ad-
dresses by Senator McDougal on Our
Country" Senator Branson on INC
Kinley," Representative Carroll on
washington" and Representati'
Hayes on Lincoln" To make up toI
a growing calendar the house decided
upon a morning meeting to-day, the
first of the session.
House committees reported favora-
bly, on bills to prevent public officials
from having a financial interest in
supplies furnished to their Offices; to
fix the bond of the state treasurer at a
half illion dollars. and to fix a per-
manent militia camp ground at Lake
Kamreska. U~nfavorable reports were
returned on the house bill to establish
the office of commissioner of irrigation
and on the senate bill aDolishing days
of grace.
The house passed the house bills
fixing the poll list as a basis on which
10 estimate population when the same
is us~d as a basis for pay of county
officers. The principal house bills in
troduced were to provide for incOrpor-
atiOn of telephone companies; to
strengthen the law regarding the adul-
teEation of food products; providing
Tor drawing jurors in counties which
are not organized in counties which
are not organized into civil Townships;
flowing boards of trustees of towns to
tx fire limits, and requiring deposits
by parties asking for laying out of
highways.
The senate held a short session and
PASSED house bills to appropriate
money for deficiency in the expense
ccoun Of the governors office, and
TO fix salaries of the members of the
board of regents at 81 200 per year
each. 1t passed senate bills to appro-
pirate money for cottages at the sol
diers' home at Hot Springs, and allow
ing the purchase of certain tracts at
reform school.