The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-23
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Transactions Of the Lawmakers Al
Pierre as Shown by a Summary of
the Daily Routine,

The Transactions of the Lawmakers al
Pierre as Shown by q Summary of
the Daily Routine.
Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 10.--Next week an
anti-foot ball bill will be introduced in
the house. This movement is urged by
the women Of the state, and is believed
to have been prompted by the game at
Sioux Falls last fall when nearly every
player on the two teams wa injured.
An effort will also be made to introduce
an equal suffrage measure.
The house today took up the WEIGH
Hanna contest. The case was called up
Mr.. WEIGH sworn in.
Bills were introduced to provide for
horse inspection. to appropriate $50, 900
for an armory at the state university
and fixing the compensation of the
boards of commissioners at S. per day.
The contest case in the house called
out the first flights of oratory of the
session, Bromley and Rodge speaking for
the majority report Gross for the
minority.
The senate passed it's first bill today
n sent it to the house. The measure
"do OAO w lie lcIlllS " CltCu1L court
in other towns h county seats, which
is aimed especially at Charles Mix coun-
ty.
Valued policy insurance bills were in
troduced in both the house and the SEN
ate. In the senate an amendment to
the tax laws providing for assessment
Of capital stock Of banks was introduced.
Pierre, Jan. 13.-The following new bills
were introduced in the senate yesterday:
Dillon, amending civil procedure and pro-
viding for the appropriation Of $4,000 to
the state fair; Robertson, extending In
corporation Of banks; Payne, amending
the regulations for admission to the prac-
tice Of law.
In the house Nelson introduced a bill
requiring treasurers to notify delinquents
in taxes before sheriff can levy, and
Hutchinson Of Beadle one for appropriate
ing 5 $1,000 for the national guard at
Huron.
The remainder of the session was occu-
pied by Judge Trip in explaining the
changes in laws made by the code re-
vision.
Pierre, Jan. 16.-The closing of tho
fight on the capitol removal resolution
occurred yesterday by the signing of the
resolution by the presiding officers of the
two houses and its being filed with the
secretary Of state.
A message to the senate by the gov
ernor announced the passage of the first
law Of the session, senate bill No. 2,
which had received his signature.
To protect the medical profession and
raise the standard Of it the State Medical
Association has a strong committee here.
They propose that the man who in the
future secures a license to practice III this
state shall be a doctor in fact and shall
demonstrate his ability and character by
a rigid examination before a certificate Is
granted.
The physicians also desire to establish
q bureau of vital statistics through the
county and state boards of health. They
have a plan which can be operated mex
pensively n which will afford to the
profession comprehensive information re-
lating to mortality, population and infec-
tuous diseases.
Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 1.-THE senate de-
voted most Of its time yesterday to pass
ing the code bills under suspension Of
the rules, the clerk doing some rapid
reading on them, as they comprised prac-
tically the new avs of the state.
Other bills passed were house bill No.
80, appropriating mone for legislative ex-
pense,4 and enate bill No. /, to create a
board of fence viewers, which was
amended to wipe out provisions which
were not satisfactory TO range. interests,
which called forth a discussion between
Stoddard, the introducer, and Colley, of
Bon Homme, who did not favor the meas
ure. The senat bill was passed which
appropriated the unappropriated state
lands to the insane asylum at Yankton.
The house passed senate bill No. z, ced-
ing to the United States government ju-
risdiction over certain lands at Hot
Springs for the purposes of the National
Soldiers Home to be erected there.
The report of the oil inspector was filed
ted to both houses. It is an arraignment
ted to both houses. It is an araignment
of the methods of the Standard Oil Com
pany, and in it he recommends that a
gravity and quality test to be added to
the flash test law now in existence. In
case such legislation can be effected, and
II this cannot be secured, then a require
ment of stamping oil shipped into the
state as to quality that the purchaser of
the same may know what he is securing,
PRIESTS AIFSHIP IN RACE.