Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-02-27
HOT SPRINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY. FEBRUARY u
AMEND CONSTITUTION

AMEND CONSTITUTION
For Loanini. the school Fund. d.-$3, 900 Ap-
propriated for Soldiers Cottages.
| Nearing Close.
Pierre, S. D. Beb. 24.-As the session
nears the close the legislators realize
that the remaining days mean steady,
hard work in order to pass the many
bills that are ION the list" to become
laws.
$4,000 has been appropriated for cot
tages for the Home. Another item
that will likely be included in the
Home appropriation is small amount,
probably $3.50, for payment to Chap
lain.
Pierre, Feb. 21.-Lawson did not
call for reconsideration of the vote of
the valued policy bill in accordance
with the notice given on Thursday and
the bill has gone to the governor for
his signature. The anti-compact bill
which passed the house by a vote of
Is to 6 was severely criticised by the
Insurance men who allege that it is a
piece of class legislation operating in
favor of the mutual companies. Thew
declare that it will be imperative if
enacted, and they will not oppose it
strenously.
The senate passed joint resolution
calling for a constitutional amendment
withdrawing so per cent of the public
lands from sale, placing the balance on
so year lease and providing for the
loaning of school funds on state, coun-
ty, municipal and township school
warrants and other evidences of the
states Indebtedness. This is claimed
to be the most important measure that
is to be considered at this session, for
it effects the safe investment of the
fund now amounting to nearly s5,OOO,-
600. 1t was amended before passage by
cutting out the provision for loaning
on securities of other states.
The house joint resolution for me.
moralizing congress to remove the du-
ty on lumber passed almost unanimous
ly in the senate.
The senate relaxed and really en-.
joyed itself while considering the bill
introduced in the house by Mr.. Mason
to prohibit boys under Is years from
carrying or discharging firearms. The
bill was amended by adding, "except
with the consent of the parents" and
passed.
The anemone patens has become the
floral emblem of the state of South Da.
kota. The house took advantage of
the absence of Judge Haney and s'run
the bill by"
| The charities and corrections bill ha S
passed and after the expiration of the
terms of the present board there will
be but three members, each of whom
is required to devote his entire time to
the superintendence of the institutions
and will receive 81 800 per year.
Abel's bill prohibiting pools. trusts
and combinations passed. The follow
ing senate bills also we're passed:
One adopting the anemone as the
state flower; repeating obsolete sec
tions of the code; requiring bonds of
the repositories of county funds; re-
latlng to the method of adopting chill.
dren; appropriating $4,000 for four cot
tages for the Soldiers Home.
On the Hayes amendment a spirited
debate was made by Bromley, Lawson,
Allen. Johnston and others. Peirce of
Fall River, who runs the big plunge
bath at Hot Springs, inquired of Law
son. who was eNpounding the defini-
tion of Sabbath desecration, if bathing
was considered work of necessity ?
sit is in your case," responded the
Union county man. The Hayes amend
ment prevailed "A to 33 and the bill
passed as amended.