Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
LAWMAKERS BUSY AT PIERRE
Many New Bills Introduced in Both
Houses. and Others Are Adj
vanced Toward Passage.

PIERRE, s. D., Feb. 14.-(special Tele-
gram.)EIn the senate today bills were In
troduced by the committee on charitable
institutions; by Bottom, relating to powers
OF township officers in regard to abandoned
wells.
The senate passed senate bills to make
c%onvicts competent Witnesses; providing
for dissolution of cities with less than
200 population; relating to commitments to
the reform school; and the house bill
providing for the taxation Of certain as
sessment insurance companies.
On the motion OF Dillon, senate bill 1899,
providing for fees for fling articles OF in
corporation, was sent back to the ways
and means committee. The senate commit
tee reported favorably on an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the maintenance Of the, state
guard, and for an appropriation Of s., 200
for a silver service for the battleship South
Dakota. =
House committees reported unfavorably a
resolution for constitutions amendments
to allow county superintendent OF schools
to hold more than two terms. and favor
ably on the senate bill to provide a fund
for the payment OF state fair premiums
for the next two years.
An attempt to stave over the bill to pro-
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state militia at Lake Kampeska to February
81 was defeated after an extended discus
sion in which Redding, Porter and others
took a part.
House bills introduced were: BY Pierce,
to require county auditors to keep duplicate
records Of transfers of real estate in their
Offices, and to make insane from the SOL
dlers' home state charges; by Kelly, pro-
viding the manner of issue Of school bonds
fixing the method Of making school
levies; by May. giving miners prior liens
for labor; by Hun, making 1t the duty of
real estate owners to cut weeds along high
ways adjoining their lands.
The third reading Of house bills passed
without any special comment on any meas
ure, those, passing being to locate a per-
manent militia encampment at Lake Kam-
peska, appropriating money for the con-
struction Of sidewalks along state property
IN Deadwood, prohibiting public officers and
employees from securing supplies from firms
in which they have a financial interest;
to prohibit the use Of firearms by children
under Is years of age. on which there were
several attempts to amend by reducing the
age to - and other ages, but final passage
Of the bill as introduced by vote of 4s to %;
to pay the deficiency in the salary of Judge
Julyn Bennett; fixing the duties Of the
state board of health; fixing the bond of
the state treasurer at $4,000 providing
for the control Of the State Board Of Phar-
macy.
The house passed senate bills to appro-
pirate $500 for burial q old soldierP, APP
propriating a deficiency Of 1900 for con-
venance Of prisoners TO the penitentiary;
providing for a canvass Of votes on con-
stitutional amendments. The senate bill to
make the anemone the state flower was
taken as an occasion for a hot contest in
which attempts to amend 20 sunhower. wild
rose and gumbo lily we're all voted down.
In this Longstan ehamploned the su~nnower.
backed by Bromley, and Teare. Mullen, Por-
ter. Kritz and Lawcon we're against any
change. The bill was finally sent back to
the engrossInE force for correction.