The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-27
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

definitely postponed.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 1S.-The local OPP
ton bill was the center of interest in
the senate yesterday. The motion to
adopt the minority report, opposing the
bill, carried by a vote of "a to 20. A
motion to adopt the majority report
failed to carry, 81 to 20. "A motion to
place h bill on the calendar for final
passage today carried.
The senate was closely and holly d.
vided on the bill, which would make it
possible to stop the liquor traffic in
communities where the majority were
opposed to the sale, and brought out
some heated arguments.
The Perkins bill, providing for the
recognition Of the battleship South
Dakota" was passed, also McDougalps
bill appropriating $4,000 for the main
tenaace of the national guard for two
years, and Branson's bill appropriating
$500 for an expense fund of the public
examiner.
The house committee on state affairs
report favoring a Irvine plant at the
state penitentiary failed of adoption,
n was sent to the appropriation COM
mittee, where 1t will remain Indefinite
~.
The anti-compact Insurance bill was
reported unfavorably, and the house
will disregard the. report and place it.
on the calendar Wednesday for passage,
The house passed bills making notes of
mutual insurance companies nom
negotiable; appropriating S 1000 for the
deficiency at the reform school; appro-
priting $1,000 for court expenses in I'M
organized counties, and fixing the sal
airy Of state veterinarians at 81, 500.
One important bill was introduced
aiming to place the office of school and
public lands commissioner on a fee
system that will make the office self
supporting by increasing the fees for
all classes of the business transacted
IN the once. The measure Is popular.
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WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre. s. D., Feb. 219.--The senate
passed the house bills locating the en-
~cafnpment grounds at Kampeska; pro-
vtdi1g for an inventory of all property
at the state institutions; for all print
Ing OF the laws of the present session;
making salaries of county commits
stoners 81 per day!
In the house the anti-compact bill
was reported unfavorably, but the eau
Gus combination changed it to a favor
able report and passed it along a notch.
lon the calendar.
i4sy0- ~ RoooCa tSOlI}C I'll llS ONl1
bills, and among them one providing.
ffor State board OF control of three.
members alta salary of $1,000 per year
and expenses. It barely got through on,
o two-thirds vote, which Is required on
special appropriations. 1t retains FIVE
members the first two years.
Hale's horse inspection bill passed,
making the sheriffs OF the statsSinspec-
tors Of branded horses being Shipped
tfrQm3the state.
The house exhausted its supply Of
loratory over the bill providing for
punishment of Sabbath breakers, but it
passed with only fourteen opposing
lyotes.
There are more than a score Of bills
lon the house calendar for passage, and.
the session will begin at 10 O'clock this
morning.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre. s.. D.. Feb. 1s.-The sunday
observance bill passed the house with
the penalty cut to $40. Other house bills
passed giving miners liens for wages,
for inspection OF branded horses offered
for shipment by sheriffs, and licensing
sheriffs; amending procedure for CALL
Ing juries; appropriating $4,000 for the
state fair; for government Of charitable
and penal institutions by asalaried
board Of three, but providing that all
of h present board of ave snail serve
out their terms; ~re-enaeting the calf
larceny bill to cure a defect
discovered by the governor;
ger act. to help out counties Which
Jailed to avail themselves OF that
measure 8ins1901; to permit married
women to act as administrators and
executors: TO limit the number ofSgame
birds Which may be killed or shipped