The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-20
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
= ifahssstions of h Lawmakers a,
1Aeffe as Shown by a Summary of
the Daily Routine.

1ne Transactions of the Lawmnkcr, a,
1ierfe as Shown by q Summary of
the Daily Routine.
Plerre, Feb; 1.-THE valued policy IN.
suranee people Of the house m pGIacy h iMr
| motion mot uirf hH move neN, today in the way Of a
asnce committee to report fo, one nsur-
house bill 40. The motto motion 'o Was y on
n M1nnou I, protect p' IT. The question Of a Vailed
STATE are beginning to express them . ~
nLe'ly strongly on. and their feeling in
me Matter mas taken shape in the way Of
the matter. 40 ieearo 10
rr IN elfort to push the bill for an appro-
g pr TOR the St. Louis exposition to-
. special order i" for ena the m s4th re being r made
Both houses today took action on tha
suggestion of Gov. Herreid. and int az
treasurer @eeu les 81 receirsr making M each county
ut OF the famine district of northern In
roR Phs nr,no,n, '0'''e'" Au-
GIN at the time of commitment: to reen-
.ate the hours Of employment in mines.
the II ap penitentiary S0o 100 f for a twine plant at
s snnaiS;. BIN. The house passed Bills to
Prohiblt prostitution. and legaiizing the
n Incarceration Of the town Of Henry The
make nalkke.p he senate en- sr bills III introduced were to
sz.oo0 per year. to prohibit the formation
OF iG9mpinations and trusts. and licensing
so Tbe $40, ror benevolent organizations.
when was introduced by Price, BY re-
auest, VIII hardly secure any great recog-
milton at the present session,
Pierre. Feb. 12.-Yesterday afternoon in
me mouse was practically taken up with
talk. The first round being over the
valued policy bill was reported to the
cal1sd OUT M', . aitc,sr reieom nm and
&C once. This was met by a motion for
6 6eE r. in o, Which = Longstatf lea, and a num-
and the bill was sent to the engrossine
committee and reported out later in the
me next talk was oyer the Senate bill
relating to insane funds, in which there
were several sharp passages and i%nsinua-
some members. resulting in .the adoption
OF the majority report, which was unfav-
orabie to the bill. The resolution for a
for school fund loans passed without dis.
cussion. but the. bill making April / the
cate tor, valuation Of property for assess
A resolution against the appointment of a
sitting committee at the close Of the ses-
sion, called out a discussion. but was
finally adopted. -,
In the senate bills were passed fixing
a uniform system of bell signals in Mines
and for joint commission to fix boundary
setween h,,S South Dakota and Nebraska.
nes for county. or municipal officers who
charge Illegal fees, and making prisoners
n the p~anitsntiary competent, witnesses.
ries Of the state guard to be in mourning
for thirty days on account Of the death
OF Roscoe Herreid, who was a staff officer.
Pierre. S. D.. Feb. 13.-The house trans.
acted no business yesterday until after
the memorial exercises Of the house and
senate, which consisted Of several musical
selections and addresses.
House committees reported favorably
today on bills to prevent public officials
from having a financial interest in sup
ltplies furnished to their Offices; to fix the
bond Of he state treasurer at a half
million dollars. and to fix a permanent
militia camp ground at Lake Kampeska.
the house bill to establish the office of
commissione OF irrigation and on the
senate bill abolishing days of grace.
the poll list as a basis on which to esti-
mate population when the same is used
as a basis for pay OF county officers. Tit
provide for incorporation Of telephone
companies; to strengthen the law regard
ing the adulseration Of food products: pro
viding for drawing jurors in counties
which are not organized into civil town
ships: allowing boards Of trustees OF
towns to fix fire limits. and requiring de-
posits 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 expenses account OF
the governors Office. and to fix salaries o.
per year each. It passed senate bills tc
appropriate money for cottages at the
soldiers home at Hot Springs, and allow
ing the purchase OF certain tracts at re-
form school
Pierre. Feb. 14.-The senate passed a
The house bills to give the state board OF
equalization power 20 increase valuations
of counties were called up in the house
on = special e 6 oTde whi ana nf Gomm them f on ths
calendar for tomorrow, when they will
cali out a contest. The house bill to in
crease the salary Of the veterimaTy sur r.
make changes to meet opposition.
The house held its first forenoon session
today and pushed through a large amount
was introduced. that being to allow terms
of county court to be held at other than
county seat towns. The senate bill to
a a6%mitt esy yep OF fnaee Mast Tas t Of the 0 koa ase
day was put In on final action on biils.
bills passed being to provide for settling
adverse claims to real estate IN circuit
court; to limit electric street railway
franchises to twenty years.; to authorize
the warden ut the penitentiary to get out
stone for a state capitol: The valued
q to Ia, after a short discussion. The
Bill to provide for a state board Of medi-
cal examiners also passed. The i,onse
passed senate bills to legalize incorpora,
tons Of certain towns; for deficiency al
the state university; to establish q min
ing experient station at the state school Of
mines. ,r - 49,.
through the house by so large a majority,
went to first reading. and was forced To
second reading by a close vote IN the