The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-30
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Transactions OF the Lawmaker, a
Pierre a. Shown by . Summary Of
the Daily Routine.

The Transactions Of the Lawmakers a.
Pierre a. Shown by . Summary Of
b Daily Routine.
Pierre. g. DIAN. 19.-In the senate
Saturday afternoon, q spirited debate was
called out on the final passage Of senate
Dill No. 5, which provides for the en-
'ployment Of a special counsel in cases
where the states attorneys cannot act
Tor any reason. saltmarsh, Boylan and
Newly supported an amendment to pro-
vide h q the cost Of sue special counsel
should be deducted from the salary Of
the states attorney, while Dillon and
Bottum opposed the amendment. which
was lost. and the bill passed.
A bill was passed in the senate locatinR
the state fair permanently at Huron.
The principal senate bills introduced
were to appropriate $125, 900 for buildings
maintenance and improvements at>the ag-
ricultural college; to secure uniform as
sessment of live stock and to provide per-
manent militia camp grounds at Lake
Kampeska.
The house business consisted principal
~ IN the introduction and first reading Of
p1as, among which Were several revenue
measuressand appropriation bills.
The principal bills introduced were to
provide a penalty for divulging the con-
tents OF a telegraphic or telephone mes
sage by any employe AZ a concern, or. to
authorize the warden Of the p%enitentiary
to get out stone for a state capitol on the
grounds at the city selected by the People
at the election of 1904.
piorrn Yor "a M. 49,.
session yesterday passing few unim-
portant bills n introducing several ap-
preparation measures. The list was
headed by Saltmarsh, to appropriate $780,
600 to pay the deficiency in wolf bounties
under the old law. which was repealed
two years ago. A bill was introduced
by Williamson to appropriate $4,000 for
the Madison normal school, and by Per-
kin to appropriate 5000 to furnish the
cruiser Santh Dakota with q silver serv-
Ice to be manufactured from Black, Hills
silver and lined with Black Hills gold.
The house put In most Of the day on
the code bills and pushed through a num-
Der of them. taking up the senate code
bill under a suspension of the rules. The
house usury bill fixing 10 per cent as the
legal rate Of interest went through by
a vote of 6S to II. a. did the house bill
appropriating $500 for the work Of in
dexing the codes.
Bills were introduced by Russell APP
propriating $4,000 for the Spearfsh nor
NAL school; by Goddard to provide for q
state board of assessment and defining
its duties; by King to appropriate $4,000
for the Agricultural college al Bookings;
by Fossum to fix the registration instead
Of the number Of votes asst as the basis
by Sampson to appropriate sS7,0OO for the
Madison normal school.
Pierre. 8. D., Jan. 21.-Yesterday the
committee on the house journal reflected
on the inaccuracy of the work. Today's
journal contains a note inlerpolated by
the printer denying the responsibility for
errors, and tntimating that the same Is
due to the incompetency of clerks.
At the opening Speaker Browne called
attention to the note, and declared such
Interpolation Of the house records is in
tolerable, and recommended reference to
the judiciary committee for action. The
resolution of censure prevailed.
Both houses voted for Senator Kit
SlCA6Vs ~ 4SSS1SVA AAS 4SSpuO1AId1l
vote. Bowler was given the twelve Demo-
cratic votes. Congratulations Of house and
senate were by resolution wired to Sem
ator Kittredge.
Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 23.-Gov. Herreid, in
his appointment Of Crane wardens the past
year, demanded Of his appointees prom
Use to faithfully carrying out the provi-
sions of the am laws in the state, and
learning that he warden appointed for
Clay county was winkisg at violations of
the law in regard to illegal hunting and
game shipments, he wired the warden
asking an explanation Of the rumors or
reports, and falling to receive a reply
summarily removed him.
The different insurance companies doing
business In the state are beginning to
send to Insurance Commissioner Shober
reports on their business for last year,
and the reports so far as they have come
show that it will require about 80 per
cent of their premiums to meet their
losses in the state. One company reports
but 9 per cent of their premiums paid out
in losses, nut this is a company which
does not do a great amount Of business.
while the st. Paul Fire and Marine, which
tranSacCS a large business IN IN state.
shows SO per cent OF its premiums paid
for losses. Another company reports Is
per cent paid, and, at the sam rate the
per cent. of premiums paid for losses last
year bids fair to be greater thar it was
the previous year, when it was about AZ
per cent. This is being put forward in the
arguments presented by the advocates OF
a valued policy law in this state.
LITTLE FACTS OF INTEREST.