The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-12
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Lawmakers. %
Weeks Doings I'm the
State Legislature.

as far as possible the intent of those
who started it has been dropped and
the appropriations for buildings or
specials" took up practically the
whole time of the house at the after
noon session. The bills which passed
with but little or no opposition were
$4,000 for Brookings, S25, 900 for Rap
Id City; senate bill for $4,000 for the
state guard, which Gross attempted to
reduce, but failed; $25 900 for the state
university; $4,000 for the Aberdeen
Dormal school, and s5S,OGO for the
Redfield insane hospital.
The senate ground out bills rapidly,
the only discussion on any matter be-
fore that body being on the sale of the
military ground at Fort Sisseton and
the use of the money at Lake Kam-
peska grounds, which was supported
| by Neil and opposed by McDougall,
and was defeated. The senate general
appropriation bill made it's appear
ance, while the house bill is yet to
come out. The principal senate bill
passed was to appropriate $50, 900 to
pay wolf bounty claims prior to two
years ago. The senate made laws by
passing the house bills increasing the
fine for Sabbath breaking to $40; CIV
ing to townships the right to vote cn
liquor licenses; for protection Of
trout; requiring bonds for good be-
havior to be given by societies import
ing children into the state; making in
sane patients state charges; appropri-
alton to pay judgment held by Mar
garet Mellette; providing for uniform
first and second-grade teachers Ger.
tifcates.
Pierre, s. D., March 4.-The matter
of special appropriations was fought
to finish in the house with the DIFF
ferent institutions coming through as
winners. The question was on ap-
preparations for Spearfish, Springfield
and Madison. The Spearfish bill was
first trotted out, and with Longstaff
doing everything in his power to stop
1t, it went through with several votes
to spare. Madison came next, and
failed to receive two-thirds, after
which Longstaff declared that if one
was to be favored, all should be.
Springfield started, but fell down for
lack of two-thirds. Allen then moved
reconsideration of the Madison bill,
which went through on second trial.
Springfield was then brought out and
won. The house general appropria-
lions bill, carrying $1,195,150, was in
troduced, as was the bill to appropri-
ate $4,000 for building Oh the state
fair grounds at Huron.
At the morning session the house
passed bills requiring payment for
horses killed for CHAMBERS; providing
for vote on boundary between Law
renee and Butte counties; giving sher-
ifs custodian fees of IS per day for
holding stocks of goods taken on ex-
ecution; fixing fees for filing articles
of Incorporation, and providing for
government of corporations. Adverse
committee reports were returned on
bills TO create a state revenue COM
mission and taxing products of mines.
The senate rushed through long
list of appropriation bills without dis
cussion, passing bills for building an
asylum at Gary; meeting deficiency
the reform school; for buildings at
Aberdeen, Rapid City, Redfeld and
Vermillion, and appropriating money
for importation of broad-tailed sheep
for the agricultural college experiment
station. An effort just before adjourn
ment to again bring up in the senate
Al. III g. Al, Il -
lands ended in failure after consider
able talk.
Pierre, S. D., March 5.-The house
put in most of the time on the general
appropriation bill. All amendments
were killed except an addition to pro-
vide for woman's board of investiga-
ton and the bill passed as it came
from the committee. The house bill to
appropriate $4,000 for a building on
the fair grounds at Huron was called
up and failed by three votes in re-
ceiving the required two-thirds, and
1t will come up again on reconsidera-
ton. Gov. Herreid sent in a veto to
the house on the bill which attempted
to amend the liquor law to prevent
giving liquor to minors or inebriates,
in which attempt the law had been SO
jumbled as to seriously impair the ex-
listing statute The veto was sustained
by 70 to /. At the afternoon session,
on motion of Allen, an unfavorable
committee report on the bill for tax
alton of mine products was reversed.
At the morning session the house
passed house bills authorizing the
board of charities to purchase lands at
Redield asylum; appropriating $4,000
for a cottage at the penitentiary; to
prevent unlawful appropriation of
stock on free range; fixing terms of
court in the Fifth circuit, and provid-
ing heavier penalties for burglaries.
A bill was introduced In the house to
grant the national government a tract
in Aurora county for artesian well pur-
poses.
The senate put in another day pass