The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-06
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Transactions of the Lawmakers n
Pierre as Shown by a Summary Of
the Daily Routine,

The Transactions of the Lawmakers n
Pierre as Shown by a Summary Of
the Daily Routine.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 25.-The senate oil
inspection bill was taken UP in the house
yesterday with several amendments Of
lered by Gross. the principal of which
were to increase the flash test from los to
1ll0, and striking out that portion of the
bill which attempted to regulate the color
OF Oh. The bill went back to the commit
tee FOR further consideration.
The boundary commission bill came up
again on special order and passed as pre-
sented. In the morning session of the
hi,Is the friends Of special appropriation
Tor them fearing to push them at the
present. Ihe house made laws by pass
ing senate bills granting townships right
OF control of water from artesian wells,
appropr1ating money for a silver service
for the ship South Dakota" and appro-
priating, money for criminal prosecutions
The senate judiciary committee report
ed back the temperance bill without rec
after practically killing it's
erect by amendments, and it will go on
the calendar. The senate made laws by
passing house bills to provide stone for
state capitol from the penitentiary quar-
ries. making the poll list the basis for esti-
mating population in fixing compensation
OF county officers, providing uniform first
and second grade teachers certificates,
n appropriating money for secretary Of
lC ulol ASdl SOClCly anu IOT JuORc
Julian Bennett.
Pierre, 8. D., Feb. 26.-Neither house
bills were rushed through without opposi.
ton, the only effort to stir matters coming
on the educational bill in the senate,
which Payne attempted to amend by Civ
ing graduates Of state schools preference
rights In granting certificates, in which
he was backed by Lawson, in an attempt
to amend to that effect. Dillon made a
the amendment did not prevail, the bill
went back to committee for further con-
sheraton. The house made 10 laws to-
one to allow wholesale druggists to handle
liquor without license.
"A number of house bills were pushed
being to provide for scale inspection, to
prevent use of force in vaccination, re-
curing. gasoline cans to be painted red,
and regulating the use Of highways by
traction engines and automobiles. The
house committee on elections did not care
to take any chances on the equal suffrage
amendment and returned it without rec
sented on the Ninth judicial circuit bill,
with Hand county cut out and Sphinx
county added.
ment bill met the same fate as it did in
the house yesterday and it is now dead
IN both branches. The senate wa busy
f fhe la asgist today, passing Pas IN The house nss; bills Is to fix
!ation for fixing salaries of county Of
heers, granting the State Board of Equal
n lIadion lien enlarged powers. giving miners
spec;tion. Of horses, making larceny Of live
stock of any value grand larceny. and
providing $4,000. per year for state fair
premiums.
Pierre, Feb. 27.-The first move in the
resolution showed up in the house yester-
day in a notice by Price Of a. motion to
amend the rules to allow suspension of
rules by a majority vote. This will come
up for action tomorrow and will be pra C.
tically a test of house strength on the
Tbs next fight started on the Ninth
counties Of Beadle.- Sphinx, Kingsbury and
Miner. This brought out a sharp tilt be-
tween Longstaf. Of Beadle, n Brown, of
ity was. raised and continued regardless Of
the gavel work of the speaker.
The senate made a number Of laws yes
f ferd by passing house bills to increase
providing for restoration of destroyed
records affecting title to real estate;
authosizing boards Of education to issue
vote; prohibiting killing of large game
except from Nov: is to Dec. Is of each
year; fixing penalties for securing LIQUOR
redemption of mining claims. The Sun
day observance bill was sent back to the
judiciary committee without action after
a motion by Moody to indefinitely post
pone. TIL peddler license bill was passed
after being amended to exempt piano and
sewing machine agents and reducing Ii
cense fees.
Pierre, Feb. 2S.-The house passed a bill
yesterday to place insurance money from
destroyed or damaged public buildings I'M
der control of boards having such build
ings in charge; and it killed the free text
book bill: While the house passed the
senate oil inspection bill without change
by a large vote, it was not until after con-
siderable discussion. Bromley attempted
to amend by striking out the gasoline prof
vision and to reduce the number of in
spectors to one, but failed. He took the
position in his argument that the bill
would not stand the test of the courts.
The house concurred in senate amend
board of assessment powers to increase
assessments. The house appropriations
committee reported favorably on bills for
penitentiary, deaf mute school, school of
mines and agricultural college, after seal
ing most of them down; and favorably
on the bill for $40, 900 for the state guard.
Bills for buildings at Spearfish and Madi-
The senate took up the house anti-com-
pact insurance bill on the second reading
and amended it to exempt state mutual
companies from It's provisions. The house
bill passed affixing the poll list as basis
of population for salaries of county Off
GERS. The senate tangled up on several
bills. and did not secure an adjournment
until after z o'clock. The liquor license
bill was killed after a long argument by
consideration made by Bottum.