Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-02
What the State
Solons Are Doing

institution shall become charge on
the county in which the institution is
located. The house adopted favor
ably reports on two waterworks bills
which affect Sioux Falls.
New bills introduced in the house
are: BY Holman, making notes given
for medical services non-negotiable,
and making it a misdemeanor to fail in
penalty of 500 for false statement as
to physical condition, for the purpose
OF securing public aid; making it d
misdemeanor for either parent to fail
to furnish. necessities to minor chill
3dren, and making a second conviction
for petit larceny penal offense; by
Hughes, providing defense on mutual
insurance notes when non-negotiable
provision is omitted; by Dexter, re-
curing owners of lands to keep weeds
moved on highways, and by Heball,
limiting tuition charge for pupils in
public schools to 50 month.
The senate caucus decided on re-
cess Adjournment from Thursday Of
next week until Tuesday of the follow
ing week
The principal new senate measures
were: BY Rice, authorizing towns and
villages to reassess and collect taxes
for local improvement and lega1izing
acts of uninc/porated school districts;
by Hanley, by request, to repeal that
part of the statute which allows de-
8cision by two-thirds of jury in GER
tain cases: by Bonney, to prohibit the
sale of tobacco to children under
twenty years of age; by Wesley, to re-
quire study in public schools of the
effect of alcohol on the human system;
by May, providing compensation of IS
a visit to superintendent of health, an
amendment to present medical law.
against any change in the present IL
quor law came from a number of resi-
dents of Bon Homme county Friday.
The house committee on agriculture
reported unfavorably on the bill to re.
duce the open season for chicken
shooting to two months, and Lee, who
introduced the bill, attempted to Sc.
cure the reference of the bill to the
committee on live stock, in which he
failed. The military committee favor
ably reported the bill which increases.
THE limit of salary of the commandant
and members of the home board, but,
reduced the limitation to $1,250 for the
commandant Vanosdel presented a
minority report against the bill on the
ground that it increases salaries and
takes from the soldiers in the home
their pensions for the use of the home.
The reports go over one day.
The capitol building bill was favor
ably reported after being amended in
many particulars, and will be up for
discussion in committee of the whole
Saturday.
New house bills presented were: BY
Applaud, for general drainage code;
by Parmley, requiring solicitors for
benevolent institutions feto secure Ii.
censes from the state board of chart.
ties; by Countryman, providing for
uniform text books all over the state;
Il by Turner of Brown, to reduce the
minimum sentence for robbery in the
first degree to one year; by Newton,
allowing guardians to transfer real es-
tate, and resolution by Zafft, for con.
stitutional amendment to increase pay
of legislative members to $40 per day.
The house passed house bills making.
marshals in small towns appointive in
stead of elective, and changing time OF
taking Office by board of trustees. and
amending the probate code to allow
any interesting party to ask for an &C,
counting; and senate bill to authorize
the commissioner of lands to enforce
lease contracts.
E In the senate, Senator Dillon an.
swered roll call for the first time since
his illness.
The committee on elections present
ed an unfayorable report on the reso-
luton for the election of senators by
popular vote. The senate passed sen.
ate bills providing for division Of
towns into wards: providing for s3 per
day for bailiffs. in certain counties, and
making provisions for collection OF
taxes on transient merchants. New
senate bills were: BY Rice, to provide
that when crime is committed, partly
in one county and partly in another,
jurisdiction shall be in either, and that
trial for newspaper libel shall be in
county where paper IS printed; by
Cook, providing for scale inspection.
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& Hannibal had Just fallen from his
elephant.
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