Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16
What, the State
Solons Are Doing

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On account of delayed trains Tues
day the returning members of the leg
lislature did not get in until late in the
/ afternoon, and the only business at
tempted was the Introduction of few
new bills, those in the house being:
BY Bowel (by request), making it a
misdemeanor to sell adulterated intox-
| icating liquors in the state, and pro-
yiding for the election of a liquor in
spector, to be an elective state Office,
at salary of $1,000 a year; by Pa1m-
| ley amending the law for the incor-
poration of towns, requiring popula-
ton of 200 or fifty voters for incorpor-
alton; providing for state agent to
be under the control of the state board
of charities and corrections; by Lee,
to amend the law in regard to the serv-
ing of executions, it being claimed that
the law as it stands at present does
not provide any method for serving an
| execution against real property.
Senate bills presented were: BY
Stoddard, giving to landlords liens on
growing crops; by Cook, appropriating
SAT deficiency at the reform school;
by Dillon, legaliZing assessments I'M
der the present revenue laws; and a
resolution memorlalizing congress for
constitutional amendment for the
regulation of trusts and monopolies.
The state board of charities and
corrections will meet in Pierre to con
fer with the governor and legislators
in regard to the establishing of shirt
factory at the penitentiary. as a pro-
ject that will cost less, be sooner in
stalled and employ more men than a
Irvine factory.
Now that the license bill is out of
the way, the liquor interests will start
their move for an amendment to the
present law, which will provide that
when license vote is taken in any
town in the state it shall be in force
and effect until it is overturned by an
adverse vote. The liquor men claim
that they are only asking for equal
privileges in this, as that is the force
of the law as it now stands when no.
license bill has been secured. The
Temperance interests will demand a
stand pat" policy on the part of the
legislature, as the present law throws
the burden of keeping the question
alive on the shoulders OF the liquor in
terests.
The senate did some law making
h "Wednesday s,1,s. DyfYassing the following
Providing that patents from state
and national government; fixing the
beginning Of terms of county auditors
at March first; requiring gasoline cans
to be painted red, and the Parmley
parole bill
A number of new measures were
presented in the senate, the more i'm.
portant being: BY Payne, authoriz-
ing county commissioners to appropri.
ate money for county fairs; providing
for liens for blacksmith work; by
Cooper, exempting all property of fra
ternal and beneaa CARY societies from
taxation: by health committee, provid-
ing penalty for physicians who fail to
file their certificates as required; by
Lightner, refunding to beneficiary So
cieties taxes Illegally collected; by
Cooper, allowing circuit court judges
expenses; by Branson,. appropriating
$4,000 for a building at Mitchell for
the use of the live stock and poultry
association.
The house took up the third reading
OF house bills and rushed through
a number of them. The only one;
which caused any discussion being the
one requiring tests Of eyes and ears of
pupils in the public chools. which was
opposed by Zafft and Holamn; and
supported by Smith, Rodge, Sutherland
and Kribs, and passed by a vote of a55
to 81. Other bills passed were: To
make notes for medical service non
negotiable, and providing penalty for
failure to make promised cure; alloyi-
ing sureties on official bonds to limit
their liabili ties; defining sWindler or
confidence man, and providing for
court costs in suits for trespass on
state lands, requiring county Officers
TO furnish the state auditor required
material for including county financial
statements in annual report; making
tuition In district schools uniform at
~ per month, and d general pure food
bill. ",
New house bills were: BY Country
man, fixing circuit court jury fees at
$3 per day and mileage, and Justice
court jury fees at 81 day; joint reso-
luton by Carley. memorializing con-
gress Tor pure food law; and by Nc
Cain. changing horse inspection laws
to give early notice Of Inspection.
The tlrst move In the house on the
primary election bill since its introduc-
tion was made by Carroll today, ii ii
motion ordering the election commit,
tee To report that bill. out not later
than next Monday. either with or with
out recommendation. Backers Of the
petition were waiting for . warm time