The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-24

NeSGaS were. ny I>lEu tH'i. HldNiiis
II the duty of The state agricultural
solleee TO make an exhibit at each an
nual state fair: by Cassill, reducing
exemptions TO about half the present
figure
The senate rules comittee presented
| is report on the primary election pc
! lition. recommending indefinite post
ponement. Young represented min
! Gritty report favoring action. Both re
ports viii come up for consideration
| tomorrow.
| The appropriation committee report
! I'd favorablv on the appropriation OF
/ SI3 coo for state fair buildings at HUI
ron
The report on the farmers institute
bill, which carries an appropriation
Of $1,000, brought on a contest. Bon
ney opposing and I.ishtner and Bran
son supporting. Finally, on motion Of
Rice. IL went back Ia the agricultural
committee. 4 fall was taken out OF
the proposed legislative hand book.
Stoddard and Nessey opposing il. the
former declaring that there is a graft
IN II. and mat farmers would only look
AT the binding and pictures. The NEXT
round was on the wolf bounty bill
carrying an appropriation OF $4,000.
Friebors opposed the bin as being in
favor of few counties. which should
pay their own bounty. The bill was
supported by Lishtner Abel Hanley
and Rice, and the report in favor of
the bin was adopted by vote of sc
10 S.
The state capitol building measure
viii come up in he house for action
To- morrow.
The house appropriations committee
today reported favorably on the gen
eral irrigation code Carroll again
pushed his motion for a report of the
house elections committee on the pri-
mary election petition Chairman
Stokes of the elections committee de-
MED any desire 10 hold up the bill and
said it would be reported as soon as
possible-at the farthest. some day
this week.
Holman said that as a member of
the committee he considered the first
duty was to learn whether a sufficient
II for granted that such was the case.
After further discussion, Carroll with
drew his motion
The only new house bill Of impor.
lance was by Kelly to require the
county treasurer to collect special as
sessment taxes of cities. The house
passed house bills fixing terms of
court in the Fourth judicial circuit.
two bills amending probate procedure
to cover Indian claims in probate
cases; legalizing the acts of the town
Of Hot Springs: providing for appoint
ment instead of election of assessors
I'D cities; changing the date for hoard
settlements with the town treasurer
the calling of circuit in1ee
INTO circuit: allowing for terms of
court to be held in two counties at the
same ume. and providing for the ex
tensions OF powers of sheriffs in max.
ing levies on executions. The hin To
provide for state board OF veterina.
-ians was lost.
The hottest fight of the legislatures
session ragged Wednesday in the sen.
ite from 3 O'Clock until at night over
he report of the committee on rules
or indefinite postponement of the in.
native petition for the primary cleo
ion law.
Lawson started the game by a mo-
ION to adopt the report, and Vessey
asked that the petition and all matters
connected with it go to the judiciary
committee. Lawson declared this
o be only for delay, and argued the
LEGALITY of the petition Frieberg de-
sired the reference. and Rice, the lead
II OF the primary forces, took the floor
lie spoke for over an hour, denounc-
ng the report of the committee in
very particular. and strongly assail-
ng the effort to throttle the will of
he people. Branson followed, sup
'orting the report, declaring the move
II those back of the petition was de-
ire to stab in the back the present
delegation. Senator Kit
redge, Hutchinson, Dillon and Cassill
opposed the report. Robertson, Wag-
Ter and Toy supported it. The close
# the debate brought hot exchange
words between Lawson and Cassill. !
The motion to refer to the judiciary
ommittee was defeated by 81 vote of !
. to 20 and the report of the commit
ee was adopted by "a to 20.
The senate passed a number of bills,
he principal of which we're: To |
make hunters licenses good only in !
he county where issued: makiag it
misdomeanor to purchase old metal !
rom minors; appropricting $4,000 for
live stock exhibit building at Mitch
II. and increasing the wolf bounty
rom $500 to $4,000 year. Those
'ho were looking for a fight on the |
apitol bill in the house were disap-
ointed. While number of the men,
'ers made brief remarks, there was |
o set speech in favoring the measure
which passed by vote of "A to IL.
hose who spoke for the measure
we're Sutherland. Brown of Sanborn.
tokes of Butte, Martin Olson of
loody, Madison, Turner of Faux, Van
'dsel. Craig. HOLMAN. who said that
ifferent capitol fights had cost the
The Business Mems club of Garden |
.ifv haS faEnn ~, tho tfor IF how