Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-02

closely watched, and hasty check at
it's finish showed forty-four, or one
vote lacking. A demand was made
for call of those not voting, giving
the bill one more ballot and passing it.
The senate passed the cattle-dipping
bill, completing the work of enacting
into law, so far as the two houses are
concerned, the bill of more Importance
to stockmen than any other measure
presented at this session.
Other house bills passed by the SEN
ate were to provide penalty for false
statement of physical condition for the
purpose Of securing public aid, and
providing for court costs in cases
brought by the state land department
Senate bills passed were: For city
meat inspection; to shange the name
of the Redfeld asylum to the home for
the feeble-minded, and an emergency
appropriation for the Yankton asylum
and for the state board of health.
Among number of new senate bills
were: By the insurance committee,
fixing state standard insurance policy
| forms; by the state affairs committee,
a general game law; by Dillon, allow
ing the steward at the insane hospi-
tai to retain $1,000 for an incidental
fund; by Douthy, appropriating s15,-
600 for the agricultural college; by
Koepsel, to allow counties to sell judg-
ments secured at scavenger's tax sale.
The Irvine plant people won their
fight against the appropriations re-
port, and the appropriation of $4,000
for machinery has been placed back
in the bill.
The house passed senate bills to re-
quire five years practice by attorneys
in the state before admission on certi-
cate by the supreme court, and to limit
liabilities of banks on forged paper to
three months after return of same to
maker of check.
House bills passed were: For the
state primary election laws; increas-
ing tax of insurance companies re-
ceipts; hide inspection; for meetings Of
county auditors with the equalization
board.
Among new bills presented in the
house were: By the ways and means
committee, to provide for 2-mill de-
ficiency levy for 1905; by the judiciary
committee, increasing the jurisdiction
of justices of the peace in assault
cases; and a general drainage code by
the committee on drainage.
The primary election bill was final
ly disposed Of by the senate Thursday
when it was sent up by the house. On
the announcement of it's receipt, the
presiding officer Of the senate declared
that as it had been passed upon once
at the present session, it could not
again be considered except under sus-
pension Of the rules.
1t was expected that the friends OF
the measure would make fight on
this ruling, but the only move was on
the part of Cassill, who asked if snch
move would require two-thirds
vote. and received an affirmative an
swer. The bill then was returned to
the house with a notification of its
fate and the incident is ended for this
| session.
| The strongest lobby of the session
has gathered in the last two days,
either for or against the bill, in an
| ticipation Of fight on the floor of the
| senate.
The house appropriations commit
| tee returned several bills with favor
able reports. The wolf bounty bill
! got divided report, the majority be-
| ing favorable, and the negative minor
| ity consisting of Carley, Foster, Craig
and Madison.
| , AS the time for closure on new bills
! is near the last Of them are being
rushed in. Among a number of house
bills presented the principal were: By
| the educational committee, to regulate
football, providing suspension for any
player who Injuries another; by Pot
ter, requiring notice to purchaser to
make a mortgage on grain effective;
| by Satire, fixing the salary of clerk of
| the supreme court at $1,000 year;
by Parmley, granting liens for labor
and repair work on artesian well rig,
and by Omdahl, to repeal laws allow
ing seeding of parts of the highway to
| grass or the use of same for tree
planting. e
The bills for final action in the
house did not start out well. the first
being to prevent bird dogs from rum
ming at large, which, after several eff
forts to dispose of, finally went back
/ to committee The next was the law
| to allow liquor license vote when
once secured to stand until set aside
4 by a subsequent vote. Holman asked
| for delay, but on motion of Brown of
| Sanborn it was tabled--43 to 38. The
next bill to go down was to prohibit
treating in saloons. This failed by a
vote of 81 to "a, a number of mem
4 bers being absent.
The Irvine plant bill was passed
1 without opposition, but not until an
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