The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24
Work Of t1eLaWnakGTs
Proceedings OF the Week in Brief in
Both Houses Of the South Dakota
Legislature. = . > y . y
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

D.
Driation committee today presented a ia
vorablc report on the house bill for the
erection Of wing of capitol building al
cost of $150,OG0
An attempt TO secure house concurrence
with the senate amendments to the joint
stock Insurance bill brought grief to the
measure. the concurrence being refused
after it was opposed by Hebal and Craig
On motion of Rodse conference commit
tee was appointed on the bill, the speaker
naming hodge Shaw and Craig.
Among new house bills presented We're
these:
BY Holman, a general caucus bill, which
1t is intended by the opponents of the
primary bill 10 push in its stead.
by the committee on charitable institu-
lions bill for Irvine plant and shirt
factory at the pcnitentiary, appropr,atng
$4,000 for the former and 5000 for the lat
ter.
BY Brown, of Brookings. making it
miSdemeanor to treat anyone in a saloon
and the same for saloonkeeper to al
low it,
BY Kelly, to establish northeastern in
sane hospital al Millbank: no appropra
ton. the town to donate $50 acres of land.
BY Craig, appropriatng $1,000 for an ar
tesian we'll and siio at the home for the
feeble m ndel.
The house made laws by passing senate
bills to appropriate $500 deficiency at the
School Of Mines and to appropriate $l.04l
deficiency for the state board of agricul-
ture
House bills passed were these:
To fix compensation of supcrntendents
of county boards Of health and memo
rial to congress to pass pure food law.
The bills increasing the compensation Of
county commissioners and allowing APP
po.ntmcnts on the board of regents Of cd
ucation in counties in which institutions
are located We're both killed
In the senate tomorrow the committee
on rules w.ll report indefinite postpone
ment of the primary initiative petition on
the ground that win Implications and ir-
regular names not enough are on the pc
tirion to make 1t legal.
Tho senate passed senate bills giving
landlords liens on crops; providing for the
assessment of real estate al It's fun value:
providing the manner OF change of
venue when suit has been commenced in
the wrong county, and for the protection
OF fish
Among the principal senate bills were
BY Neil locating the northwestern hos
ptal for the insane a Water own, no APP
propria ton
BY Hayward, a joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment to allow spc
cial tax levy for the purpose of starting a
twlEe plant at the ,penitentiary.,
The ,0 orators who have been selected for
with the subjects assigned are:
% John II; Carroll, Lincoln" Jason E,
Payne, "Mckin!ey;" John Holman,
One of the laws already passed by the
present session was to assist Black Hills
cities in securing water supplies, giving
them the right to acquire property either
! within or without city limits for water
| works purposes by condemnation proceed
| ings. Another bill has just been intro
duced by Speaker Browne which has for
its purpose the extension Of the sewer
system of Aberdeen. This bill gives to
cities the same powers as in the former
bill. but for sewer purposes instead of
water supply.
| 1t is hoped by the capitol building COM
| mlttce that it has secured Il bill which
will be enacted before the close Of the
| present session. Its new bill calls for the
construction of wing which will be a
harmonious part of whole building when
| completed. 1t is to be for the use of the
| supreme court and the various state Ii
| brarcs and the historical society. The cost
| is to be limited to $l5O,000 which is to be
| from special appropriation for that pur-
! pose to be repaid TO the state with in
| terest from the first sales of capitol build
| ing land Such building could contain
| sufficient vault room to store accumulated
records, which it Is necessary to keep, but
which are not in daily use. leaving the
vaults connected with the present Offices
! for the use Of the daily records, and would
| clear a number of rooms now In use in
the main building. allowing more office
room for the working forces Of the differ
| ent departments. The chances appear to
be favorable for the passing of this bill,
| A joint meeting of both houses was held
| after adjournment Saturday evening tc
listen to the architect of the Montana
4 work in regard TO construction under the
! plans proposed in the new bill;
"A NUMBER OF registers OIL deeds from dlI-
4 fcrent counties are in the city looking
4 after bin which would raise their sal
| aries in number OF counties. putting
4 them on the same basis the county au.
/ ditors, both being included in the same
i bill, which fixes compensa ton on Valua.
ton in the different counties.
The session started on it's last third to-
day, and a motion is due at any time no"
fixing a limit date for the Introduction o
new bills, which will be some time abou
l the fifteenth day of the session. which vii
At tl,1I,t
ing through such measures the last few
| days.