The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-26
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 21.-The capitol build
ing committees of both houses, with an
architect, considered the proposed capitol
building site and later took up the bill to
erect a building.
The senate held a short session. in which
q favorable committee report was secured
on the bill to legalize liquor licenses in
towns where no license election has been
held the last wear.
Senate measures introduced were: by
Cook, a memorial to congress asking for
the election of senators by a popular Votei
by Cordill, a bill requiring steam engineA
on highways to give right of way t;
teams; by Anderson, for a tw:ne plant at
the penitentiary with $3.50, eco appropria.!
ton; by Shobera, sheriffs' fee bill; and BY
Wagner, providing for collection of ext
ents.
Governor Elrod today signed the frs
islative expense funds. The pen was pre-,
scented to the state historical society.
The house o, today l decided ed 5h a. +d it b has;
appropriating $S,92S deficiency at the soll
diers' home. This was opposed by Nan7
osdel, who announced it as his belief thai
the deficiency was caused by extravaganza
in management and in violation Of direct
law. He believed chat the old soldiers
believe in gong to the extent Of yiolatini}
the law to do so. Clark of Fall River and
Turner Of Faulk supported the measure of
the ground that the deficiency was caused
by absolute necessity. It was passed Will.
but four dissenting votes, Nanosdel not
voting.
amendment toNallow county s~uperintend,
| ents to hold more than Two terms, brough3
on a general discussion and the resoiutio1t
finally was tabled on motion of Demalig-
non, by a vote of "A to %.
An unfayorable report was returned by
the house committee on the appropriation
| of $15, 600 for buildings on the state 1a-f
ground at Huron.
Th wine plant bills We're introduced IN
the house; one b. Hebal, carrying an ap-
Thoreson, with an appropriation OF Slo,oVo.
Other house bills were by CLANCY, to make
the office of town marshal appoint1ve in
stead of elective; by Pennington, cutting
away all exemptions from n single man.,
and by Turner of Brown, to prevent drug
gists from selling liquor in mo license"
towns except upon prescription.
The house passed bills fixing the begin
ming of terms of county auditors at the
first Monday in March, and making the
terms of officers of mutual insurance COM
ipanies three years.
MONDAYS PRocEEDlNes.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 23.-The house today
recommitted the bill for an appropriation
for buildings on the state fair grounds
at Huron which had been returned with
Kribs introduced a bill to amend laws
In regard to qualifications required in Sc
curing teachers certificates, the purpose
of the bill being to make certificates con-
form to the requirements for interchange
with other states.
The house passed a joint resolution me-
mCrializing congress for the protection OF
the hanks of the Missouri river. providing
for the publication of state manuals and
handbooks, and for a constitutional
amendment to allow the legislature to fix
qualifications for county superintendent
of schools.
The house bill to allow county commits.
sionerS to offer a reward of $100 for the
capture of horse thieves was passed anC
the bill allowing court bailiffs in the larg-
er counties So a day was killed.
The house passed the Lawson senate bill
Which provides for a census and the col
lection of vital statistics.
Senate bills introduced were:
BY Cooper. to provide stenographers fol
county courts.
BY Rice, to give farm laborers ant
threShing machine crews liens for labol
performed.
BY Doering, changing the date wher
taxes SHALL become delinquent from Marcel
i to May l..
Pennington Of Lawrence has introduced
a house bill to so amend the present ex.
emptionlaws as to take from a single per.
son any exemptions whatever.
Van Osdel called down the opposition O.
the old soldiers upon himself in his at.
tempt to head off the deficiency appropri
!, alton at the soldiers home.
Wagner, in the senate, attempts to Sc.
cure q division of lands into classes fol
the purpose of assessment. His bill set.
out and defines mineral lands, which shall
be assessed in a different class from agri
cultural lands.
, Up to the end Of the goth day of tht
session 1877 bills ave been introduced i,
both houses, while for the session twt
years ago $50 bills had been started up tt
! the same date.