The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
What, the State
S0lonS Are Doing

On account of delayed trains Tues
day the returning members of the leg
islature did not get in until late in the
afternoon, and the only business at
tempted was the introduction of a few
new bills, those in the house being:
BY Bowel ,by request, making it a
to sell adulterated intox-
icating liquors in the state, and pro-
viding for the election of liquor in
spector, 10 be an elective state office,
at salary of 81 900 year; by Parm-
ley. amending the law for the incor-
poration OF towns, requiring popula-
ton of 200 or fifty voters for incorpor-
alton; providing for a 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 al present does
not provide any method for serving an
execution against real property.
Senate bills presented We're: BY
giving to landlords liens on
SAT deficiency at the reform school;
by Dillon, legalizing assessments UNI
der the present revenue laws; and
resolution memorializing congress for
a constitutional amendment for the
regulation of trusts and monopolies.
The state board of charities and
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
twine 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
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
interests will demand a
stand pat" policy on the part of the
as the present law throws
the burden of keeping the question
alive on the shoulders of the liquor in.
terests.
Tho
Wednesday by passing the following
house bills:
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 beneficiary 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
5000 for a building at Mitchell for
The use of the live stock and poultry
The house took up the third reading
Of house bills and rushed through a
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
by Smith. Rodge, Sutherland
and Kribs, and passed by vote of So
to 81 Other bills passed we're: To
make notes. for medical service non
and providing penalty for
failure to make promised cure; allow
Ing sureties on official bonds to limit
their liabilities; defining swindler or
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
in annual report; making
tuition In district schools uniform at
81 per month, and a general pure food
bill.
New house bills were: BY Country
man, fixing circuit court jury fees at
s. per day and mileage, and justice
court jury fees at 81 day; joint reso-
luton by Carley. memorializing con-
gress for pure food law; and by Nc
Cain, changing horse inspection laws
10 give early notice of inspection.
The first move in the house on the
election bill since its introduce
ton was made by Carroll to-day, in q
motion ordering the election commit
tee to report that bill cut not later
than next Monday, either with or with
out recommendation. Backers of the
petition were waiting for warm time
FINAL LAND PAYMENTS.