Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-02
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

| appropriation Tor S15O 10 be expended
| tn the issuing Of an Official state map,
| showing the resources of the state.
The two wolf bounty reports started
the same old fight which is renewed at
every session where bounty is an is
sue. Al usual, the fight and the ma
jority report carrying $4,000 year
was adopted by the house, after dis
/ cnssion in which number OF mem
bers took part. Bills regulating the
taking of carp were indefinitely post
| poned; the house bin on the plea that
the senate bill following covered the
same ground, and the senate bill ON
the plea that the general game bill
was SUFFICIENT regulation.
The house made laws by passing
senate bills to allow consolidated
school districts to increase the limit Of
bonded Indebtedness to $4,000; requir-
ing the registration of motor vehicles.
and providing a penalty for physicians
who fail to register their certificates.
Saturday being closure day on gem
eral bills, several new ones were pre-
scented, the principal being: To fix
salaries of county auditors and regis
tiers of deeds on valuation basis. and
providing for licensing Of legislative
lobbyists. The latter measure was
framed after the Wisconsin law, and
was introduced BY Sanders.
The house went into committee OF
the whole on the resolution indorsing
the action Of President Roosevelt on
the rate question. recommended its
passage and put II at the head OF the
days calendar. where 1t passed with
out a dissenting vote.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for the
soldiers hane was passed, swas d
small appropriation for the Lyman
county costs. When the bill Il license
the practice OF optometry came up it
met with vigorous opposition. Turner
Of Fauik. in moving indefinite post
ponement, said all the bill was drawn
for was to compel every seller of spec
tacIes to pay to the state board of med
zeal examiners So a year. and that pay
was the main part of III Brown OF
sanborn said 1t was nothing but graft,
and the bill failed to develop q single
friend, either In debate or on the vote.
The bill requiring notice .of lien on
grain before it should become effective
and one to allow county treasurer to-
collect 81 from each nonresident tax
payer who paid by letter, went to the
morgue with the optometry bin, while
the bills to put transient merchants
under the penalty clause of the ped
der Incense clause was carried.
The session ended with the first rip
pie in the harmony of the Black Hills
corner over the attempt to amend the
law rushed through ait the beginning
&c the session To allow Deadwood to 70
out into the Hills searching for the
creek It wanted to draw water from.
The desire Of the amendment WIS I'd
limit the scope of the original bill ana
II was q test Of the strength OF the
delegation from the Hills against the
Lawrence county members, with the
sympathy of the house against Law
renee county The amendment was
passed.
The senate held 4 long session:
rushed through q number or bills be-
fore adjournings and ended Id gen.
eral row, SIS an aftermath on the pri-
mary election proposition
The senate committee report named
among those who had twice signed the
petition. Senators Shober and Cassill
These two offered written statements
condemning the rules committee and
explaining how their names appeared
twice. Lawson objected I'd the receipt
Of their communication. on the ground
that II was out OF order and was not a
proper question Of privilege, but mere.
N an attempt 10 play politics. This
brought responses from Cassill and
Rice
The president ruled that the resolu-
ton would mol az received. for the
reason that the committee merely Fad
stated fact. Shober appealed from
the decision Of the chair; Lawson
moved adjournment. and the session
ended Hi 1 general wrangle. ii which
Shober. Rice. Lawson. Toy and the
presiding officer took part.
The report Of the state appropria.
tons committee Din the capitol build
ms was received and the bin was
made special order for Monday 1t 8
d clock
he senate passed house bills til o.
duce the minimum penalty for rob
berry; allowing county commissioners