The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-03-03
THURSDAYS PRocEEplNes.

Pierre. S. D.. Feb. c3.-The primary cleo
ton bill. was finally disposed of by the
house. On the announcement of its re-
ceipt the presiding officer of the senate
declared that as ii had been passed upon
once at the present session I could not
again be considered except under suspen-
sion of the rules. Ii was expected that the
friends of the measure woul make a fight
on this ruling. but the only move was on
the part of Cassill. who asked ii such
move would require IA two-thirds vote and
received an affirmative assurance. The
bill was then returned 10 the house with
ended for this session.
The strongest lobby of the session has
gathered the past two days. either for or
a ag rms ! m ,aa OF nl, an m ma an anoI az On or a tight
The house appropriation committee re-
turned several bins with Il favorable re-
port and the wolf bounty bill. with a di-
vided report. the majority report favorable
and the minority against it, signed by Car
ley, Foster. Craig and Madison.
AS the time for closure on new bills is
near the last run is being rushed in and
among a number OF house bills presented
the principal ones were three by the edu-
c%ational committee to regulate football,
Injuries another: by Potter. requiring no.
tice to the purchaser 70 make a mortgage
on grain effective; by Satire. fixing the sal
81, 500 a year: by Parmley. granting liens of
for labor and repair work on ar artesian
well rig, and by Omdahl, t. rereaI laws al
lowing seeding of parts of he highway
to grass or the use of the same for tree
planting.
The bills for final acton in the house
did not start put we'll. the first being to
prevent bird dogs from running at large.
which. after sevcra. effnrts to dispose OF
It. finally went back to the committee.
The next wss The law to allow a liquor
license vote once secured TO stanG until
set aside by Il subsequent: vote. Holman
asked for delay. but OH motion of Brown
OF Sanborn. II was tabled by A2 10 2S.
The next bill to go down was to prohibit
treating in saloons. This failed by a vote
of 81 to "a. . number of members failing
to be IN Just II: that time.
The twinc plant bill was passed without
opposition. but not until an attempt had
been made to have the provisions for the
shirt and overall factory stricken out.
for the 2 mills deficiency tax passed, as
The principal senate bill presented was
to amend the present oil law to allow Kan
test of AZ. instead of the present test OF
46. This I'LL was based on the report of
Professor shepard. chemist at the agricul-
tural college. who has just returned from
and who ,eports that the Kansas oils are
better for Illuminating purpose than the
eastern OILS. but they cannot be brought
to the gravity OF a required under the
present law.
Among other senate bills were those to
provide an annual appropriation of $500
for the state equalization board: and by
Dillon. requiring fshways IN dams. Prin-
stpal among the senate bills passed were
those to establish farmers Institutes: to
tax lcgacies and inheritances: to authorize
cities to issue bonds in settlement of judg-
inents: appropriatins money for printing
eports OF state officers.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS