The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-02-16

THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

an u~nfavorable report on the Countryman
hill for state uniformity OF text BOOKS, q
report which will not be accepted by the
introducer until he is compelled TO do SO.
Thc same committee returned the state
song bill without recommendation, and
that will ~propably cali out q discussion
tomorrow.
today were:
By Hcbal, changing assessors meetings
Som The first Tuesday to the last Sat
#urdaS in April.
BY Foster, making the operation OF a
bucketshop a m~isdemeanor
BY Stokes of Butte, prohibiting county
commissioners from granting retail liquor
licenses within five miles OF any govern
ment contract work.
BY Holman. amending the present liquor
law TO provide that when Il vote is taken
on the question OF license that the result
OF me vote shall remain in force until It
has been changed by another vote. This
is the bill of the liquor association OF
the state. and means a hard fight on the
part of the temperance people.
The house passed the house bill, pro-
viding for government of the soldiers
home. This is the bill which provides
that the. pensions of soldiers at the home
shall be turned over to the commandant,
and Van OSdel, who has fought 1t at
every opportunity since its Introduction.
made his last appeal for its defeat, ask
handle their own pension money in their
own way. The bill passed by a vote Of
50 to 16.
The house made laws by passing senate
bills providing for the management and
control of cemeteries, providing for the
collection of taxes from transient mer-
chants; providing for the division of cities
into wards. and two small appropriation
bills. ono for the presidential electors and
the other for Lieutenant Governor Snow.
The only senate business was receiving
new bills, the principal of which We're:
BY Dillon, appropriating money for new
buildings and deficiency at the insane hos
pltal.
BY Toy. providing for county game
wardens to be appointed by the county
commissioners at a salary of $50 a month.
BY Lawson, prohibiting the purchase OF
brass or other scrap metals from minors.
The senate passed the senate bill making
notes for lightning rods and patent rights
non-negotiable.
The strongest lobby which has appeared
IN this city so far this season is here in
the interests of the bill TO appropriate,
s., coo for Il permanent home at Mitchell for
the improved Live Stock Breeders asso-
ella zion.
Important bills which are coming up in q
day or two are for a library commission,
Il caucus law and for a shirt factory at the
penitentfary.
Several applicants for the position on the
soldiers home board made vacant by the
death of N. C. Nash are already on the
ground looking after their chances,
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre. s.. d., Feb. 10.-The senat was
the storm center today, discussions being
called out on bills attending sheriffs' fees
and the old line insurance bill. On the
latter the contestants were Lawson and
Rice.
The senate was the storm center today.
discussions being called out on bills at
surance bill. On the latter the contest
ants were Lawson and Rice.
The bill came up on committee report,
and Rice attacked it as not giving the in
| SllraDce commissioner enough power TO
control companies organized under its pro-
visions, and in his talk took occasion to
deny thai in his former argument he had
compared life Insurance agents with
brigands, but declared that his statement
was he would as soon vote TO license
brigands with bludgeons as to vote forsan
insurance bill with no greater restrictions
than those in the bill under considera-
4 ton.
greater safeguards than are contained in
the Wisconsin, law, which it closely fol-
lows; said the senator from Moody county
every line. and that he had in his pocket
y letter written by a general agent of an
Old line life ~cornpany which attacked the
htll in every Identical particular in which
it had been attacked by the gentleman
from Moody.
Northrup, as ore OF the committee which
had considered the bill, defended it and
moved the adoption of the report, which
carried by %S to ) on roll cali.
The s%iieriffs' bill, which Increases fees,
vas attacked by Toy and stoddard and de-
tended by Trieberg and Rice. 1t WAS
charged that sheriffs serve a number of
papers on a single trip and charge mileage
frohli the stating point on each separate
service, and that the fees We're high
enough. tice declared that where such
action could be shown the officer should
be in the penitentiary instead of serving
as sheriff, Dillon asked that the bill so
to the judiciary committee, as the commit
tee or counties had evidently not given it
proper consideration, which brought out
|" n - ElNtn l & frrY ~ Vprta no ,.y ~ - No no ~, t,S4 t,na
on counties, but it finally went back for
further consideration.
a large grist of new bills was presented
In the senate principal among them be-
ing these:
BY cassill. 10 require aymen of roed
taxes n cash.
eenses to be paid for a full yea, and pro-
hibiting an ex-convict from engaging in
the liquor business.
BY Saltinarsh, to iiX the license of a non
resident hunter at $40.
BY Doughty, requiring county auditors
Ito kee:. plat books with the names OF the
BY Cook, giving guardians the right to
mortgage the property of minors and iff-
cornpetents.
Ry Wise. q deficiency appropriation of
i $4,000 fer the school of mines.
Tho senate passed the senate bills pro-
Nitiing for a method of Investment of eoan-
tY sinking funds and the deficiency bill
for conveying convicts to the pentiten-
istiary.
TIE louse had no hills a.i the calendar
for action and proceeded to a fun with
the state 0 n bill on committee repor5
A number Of the members wanted 10 get
the bill out for action. with no Intention
CT passing it
Apland moved to adopt the COMMITTEE
..eessse st,,@ a::.l tss:::..ii Ss & c*aa 80 sntia:iiSas {;
i postpone, which motion was lost.
Hughes then moved a reference tt
i Doane Robinson. secretarS of the STATE
horticultural society. which carried, an1
the bin went out of the jurisdiction Of thu
house and into the relic room of the so
ciety. with no way of getting 1t out.
C~ountryrlen succeeded in ~overturn.ni al
adverse report on his bill. for state uni
Ifornfty OF tex books.
Among the new bills presented were
Nisthsse:
By Hut. increasing the term Of com
Il pilsory school attendance TO sixteel
weeks In a year.
BY Pe%nnipgton. providing for tie ap
II poiRtmenk OF county game Wardens at
salary of $l25 a month for the open season
by Kribs, for a state libarry comnlissiol
and circulaf.ng libraries.
81 Joint resolutions, by Lindley. indorsil:
the position of President Roosevelt on rail
rood rate legislation.
BY Rogde. for a constitutional amen
A FARMERS INSTITUTE.