The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-03-03
THE STATE LEGISLATURE

a PenaRy when physician presc:ibes
Nquor in cases where there is no all
ment.
PaAley, one Of the members OF the
Immigration Committee, secured the
adoption ~ the house of resolution
instlucti0g the house appropriation
assasnittee to add to its general bill an
appropriation for $3.50 to be expended
il the issuing Of aa official state map,
showing the resources of the state.
The two wolf boaaty reports started
the same old fight Which is renewed at
every session where bounty is an is
sue AS usual the fight and the ma
Jority report carrying $4,000 a year
was adopted by the house, after dis
cusst0n in which a number of mem
bers took part. Bills regulating the
taking of carp were indefinitely post
poned the house bill on the plea that
the senate bill following covered the
same ground, ana the senate bill on
the plea that the general game bill
was sufficient regulation.
The house made laws bv 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 gen
eral bills several new ones We're pre-
scented, the principal being: To fix
salaries of county auditors aud regis
tiers of deeds on ii valuation basis, and
providing for licensing of Legislative
lobbyists. The latter measure was
framed after the Wisconsin law, and
WIS 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 it at the head OF the
days calendar where it passed With
out a dissenting vote.
The appropriation OF $4,000 for the
soldiers hame was passed, sWas
small appropriation for the Lyman
{
the practice OF optometry came up il
/ met with vigorous opposition Turner
Of Faux, in moving indefinite post.
ponement, said all the bill was drawn
for was to compel every seller OF spec,
tacies 10 pay to the state board OF med
ieai examiners s. year and that pay
was The main part Of it, Brown OF
ga i'm. IA
and the bill failed 10 develop a single
friend, either in debate or on the vote.
The bill requiring notice OF lien on
grain before il should become effective
and one 10 allow county trea surGr to
collect 81 from each nonresident tax.
payer who paid by letter, went IL .he
lnorgue with the optometry bill. white
the bills TO put transient merchants
Under the penalty clause OF the ped
der license clause was carried
The session ended with the rst rip
pie in the harmony of the Black Hills
corner over the attempt TO amend the
Jaw rushed through at the beginning
| OF the session to allow Deadwood TO go
out into the Hills searching for the
| 4.
he desire OF the amendment was to
limit the scope OF me original bin. and
it was test OF the strength OF the
delegation from the Hills against the
Lawrence county members, with the
sympathy OF tue house against Law.
renee county. The amendment was
passed
The senate held long session
rushed through a number Of 6ills be
tore adjourning, and ended in a gen.
eral row. as an Automatic On the nrj
mary election proposition
The senate committee report named
among those who had twice signed. tho
petition, Senators 5hober and Cassill
these two offered written statements
ccndemning the rules committee and
explaining how their names appeared
twice. Lawson objected to the receipt
OF their communication. On the ground
that it was out of order aud vas not a
proper question OF privilege. but mere.
iy an attempt to play politics. This
brought responses from Cassfl and
Rice
The president ruled that die resoiu.
ton would not oc received Tor the
reason that the COMMITTEES merely lad
stated a fact sholer appealed from,
the decision of the chair. lawson
moved adjournment, and the session
ended in general wrausle in which
shober. Rice, Lawson Toy aud the
presiding oiiicer took a mar.
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