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

Pierre. S. D., Feb. l2.-Primary election
supporters will begin to push lnelf plI
Monday, and Coe i. Crawford VIII denver
a lecture on the question at the opera
house Monday night.
Opponents Of the bill will present the
bill as a substitute: a..
The senate yesterday, after sllght GlS,
~cussion, passed the life Insurance. bhi
which has caused SO much stir at SeNefat
times, the bill passing by a vote OF 50 10 :.
This senate made laws by passing house
bills to make village marshals appointlVe
and allowing joint stock insurance com
panies to invest their surplus outside the
state.
The principa! now senate bills presented
BY the committee on state affairs, pro-
viding for meat inspection in cities ana
towns
BY Hutchinson, providing penalty for
false censu returns.
The house session was principally a
grind, with the exception of d tilt between
Brown of Sanborn, or one side, and Suth-
erland, Madison, and Turner Of Faulk, on
the other, in regard to the bill REQUIRING
airy clause to lands before spending any
money for buildings on the same. the bill
finally going over to Monday.
Several house bills were passed, making
petty larceny on q second CONVICTION u
penal offense; providing penalty for mis-
representation of physical condition FOR
purpose Of securing public aid; providing
for the sale of real estate by administra-
tor when for the best interests OF the
estate. flowing the holders or liens right
OF suit against real estate. The bill to re-
ducc the minimum sentence for bribery
was defeated.
| A long list of new house bills was pre-
sented, principal among which were these:
BY Kribs, tax ferret bill.
BY the pure food committee. to make the
pure food commissioner a tester of liquors.
BY Brown, of Brown, allowing cities TO
acquire land for eve purposes by con-
domination.
BY the capital building committee, a new
| capitol building bill which carries $lho,ub,
to be refunded through sales of building
| and lands, and providing a commission
composed of the governor, state treasurer,
secretary of state, auditor and state land
commissioner.
Would Make Assessors State Officers
Pierre, S. D. Feb. 11.-After a long
consideration and consultation with all
the representative interests, Attorney
| General Hall has drafted q revenue
law which is believed tc provide sufti-
cient revenue for the demands OF the
state without increasing the burden
upon those who ave hitherto disclosed
their property for assessment.
MI. Halls bill is a complete inno-
walton, All assessors are abolished and
the general power of assessment is
vested in the state board of equaliza-
ton. The governor appoints a coun-
ty assessor in each county, who selects
a sufficient number of deputies TO DO
the work. rhus lifting the assessment
entirely above local influence.
No Local Influence Possible.
The state board adopts rules for as
sessnent and the county assessors are
assembled at the capitol before the
season for assessment and are per-
sonally instructed in the methods Of
procedure.
1t is expected that this method will
disclose 500, O00, 600 or more of property
now escaping all share in the burden of
taxation.
Accompanying the adverse report
upon the primary election bill on Mon.
day. Holman will introduce a bill reg
ulating caucuses and placing all party
primaries directly under the protection
and regulation of the law.
The capitol building matter is fast
taking form. The Montana capitol has
been accepted by the committee as a
general model, and wing, to cost,
completed, not more than S150,00O, will
be built.