Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-14
WITH THE LAWMAKERS
Work Accomplished by the State leois,o.ou.

The work of the two houses Satur
day was principally in committee ~
the whole on the discussion of twr
bills, the capitol building bill in the
senate and the anti-pass bill in the
house.
After amending the capitol buildins
hdll, carrying an appropriation OF
100000, which is to come principal],
from the sale of state lands the hin
was adopted by the senate by unani
nous vote. The bill as passed gives
South Dakota material a 5 per cent ad
vantage over material from outside
the state.
At 3 o'clock the house went into
committee of the whole on the senate
anti-pass bill, which was amended 10
provide for newspaper contracts for
advertising payable in Transportation
and to allow telegraph and telephone
inemen to be exempt from the provis.
ions Of the bill.
A number of other amendments
were offered, but none accented. The
principal one turned down was offered
by Foster, who desired to strike off
the emergency clause This was op-
posed by Glass, Van Osdel, Larson.
Trumbo and Cable and the amend
ment was voted down by 46 to 26. The
bill was then passed by Y to 2, the
two voting against it being Golf and
Carley. A few bills were presented
in each house, but all were of minor
Importance.
The anti-lobby bill was in peril for
a time Monday through an attempt of
Eastman to inject into it a section
which penalized any attempt Of mem
bers Of the legislature who traded
votes on any bill or measure which is
presented to the session. The bill was
up on concurrence with senate amend
ments to the bill, and Eastman at
tempted to get in his amendment,
which was too late in the progress of
the bill. The first vote on concur
renee failed by lack of majority, and
a long parliamentary tangle was re-
CURED to secure reconsideration, in
which one phase of it nearly carried
the whole bill to the table, but after
the tangle was Strengthened out the
amendments were concurred in by
vote of 60 to IS.
Satire attempted to force for Tues
day report of the judiciary commit
tee on his bill to make the office OF
the supreme court clerk a salaried
one, and secured a favorable vote on
his motion to that effect after state
ment had been made by the chairman
Of the committee that they would get
around with it as soon as possible.
The house passed bills Tor supplying
the state law library with books and
regulating the organization of county
.air associations to allow county aid.
Two more bills affecting railroads
we're introduced in the house, one
liking the minimum strength Of a pas
'enger train crew, the other to enlarge
he powers of the railway commission
The senate had a short session. pass
ng a bill fixing the qualifications for
admission to the state law school, and
a number Of bills, among
hem one limiting the jurisdiction in
| libel suit against a newspaper to the
county in which the paper is publish
3D.
In the senate bills have been intro
luced by Merrystate, inspection OF
Ugh schools; Thompson of Clay, re-
ating to jurisdiction of justices of the
'eace; May, increasing salaries OF
county commissioners to S. a day;
1oodell, appropriating $1,000 annually
o the state horticultural association;
Perkins, appropriating S205 to REIN
'urse Meade county for transportation
# insane; joint resolution by Sween-
", memoralizing the president and
ecretary of the general land office to
Modify the order of Jan. rs providing
or inspection of homesteads by spe-
ial agent before patent issues.
The victory of the newspaper men
Il the house in the anti-pass bill does
lot yet lead them out of the woods
nd into the pleasant valleys Of adver-
Using mileage, the senate Tuesday |
vening refusing to concur in the |
ouse amendment, and conference |
ommittee has been appointed to con-
ider the matter.
The senate in executive session con- i
rmed the appointment of John l..
ones of Madison as public examiner |
nd passed the bills requiring rail-
rays to put in connecting tracks at |
JUNCTION points and authorizing the
abroad commission to make joint
trough rates.
Among the new senate bills the
rincipal one was appropriating $15,-
90 a year for the state militia. The
enate then went into committee OF
le whole on the Dowdell state text
ook bill, and ended a wrangle over
le measure with an adjournment,
saving motion to lay the bill on the
able hanging in the air.
In the house the committee report
q the bill to grant right of way for
treet across the normal school
at Springfield was amended
, donate to that city all the grounds /