The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
REVIEW OF THE MOST "oRr WORK OF THE
STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THE WEEK.

New bills in the senate Friday were
Seward, relating to admission of evil
dence in civil actions; Jordan, requir-
Ing railway companies to construct
viaducts across streets on order Of
city councils; exempting from proc
ess salaries to $40 q week for unmar-
ried persons, and $25 a week for mar
ried persons; Hare, changing oil in
spector district boundaries; Bates,
granting greater powers to city coun-
ellis In control of dance halls and clair
voyants; empowering cities to con-
struct sewers and assess and collect
taxes for same; authorizing the state
to sell certain lands to the city Of
Sioux Falls; charging the powers Of
commissioners elected for control Of
cities; johnson of Lake, increasing
amount which counties may pay to
county fairs; Hawkins, to provide a
state bee inspector and fixing compen-
sation; Howe, legalizing the issue Of
bonds by Fort Pierre; Ewart, to al
low corporations to buy and sell
shares of it's own or other stocks; re-
lating to %notaries in banks.
The house ran in a long list of new
bills, and those not senate duplicates
are: Van Rusche, prohibiting school
officers from being interested in con-
tracts for material Or supplies; Tay-
lor, requiring express companies TO
make shipments at first opportunity,
providing penalties for delay; provid-
ing for park commissions for cities
OF 5000 or more; memorializing con-
gress to grant the state lieu lands in
stead of those located in the forest
reserves; Salzseidler, authorizing
emergency levies Of state taxes for
1909 and 1910; Morris, amending code
of civil procedure in regard to wit
nesses; Mcdonnell, relating to sue
cession In distribution Of estates:
Newell. creating the office Of state i'm
migration commissioner, and appro-
priating money for same; prohibiting
accident insurance companies from
giving prizes; Meyer, appropriating
$4,000 for new buildings at Madison
normal; English. requiring candidates
for county superintendent to hold first
grade certificates; Nelson, providing
for drainage of state lands; PARROT.
requiring prompt payment Of en-
ployes of corporations; Norbeck, plac-
ing the telephone inspector under
control of the railway commission:
Ranum, relating to school district
boundaries, where cities and towns
~reorganize under the general law; Nc
Donnel, requiring railroads to publish
time cards in local papers; prohibit
ing trusts and pools in the buying of
grain.
On motion of Kjelmar a resolution
of sympathy was adopted in the house
for the family of the late
ant OF the soldiers home, and Repre-
sentatives Kjelmar n Bentley were
appointed a committee to attend the
funeral.
The house passed House Bill so.
which amends the law in regard to
redemption of real estate sold under
foreclosure; house Al, prohibiting the
use OF profane and obscene language:
Joint resolutions Z and S, both re-
Questing a national constitutional n
ventlon, one to amend the constitu-
&c in regard to the election OF
United States senators, and one to
add an anti-polygamy amendment to
the constitution. Joint resolution IL.
memOrializ1ng congress to make a bri-
gade post Of Fort Meade. And house
8, which provides e of securing
. road to isolated tracts of land not
on section lines. This called ont a
contest on the part of representatives
west OF the Missouri, who said they
l not want no need such a law in
that part OF the state, but was sun
ported by members from the east side
OF the river, and passed by a vote of
~ to ID. 1t was opposed by Bartine
Warner and Fowler, and upporte by
Taylor, Norris, Johnson of Mime
haha, Trumbo and Whiting.
Five supreme court judges was the
of the Joint judiciary commit
conference Saturday, with the on
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lines OF districts. For this purpose
a subcommittee was selected to out
line what was thought to be the prom
er division.
n senate passed the house 2-cent
rate bill. but SO badly cut to pieces
with amendments that 1t will have to
be passed upon by the house again.
aid a fight is In sight on these amend
ments. and the bill will not be ready
become law for several days.
After trying for I'VE or six sessions
house advocates of the law to pre-
vent sales of stock Of merchandise in
fraud TO creditors managed 10 get
their Dill through by a decided vote,
and it is considered certain Of fayora.
BILE action by the senate.
The house committee made a favor.
able report on the bill to make drink.
ing IN passenger trains a misdom.o