Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-03-11

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Byrne opposing in a strong speech,
and Curtis and Bates supporting the
bill. In the debate some very diplo-
matte sparring was done between the
dlsputants, in which questions of YER
lty were the principal factors finally
defeating the bill
The house dope fiend" bill was
called back from the senate Mon
day and amended to allow the
| state board of corrections to supply
place for detention for such cases,
and the whole bill inebriate asylum,
dope and all was almost unanimously
postponed
The fiat rate freight bill was passed
in the house Saturday, being strongly
opposed by Sioux Falls and Aberdeen
wholesalers.
The senate smoked OUT of the in
surance committee the report in the
house to cut out the publication of in
surance statements. This has been
| held up in the committee for several
, days and was only gotten out after a
| fight led by Bates, with Byrne as the
principal opponent of the action.
The bill to legalize bond election
in Potter county for court house
! bonds which shaved through the
house by bare majority, was pass
ed by the senate Saturday. This was
fought by interests in that county
which do not desire new court house
for the county, but has passed safely
through.
The house anticigarette bill did
not create a ripple when it was call
ed up in the senate, and on roll call
! it received 2G votes, three more than
necessary to enact it.
The house killed the cable bill re-
curing publishing of the names of
signers of liquor license petitions, and
adopted the conference report in the
| interest en- state warrants, fixing the
| interest at six per cent but instruct
| ing the state treasurer to refund at a
rate not higher than five per cent at
any time when outstanding warrants
reach $4,000
The house passed the house bill for
a state inspector of hotels, and places
of public gathering, and the Bartine
freight rate bill
A resolution was introduced in the
house for the acceptance of the cham
berlain Indian school as gift from
| he government The resolution ;c
! printed to get an expression of opin-
ion as to the acceptance of the Gift
and if it is refused, then private par
ties who desire the institution will
have an opportunity to purchase it.
The house full equal suffrage resolu-
ton passed the senate 33 to 10.
they had passed the antitrust bill.
and it was announced as passed, but
later was found to carry an emerg-
ency clause, and had not enough votes
to carry it as such a measure. It was
reconsidered and amended before it
passed
It's opponents declare that it's en-.
actment will be a worse blight to the
state than a hot wind just before
harvest, and are bitter in their opposi-
ton to the measure.
While the senate was laying the
immigration department bill to it's
last rest Tuesday afternoon, the house
was passing the bill to cut that
feature from the duties of the sec
rotary of the state board and the last
vestive of an immigration bureau for
the state is wiped out
The house tangles were over the
congressional division bill. which was
opposed by Taylor and Whiting but
went through easy, it being one OF
the political necessity" bills of the
session. and had to go. Another
house mixup was on the motion to
reconsider action which threw the
Highmore inebriate asylum PROPOSE
ton practically out Of the window
Monday. On motion of johnson the
action was reconsidered and con.
ference committee appointed to act
/ with the senate committee on the hin
This measure is showing almost as
many lives as cat, as it has been
twice killed at this session. and is
out again as lively as if it had never
been struck.
The senate bill fixing a standard
form of fire insurance policy came
near defeat in the house. Tuesday
but on its second wind won ont easily
The senate had a warm session for a
voluntary association of banks and the
senate amended it before aettino
through with it, requiring all state
banks to get into the voluntary a
ISOLATION, or put up a bond for the
protection of the depositors.
The senate Wednesday eyen;no
thought they had passed the anti-trust
bill, and it was announced as nassed
but later it was found to carry an