Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
PASSED BOTH HOUSES

Aoi tic vi 6dulZallOn OF Butte, Harding
and Perkins counties.
S. B. G.-Appropliating $4,000 for the
Office of attorney general to July 1st
S. B. 7.-Creating the county of lie
bach, out of Schnasse and Armstrong.
S. B. 3.-Proyiding that certain in
struments shall impart du- notice,
notwithstanding the absence of techni-
cal omissions in making papers.
S. b. 11.-Appropriating $4,000 for a
we'll at the state university
S. B. 66.-Appropriating money for
deficiency in state house maintenance.
s. B. 4.-Prohibiting county judge
from hearing case in which he is
interested either as relative or in a
business way, sending same to circuit
court.
S. 3. 111.-Amending supreme court
regulations to apply to five instead OF
three judges.
S. B. 1.-Proyiding for the collec-
ton of city special assessments by the
county treasurer
II. B. G2.-Appropriating money for
the expenses of the legislative session.
H. 3. 7-Providing for the protec-
ton of antelope, with Jail sentence as
penalty for violation.
H B. 10.-Legalizing an election
for bonds in the town of Tyndall.
H. B. 73.-Appropriating money for
payment for damages done state fair
building by wind storm.
H. B. 16.-Authorizing consolida-
ton of certain state funds.
II. B. Establishing the Office OF
state telephone inspector.
H. B. 125-Providing penalties for
interference with electrical appliances.
II. B. 73-Authorzing circuit judge
to commit to insane asylum where ac-
quitai on criminal charge has been
secured on defense OF insanity
H. B. 15.-To reimburse Sol Starr
of Deadwood for money paid for lay
ms sidewalks along state lots,
H. B. Providing requirements
for uniform issues of bonds and evil
dences of Indebtedness OF school dls-
tricts.
H. B. Skiing the hour of clos
ing saloons at nine o'clock in the
evening.
NOTES.
Senator Perkins reapportionment
proposition IS. B. 94) which the SEN
ate committee has refused to let see
the light of day since they got hold
of it, will now reach the floor. The
senator secured the necessary number
of signers to a petition to smoke"
the bill out OF the committee. This
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tors for the district west of the river
and a CORRESPONDING loss to the east
ern part of the state.
The members OF the mona propria-
tons counties have combined for the
purpose of defeating any special APP
propriations. They claim to have 80
votes already pledged in the house,
which would give them two more than
enough to carry out their purpose. ir
is doubtful if they can carry out their
scheme, however.
Senator George Wright has bill
providing that all public utilities shall
be placed under the supervision Of the
department OF the railroad commits
sioners. The plan is to have the same
regulation of the telephone, telegraph.
etc, that the state maintains over the
railroads.
The bill making it a misdemeanor
for county auditor to. fail to make
complete unofficial returns on cleo
tons to the state auditor is ready for
the signature Oh the governor, it llav-
NE tho OF
and the house today
compromise on the insurance
proposition statement was offered to-
day by the senate committee in the
shape of bill calling for insurance
statements of uniform length of
ten inches to be printed in all legal
newspapers.
The report of the special inyesti-
eating committee which investigate
matters at the Soldiers Home at Hot
Springs was adopted by the house to-
day. 1t was adopted by the senate
yesterday.
warm discussion over the bill to
indemnify owners of horses afflicted
with CHAMBERS and killed by order of
the state veterinary, occurred in the
house, but the bill passed by a safe
majority.
Senate bill No JAG was killed. 1t
is bill for the licensing of all the
threshers, and also provides that each
thresher shall make report at the
end of the season as to the amount of
grain threshed.
The good roads measure, prepared
by the house committee is now ready
for the signature of the governor. The
county and township unit proposition
is the main feature of the bill.
A. E. Chamberlain, superintendent
Of farm institutes has cancelled dates
in twelve counties because the senate
has refused to make appropriations for
carrying out his plans.