Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-14

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ported as an estimate OF state reve-
nues for the next year, that estimated
fees would reach 100000. and that
the estimated valuation of all prop
erty in the state was placed at 1884,
25S,000, which on a two mill levy
would bring approximately $780,000,
or an annual revenue Of $1,080,000 on
which to base appropriations.
An attempt was made to kill the ma
| jority report on house bill 10, which
Urdahl, leader of the minority report,
declared to be an effort to wipe out
the jury system, and give courts pow
err to annul jury verdicts, but it went
onto the calendar.
Hawley secured the overturning Of
an adverse committee report on his
bill 8, which seeks to fix liability for
cement contracts.
New house bills presented were:
| No. 208, Olson-Making railways liza
BILE for stock killed when the same got
upon the track on account of defective
| fence.
No. 209, Observation-Disclosures the
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ment station in Butte county.
No. 210, Misunderstanding wife de-
sertion felony.
4 No. 211, Allen-Attaching Bennett
county to Trip for legislative pur-
poses.
No. PIP, Patterson of Potter-Revis-
ing the probate CODE
No 219 Thornco,- popool;rg tho
law creating the state immigration de-
partment.
No. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a le-
gal fence.
No. 215, Christopherson-P Providing
for condemnation of right of way of
spur tracks
No. PIG, Christopherson-Pro
for uniform warehouse receipts.
No. 21S, Zoske-Appropriating $685.
900 annually for farmers institutes.
No. 217, Granger
county commissioners to make tax
levies for demonstration farms.
No. 219, Holleman-Providing meth
cd of securing side tracks between
towns more than ten miles apart
No. 220, Hursh-General moving
picture code.
No. 221, Notwithstanding law IN
regard to assault with dangerous weap-
ons.
The house passed house bills 22, pro-
viding for transfer of property when
husband or. wife is insane; SO, fixing
liability of hotel keepers and guests
in regard to property; 105, allowing
hotels to dispense with safety rope
when window of rooms opens on fire
escape.
The house passed senate bill 81. as
a substitute for house bill 101, which
authorizes the G. A. R. to erect a SOL
diers' monument on the state capitol
grounds; and senate bill 63, providing
manner of filing vacancy in position of
county surveyor, allowing such selec-
ton to be made outside the county
In the Senate.
The Russell senate concurrent reso-
luton, for investigation of the state
officers and departments, was called
up and voted down on the statement
that the Anderson house resolution
was more satisfactory. Tiffany made a
fight against the Russell resolution,
and the house sustained his motion
to substitute.
The senate was short on bill grist,
all introduced being:
No. 1876, Morrison-Making it the du.
ty of county and township authori-
ties to remove loose barb wire from
highways.
No. 1877, Notwithstanding the
circle from the head of the ballot.
S. ]. r. No. Fl, Patterson-For con-
stitutional amendment to allow calling
of other judges to sit in supreme
court when members of that body are
interested.
S. ]. R. No. %, Notwithstanding
a state board of control to care for all
state institutions.
On third reading the senate passed
senate bills 81, providing manner OF
disposal of stray animals; 80, provid.
ing for levies of road taxes in town
ships where such levies have been
neglected; 46, requiring warehouse.
men to file bonds; 88. regarding deeds
which may have defect, same de.
clared to be due notice; 1877, authoriz-
ing county commissioners to appropri'
ate $500 annually for exhibit at state
fair; and S. ]. r. 9, for constitutional
amendment exempting securities OF
irrigation works from taxation; 10, re.
lating to public indebtedness; II, me-
morializing the interstate commerce
commission to investigate coal rates
from the Wyoming fields; Z, providing
for legislative hand books.
Senate passed house bills 2, allow.
ing warrants in criminal cases to be
served anywhere in the state; 2, re.
pealing the statute which requires a
criminal warrant to be endorsed by a
magistrate in the county; 29, ixinS
place of trial in civil actions.