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LEGISLATIVE GRIM).
A Summary of Prom-diugs of tlie
Legislature for Three Days
Past.
Hills and .Resolutions Introduced and
the Various Disposition of the
Same.
Other Matters of Interest Coming lie-
fore South Dakota's Law-
Makers.
ilmiM', tMiilylinirtli Itny.
AKTKItXOON SK.SSION.
The following bills were introduced:
II. li. No. 212—Cornwell: To amend
section 2 of chapter 2i of session laws of
1S90.
II. I!. No. 243—Odell: To provide for
indictment for manslaughter anil various
other crimes.
II. H. No. 211 Knswie.U: To amend
law of IS1.i!I in regard to assessing rail
road anil telegraph companies.
II. li. No. 21.1— Snyder: To provide
what shall constitute illegal wire fence.
II. II. No. 210—House appropriation
I'oitimitlee Providing for maintenance
of the insane hospital hy counties from
whieh subjects are sent.
clarcd.
Emergency de-
Fixing a ix*n-
II. I!. No. 217- Gardner
ally on delinquent taxes.
11. I!. No. 2IS -Gardner: Fixing the
salaries of the supremo court at$.'sooo.
II. li. No. 249—Pratt: Rotating to the
stall! auditor's fees.
II. i' No. 250—Pratt:
ter I'll, laws of IS'.IO.
To repeal chap-
Rocovcring the
II. 1!. No. 3.11—Pratt:
payment of certain fees to the stale by
corporations upon filing articles of in
corporation, and prescribing duties of
secretary of state therein.
II. It. No. 2.12 —Ilus'.vieI Amending
sect ion 7, of chapter 1, laws of 18S7.
II. li. No. 2.13—(iodard: Amending
article 20.1 of the political code, of 1887.
II. IS. No. 2.11—White of Union: To
secure conformity in listing and taxation
of bonds, mortgages, notes nud other se
curities.
II. I!. No. 2.1.1-Ileilman: To amend
chapter-1 of session laws
of IS'.in.
chang
ing the age of consent lo eighteen.
II. .I. li. 2.10—(Idell: Fixing lime for
adjournment of legislature at Feb. 2.1.
The reference of house bills was made:
HI] to railroads 191, 212, 2i:t, 220, 231 to
.judiciary 19.1 and 228 to county and coun
ty affairs 221 to agriculture 227 to ware
houses: 233 to education.
The select committed on appointment
of clerks, recommended the clerk of the
apportionment committee be discharged.
The resolution of ilickman that bills be
required to be printed in rotation as given
to the printer, was adopted.
The report of the .judiciary committee
recommending ihe-passagii
of II. SS,
was adopted.
The committee on Indian all'airs recom
mended II. li. s:i dn pass.
House adjoun.ed to 9:30 a. in. tomorrow
Senate, lorly'loll rlh Day.
AFTKI'.NOON SKSSIIIN.
Senate reconvened at 2 u. m.
The many hills reported upon gave evi
dence that the various committees had
done a large amount of work.
S. li. 11.1. locating a blind and orphan
asylum at Watertown, which hud been
reported upon, was called up for action.
The committee had reported recommend
ing passage of the bill.
Preston moved an amendment that the
bill do not pass, which after considerable
discussion prevailed hy a vote of 22 to 1.1.
absent s.
House joint resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee, to consist of mem
bers of the house and senate, lo visit the
penitentiary and devise. practicable
means, if possible, whereby the labor of
the convicts therein can be utilized in
the way of rendering the institution par
tially self-sustaining, was considered and
resulted, after discussion, in the. adoption
of a motion to appoint, three senators to
investigate and report.
The following senate bills were read
the third time:
S. 15. His was read and recommitted for
amendment before li mil passage.
S. li. 171 was also read but, being
amended, was sent to the committee on
engrossed bills.
!S. IS. 177, appropriating f2(KI for littiijg
up a library room for hooks of the stat, •.
was passed.
S. li. ISO, joint resolution authorizing
payment of certain expenses incurred in
printing and lithographing state bonds
under act of 1890 and publication of no
tices connected therewith. Passed.
First reading of senate bills:
S. 1$. No. 2.'12—Committee, on appropria
tions: Appropriating for two years the
following:
State officers' salaries
Governor's office
Secretary state ollice
Auditor's oflice
Treasurer's ollice
Attorney general's oflico
Commissioner of school and pub
lic lands' oflice
Superintendent of schools
Supremo court
Maintenance of slate house
Legislature
Printing
University of Dakota
Madison Normal
Spearlish Normal
Reform «chool
$ 73000
3003
.1200
1(XX)0
3000
1500
0300
.1800
2700
5890
7251)8
10000
40000
17400
21300
29000
12000
10000
Agricultural college
School of mines
School for deaf mutes 35000
Penitentiary 50000
Hospital for insane 130000
Soldiers' home 39600
Interest on bonds 108000
Commissioner labor and statistics 3600
Engineer of irrigation 3000
Public examiner 4300
State militia 8000
Insurance Insane hospital 1300
Insurance state house 000
Insurance on public buildings 1800
Compensation clerks in land office 1300
Stato board of charities 3000
Regents of educational institutions 3000
Board of trustees of educational
institutions 3000
5
Investigating committee (female) 400
S. 1!. No. 233—French: Providing for
public printing, dividing the same into
live classes and fixing the compensation
therefor. Making state secretary com
missioner of public printing.
S. li. 331: Amending the present law
with reference to taxing costs of jury in
all cases.
S. li. No. 23.1—liindtnan: Prohibiting
the wearing of Sons of Veteran badges.
S. 1?. No. 2.30—Kirch: Legalizing trans
fers of funds realized by counties from
sale of bonds.
S. li. No. 237—Shoafe: Regulating
selection by state auditor of newspapers
in which to publish insurance statements,
providing the companies may make se
lection of their own papers.
S. li. No. 238—Abbott: Extending time
for answering in foreclosure of mortgages.
S. K. No. 239—Kean: Rcquiringcounty
commissioners to offer a bounty for the
destruction of pocket gophers.
S. R. 171. the revenue bill, was made the
special order for 3 p. in. Friday.
An invitation from Sully post to legis
lature. to attend memorial services of the
(i. A. R. tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock
was read and accepted.
Senate adjourned until ID o'clock to
morrow.
IIOIIM'. l''orty-linii L»y.
The house was called lo order at 9:45
o'clock by Speaker Seward.
Prayer by chaplain.
O11 roll call a quorum was found pres
ent.
The reading of yesterday's journal was
dispensed with.
Klake presented a petition from Meade
county farmers praying for the usual re
forms.
Committee reports were read at great
length.
Hubbard moved that the majority and
minority reports 011 11. li. 3 bo made spe
cial order for this evening at 7:30o'clock,
which prevailed. This is the resubmis
sion bill.
S. li. 153 was recommitted to the com
mittee, on counties and county all'airs.
Schnauber moved II. K. 203 he made a
special order for 11 a. 111. tomorrow, which
prevailed.
The clerk read a communication from
Sully post, (i. A. R., inviting the. legisla
ture to join in the memorial services this
afternoon.
Schnauber moved the invitation be ac
cepted, which was done.
MeCormack moved the rules be sus
pended and II. li. 1.14 be put upon its final
passage, which prevailed. This bill to
defeat certain provisions of the exemption
law, allowing a debtur to take certain
property from one county to another.
The emergency clause was stricken out
and the bill passed by 117 yeas, il nays, 18
absent.
Gardner moved the rules be suspended
and S. It. 120 be put 011 its final passage
which prevailed. The bill increases the
salary of circuit judges from $2000 to
$2500.
onus of Miner moved its indefinite
postponement.
Gardner used his "two edged sword" 011
.limes with good efTeet.
.lones of Miner said that Gardner had
said that when Jones got up he looked as
though he wanted to hang some one 011
the other side. Ho quoted poetry to hack
his position, and said there were hun
dreds of lawyers ready to serve as circuit
judges.
Seward favored the bill because he did
not want to see such men as .lones serve
as judges.
ileilman said .Iudge Fuller had eleven
counties to look after and he favored the
bill.
O'Neil said he did not want shoddy
judges, the saine as a farmer did not
want shoddy farm machinery.
Gardner said it was better to pay a
$2iX),noo salary to a good judge than to
pay $200 to the member from Miner—
Jones.
McCormack gave his time to Jones,
who roasted his opponents to a turn. He
said they could not put their foot on his
neck without his fighting and intimated
Gardner and Seward knew but "cussed"
little about the law. He said his constitu
ents were burning hav and something
worse, and he would never yield to a 10
cent pettifogger. (Laughter.)
A great many others defined their posi
tions pro and con, when a roll call was
taken on the indefinite postponement,
giving 03 yeas, 45 nays. Seward gave no
tice that he. would move a reconsidera
tion tomorrow.
Harlow moved that H. H. 150 be placed
upon its final passage.
(•odard thought this thing of taking
bills out of their regular order had gone
far enough.
Taylor created a laugh by moving the
bill's indefinite postponement.
liartow explained why he wanted the
bill passed and (iodard withdrew his ob
jection. The bill is to define the limits of
Presho and Lyman counties.
The bill was discused at length, and
roll call gave 100 yeas, one nay, and the
bill passed.
A recess was taken until 7:30 o'clock
this evening.
NlfiHT SESSION.
Ry 7:30 o'clock p. m. every avail
able seat in representative hall had been
taken and all standing room in the lobby
was also occupied—so great was the evi
dent interest of the people in the re-sub
mission bill. Senators, the governor, state
officers, and some fifty or sixty ladies
were seen on the floor. The speeches
were, some of them at least, very Inter
esting.
The motion by Schnauber that the mo
tion by which H. B. 99 was Indefinitely
postponed the previous day be reconsid
ered prevailed and was made a special
order for 3 o'clock tomorrow.
The motion of Mclntyre that the vote
by which H. B. 150 was passed today be
reconsidered was lost.
Special order, consideration of majority
and minority reports of H. B. 3, the re
submission bill, was then taken up in the
committee of the whole, McCormack in
the chair.
Schnauber moved that the committee
recommend the adoption of the minority
report.
Converse then arose and made the great
effort of his life. lie urged that there
had not sufficient time elapsed since the
present law went into effect to give it a
fair trial, lie then branched off into the
usual temporance speech.
Mr. Seward said the question was not a
moral but a political question. That it
became a moral question when it came
before the people to vote upon it, and that
the sovereign peoplo was the proper body
to act—and that 110 man in this body had
a right to assume to say whether Ihe peo
ple wanted resubmission or not. As it
would be. two years before the vote was
taken the people would have sufficiently
tried it by that time, and if they still
wanted prohibition they could so vote.
Jones of Miner said he felt it was his
duty to say something iu reply to the
gentleman from Codington county. He
thought the reason this effort was now
being made was to have a new party in
the field to crush out the now party of re
form, (which was hard on Seward), lie
intimated that hoodie abounded in the
city for the purpose of making this bill
win.
Odell spoke against the bill—because he
thought its object was wrong—simply
wrong. He said tin re were, thousands of
fathers and mothers and sisters who were
praying it should not pass.
O'Neil was in favor of it. He thought
that fanatics had wrought 011 the minds
of the people so that they did not vote in
telligently and now iliev could. He gave
good reasons why it was leaching im
morality and cited many other bold but
good reasons why the bill s-hould pass,
among them, that he knew personally of
people advising friends east not to come
hereon account of prohibition.
Stevens of Marshall cited some figures
of county votes in favor of paralyzing the
bill.
Stephens of Spink thought, the people
voted intelligently on the question a year
or so ago, and it was an Insult to the ma
jority of the citizens of the state to bring
the matter before them again. He
brought a great deal of sentiment into his
remarks.
McKeel said lie was opposed to the bill
and that his people wanted him to be so.
Covey said he favored the bill. He had
sounded his constituency thoroughly on
the matter. He had always voted pro
hibition, but his eyes were opened and
the temperance affairs iu his county
were, worse than ever before, because
young men were hunting the hole-in-lhe
wall where, they could hide more easily
than in an open saloon. It was creeping
into households, barns and offices by the
jug, bottle and case—it was found every
where.
Winslow thought it was useless to di
cuss the matter further and spoke against
the bill. lie. thought it was premature to
bring the question up again—even if he
should be in favor of it.
Teets said it was not a question of mor
als alone, but whether the people should
have a voice in the direction of the mat
ter, and spoke in favor of the bill. He
said he was different from some of those
who spoke before him, inasmuch as he
could not boast of any drunkards in his
family or predecessors. The reverend
gentleman quoted scripture abundantly
to support his views.
Eppard said he could not sit still and
not place himself on record 011 this meas
ure. He thought it was impudent to as
sume to pass such a bill right after the
people had passed on the measure at the
polls.
Buchanan said he had intended to keep
his seat, but he reviewed the history of
the prohibition movement in the state
and then arraigned the resubmisslonists
of the independent and republican parlies
for bringing the matter up in this maimer
—while their political platforms loudly
endorsed prohibition.
Ileilman of Hand said he was not a pro
hibitionist, and the reason was his coun
ty stood "half-and-half." lie said
more young men were drinking whiskey
in his county, between the ages of 18 and
20, than ever before. They go to a drug
store and hesitate but finally sign an oath
and get a bottle the next timo they hes
itate less to sign, and finally sign and
laugh at their work. They thus learn to
treat an oath flippantly, and the moral
effect was thus doubly pernicious. In re
ply to the members saying they would
leave the state if prohibition was killed,
lie said he would guarantee twenty-live
more good men would take each one's
place. He brought down the house by
saying that if the independent party per
sisted in nailing the prohibition law to
their platform they would soon be as dead
as the republican party!
Fountain of Moody said his constituen
cy were prohibitionists and he was too,
and made an earnest, plain talk against
resubmission.
Teets arose and said Fountain's speech
made each individual hair 011 his hoad
stand on end! It brought down the
house, for Teets is as bald as an onion.
Brown of Brown was opposed to the
bill, and said he spoke for the 0000 major
ity who voted for prohibition before—and
spoke a great deal more.
Gardner of Pennington said there were
two reasons why lie wanted to speak.
First because ho represented the majestic
mountains of the Black Hills. Second
because Buchanan had endeavored to
bring republicans in liue because a few
leaders had put it in a'platform. He did
not feel bound to make prohibition a par
ty issue. Prohibition was a moral issue
and not a political one. Because a party
In an hour of weakness had done so was
no reason why ho should. He said rumb
lings of discontont wero heard in every
direction, and that people were luoing the
vote of a year or so ago. Ho said saloons
were wide jpen in Deadwood, Sturgis,
Rapid City and Hill City, and said he was
creditably informed some Sioux Falia cit
izens occasionally got a taste of good old
Scotch whiskey. Even in Pierre, right
under the noses of dignified statesmen,
leer and whiskey wero sold, and he
thought there -were signs of reasons, at
least, why prohibition was not a success,
and thought it right to have resubmis
sion.
Campbell of Ham! said lie was sorry the
talent of the young Black Hills lawyer
had not been used in a heller cause. He
said ho would vote against the bill.
Converse then arose lo reply to some re
inarks that had been made about him
personally.
Jillson said prohibition had been a
costly thing for Edmunds county—but I10
said he would support It.
Lester said he would vote against the
bill.
At 11:40 p. m. the vote 011 Mr. Schnaub
er's motion to recommend adopting the
minority report was taken aud carried.
Taylor moved to adopt the report and
Buchanan moved to adjourn to 10 a. 111.
tomorrow, which latter prevailed, yeas
57, nays 50.
Senate, Fori)-lift
It »ay.
The senate was called to order at
111., LieuleuaHt Governor Hoffman
siding.
10 a.
pre-
Prayer by Chaplain lirown.
Roll call showed a quorum present.
Sheafo moved a reconsideration of the
vote of yesterday whereby the passage of
S. It. 11.1, locating a blind and orphan asy
lum at Watertown was not recommended.
Dunham moved to lav the motion to re
consider 011 the table, which was lost and
the original motion prevailed. On motion
of Sheafo Wednesday of next week was
fixed upon for consideration of same.
II. K. 4.1, the valued insurance policy
hill was recommended by the insurance
committee for consideration by senate in
committee of the whole.
S. K. 142, amending section 1, chapter
80, laws of lSltO, relating to exemptions of
wages for ninety days prior to levy, at
tachment or execution was read third
timo and failed ts pass. Kittredge having
changed from aye 10 nay for that purpose
gave notice that within the time prescribed
by the rules ho would move a reconsider
ation of the vote whereby the bill was
lost.
S. B. 1S9, joint resolution limiting the
timo for introduction of bills to Feb. 21.
Passed.
H. B. 89, regulating the charges of toll,
grist and exchange mills was recommend
ed for passage. Sheafo moved that the
bill and tl'ie report be indefinitely post
poned—lost by a vote of 17 to 18. A mo
tion to adopt the report prevailed, the
vote being 20 to 17.
S. I!. 182, encouraging the growing and
planting of fruit trees and exempting
certain lands from taxes by reason of
planting and growing same, was reeom
mended to pass, but was lost by a vote of
IS to 20.'•
S. li. 18.1, providing for depositing coun
ty funds with banks, giving bonds there
for, and paying the highest rates of in
terest for such deposits, was recommend
ed by judiciary committee not to pass.
Warner moved an amendment that the.
bill do pass. Various other motions were
offered and discussed at considerable
length, after which the question recurred
to the motion made by Warner which was
finally adopted, after a division, by a
majority of 1 on the amendment and 3 on
the motion as amended.
S. B. 40 increasing rate on tax sale cer
tificates from 13 to 20 per cent, was recom
mended for passage. On motion to adopt
the report another discussion was pro
voked which resulted in adoption of the
report.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow.
IIOIINV, L'orly-Nlxili May.
House convened at 10:15 a. 111. with the
speaker in the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll call showed a quorum present.
The reading of yesterday's journal was
dispensed with.
Hickman presented a petition from Me
Phcrson county asking that seed grain be
provided through congressional appropri
ation.
Snyder presented a petition relating to
tlio payment of mortgages and asking for
the other usual reforms.
Several committees reported their action
in reference of bills.
Norton moved that under suspension of
the rules H. B. 3 be taken up as unfinished
business, which prevailed.
Upon the question of the adoption of the
minority report in favor of resubmission
a call of the house was ordered. At II :30
the call was raised on motion of Norton.
Roil call 011 the adoption of the report of
the committee of the whole gave 09 yeas,
44 nays, 11 absent.
Norton moved that II. li. 3 be read the
third timo and put upon its final passage,
which prevailed.
Roll call on the filial passage of the bill
gave GO yoas, 47 nays, 11 absent, and the
bill passed.
Following is the official roll call:
Those voting for tho resubmission bill
wore: Baldwin, Bard, Bartow, Blake,
^Jiowell, Boy, Burns, Btiechlcr, Christen
•son, Clark, eleven, Cooper, Covey, Dahlen,
Dukes, Gamble, Gardner, Godard, Gregg,
Hamaker, Hammer, Ileilman, Helntz,
Hickman, Hoxeng, Hubbard, Jillson,
Joues of Brown, Jones of Day, Keegan,
Kellcy of Minnehaha, Kline, Knight,
Koenig, Krousclier, Lane, McCormack,
McLeod, Mooro of Custer, Moore of
Union, Norton, Oloson of Lawrence,
O'Neil, Peacock, Pratt, Putnam, Reagan,
Reeco, Richards, Rowe of Brule, Rundell,
Sateren, Scharf, Schnauber, Snyder,
Stout, Swenson, Taylor, Teets, Van
danackcr, Way, Welo, White H. D., White
M. J., WIttmayer and Mr. Speaker. (06)
Those voting against were: Aga, Arne
son, Austin, Bach, Beact., Belknap, Bu
chanan, Brown, Campbell, Converse,Corn
well, Crothers, Davis, Donahue, Douglas,
Eppard, Fountain, Gleasan, Hall, Harri
son, Hill, Johnston of Brown, Jones of
Minor, Kaercher, Kelly of Moody, Knlpe,
Lester, McKeel, Mellor, Norin, Odell, Olo
son of Brookings, Peterson,. Raymond,
Robertson, Roe of Deuel, Ruswick, Scat
ter
good, Sherman, Stephens of Spink,
Stiles, Street, Trotman, Waldron, Walker,
Wheeler, Winslow. (47)
Those absent and not voting were:
Bannister, Bates, DeCoster, Johnson of
Davison, Moscrip, Stevens of Marshall.
Storm, Wilson, Wood. (9)
King and Mclntyre were paired.
-rt
•Seward moved that the vote by which
S. B.
120 was lost be reconsidered, which
Jones of Miner moved to lay 011 the table.
Gardner explained that many members
who yesterday voted against, the bill
would vote for It if t.hcy were sure the
bill to reduce salaries of county judges
would pass, and he wanted this reinstated
in the calendar until such time. Jones
warned the members not to be fooled by
such talk.
Roll call on Jones' motion to table gave
50 yoas, 57 nays, 17 absent, aud the motion
prevailed. Roll call on tho motion as
amended gave 50 yeas, 50 nays, 18 absent.
A recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
AKTKUNOON SKSSION.
The house was called to order at 3
o'clock.
Further consideration of II. K. Ill was
postponed to Tuesday.
A resolution to increase the pages' pay
from SI..10 to $2 per day was lost.
11. li. 99, changing the names of certain
Dakota public institutions to South Da
kota passed.
The bill providing for refunding $15,090
of 0 per cent bonds issued in 188.1 to fur
nish main building of the South Dakota
university pased.
S. I!. 83, a jointmemorial with reference
to the opening of the Sisseton and \Vah
peton reservation passed.
S. Ii. IIS. a joint resolution and memor
ial to congress asking that an amendment
to the constitution of the United Stales
providing for the election of United Slates
senators bv a direct vote of the people be
proposed and submitted lo the federal
states, passed.
S. li. 99, relating to the bonds of state
officers passed.
S. li. 140, relating to and defining the
salary and fees of stale and county officers
and providing for the payment of the fees
received into tho state And county treas
uries, passed.
S. B. 100, to provide for the refunding
of $92,590 of 4}/, per cent bonds dated May
1,1SS9, issued by the territory of Dakota
for the Dakota hospital for insane at
Yankton, payable May 1, 1907, or at the
option of territory after May 1, 1S92,
passid.
S. B. 13, defining what property should
be exempt from laxalion, after certain
amendments passed.
S. li. 143, fixing the penalty for willful
neglect of certain officers to make reports
and other duties required by law, pre
scribing certain duties of the comity com
missioners and states attorney iu relation
thereto, passed.
S. It. 152. defining the boundaries of
Marshall county, passed.
S. li. 21, lo preserve the purity of the
ballot, passed.
The following bills were read ihu first
time:
II. Ii. No. 217—Mclntyre: To amend
section 27, chapter 130, laws of 1890.
11. K. No. 2.18—Ruswick: Requiring
register of deeds to turn all fees of tho of
fice, whether for recording or abstracting,
into the county treasury.
H. R. No. 2.19—Austin (by request:) To
authorize details of convicts from tho
penitentiary, for the purpose of perform
ing work at public institutions.
II. K. No. 200—Eppard: To exclude
certain lands from the corporate limits of
Groton.
11. No. 201-*-Eppard: Relating to
ihe foreclosure of chattel mortgages, pro
viding for a stay of proceedings of nine
months upon filing a bond.
II. li. No. 202—Godard: Authorizing
tho governor of South Dakota to deed to
the United States government the title of
the state to the soldiers' home at Hot
Springs for a sufficient sum to reimburse
the stale for its cost.
11. li. No. 203—Sateren: Compelling
railroad companies to construct and
mainlain track scales at all stations
where 50,000 bushels of grain are shipped.
II. B. No 201—Pratt: To provide a
special fund for the payment of the sal
aries of the circuit judges of the several
circuit courts of the state of South Da
kota.
II. B. No. 20.1—Pratt: An act to create
the ninth judicial ^circuit, aud defining
the boundaries thereof. Composed of the
counties of Hyde, Hand, Hughes, Sully,
Stanley, Sterling and Nowiin.
II. B. No. 200—Peacock: Requiring
railroad companies doing business In the
state of South Dakota to provide for the
protection and convenience of its patrons
and the public aud to regulate freight
and passenger rates and traffic.
II. B. No. 267—Peacock: To amend
paragraph 30 of section 1, article 5, chap
ter 37, laws of 1890.
II. B. No. 208—Appropriation Commit
tee: Repealing chapter 50, laws of 1890,
abolishing investigating committee of
certain penal and charitable institutions
11. B. No. 309—Appropriation Commit
tee: To repeal chapter 152, laws of 1890.
H. B. No. 270—Appropriation Commit
tee: To provide for tho auditing of tho
accounts of the board of regents of educa
tion, board of charities aud corrections
and commissioners of the soldiers home.
11. B. No. 371—Appropriation Commit
tee: To amend section 5 and section 7,
chapter 0, laws of 1890.
II. B. No. 373—Knlpe: To provide that
taxes on personal property be made a first
lien upon such properly.
H. B. No. 373—Snyder: Amending sec
tion 3, chapter 65, laws of 1890, providing
for the annexation of unorganized coun
ties for tho levy and collection of taxes
therein.
H. B. No. 374: Defining the boundaries
of tho counties of Stanley, Sterling, Now
iin, Jackson, Zeibach, Custer, Meade,
Butte, Ewing, Martin, Choteau, Wagner,
Rinehart and Delano.
The house then adjourned to 9:30 a. m.
tomorrow.
Senate, Forty-iixtli Day.
Senate met promptly at 10 a. m. Lieut.
Gov. Hoffman presiding.
Prayer by chaplain.
Roll call showed a quorum present.:
The journal wus read and approved.
Abbott presented a petition from J. N.
Hughey and other electors of Brown
county, a3klng for the discontinuance of
the office of commissioner of immigration.
A few reports of standing committees
on bills were read, and under the rales
laid over one day for consideration.
Among reports considered and acted
upon wero the following:
S. B. 140, repealing chaptcr 110, laws of
1890, known as the Russian thistle or nox
ious weed law, was indefinitely post
poned.
II. B. 80, amending section 5, article 10,
chapter .37, laws of 1890, was indefinitely
postponed.
II. B. 87, amending section 13, article 11,
chapter 37, laws of 1890, was recommend
ed to pass.
A dozen differentbllls were given their
second reading by title.
First reading of senate bills.
S. B. No. 340—Scott: A jointrcsolution
to congress, requesting tho passage of
senate bill 4528, known as the Stafford
land and loan bill. Referred to federal
relations.
S. li. No. 241—Hark: Defining the
boundaries of tho county of Stanley. Re
ferred to counties and towns.
S. li. No. 242—Peterman: Fixing the
liabilities of railroad companies in cases
of suiting out fires, making companies ab
solutely liable for all fires set out, and lia
ble to pay for all slock killed along the
lines where not fenced. Referred to rail
roads.
S. Ii. No. 243—Kirch: A joint resolu
tion to congress to provide national leg
islation to secure taxation of all property.
S. li. No. 244—Kean: Authorizing de
tails of convicts from the penitentiary
for labor al any of the state public insti
tutions. Referred to charitable and penal
institutions.
S. K. No. 21.1—Siewart: Authorizing
the governor to perform i\rtain acts in
case the United States government pur
chases the soldiers' home at Hot Springs.
S. B. 240—Wickhem: Amending section
39, chapter 29, laws of 188.1. Slate affairs.
S. li. 247—Sheafo: Memorial to con
gress praying for relief from excessive
taxation and asking modifications of the
present tariff laws, being a stump speech
against the McKiuley law. State affairs.
The following house bills wero read the
third time:
H. K. 14.1, appropriating not to exceed
$.KX)
for furniture and stationery for the
present legislature:, passed. Ayes 3.1, nays
none.
II Ii S 9 as re ad a on by it
The following bills were read tho first
lime:
II Ii 1 9 re re to re II Ii 3 2 re
ferred lo judiciary substitute, foril. li. 41
referred to education II. Ii. 90 referred
to judiciary: 11. B. 121 referred to rev
enue.
Kittredge moved reconsideration of tho
vote whereby S. K. 142 failed to pass on
yesterday. The motion prevailed and
the consideration of the bill was made the
special order for Wednesday next, under
order of third reading of senate bills.
Senate then went Into committee of tho
whole, with Washabaugh as chairman.
The apportionment bills 09 and 190 wero
discussed, and after various motions wero
recommended to bo recommitted to the
apportionment committee.
S. B. 320, joint resolution, was recom
mended to pass.
The committee arose and reported and
tho report was adopted.
The senate then took' a recess until
3 p.
111.
AKTKItXOON SESSION".
Senate met promptly at 3 p. in. pur
suant to adjournment.
Bothun moved suspension of rules to
consider amendments to S. li. 187, the
educational bill, carried.
lie then moved the adoption of the re
port of the committee with amendments
recommended. Willi very little discus
sion the report was adopted.
Unanimous consent was given and tho
senate substitute for S. lis. 3 and 4, pro
viding for the Australian system was in
troduced and given its first and second
reading.
S. Ii. 171 was read the first time.
Schollield moved reconsideration of tho
vote whereby S. li. 113 failed of recom
mendation for passage yestorday. This
bill requires listing and assessing of all
notes, giving descriptions of same, and
providing forfeiture of the notes when
not so described and enumerated.
It also includes book accounts and
other evidences of indebtedness.
This provoked considerable discussion,
after which a motion to lay 011 the table
was made and carried.
S. Bs. 171 and 187 were given second
reading and made a special order for 3 p.
m. Saturday, to which time the senate
adjourned.
HOIIHC, Korly-xevoutli May.
House called to order at 9:45 bf
Speaker Seward.
Prayer by chaplain.
Roll call showed a quorum present.
The reading of tho journal of yestet
day was dispensed with.
The committee on usury recommended
II. B. 215 do pass with an amendment t*
make it road 13 per cent as the maximum
rate of interest.
H. Bs. 323, 325, 229, 230, 232, 334, 235, 336,
337, 338 and 341 wore read and properly re
ferred.
Tho substitute for II. B. 01 was read tho
third time and put upon its final passage.
This is the dog tax bill. Hickman moved
its indefinite postponement.
Teets defended the bill for the interests
of the sheep growing business.
Winslow said he was heartily sick of
the whole business, aud thought the
house should not fritter away Its time
considering the bill.
Covey did not want to see any dogs
taxed, and other members commenced to
got wrought up, when Hickman moved
the previous question, which prevailed,
and roll call gave 48 yeas, 43 nays, 33 ab
sent, and the motion prevailed.
The committee on railroads recom
mended H. B. 130 be indefinitely post
poned also H. B. 135 also H. B. 160 also
H. B. 191 do pass also H. B. 146 do pass
with amendments also H. B. 10G be in
definitely postponed also H. B. 39 with
out recommendations.
H. Bs. 33 and 36 were made special or
der for 3 p. m.
H. B. 33 was read the third time. It
provides against errors, omissions and de-