Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-12

state courts, came up for final pass.
age Senator Moody moved the fol-
lowing amendment. Sand upon
proof that said applicant has studied
for a period of two years in a prac-
ticing attorneys Office"
The amendment bringing on an
oratoricAl war Moody making the
argument for the amendment 'that
young attorneys graduated from the
law school had no experience in
practice and therefor were not to be
trusted with important cases of
clients.
Senator Payne took up the cause
of the university saying. "a three
years course in the university should
be recognized by the Legislature as
making an attorney of a student or
it should be discontinued" Senator
Abel also spoke against the amend.
ment citing his experience in
the struggle for an education saying.
"Under the amendment proposed by
ths Senator from Lawrence county a
three years course in the state uni
versity would be equivalent to but
one year in an attorneys office. The
amendment was beat.
The bill was then placed upon its
final passage and went through by a
vote of 3S to /.
The president of the senate signed
house joint resolution No. Z.
A joint resolution by the house
and senate of the eighth Legislative
assembly of the State of South
Dakota memoralizing the congress
/ of the United States to ratify tn
existing treaty with the Rosebud
Sioux Indians for a ~cession of all
that portion of their reservation lying
in the county of Gregory, South
Dakota, and praying that provisions
be made for opening the tract to
homestead settlement.
The house met at usual hour
Thursday.
The chief CLERK read petitions from
several Hughes county schools pray
Ing that the present legislator. adopt
the anemone or Pasque Flower as
the state floral emblem IF South
Dakota. with the lesson: BE First
in Love and Peace and Faith in
Immortality" and the motto: 81
Lead;' and give the flower aud
motto fit aud honored place in tn"
state seal and flag.
The following house bills we're
introduced and read the first time.
No. 1873, Carroll. A bill for an
act entitled "an ACT 10 amend Seo,
tons 1886, 2287, 1888 1888. 229U
and 1858 of revised political code OF
1908"
No. 1879, Trumm. A bill for an
act to amend Section 2ll9 of the
re Yised political code of 1903, rela-
tive to notice of sale for tax1s
$50, Price. A bill for AL act to
create a public library commission;
to define its powers and duties.
131, Browne. A bill for an act TO
reimburse Mary K. Kidd for expsn-
SEES incurred while serving Us u mem.
Der of the woman's Investigating
board 81 The State of South Dakota.
S. B. No. /, creatin a board of
fencs viewers was made a special
order 70. February 5th. rs
Tho senate met as usual Friday.
The following senate bills were
introduced and read for the first
time. .
No. 100, Frieb-rg. A Till for an
act defining add regulating tele-
phone companies operating within
the State of South Dakota.
No. 12l, Newly. A bill for an
act to amend Section 962 Of the civil
code of the revised code of 1908,
being Section 648 of the evil code
and Section 1869 of the compiled
laws.
No. 1879, Newly. A bill for an
act entitled all act to amend Section
981 Of the civil code of the revised
code of 1908, being Section 666 of
the civil code of Section 1888 of the
compiled laws.
No. 1873, Bottum. A bill for an
800