The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-09
legislative.
HOUSE.


HOUSE.
In the house Friday Parmiey. OF the
committee on immigration. secured the
adoption OF n resolution which la effect
instructs the house appropriation COM
mittee 10 insert an item OF $50 In the
general bill for the purpose OF issuing an
Official map OF the state. showing the re-
sources OF the state In n condensed form
on the same.
Among the new house bills presented.
Van Osdel sent In resolution for n con-
stitutional amendment 90 prohibit the
giving 10 or acceptance OF tnilroad passes
By state officials aud their families. and
another resolution instructing the South
Dakota delegation TO support President
Roosevelt In his railroad rates PROPOSE
ton. and this was secured rs n special
order for next Monday Ia committee Of
the whole.
The principal new house bills Friday
were to license legislative lobbyists aud
fixing the salaries of registers OF deeds
aud county auditors on q valuation basis.
The house passed n resolution indorsing
the action OF the president on tho rate
bill. aud several minor measures.
The house scared up several scraps for
Monday afternoon. and did not get
through as much business as the senate.
The horse inspection bill brought MP the
never ending contest over the varying
interests OF the eastern aud western
parts Of the state. the western members
winning out aud carrying the measure
by a good majority. The next contest
was again the east vs.. the west, with
the same outcome on the wolf bounty.
increasing the annual bounty from So.
coo 20 $4,000 n year.
The clearing up OF the wolf bounty
bill and the Mitchell building bill by
the house action Monday, aud the practi-
cal clearing up OF the capitol building
bill by the senate action will clear away
a lot OF timber" for future work, aud
from this time or Il will be rush TO get
as many bills CIT OF the way ns posi-
bic before the closing night.
Both houses rushed work Monday. the
house beginning nj 10 o'clock in the
morning and the senate holding a night
session for the purpose OF considering the
caucus bill, and passed Il.
The house bills disposed Of by the
house were to give cities power TO sell or
lease water works. which IL one ~ the
Sioux Falls bills TO settle the tangle:
these. making a city council n part OF
the board OF equalization, which were
passed.
The house made laws by passing sen.
ate bills empowering counties to fund
outstanding indebtedness; requiring the
agricultural college TO make annual cx-
hibit ut state fair: prohibiting the pur-
chase OF old metal from minors: appro-
priating 5000 for live stock exhibit
building ut Mitchell; and the wolf boun-
~.
The house put In Tuesday afternoon
In committee Of the whole on the caucus
bill and held a night session. nj which
Il passed the house bill for n caucus law;
allowing suits 10 be brought against cor
porations: allowing n judge TO fix COM
pensation OF m attorney appointed in
criminal cases, and allowing town
boards to refund Indebtedness without a
vote at a lower rate OF interest.
The legislature will adjourn Friday
night.
The house Wednesday took up the
Springfield normal bill To abolish the
school. which bill was defended by the
members Of the appropriation committee.
which introduced Il. II passed by vote
OF AZ 10 81.
The house general appropriation bill
was passed without discussion or amend.
ment in any way. the first time In the
history OF the state.
The house made laws Wednesday by
passing senate bills to appropriate money
for public printing: the amendment To the
oil inspection laws TO allow Kansas oils
20 come In nj a lower test: requiring in
L.. Al.
fects OF alcohol and narcotics on the hui
man system: to provide for the organiza.
ton OF life insurance companies under
the laws OF the state; making notes for
lightning rods and patent rights non.ue.
gotiable. and locating a northeastern
hospital for the insane nj WATERFOWL.
which was contested rs unnecessary ut
the present time, but IL passed by q vote
OF 81 TO 30.
The house crowded along more rapidly
than usual with it's work Thursday,
clearing it's calender early in the fore.
noon aud handling a number OF senate
bills. The only contests were over the
appropriation for the state fair ut IIu.
ron. which met some opposition, bu,
only enough 10 make itself felt In talk.
but not In the vote.
Gov. ElrOd Thursday signed the cant.
toll building bill. making the long drawn
out capitol tights Of the past closed in.
cideut.
The house at Thursday nights session
passed senate bills appropiating money
for new buildings az the lankton asylum
and the senate joint resolution memorial.
ing congress for a constitutional amend.
ment for the regulation Of trusts.
The bill creating travelling library
commission was killed for the second
time.
The conference committee ia the con-
ference on the general appropriations
committee reported about midnight Fri
day night. cutting the appropriation for
the Springfield aormal school $1,000 for
each OF the two years aud increasing the
expense and litigation FUNDS OF the rail-
road commission 81 $40 for each year.
The report OF the committee was adopted
by both houses. aud as soon az the hill
was signed the session adjourned.
The senate presented the lieutenant
governor with his chair aud Eavcl.
The only house action of Importance