The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-09

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lie schools OF the effects OF alcohol on the
human system.
The senate caucus Thursday afternoon
decided on n recess adjournment from
Thursday OF next week until Tuesday IL
the week following.
A bill introduced In the senate Friday
by George Rice II called forth by the
Tauhmnn hJcl case. II provides that
Taubman libel case. II provides that
mus, be prosecuted In the county In
which the paper Is published. The bill
also provides that where n crime Is rom
mittcd partly In one county and partly In
another jurisdiction is In either county.
Senator Dillon answered roll call Fri
day for the first time since his illness.
The senate election committee reported
u~nfnvornbly m the resolution memorial
ixinE congress for election OF senators
by popular vote.
Cook introduced a scale inspection hin.
The senate passed senate bill provid.
ing for division of towns into wards:
providing 50 per day for court bailins In
certain counties. aud making provision
for the collection of taxes from transient
merchants.
New house bills Friday were:
by Newton. allowing guardians 20
transfer real property.
by Turner. 81 l,nown. reducing the
minimum sentence for robbery In the tirsi
degree to ono year.
Hy CountrymRn. 10 provide uniform
text books all over the state.
by Parmlcy. To require solicitors for
benevolent institutions 60 secure n n
cense from the state board Of charities.
by Apland. n general irrigation code.
Joint resolution by ZalftU for an amend
mcnt increasing the pay OF Legislative,
members 10 $40 per day.
The senate Saturday started the fire.
works for ih. first time in the session
over the resolution memorializing con
grcss for the election or United States
senator's by popular vote. which was de
fcaied on committee report 10y a vote Of
~ To- Z.
The senate on Saturday passed the
Stoddard bill requiring owners or motto,
vehicles to register ard humber them.
The principal new scnatc bills on Sat
urday wcrc:
by CaSsill. providing for farmers In
stitutcS aud allowing counties 10 appro
pirate 5000 for that purpose.
by Johnson. fixing the exemption lin.
Il for n single person nj Sl!L. aud pro
viding for the organization aud control 81
trust companies.
The senate iawmaking Monday was
comprised IN the passage Of the hnuSs
bill nppropriaiing $S.a53 for the hricirn.
cy nc the soldiers home aud the hous,
resolution mrmorializing congress for 10,
protection OF the banks Of the Missouri
River.
The senate cleared II calendar Of q
number OF bills. passing those providing
for the expense of Lieut.. Gov. Snow foI
opening the session of the senate: appr,
p~riating the proceeds of the North car'
lima bonds 10 the state university: pro.
viding for the converting of the proceeds
81 any gifts cf donations To tn. state iuir
the state treasury: providing for the divi
sion OF wards into voting precincts: an,
pr0printing 500 for land office fling fees
for endowment lands: making the nhan.
Comment OF a family q misdcmeanor. and
fixing the liability ~ hanks for rrspon
sibilty of forged paper nj six months nc,
ter the return OF n check TO n customer.
The Gully new senate bill was by Light,
Der. authorizing officers to use force OF
arms IL necessary To stop coBvicts In any
attempt "a escape or violence to keepers
The senate held n short session Tues
day and came up 10 listen TO the house
on the capitol building bill.
Senate bills were passed 10 authorize
counties TO fund outstanding indebted,
ness by issuance OF bonds. aud appropti,
nting n Sl.0iO deficiency for the state
board OF agriculture.
House bills passed 10y the senate Tues,
day were tn fix terms OF officers OF coun.
" mutual insurance companies and n res,
olution for an amendment to tho constitu,
ton allowing the legislature 10 fix the
qualifications OF county superintcndcnts,
The principal new scnate measures
presented Tuesday were:
by NELL. to amend the game law, "a
make tiic chicken shooting season two
months and the duck shooting season five
months.
BY Brauson. increasing the salary OF
the public examiner TO 81 .S0O a year.
by Cooper. authorizing the employ.
ment % assistant states attorneys.
The business OF the senate Wednesday
consisted In receiving new bills. OF which
a number were introduced. principal
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by Hutchinson, 10 authorize cities IA
issue bonds for settlement OF judgments,
by Deering. approprinting $500 for
carrying on seed grain experiments at
state experiment stations.
by Abel. a boiler inspection bill.
by Cook. TO provide that no inmate
shall be kept at the reform school after
reaching his majority.
by Wagner. making the rates OF tut
ton In all state educational institutions
the IN
By Shober. defining the liabilities OF
railroads in damage suits. this bill being
one which was promised rs n booster
for the primary hill.
The bill to provide regulations for the
organization and control Of life insur.
ance companies in the state brought out
n hot exchange In the senate Thursday
between Lawson and Rice.
Bonney moved To amend the bill Ia
prohibit the investment OF their surplus
outside South Dakota, North Dakota
and Minnesota.
Rice attacked the bill generally. lie
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