Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-26

introduced q Dill In tne mouse OF
representatives for the protection Of
jack rabbits, II is only fair TO me
that an explanation be made as to
my responsibility for the bill. Early
in the session l received a letter
from Roy s. Avery a prominent
business man Of Sioux Falls in
which he says: Senator E. b.
Northup, of Minnehaha, will intro
duce a bill in the senate for the pro-
lection of the jack rabbit North
rup, Rodge and Bratrud all of Min
nehaha have promised me their sup
port. They r all of MI county
members l got to see, but l know
Robertson will do the same by ask
ing him to do so. Northrup thought
the bin would stand a better chance
if introduced early in the session
before they got lined up too much
so it will daubtless will come up
Friday or Saturday. Mr.. Avery
being a personal friend of mine, he
requested me to give the bill my
support, and to work with the COM
mittee to which it was referred and
try and get them to act favorable on
it. A few days after receiving the
above letter, Senator Robertson
came to me in the house chamber
and said that Senator Northrup
wished to see me in the senate
chamber. | at once went to him,
and he showed me the original bill.
Mr.. Avery had enclosed me a dupli-
cate copy Of the bill with the above
mentioned letter. Senator North
rup said that he was going to intro
duce the bill in the senate and
wished me to introduce it in the
house. | did not assume any
responsibility for the bill, 50 ] intro
duced it in the house as by request
only. | have known of Senator
Northrup for several years and
thought him to be an honorable
gentleman. Considering the source
from which the request came, |
thought, and still think, under the
circumstances it would have been
an act of great discourtesy on my
part to have refused Senator North
rup's request. The fact that ! as
we'll as the other members from my
county, who knew nothing of the
until it was introduced, have been
ridiculed and given an undue
amount of farcical CONNIE nts or
criticisms by the press, | hope after
this explanation, all such comments
will be corrected: / trust that the
real sponsor for the bill as well as
all of the members from the county
in which the bill originated and who
had promised their support to their
constituents who were working for
the enactment of such a law as this
bill provides for, will be given the
credit they deserve, and that they
will be made to be seen in the light
in which they stand relative to this
bill.-Henry Horribly, representative
of Moody county.
House Saturday.
Committee on agriculture reported
house bill 80 providing an approp,
ration for buildings on state fair
grounds at Huron, do not pass.
Same committee reported favorably
on house bill 81 providing for farm
er's institutes.
Committee on insurance reported
favorably on house bill 40 which
provides for stock insurance.
Committee reported unfavorably
on a bill to require license from vet.
mary surgeons.
Committee on judiciary reported
favorably on bill allowind surities
on bonds to limit RESPONSIBILITY.
The following bills were intro
duced:
I'll B No. 56, Thoreson, appropri-
ating $4,000 to establish a Irvine
plant at the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
III b No. 81, Carroll, fixing terms
| of court in the ninth circuit.