The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-19

senator Stoddan ~ntrOduce q GROUP
OF bills covering the management OF nj.
fairs Ia the state land department
These bills are prepared by Land Com
missioner Bach 90 cover deficiencies
which have appeared In the present laws
In regard 10 affairs In that department.
One ~ them IL to allow patents from the
national government 20 be fled for record
without any further acknowledgment:
another provides for the enforcement Of
lease contracts ON state lands. as parties
at times lease for terms aud drop out be-
for the completion OF the contract. An.
other IL TO relieve the once from acting
as n court tn settle titles where contracts
have been assigned aud papers lost leav-
Ing n question 81 title TO lands sold: and
another To regulate the ~loauing Of state
funds by counties to which they are mp.
portioprd by the state.
senator Hanley. 81 Custer. shows the
interest of his section Of the state In the
,jtO-acre homestead hill by the introduc-
ton NJ n joint resolution memorializing
congress To throw open TO settlement the
Cheyenne River reservation.
Ia Oh. senate Tuesday n communion
! ton was received from former Gov. G.. ".
Hcrrrid. transmitting tie records OF tho
boundary commission which located the
boundary between Nebraska aud South
Dakota. and both houses advanced the
resolution accepting the report.
A communication was received from
the governor of Virginia asking the state
TO provide M exhibit st the jamestown
exposition TO be held In that state.
II. =. Williams and W. W. Boyd were
added TO the list OF senate committee
( clerks.
The indications now are that no 81.
fort will be made 10 push the work OF
the session until after the recess ad-
journment. everything being allowed TO
go over.
Among the principal senate bills intro
duced were these:
by Hanley. providing for increased
wolf bountics. asking for n total OF S10.-
900 appropriated each year instead Of
5000 as now provided aud increasing
the bounty OF wolves from 50 to s..
By Wagner. providing that costs OF
suits brought In wron. counties shall be
taxed 10 plaintiffs.
by May. regulating salaries OF regis.
ter Of deeds aud county auditors on
| county valuation.
by whitlock. hasing salaries of county
auditors on property values.
by Northrup. To prevent the introduce
tion OF noxious insects into the state.
BY Mortimer. authorizing counties 10
fund outstanding Indebtedness.
The senate made the first move for n
recess from Thursday OF this week TO
Tuesday Of next week by adopting n res
olution TO that effect.
A resolution was introduced In the sen.
ate Saturday for the appointment Of a
joint committee ca 70 To- the soldiers
home 10 report on It's needs. Bonney
moved that the resolution lie amended
that the committee consist Of all menu
bers and employees OF both houses aud
hat they be given thirty days in which
to make the trip.
Football legislation received its first at
tcntion Monday Ia the senate In n bill
by I.ightner. Ia which he attempts 10 reg
ulate the manner OF playing, providing
disaualiications for any player on n col.
legc or n school team who either accident
ally or Intentionally Injuries another
player.
Other senate bills were: by L.ightner.
to- encourage tree planting OH the school
grounds: by Andrews. To provide state
mid to high schools: and by Cordil' 10
change the manner OF election Of county
commissioner back 90 the district instead
OF the county system. which is now In
force.
A number Of bills were presented in
! the senate Tuesday. heing duplicates 70
house bills. The principal measures Ia
that body were by Northrup TO prevent
the Introduction OF noxious insects into
the state; by Wagner, providing for tax
Ing the costs OF a suit TO the
plaintiff when the same is brought in the
wrong county.
A communication was presented from
cx.Gov. Ilcrrcid transmitting the report
OF the boundary commission which fixed
| the boundary bet tween Nebraska and
South Dakota aud a resolution a~cccptin.
the report was pushed through both
houses.
4 communication was received from
tho governor OF Virginia asking for an
appropriation for an exhibit OF the state
st the Jamestown celebration.
IL Is not likely that any attempt will
be madq To rush business before the re-
cess adjournment. which will carry the
session up To the nth before any real
work commences.
IN. u. NilihHhs anu w. W. boyu were
sworn in rs committee clerks Of the SEN
ate.
A horse play bill was introduced into
the senate Wednesday TO provide for
state inspection and dipping OF jack rab-
bits with an Official dipping tank at the
geographical center unless il could be
shown that the tank was moro accessible
In the rabbits at some other place. The
bin caused considerable merriment.
Presumably IL Is n takc-od on the bill
introduced into the legislature n few days
ago providing protection for the Jacks.
The bin l. not taken seriously, bur the
introduction of such n bill is due 10 the
fact that n Sioux Falls firm has con.
tracied 10 supply the French market with
10000 jack rabbits. and that expert
marksmcn arr now ut work Ia the jack
rabbit districts getting the requisite mum
Der. This has aEitatcd sporismcn, par.
ticulnrly those interested In coursing
meetings. who believe that snch a whole
sale slaughter of the animals will cause