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

Uisdemcanor to promise n cure and fail;
providing q penalty Of SlOO for false
statement ns to physical condition for
purpose OF receiving public aid, and
king II n m~iSdcmeanor for either pa.
ct to refuse 90 furnish necessities 10
i1Ahor childrrn: and making second con.
viction for petty larceny n penal of
Tense.
BY Smith. Co amend tho medical bin
giving the superintendent of the board
Of health So for each visit.
By Hughes. providing for defense on
mutual i%nsurnr.r notes when the non-nc.
gotiable provision IL omitted.
by Hchal. Ia limit the tuition fee for
pupils 60 So per month.
by Dexter. requiring owners OF lands
Go keep weeds moved on highways,
The house bill relating 20 settlement
and support OF the poor was taken M
and on motion of Van OSdcl was amend.
ed 60 strike ont the reference 20 Nom.
bcrs Of the soldiers home. and was pass
ed. The bill provides that no inmate ot
q state institution shall become a charge
ON the county where the institution IL To-
Gated by such settlement.
The capitol building bill was favorably
reported ont with numerous amendments
and will be discussed In committee OF the
whole.
The house committee on agriculture
~unfavorably reported the bill 10 limit the
G season for chicken shooting TO two
months In a year, and Lee. the introduc
or, attempted to secure u commitment "a
the live stock committee, which failed.
Residents of Bonhomme County pre-
.sented n petition against any changes Ia
tho present liquor laws OF the state.
In the house Saturday the report or
the capitol building bill was made a spe
.cial order for Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
The joint resolution for a constitution
al amendment To allow counties TO en-
gage In drainage work passed.
New house bills Saturday were:
by Carroll. providing for the publica
ition OF laws la supplement form for cir
lculatioe.
BY bly,, extending the term Of year,
for text book changes from i've TO ten.
BY Wilson. by request. allowing thrash
.ers 10 carry insurance for the benefit oI
their patrons. In lieu OF giving bonds fol
damages.
Much OF the house session was taker
up In listening 20 an address by DIR
Ramsey, Of the bureau Of animal indus
try, on the needs OF cattle dipping In th'
state.
The house judiciary committee Monday
reported fayorably the bill TO define
~swindlers and confidence men and proyid
ing n penalty FOR their operations.
The principal new house bills present
I'd Monday were:
BY Anderson. 10 strike out the S-mil
Limitation levy placed on counties.
BY Madison. making a county financial
statement a part OF the state auditor
annual report, aud requiring county OF
Gcials 60 furnish the required statements
BY Blaine. 10 amend the medical Law
60 allow magnetic hcalcrs 10 operate ir
The state.
The house passed the house bill 70
amend the law Ia regard TO the examina
ton required for state certificates ant
TO provide for the exchange OF certificate,
between states.
The house made laws by passing the
senate bills 10 appropriate a $500 emer
gency deficiency fund for the Spearisi
normal school. which was required q
keep the institution in operation after
this week; the bill legalizing liquor u
censes granted the last two years IL
towns aud cities where no.liccnse cleo
tons had been held, and n bill making II
the duty OF school district officers q
plant aud protect trees aud shrubs on
school grounds.
In the house Tuesday Van Osdel con
tinucd his fight against the soldiers HON,
bill. Van Osdcl moved indefinite post,
,ponemeut OF any further consideration oi
the bill. rs Il yet provided for taking the
pension money OF the old soldiers out OF
their control. Van Osdel's motion. was
voted down nd tho bill was made a spe
eial order for the 9th of February.
The house then went into committee OF
The whole to discuss the capitol building
bill. which discussion soon resolved itself
into a running FIRE OF questions rs TO the
possibilities OF the bill aud tho methods
Of meeting the expenses.
The committee reported the bin back
Cor further consideration.
A few bills were presented Tuesday,
ghe principal one being:
BY Clark to reduce oil inspection fees,
BY Brown, OF Sanborn, requiring a full
warranty deed 10 property before any
state money for buildings be expended
upon the tracts.
BY Hornby. requiring hail insurance
companies To deposit guaranty funds
with the state treasury before doing bust
eess in this state.
Most al the afternoon Wednesday was
aiken up by n lecture on seed grain by
Profs. Wheeler and Chilcott, OF the
state agricultural college, who addressed
q joint session OF both houses on that
subject.
Parmlcy. the house member Of the
Joint subcommittee TO draw n cgttlc dip
ping bill, secured the adoption or a res
Dlution for the printing OF y copies OF
Z he committee dipping bill to be distrb'
Hyd among the members before the re-
v,Ss for suggestions OH their return.
Several new house bills were present.
ed Wednesday, principal among them
being these:
by Wolsnith, requiring the board OF
regents OF education to be divided among
the different political parties. aud by
Wolsmith. by request, making IL n
misdcmenrOr 90 operate n thrcshing ma
chine OF Sunday.
by Bratrud. ~ prevent the sale OF
stocks OF merchandise In fraud Of cred.
itors, aud a committee bill providing pure