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


While neither branch OF the Legislature
attempted any great amount Of business
Friday. the senators started a number
Que among thcm being that OF koepsel
aud Lawson Co appropriate $500 for
the erection Of one industrial building for
the Aberdeen normal school: by Able. to
grant Co n city power TO issue bonds for
sewers and TO provide a special assess
mcnt ON abutting property for sewer pur-
poses: by Nell. providing for n paid Jail
or In counties In which jails are acctcd,
and by Wagner. requiring all property 90
be- listed to It's total value for assessment.
In the senate a resolution was intro
duccd by Cook, mcmoriahKalg congress
for the election OF United States senators
by popular vote, and bills by Cordill to
require steam engines on highways to
give right ~ way to teams. aud by Wag.
ncr 20 provide for the collection OF funds
| from parents for the education Of their
children.
The bill lcgalizing liquor licenses grant.
| ed the past two years where n no license
election has been held was favorably re-
ported.
The senate did very little business
4 sA'bNtsF IaNNAtE hHf N'VlNA bNN ~
Ing liquor licenses In towns where uo
licens' election was held last year aud
introducing bills by Rice. giving farm Ia.
borers and thrcshing crews liens for la
Dor and by doing ~ To change the time
when taxes saall become delinquent from
March I To- May I.
The senate committee on counties ~.
ported Tuesday the bill favornbly for n
1 r.,ss,r 81 fur inEan fkt.v.z apnapt.l a., a.. .
~ 500 instead Of SiuO. au amendment
which was killed by the house.
The senate passed the Lightncr hill
providing for the planting aud care ~
trees ON public school grounds.
New senate bills Tuesday were rs fol.
lows:
by willsic. to appropriate 81 200 def.
cheney for the salary 81 John n. Brennan
as railroad commissioner In 1894.
by May. for establishing day schools
for the deaf In the state.
by Cooper. appropriating $500 for
the deficiency ut the Spear;ish normal
school.
In the senate "Wednesday the So bail.
in bill was favorably reported by Ire
committee. ms was the hill in empower
shcrins to collect taxes from transient
merchants, aud the special emergency ap.
preparation for the Spcariish normal
school.
A number or new senate bills were
presented, principal among them being
these:
By Shobcr. To exempt $500 OF property
OF civil war veterans from taxation,
and a hill 20 force compliance with the
state valued policy insurance laws.
by I.ightncr. providing for ]iucnrporn-
ton Of life Insurance companies under
state law.
by the banking committee. requiring
n notice 10 banks within six months ~.
ter the return 81 forged paper to make
banks liable .nr such paper.
\ joint resolution hy Mortimer aud
Others mcmorializing congress against
the Communication provisions Ia the 60
acre homestead hill.
The senate committee appointed for
the Washington birthday program Is
composed OF lluichison. Abel and Whit.
lock.
New senate bills presented Thursday
were:
by Rice. to authorize towns aud vii.
lagos to rrasscss aud collect taxes for To-
cal improvements.
by Hanlcy. by request. To- strike ont
the statutory provision which allows
agreement 10y t~~thids of the jury in
certain eases.
By Bonncy. To prohibit the sale OF to-
bacco tn children under the age Of ~.
by Wesley. requiring the study In pub
lie schools OF the effects OF alcohol un the
human system.
The senate passed the bill appropriate.
ing $500 FOR an emergency deficiency
NJ the Speariish normal school. the bill
Offering 500 reward b. counties for
capture Of horse thieves, aud the house
resolution memoriallzing congress for a
GO-acrc homestead.
The senate caucus Thursday afternoon
decided ON "A rrcrss adjournment from
Thursday Of next week until Tuesday OF
the week following.
\ bill introduced In the senate Friday
by George Rice Is called forth 10y the
Iaubman hUel case. IL provides that
Tauhman libel ease. IL provides that
must be- prosecuted in the county ia
which the paper l. published. The bill
also provides that where a crime is com.
mittrd partly In one county aud partly in
another jurisdiction IL In either county.
Senator Dillon answered roll call Fri.
day Tor the first time since his illness.
The senat election committee reported
unfuvonbly ON the resolution memorial.
iZing Congrrss for election OF senators
10y popular vote.
Cuok introduced a scale inspection bin.
TIL" senate passed s"uatr Till provid-
iug Tor division 81 towns into wards:
providing SO per day for court hailiTs Ia
certain counties. and making provision
Tor the collection VI taxes from transient
merchants.
New house bills Friday were:
by Newton. allowing guardians To
transfer real property.
By Turner. OF Brown. reducing the
minimum sentence FOR robbery Ia the first
! drgIrr tu one year.
By tonntryman. 10 provide uniform
text books all over the state.
ly rarinley. TO require solicitors for
benevolent institutions % secure q H.
rruSr frnm the state board al rhariIirs.
IL. Nnlvul n -puYfHl irfirnEiuu ,.r1.