The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-26
legislative.
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HOUSE.

adjournment from Thursday TO Tuesday.
The call was demanded and the resolu-
Zion adopted by n vote OF G5 to 20.
The hrst attempt at speechmaking- dur
Eng this session OF the legislature was In
che house Tuesday, when Van Osdel. Of
yankton, spoke In opposition 10 the reso-
~stion memoriaiixing congress Go pass the
t340--acrc homestead bin. He went back
20 ancient history 10 prove that Il In not
necessary and announced his opposition
90 the measure.
The FIRST roll call Of the session wal
also demanded on concurrence In the sen
ate resolution for a recess adjournment.
resulting In adoption by a vote Of %
20 20.
Other house bills were by Lindlcy max
ang homesteads subject 10 mechanics
Hens; by Wolxmuth. fixing the salaries
OF county auditors and registers of deeds
on q population basis: by Stokes, Of Mar
shall. 90 provide q manner of re~funding
county floating debts.
The house Wednesday passed a joint
sesolution requesting congress TO pass the
040-acre hometcad act. The vote on this
memorial was 20 to 8,
The principal bills were introduced by
krbs 10 require n state license for mo-
tor cars Inc fixing the speed limit at
20 miles an hour on highways and from
4 TO 10 miles per hour la cities. and by
Wilson defining a confidence man and
smaking his operation a penal offensc.
Most of the members OF both houses
rcturned on Tuesdays trains and short
sessions wcrc held late Tuesday after.
noon.
In the house two bills were presented,
ono by Bratrud. OF Minnchaha, 20 allow
stock Insurance companies 10 invest their
surplus In securities outside the state,
and the other by Van 0sdel. Of Yank-
ton, to allow electricians 20 use that
power for healing purposes under certain
conditions.
An attempt TO bring mp the bill to al
low towns Go condemn property outside
che municipal limits for winter works
purposes for final action resulted In It's
being sent back TO the judiciary CON-
mittee.
Grocc. OF Lake. Wednesday attempt.
ed by resolution 30 reduce the pay of
Legislative employees 10 the same rate as
for the last session, but did not find
much encouragement in the vote on the
gyreposition.
The house educational committee rec
commended the passage OF the resolution
for n constitutional amendment TO take
the two-term limit of county superin-
fendcnts.
A resolution OF sympathy was adopted
by the house on the death OF the wife OF
Representative Brown. OF Sanborn, and
n fund was raised for flowers.
The house took up senate bills Thurs.
day, passing one TO relieve the state land
commissioner from passing ON titles IN
question on sales OF state lands. and the
bill TO allow cities TO condemn property
outside their limits for water works pur-
poses. This measure passed the senate
without n dissenting vote, aud no oppo-
sition was taken. when II failed to receive
the necessary twoIhirds 20 pass an
emergency measure. and only went
through by n majority. IL was n Black
Hills bill, aud the opposition came from
the eastern part OF the state.
The speaker announced n committee to
attend the funeral OF the wife OF Repre-
sentative Brown, OF Sanborn.
New house bills on Thursday were
Ethcse:
By RoEdc. 60 provide for municipal
water plants and legalize bonds issued
for their construction and allowing mu-
inequalities TO sell. lease or otherwise
dispose OF municipal plants.
by Peterson, providing for a state
state board OF veterinarians to examine
applicants for the practice OF veterinary
surgery.
by Clark, TO appropriate $4,000 for
buildings at the soldiers home.
by Apland. declaring n poem written
by Sten Sindell Peterson, OF Centcrville,
TO be the state song. This was by the
speaker referred TO the committee on i'm
migration.
The house committee on live stock NJ.
ported favorably Friday on the bills In
crcaSing the annual wolf bounty from
5000 10 $4,000 n year, and 90 allow
counties 20 offer rewards for horse rus
tiers.
The Krcbs Hill 20 require all gasoline
.raxs 10 be painted red was passed and
Newton introduced u bill cutting out the
requirement for publication OF probate
eases.
The house on Saturday broke ont OF
, its placid calm which has prevailed from
the beginning OF the session. and several
members developed considerable heat
over the resolution TO allow county SUI.
perintcndents to hold oiicc more than
two terms. This measure brought on the
first general discussion OF the session and
finally went 60 the table.
The bringing M OF the bill TO nppro-
pirate SS,gs3 for the deficiency at the
soldiers homo was opposed by Van Os.
. del. who took the ground that there Is a
legislative provision making Il criminal
for an institution 10 incur n deficiency.
and that he believed that the deficiency
was brought about by extravaganza nj
the home. The bill passed with but four
negative votes.
The house passed bills fixing the be-
ginning OF terms of county auditors ut
}, the frst Monday in March aud to make
the terms OF officers Of mutual insurance
companies three years.
The pcnitcntiary Irvine plant received
cts first attention Saturday In two bills.
q n by Thorcson. OF Minuchaha. Co APP
propriate S75.0OO for the plant and ma.
.chinery, and the other by Hebal. Of
deuel.. which carries nm appropriation
- gfrn nANo for the DurnoSa