The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-13
CberegfSIature
Proceedings 81 the
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State Law Mill 49,.
State Law Mill

The house accomplished noticing
Thursday except to receive communi-
cations and to appoint the committee
on elections and privileges, which &C.
ton was taken to allow the beginning
OF the hearing on the contested seat
from Douglas county where K. G. Eos.
ter. Republican, is contesting the seat
OF A. D. Mather, Democrat. A hear,
ing on the contest was begun Thurs.
day night. The committee is composed
of Stokes of Marshall, chairman;
Turner, Rogde, Holman, Belts. Zaft
and Sprick. This committee is of
more Importance than usual on ac-
count of it's being called upono to look
after the primary election law at his
session.
In the senate joint resolutions were
introduced by Hayward, to present
Gov. Herreid his Office chair; by Han
ley, memoralizing congress to pass the
640-acre homestead act, and by Law
son, memoralizing congress to open
the Cheyenne River Indian reserva.
ton, The first senate bill introduced
was by Lawson, providing for the TAX
ing of the state censu and collection
of vital statistics, making the secre-
tary Of the state historical society the
head of the department. Other bills
introduced were by Wegner, to reduce
the contractive rate of interest from
II to 10 per cent, while Stoddard in
troduced several bills to regulate pro-
cedure in the state land department.
Committees of both houses were an
nounced Friday and the preliminary
work of organization was completed.
bringing the session to the point
where the daily grind will predom-
mate. The first house bill to be intro
duced was by Michaels, and was for
sane at Watertown, to be known as
the Northwestern hospital. Another
Of his bills vas for regulation of auto
mobile travel on public highways.
Among other house bills of Importance
was one by Sutherland, providing for
the creation of a capitol commission,
and making an appropriation for a
state building on the grounds at
Pierre; another, by Wilson, providing
for public cattle-dipping tanks by
counties and the employment of pub
lie dippers; two by Clark, n to de.
fine settlement, it's intent to prevent
inmates of the national soldiers home
at Hot Springs from becoming accred-
tied to Fall River county, and the 9TH
err regulating the management of the
state soldiers home and allowing an
increase to 81, 500 in salary of com
mandent. On request of both parties
concerned, the report of the house
election committee on the Douglas
county contest was taken up and
adopted, and Foster was declared to
be entitled to the seat. He was escort
ed to the seat occupied by Mather, but
he allowed the sitting member tore
main for the rest of the day.
Inc ITc tHc CHdlIIlCu I'll
the principal house committees:
Agriculture and horticulture, Mar
tin; appropriations, Turner; banks
and banking, Craig; capitol ground
and buildings, Sutherland; charitable
institutions, Brown of Lincoln; correc-
ton of house journal, Demalignor;
counties and county affairs, Kehm; ed
ucation, Kribs; engrossed and enrolled
bills, Parmley; federal relations, Mad
ison; food and dairy products, Brown
of Bookings; highways, bridges and
ferries. Peterson; immigration, Dex-
ter; interpretations, Lindley; Indian
affairs, Kelly; irrigation and drainage,
Omdahl; insurance, Steiner; judiciary.
Rogde; live stock, Ham; manufac-
lures, Bratrud; medicine and surgery,
Michaels; military affairs, Brown OF
Sanborn; mines and mining, Penning-
ton; municipal corporations, WOLF
muth; penal institutions, Potter; per
diem, mileage and legislative ex-
penses, Apland; printing, Daley; priv.
ileges and elections. Stokes OF Mar
shall: public buildings other than
capitol, Huff; public library and his
torical society, Carroll; public health,
Smith; railroads, Trumm; rules, Tow
er; schools and public lands, Bowel;
statistics, Hillestad; state affairs.
Belts; temperance, Jackson; ware
house, grain and grain grading, Coun-
tryman; Ways and means, CLANCY.
In the senate DR.. II. P. Carson .of
Scotland offered the invocation on mo.
ton of Lawson. Senator Cooper OF
Lawrence was president pro tenn. OF
senate. A Joint resolution to complete
the work of the boundary commission
on the boundary between South Da-
kota and Nebraska was pushed
through and sent to the house, where
the same action vas taken to allow
the matter to be presented at the pres
ent session. Bills CT minor Importance
were introduced by Cooper, Cassell
and Wagner. Among committee clerks
appointed were George X. Burt of
Codingtcn, G. I. Vaughan of Clay, w.
A. Anderson of Aurora. M. N. Hanson
of Turner. w. J. Sibberson of Mime.