Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02

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i've instead Of elective was read third
time and passed.
| H B No. AZ, allowing any inter.
ested party to ask for settlement Of
estate was read third time, passed
Senate, Saturday.
| Committee from the house
announced that DR.. Ramsey would
address the legislature in the house
for twenty minutes.
| S b No. Is, Stoddard, requiring
registration of moter wheels, read
third time. Passed.
Lawson moved that the request tc
meet with the house to listen to the
address of DR.. Ramsey be laid upon
the table as many of the members Of
the senate desired to 60 home and
business of the senate was of more
Importance than to listen to an
address. Motion prevailed.
Lawson moved that house be
informed that the senate would
meet with. the house Immediately
after adjournment to listen to an
address by DR.. Ramsey. Carried.
Toy moved that committee of elec.
tions report on house joint resolu-
ton No. be accepted. Cook, OF
Aurora, moved as substitute that
the bill be referred to committee on
federal relations. Cooks motion
lost.
This is the memorial to congress
providing for the election of senators
by popular vote. The committee ON
elections voted adversely. Rice
asked for further time to consider
resolution. Claims that people are
better in the selection of representa-
tives than the Legislature has been in
the selection of senators. Cited
cases of corruption in the United
States senate at the present time.
Abel does not believe the South
Dakota Legislature should discuss
the constitution of the United States
or to remake the constitution.
Toy spoke in favor of the report
of the committee. Said it was an
old populist measure and one that
had come up ever since populisn
was, and had always been consigned
to the waste basket
Lawson opposed the resolution
and upheld the report of the com.
mittee. He was not in the senate
to place the seal of approval upor
the democratic state platform o.
South Dakota. Paid tribute to
Allison and Kittredge.
Roll call demanded on adoption Of
report. Report adopted 30 to z.
Bonney moved that when house
adjourned Thursday, February 2, il
stand adjourned until Tuesday
Carried.
| S B No, l0l, Amsden, ammend
ment relating to fees to be charged
by register of deeds.
S B No. l02, Cassill, providing
for farmers institutes and providing
that county commissioners car
expend not more than 5000 therefor
! S b No. 103, johnson, providing
for lein for repairing threshine
rigs.
S B l05, johnson, providing fol
exemptions Of $3.50 for heads Of
families and 500 for persons not the
head of family.
SB No. l04, johnson, providing
for the organization and control OF
trust companies.
| S.B No. 100, Mortemer, providing
for terms OF court in eighth judicial
district.
| House, Saturday,
DIR. Ramsey, representative Of the
federal department Of annual indus
try for the two Dakotas, addressed
the house on the dipping station bill
He said that over sixty per cent Of
the cattle between the Jim and Mis-.
souri, rivers were afflicted with scab
and that the disease extends to a
more or less degree over the state
He said that inspectors all over the
state are sending in reports of scat