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

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recess from Thursday OF this week 10
Tuesday OF next week by adopting q res
%olution TO that effect.
A number OF bills were presented In
the senate Tuesday. being duplicates Of
that body were by Northrup 10 prevent
the state: by Wagner. providing for tax.
ing the costs OF suit to the
plaintiff when the same In brought In the
wrong county.
Is. y. William, aud w. w. Boyd were
sworn In rs committee clerks Of the sen
ate.
A horse play bin was introduced into
the senate Wednesday 20 provide for
state inspection and dipping OF jack rab-
bits with nm oficih dipping tank nc the
geographical center unless Il could be
shown that the tank was more accessible
to the rabbits at some other place. The
bill caused considerable merriment.
Presumably Il Ia n take-of on the bin
introduced Into the legislature q few days
ago providing protection for the jacks.
The bill IL not taken seriously. but the
introduction OF such q bin Is due 60 the
fact that a sioux Falls firm has con-
tracted 10 supply the French market with
10000 jack rabbits. and that expert
marksmen are now nc work In the jack
rabbit districts getting the requisite mum.
her. This has agitated sportsmen, par.
ticularly those interested In coursing
meetings, who believe that such a whole.
sale slaughter OF the animals will cause
them TO become extinct.
The senate, after routine work. intro
duced the following bills: BY Shober. 10
limit the liability OF policy holders In
mutual companies and providing for the
election OF insurance commissioners: by
Neil, empowering sherifs 20 levy taxes
on goods OF transient merchants, and by
Hutchinson. TO make lightning rod and
machine notes n~on-negotiablc.
Both houses then wen into Joint ses.
sion 20 listen 10 IN address By j. w.
Shepard. the chemist nt the agricultural
college, on pure food. AL members then
| left for their homes on the afternoon
trains. the adjournment being 10 Tues.
day. the 18th.
The senate Tuesday passed bills allow.
Ing towns 10 condemn property outside
| the municipal limits for water works
purposes. A bin appropriating money
for expenses Of presidential electors and
a memorial 10 congress asking for the
| opening 10 settlement OF the Cheyenne
River reservation.
The jack rabbit dipping bin was dis.
| posed OF by n committee report sending
II 10 the waste basket.
Bills were introduced by Frieberg, OF
Union, relating TO punishment. and by
Whsle, OF Pennington. giving county
awnNsfuaianar paVraF 10 hftl1 0Alftfnua
10 county buildings without a vote.
State Secretary wipf nied the primary
election petition in both houses wedncs.
! day, and In the senate IL was referred 10
| the elections committee without reading.
| Its introduction was followed by the In.
| PRODUCTION OF n bill by Shobcr 20 enact
It's principles into law for submission 90
| the people at the next election. In the
house Ii was read before being referred
to the elections committee and the read.
| Ing was followed by a resolution by
I,ogdc. OF Minnchaha. alleging that a
number OF names were duplicated and
others were not those Of voters. while
names had also been secured by misrcp-
rcsentation. aud asking for an invcstign-
ton before action be taken by the house.
Among the senate bills introduced
"Wednesday were these:
by Douhty, limiting municipal taxes
on agricultural aud horticultural lands
inside city limits.
BY Wright. to provide for a Irvine lien
on grain crops.
BY Mortimer. declaring all ~unnavigable
waters OF the state To he public property
for irrigation purposes.
Senators Bonncy. Branson and Wesley
| were appointed n committee to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Brown, wife OF the rep
rcscntatiye from Sanborn.
The senate bill TO provide for the TAX
| ing OF the census and collection OF vital
| statistics was passed by the senate and
| pushed 10 a second reading In the house.
All opposition has been removed 20 the
| Cooper bill In the senate TO legnlixe H.
| auor licenses granted by towns and cities
| when no vote was taken last spring. and
| the bin has been ~fnyorably recommended
by the temperance committee. The first
plan OF the anti-saloon people was to
| fight this. but they will allow IL TO 20
| without opposition.
The cattle dipping proposition Is begin.
| ming 10 be shaped up In n meeting Of
| the committees III both houses with the
state veterinarian. aud a bill Is being
| prepared which will be- satisfactory 10 all
| parties interested.
senate bills Thursday were Ms follows:
BY Wesley, limiting the cause for d.
vorce 10 acts committed in the state or
by residents of the state without Its
borders. and to tx jury fees at 50 per
day and mileage.
BY Whsle. 20 make the closed season
| for game fish from Oct. l TO May 1.
BY Payne, prescribing powers OF coun-
~ commissioners IN relation To the erec-
| ton OF county buildings.
by Friebcrg. to repeal the law allow
ing eighth g=ade pupils TO be sent TO high
schools nj district expense.
by Northrup. 10 provide for the redis.
| tricting OF cities into wards.
While neither branch 81 the legislature
attempted any. great o OF business
Friday. the senators started n number
~ new bills on their way, the principal
one among them being that of Koepscl
aud Lawson 10 appropriate $4,000 for
the erection OF one Industrial building for
1 the Aberdeen normal school. by Able 10