The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-13
state affairs, Abel; appropriations,
Bronson; railroads, Saltmarsh; federal
relations, Wagner: counties and towns.

Bronson; railroads, Saltmarsh; federal
relations, Wagner; counties and towns,
Johnson; public buildings, Stephens;
cities and towns, Robertson; public in.
situations. Hayward; printing, Whit.
lock; mines and mining. May; agricul-
ture, Bonney; live stock, Hanley; en-
crossed and enrolled bills, Cooper: in
surance and banking, Northrup; pub.
lie health, Frieberg; Journal, Cook;
warehouse and grain, Rhoyl; incorpor-
atoms, Rice; military affairs, Neil;
charities, Williams; school and public
lands, Stoddarrd; legislative expense.
M~cCaughey; highways, Lightner; tenn
perance, Doughty; irrigation, Morti-
mer.
In the senate Wright introduced a
bill to amend the statute relating to
abandonment of wife or children by
husband or father. The bill attempts
TO fix a penalty commensurate with
the offense. AS an echo of the recent
decision of the supreme court on the
liquor license law, comes a bill by
Cooper to legaliZe the acts of towns
and cities in granting liquor licenses
for the last two years where no Ii
cense was voted as required by law.
Senator Frieberg started the wolf
bounty scrap all over again by a mo-
ton to repeal the state bounty law.
While pressure was brought on the
members from the stock counties to
attempt to increase the amount of
bounty, they had decided to lay low
and hold what they had and not risk
game has been started and there will
probably be another long fight.
J. +. Foster, the successful contest
ant for the seat of Mather, was assign
ed to the committees on which Mather
had been placed.
Kribs introduced a bill to require
all barrels and cans in which gasoline
is kept to be painted red. Thoreson
had a joint resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment to abolish the two
year-term limit in the Office of super
%intendent of schools.
The first move toward relieving the
session from an all-night meeting on
the last day to wait for the general APP
preparation bill was made by Omdahl
of Union. who offered a resolution to
the effect that the appropriation com
mittee be instructed to report the gen
eral bill not later than Feb. Is, and, in
case of their failure to do so, to make
the bill a special order for Feb. 16.
Chairman Turner of the appropriations
committee moved to refer the resolu-
ton to the appropriations committee,
which was sustained by the house.
AS the session opened at the begin
ming of the year, many members left
home before closing up pressing bust
les matters, and the plan is to ad-
journ from next Thursday evening to
Tuesday of the following week.
Football legislation received it's first
attention in the senate Monday, COM
ing in a bill by Lightner, who seeks to
do away with the ropgher plays in the
game, proving a disqualification for
any player OF any school team who
either accidentally or Intentionally in
jured another player. Other ,senate
bills were by Cordell, to change back
to the old district method of selecting
county commissioners, instead of the
present county system; by Andrews,
to provide state aid for high schools,
and by Lightner, to encourage tree
planting on school grounds.
At the Saturday session of the sen
ate a resolution was presented for a
joint committee to visit the soldiers
home and investigate the needs of that
'-stitution. Monday BOnney moved
at the junket committee consist of
all the members and employees of both
houses, and that they be given thirty
days in whic hto make the trip.
The senate made the first move for
a recess adjournment by adopting a
resolution for an adjournment from
Thursday Of this week to Tuesday OF
next week, and this will come to the
house for adoption tomorrow.
In the house, Horribly of Moody start
ed the first freak bill, a measure for
the protection of jack rabbits, and
making a closed season from May ] to
Sept. Is. Other house bills were by
Parmley, to provide for a parole law
for good conduct prisoners; by Car
roll, to limit liability of sureties son
bonds; by Groce, to prevent the prac-
tice of veterinary surgery by any 9th
er than graduates from reputable vet
Urinary schools: by Johnson, to COM
pei long distance telephone companies
to make connections; by Bratrud, again
0 make the ter moi the county auditor
begin on March 1, it having been
changed to Jan. /, by the code COM
mission in it's compilation; and by
Martin, to provide for a stone library
building on the statehouse grounds and
appropriating $4,000 for that purpose.
A petition by farmers in the vicinity
Of Bloomington vas presented. asking
for an appropriation to pay for horses
killed by order Of the veterinary sur.
geon.
Perham, MINI, Jan. II. - Winkler
Bros hardware store at Dent burned
C,nIn- ,trht Nrc about 90 mn.