Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-26

encyi in the maintenance fund of tn,
state house.
7s. Amending section 267, code OF
civil procedure, relating to verdicts in
civil actions, and providing for verdicts
by three-fourths of the jury and repeal.
ing all acts in conflict Herewith.
10. Amending section 361, code OF
criminal procedure, relating to defend.
ants charged with crime being wit
nesses.
House joint resolution 6, a memorial
to congress for recognition by congress
of the city of New Orleans as the place
of holding an exposition and celebration
commemorative of the completion and
opening to use of the Panama canal,
and for a congressional appropriation.
House-Sixteenth Day.
A resolution, directed to the states
senators and congressman, requesting
that the duties of railway mail clerks
be made less arduous, was adopted.
The following bills were introduced
I02. Amending section 533, revised
civil code 1903, relating to the erection
of elevators, warehouses, Touring mills
and manufacturing buildings.
103. Amending article 2, political
code, relating to organization of new
counties.
l04. Amending section 464, code of
civil procedure, relating to supreme
court judgments in certain cases.
los. Amending section 36l, code OF
criminal procedure, relating to defend.
ants charged with crime being wit.
nesses.
LOG. Providing for regulation of poll
teal party transactions, for the pur.
pose of determining organic provisions
and definition of terms, party enroll.
ment, party organization, Independent
and representative proposals of candi.
dates for nomination, official primary
ballot, conduct of primary elections,
official party endorsement of U. S. sen
ator and appointive government posi-
tons other than postmasters, postmas-
ter primary, party recall, official state
publicity pamphlet, violations. penalties
and contests.
l0. Appropriating money for the
erection and furnishing of an addition
to the building known as the girls cot
tage at the South Dakota training
school at Plankinton.
l08. Relating to the Alpena indie.
pendent school district of Jeraulc
county and legslizing the organization
thereof.
100. Appropriating money to hole
farmers institutes, and pay the expense
thereof during the years 1910 and 1911.
10. Amending section %, chapter
Sc, session laws 1907.
The house adjourned to convene
Tuesday, Jan "a.
Senate-Sixteenth Day.
Senate bill sc, appropriating money
for deficiency purposes for preparing
the state house and caring for the same
for the twelfth legislative session, was
passed
The following bill was introduced:
50. Appropriating money to defray
the expenses Of organizing new coun-
ties, including the counties of Trip,
Corson and Dewey, recently organised
and other counties to be hereafte,
organized
Legislative Notes
Many of the members from the
eastern part Of the state who have
never been in the Black Hills took
advantage of the recess to visit that
section of the state instead of going tc
their homes.
A movement started among those
going home by way of the new Gettys.
burg cutoff to purchase a party tickle,
to Redfeld, and thereby keep the rail,
way from getting a dollar and a quar-.
ter a head. A large delegation from
the south end of the state adopted the
same procedure in coming up.
The house was ready to adjourn
Wednesday long before their approp.
ration bill had passed the senate, but
they manfully stayed by their seats,
every member of them, until the bill
sefely landed into the hands of the