The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-13
IN THE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE.
Because there is no opening troubles
before the senate. that body is down
to work. and several bills were in
troduced.
Senate bill No. 7 ralls for the crea-
ton of a new county. to be named z G.
bach, in territory which is now a part
of Schnass.
Senate bill No. s. by Cone. provides
that the facts set forth in a recorded
instrument shall constitute pr ma
facia evidence in all matters of law.
Senate bill No. 9. also by Cone. is
IN act to provide for the incorDo a
ton of cities under the commission
plan of government. This was refer
red TO the committee On cities and
municipal corporations.
Senate bill No. 10. bv Duncan. of
Dalton. is an act authorizing the loan
ing of money in a court house bu ID
'ng fund. This was referred to the
WAYS and means committee.
Senate bill No. II. by Anderson,
provides for an APPROPRIATION o. S.
600 for the state university at Yer
million. This was given over to the
committee on appropriations.
Pierre, Jan. Though minority and
majority reports from the special COM
mittee, appointed by the house to
investigate the Wagner-Walker cleo
ton ontest in Bon Homme covnty,
were presented, and the attorneys
representing the two men were Ter-
mitted upon the floor to deliver ad-
dresses upon the merits of their re-
spective sides Of the case. no a ton
was taken. After listening to their
various arguments. the house voted
to defer final action until Monday
morning.
As was expected, the galleries in the
house were crowded with people in
teTested in the fight, and the apTear-
ance of the men who spoke on the
case was greeted with much ap-
plause.
No business was transacted in the
house yesterday, Speaker Morris could
90 no further than announce the
names of the chairmen of the commit
tees, the personnel of the bodies not
having been selected. The house ad-
journed, Immediately after ~conven4ng
until today.
The senate was in session long
enough for the introduction of a half
dozen bills after which adjournment
was taken until today.
In the senate the regular grind was
continued.
The senate joint resolution No. 1.
calling for a special committee to in
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Home at Hot Springs was pas ed
unanimously.
A committee on food and dairy prod
ucts was created, the membership to
be announced later.
The following bills were Introduced
today:
Senate bill No. 13, by Perley, pro-
vides for a ire-proof prison.
Senate bill, No. Il, also by Perley,
is an act prohibiting the p'antin g Of
fax on leased government lands. Flax
is very hard on the soil, and the con-
tention is made that is in unjust that
life should be removed by the ruth
less planting of this kind of gran
before actual sale is made.
Senate bill. No. Is, also by Perlev,
limits the fishing in all streams and
lakes in the state TO a season viii, h
is defined by the summer months.
cena+a h+T NJ &C i an act intro
duced BY the committee in che
". 5dcL matters appropriating 35,-
065 for the repair and improvement of
buildings on the state fair grounds
at Pierre.
Senate bill, No. II. by Gemmi'l, is
an act defining the meaning in a legal
sense, of the word, caboose, as applied
to railroad Iitigations.