Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-12

The senate not to be partial in the
selection of chaplains took all of the
ministers and divided up the time with
them giving each a week at one run
for his money.
A special message from the governor
brought notice of the reappointment of
| Albert M. Anderson, of Sturgis, to be
a member of tide regents of education.
The nomination was at once confirmed
by the senate.
The following bills were introduced:
/. A bill for an act to amend
section 1865 of the revised political
code of 1903, as amended by chapter
POI of the session laws of 1909.
2. An act to amend the third para
graph of section 419 of the revised civil
code of the State of South Dakota,
relating to the creation of corporations.
8. A bill for an act provided that
certain instruments shall be deemed to
impart notice Notwithstanding the
absence of any acknowledgement or
any defect, omission or informally in
the execution or acknowledgment
thereof and providing for the reading
in evidence of such instruments or
records, or the certified copies thereof.
A. A bill for an act to amend sec
tion 10, Of article l, and section %, of
article 2, of chapter l, of the revised
probate code of 1903 of the State of
South Dakota.
5. A bill for an act legalizing the
election held in the original county of
Butte, State of South Dakota, Novem-
Der 8, 1908.
6. A bill for an act a~ppropriating
funds for the Office of attorney general
to cover the remainder of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1911.
Joint resolution, 1. A joint resolu-
ton providing for the investigation of
the soldiers home, located at Hot
Springs, South Dakota.
House-Fourth Day.
The committee on rules reported the
list of standing committees to be
appointed by the speaker which was
adopted.
The secretary of state was asked to
secure desk cards for the members
containing their names and the county
represented.
Senate-Fourth Day.
The first bill reported back from the
committee room was senate joint
resolution No. /, calling for an investi-
cation of the soldiers home which was
slightly amended and recommended to
pass.
The following bills were introduced:
Z. An act creating the county of
Ziebach, defining the same and pro-
viding for judicial jurisdiction.
Joint resolution 2. A joint resolu-
to amend section l, article z. of the
constitution of the State of South
Dakota.
8, An act to amend section 533 of
the code Of civil procedure of the State
of South Dakota of 1903, relating to
recorded instruments.
8. A bill for m act to amend Sec
ton l31 of chapter IS of. the session
laws Of 1907, relating to incorporation
of cities under commission.
10. An act authorizing counties to
establish a court house building fund
and to loan the same.
IL. An act appropriating money for
sinking and equipping a well at the
state university and for providing the
necessary water mains in connection
Herewith.
Joint resolution 3. A joint resolu-
ton providing for the number Of legis-
lative handbooks for the use of the
twelfth legislative session.
Urder a suspension of the rules SEN
ate joint resolution No. 3 was reported
back from the committee at once and
placed upon its final passage and was
the first bill to pass the senate at this
session.
House-Fifth Day.
James p. Beebe, member elect from
Brule county, presented himself in the
house for the first time and the oath of
Office was administered.
The following committee
ments on the standing committees of
the session were made by the speaker
at the opening Of the afternoon session
on Saturday:
Agriculture-Otto Oien, Ruhlman,
Teets, Thurow, Koch, Slade, Houck,
Finney.
Apportionment-Erick son, Bracket,
Tscharner, Ceiling, Roberts, Mellette,
jackson, Norbeck, Wipf, Rowan, Bige-
low, Bruce, Van Camp, Sutley.
Observation-Disclosures Norbeck,
Mertens, Sto6dard of Turner, Nelson of
Lincoln, Tscharner, Clapp, Bracket.
Ziebach.
Banks-Issenhuth, Olstad, Kerr,
Groth, Barber, Nelson of Hamlin, Bor-
eson, McMaster. Scott of Brown, Gard