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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

PIERRE, Feb. 15.-The senate was
called to order at 2 p. m. on the 18th
inst, by President Fletcher.
Bill No. 1873 was made special or.
der for the 18th inst. at 2 o'clock
p. m.
Time extended until Monday for
committee on appropriations to in
troduce appropriation bills.
Bill No. 233, memorial to congress
requesting legislation relating to WIN
nebago and Crow Creek reservation,
was upon motion OF Crawford taken
up and put upon its first, second and
third readings and final passage which
was accordingly done and the bill
passed. ...
Consideration OF report OF judiciary
committee on bill 81, postponed until
the 18th INST.
Bills Nos. 81, 1S4, lS6, 5S, $50,
100, IT'S and 276 we're recommended
to be indefinitely postponed.
Bills Nos. 198, 134, $50. 251, l53.
172. 163, AZ, 196, 1913, 100, 1913 and
1a2 were reported upon favorably.
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a letter giving q native account ot
the interview between Malietoa and
the chief OF the Tamassse party;
also letter written by the Tamasese
party to the consuls and copy oi
the enclosure which accompanied it,
q letter to the king ackn owiedging al.
leRiance, and asking that an assem-
blaee be called for the purpose OF pro-
Mitigating the new condition OF affairs.
Lieut.. Commander Bunker saws;
"The natives and foreign residents
consider the peace OF the country IS
assured, and the German authorities
are so we'll convinced OF this that
they do not consider the presence OF
q war vessel at present necessary at
Samoa. The German cruiser Alexan-
drins has received telegraphic orders
to leave and her commanding officer
informed me he intended to sail on the
goth of January for Auckland to re-
main until tho end OF the hurricane
season. On the 10th instant / made
an official visit upon the kina. accom-.
panied by the United States consul
and large party OF the officers OF
this vessel, and couRr1tuiated him
upon this accession and the final set
tlement OF the Samoan troubles.
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dents OF the Sioux reservation other
than the herd and fence law now in Of.
feet.
Al resolution was offered by Mr..
Bangs, calling senate bill No. 13, reap
portioping the state SO that the sen.
ate should consist OF thirty and the
house of seventy. FIVE members from
the committee on apportionment, that
the senate might take action on the
same.
On third and final reading, senate
bill No. 81 passed. Ayes, A.; nays, o.
On third and final reading. senate
bill No. 25 passed. Ayes, Al; nays,
2.
On third and final reading. joint
resolution No. 53 was postponed un.
I'll Friday.
On third and final reading, senate
bill No. 90 passed. Ayes. a.; nays, l.
On third and final reading, senate
bill No. 100 passed. Ayes, 43; nays.
On third and final reading, senate
bill No. 1853 passed. Ayes, 40, nays,
On third and final reading, senate
bill No. 161 passed. Ayes, a.; nays,
o.
On third and final reading. senate
bill No. le4 passed. Ayes, 81; nays,
:.
On motion OF Mr.. Cain, Edward
Brown wac allowed $l5 for his ser.
vices "a chaplain, and j. c. Cummings
was allowed $l8 for his services as
sargeant-at-arms, for October session.
On motion senate bill No. lS5 was
recommitted to judiciary committee.
Adjourned.
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No. 346, same committee-To meet
certain Deficiencies.
No. 342, ty Mr.. Hopkins-substi-
tute !or house bill No. 1853; to increase
the number OF county commissioners.
No. 343, by Mr.. stearns-To remove
the Jewell Nursery company from
Lake City, MINI.
No. 344, by Mr.. Berkman-Declar.
ing certain chattel MORTGAGES void.
Mr.. Maynard offered q motion to
indefinitely postpone house bill No.
333, charging jobbery and contendipg
it was an outrage on the people OF the
state. Gripping institutions too weak
already. But it was lost by vote OF
5 for and SO against.
The afternoon session was almost
wholly occupied in committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Mccormack presiding, in
debating upon house bill No. 80, the
usury bill.
The commit Zee recommended IL
per cent on chattel mortgages and 10
per cent on real loans; also upon
house bill No. 21, relating to exemp.
tIons, which was under consideration
when adjournment was had until 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
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Charity Givers Imposed Upon
Gifts to Alleged Kansas sufYerers
Seized and Sold by ocnennlpR Ras-
cate.

Gifts to Alleged Kansas Sufyerers
Seized and Sold by ochen,ipR Ras-
cate.
A gentleman from Hutchinson,
Kan, throws some light upon the al.
legged suffering in southwestern Kan.
sas. This gentleman, Tor personal
reasons, preferred that his name
should not be mentioned IN connection
Uith the matter. but talked freely;
and as his reputation for truth is un.
questioned, what he says may be re.
lied upon as the tact in the case.
Said be: "Never before has the sym.
pathy and generosity OF u charitable
public been so disRraceiully imposed
upon as it has been by a few OF the
people OF Steward and adjoining coun-
ties. There are some few cases OF dis
tress in southwestern Kansas, but
the relief sent them was seized by a lot
OF unconscionabIe scoundrels, who
sold it for their own personal benefit.
There are probably not n doz.
en- really needy families in Sc
ward county, yet car load after
carload Of relief supplies has been ship
ped there from eastern Kansas and
other states. Early in the winter
parties went TO the Fort Scott coal
district and secured a donation OF
several carloads OF coal, which the
Rock Island railroad carried free, sup
posing it to be ior needy people. This
coal is now being retailed in Liberal.
and the proceeds 60 into the pockets
ut the men who worked the scheme.
One man bas received a quantity Of
ear corn. several hundred bushels OF
which he Is trying to sell in order to
buy q wind mil. Another man receiv-
ed q carload OF corn meal, which he is
selling out at 40 cents per hundred
pounds. Such acts OF dishonesty, are
loudly condemned by the best people
Of that section; but so secretly have
the operations been carried on that
not until the last few days has the
enormity OF the fraud been made man
ilest."
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About $50 o'clock on the morning
OF the 18th inst. the boiler OF loco.
motive exploded. while 10 motion.
near Douglas station, on the Pitts
burg, McKeesport & Youghioghsny
railroad, thirty miles south OF Pitts
burg, Pa, killing one man and iniuring
four others. Their names are:
Killed. Charles Jenkins, fiagman.
Injured--Jonn Ludwig, engineer:
John Steadman, fireman; William Mo.
Kinley, brakeman: George Rist, con.
ductor. All will recover. but possibly
Ludwig, who was badly scalded.
The engine bad taken q construction
train, on which were large number
OF Isalian and Hungarian section
hands, to Douglas station, and was
proceeding up the road with only the
caboose, when the boiler exploded
with terrific force, dcmolishing the
engine and caboose, tearing Up the
rails and scattering scalding water
and pieces OF the boiler In all direc.
tions.
The FIVE men named were in the
cab and caboose at the time, but Jen-
kins was the only one killed. The
first news received reported from five
to thirty Italians and Hnngarians
killed and injured, and train with q
corps of physicians was Immediately
dispatched co the scene. Fortunately
the construction train was lying fRr
enough away TO prevent injury to the
workmen.
Later William Ludwig, one OF the
injured, has died from his wounds,
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Senate.

The senate convened at p. m, on
the l7th inst, president Flet cher pre-
siding.
On motion an assistant reading clerk
at 50 per day was ordered appointed
by the president.
The following senate bills were read
the third time and passed:
No. 1913, fixing the time when Iegis-
lstive enactments shall take effect.
No. 10s, providing for parole OF
prisoners.
No. 1875, amending all acts OF the
territory, striking out words and in
serting words appropriate to the state.
No. 115, authorizing the COVER nor
to act as custodian OF all state prop.
erty not intrusted to other officers.
No. l52, legalizing acts OF notaries
public since expiration OF their com.
missions.
Mr.. sher wood moved thst the vote
adopting the report OF the committee
on railroad fire liability bill be recon.
sidered. Carried, and consideration
will occur Wednesday.
Mr.. Jolly moved reconsideration OF
the vote adopting the report OF the
committee on the perjury bill. Car
ried, and consideration will occur
Wednesday.
The committee on temperance re-
ported amendment to the house pro.
theassnate amendments to the senate
do fnN e.
Wednesday at 10 q. m.
The following house bills were pass.
ed:
No. AZ, authorizing the state trea-
surer to transfer certain balances to
the general fund.
No. lit. changing the title OF the
code OF criminal procedure and pro.
viding for suspension from Office of
district attorney and clerk OF court
pending indictment.
10. AZ, transferring the business oi
the late territorial courts to the state
courts.
No. 90, amending section 652l,
chapter 90, penal code; raising the
age Of consent from Ia to 16.
The following bulls were introduced:
Senate bill No. 239, by MIR. Sterling
Providing for legislative apportion-
ment TO thirty senators and seventy
eight representatives.
Senate bill No. 240, by the commit
tee on insurance (by Iequest) Title
same as the Mccormack house bill IN
troduced last week.
Senate bill No. 24l, by Mr.. Kit.
redge--In reference to delinquent taxes
due ut the time OF admission OF the
state into the union.
Senate bill No. 242, by Mr.. Kit.
redge-- Relating to capture OF fish ex.
cept by hook and line and spearing.
Senate bill 243, by Mr.. Proctor
To reimburse owners OF sheep and
other live stock for damages incurred
by dogs. ..~ -....
Senate bill No. 244. by Mr.. Smith
OF Lake-Fixins publishing OF legal no
tices. ...
Senate bill No. 245. by Mr.. Tomliu.
son-Amondlng chapter 4S, laws OF
1880.
Senate bill No. 246, hy the commit.
tee on appropriations Making APP
propriaticns Tor the executive, Judi
cial and legislative department, the
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HOUSE.

The house met at 10 q. m, Speaker
Young presiding.
Reports OF several committees were
made, recommending passage and in
definite postponement OF various bills.
Mr. Gordon was excused from the
special committee on necessary con-
stitutional legislation.
House bill No. 1853, postponed on
the 18th was reconsidered, and will be
put on it's passage.
House hill No. SO, relating to timber
culture, was made the special order
for the 18th Inst.
The following bills were introduced:
No. 331, by Mr.. Faulk-To carry
into effect section 4 OF the copstitu.
ton. .s .a Er
No. 332, by Mr.. Cummings Estab
fishing branch insane asylum in the
Black Hills.
No. 333. by Mr.. McIntyre--To ap-
norton lands granted TO the state Tor
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Awful treatment ane Subsequent
Mass scre OF Siberian Exiles.

Further particulars OF the Siberian
horror have been received, md show
that tine cruelties were worse than at
first reported. II now appears that
Nine. sihida had younger sister.
some 16 years old, who went to si
IBERIA to look after her comfort. Ar
irving there, she had the misfortune
to please the eye OF the director OF the
prison. She was detained by him un.
on trumped up charge OF conniving
at Mme. Sihida's escape, and became
a victim OF his brutality. She was
subjected to such atrocious treat
ment az TO cause her death soon after.
Mime. Sihida, indignant and driven
almost mad py this awful event, vehe.
mentiy denounced the outrage. Dur-
ing this che attracted the attention OF
the director, who then approached
her with the same results he had heap
ed upon her sister. The monstrous
revenge OF the director in having her
publicly fiogged followed, and this
punishment was accompanied by in
human incidents which probably had
more to do In driving her TO suicide
than the exposure 20 which she had
been subjected.
The revolt In thsmale prison Is con.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

'fHE LEGISLATURE.
Settled Down TO the Business of
Making Laws for the
New State.
sAn Intelligent Synopsis Of Its
Daily Proceedings by SEe-
cialhItepOrter.
Senate.

u The senate met at 10 a. H., on the
l1th inst, pursuant to adjournment,
Mr.. Fletcher presiding, and four ab.
sent.
n A motion to dispense with the reQu.
lar order OF business and put the
house prohibition bill on It's first
reading was lost--25 for and 10
4 Sagainst. Two. thirds was required.
Senate bill No. 66, providing rules
aud regulations relating to election
returns OF state officers, legislat ors
and members OF eong1 ess, was passed.
On the question OF adoption OF an
amendment to senate bill No. AZ,
making the setting out OF fire by rail-
road engines prima facis evidence, the
roll was called and resulted--23 for to
18 against. The bill so amended will
undoubtedly pass.
Considerable headway was made by
disposing Of numerous reports ofcom-
mIttees.
The following senate bills were 10.
definitely postponed: Nos. 1872, 81,
SO, Ill, l43.
Senate bills Nos 80 and SO, relating
to artesian wells-postpouement rec
commended. but substitute to be
presented by the committee.
Eight bills were recommended to
pass by committees, and the reports
were adopted.
Senate bill No. 1877, proposing
constitutional amendment reducing
the mileage OF members OF the le0isla-
ture from 10 to 5 cents, was defeated
by a vote OF rs against to 18 for.
Senate bill No. ITO. abolishlng the
commissioner OF immigration, was
made q special order for Thursday
afternoon.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill No. 212, by Mr.. Thomas
Submitting to vote an amendment
to section 4, article IS, OF the censti-
tuition, relating to Indebtedness OF
municipal corporations.
Senate bill No. 214, by Mr.. French
Providing regulations concerning
commencement Of actions against the
state OF South Dakota.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. on the 18th
INST. when reading OF the house pro
hibition bill was TO come up as special
order.
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Senate.

Senate called to order pursuant to
adjournment on the 13 inst. at 2 p.
M, by Lieutenant. Governor FletCh-
eT.
A numerously signed petition was
received from Lake county and pre-.
sented asking that an amendment be
made to the constitution providing
for the lease OF school land instead OF
tn cir sale.
Senate bill No. lT9 was amended
that mortgage should not cover build-f
ings placed upon lands subsequent to
giving mortgage.
The following bills were introduced:
No. 2l7. To apportion the lands
grarted to the state OF South Dakota,
among existing and proposed state
institutions. This bill created aston
ishment among the uninitlated. The
promoters OF the scheme wished it to
90 to the committee on school and
public lands, but motion OF Mr.. Green
prevailed and 1t was referred to special
committee OF seven.
No. 218. To empower the governor
OF the state TO appoint women notar-
les public.
No. 2l9. Providing for the amend.
ment OF articles OF incorpotions.
No. 220. To establish q state nor
NAL school at Forest City, and appro-
priating public lands for maintaining
the same.
No. 221. To provide for the an.
nual exhibits OF the agricultural, min
ing, mechanical, etc, products of
South Dakota at Aberdeen, and for q
state board OF agriculture.
No. 254. To define the jurisdiction
OF county courts and providing for
the practice therein. On motion bill
was ordered printed without being re-
ferred.
225. To locate and establish the
Central State University OF South Da.
kota at Huron.
No. 226. To create a com mission
to ADJUST certain claims.
No. 227. To establish q state pub
lie school for dependent and neglected
children at Watertown.
No. 22S. Relating to the coustruc-
tion Of artesian wells in townships,
and the borrowing of money and issu.
ing bonds in aid thereof.
No. 229.. To establish the western
hospital for the insane at Custer City.
No. $50. To provide q military
code for the state OF South Dakota.
No. 231. To amend an act entitled,
an act to incorporate the city OF
Brookings. Rules suspended and bill
read the second time.
On third and final reading house bill
No. ~, authorizing the transfer OF
certain unappropriated balances now
in the state treasury to the general
fund account was passed.
House bill No. Al, transferring cases
from the former territorial courts to
the state courts ae row existing was
passod. .sr%
On third and ira reading house
bin No. 90 to amend sect!ou 6521 oil
chapter 26 OF the a5s. code, raising
the AGE OF consent fsnm Il TO 10 years
was passed
On motion the vote was reconsider,
cd by which house bill No. AZ passed
the senate.
On motion OF Bangs the senate com.
mittee on rules was instructed to hold
q conference with the house commit.
tee on rules about Joint rule No. 15.
The following house bills were read
the first time and referred TO commit.
tees: lls, ~ W }I1zl2
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Senate.

The senate was called to order on
the 18th inst. by Lieut.. Governor
Fletcher.
The appropriation committee. ju-
dietary committee and committee on
statistics were excused from atten-
dance on account oil committee work.
The committee on state library ask.
presumably TO get rid OF listening to
the temperance bill, but were denied.
The clerk then commenced reading
the temperance bill. -.
The point OF no quorum was raised
by Mr.. Washabaugh, and on roll call
21 ans wered to their names.
The reading OF the bill was then pro.
ceeded with when Mr.. Sherwood raised
the point oi order OF no quorum.
On roll call there was found to be
Is present. @
A motion was then made that the
secretary again commence reading
the bill from the beginning. which was
lost.
A call OF the house was then ordered
and 25 ans swered to their names.
The sargeant-at-arms was ordered
TO close the doors and keep the quo
rum present.
Frank Crane, OF Watertown was
sworn in as clerk OF education com
mittee. ,..-..:
Reading the bill OF temperance was
proceeded with.
Senator Washabaugh relieved the
clerk by reading on the but for about
{ an hour.
Referred to committee on temper.
lance.
House bills Nos. 296. l67. 276, 251,
M Shnd lD6 were read and referred
.onfiate committees.
|. mas offered by Mr.. Craw.
.1fection by the resi-.
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Attennpt TO. Kidnap Ex-senator TIA
hng


A bold plot that would do credit 90
the most sensational novelist has
been made public bv the arrest OF Os.
car Roberts and Arthur Butcher, two
young men well known in Denver, Col.
orado. 1t was no less than scheme
60 kidnap Senator Tabor, the mil.
lionaire mine owner. and hold him for
q ransom OF at least $4,000. The
affair came TO the notice OF Chief OF
Detectives Loar some uayS ago,
and he at once informed the SEN
ator SO that he might guard against
any attack that might CONS unex-
pectedly, as Butcher is reckless char
acter who would stop at nothing
when cornered. How the police &c.
cu-ed their first clue they refuse to
state, but they have In their posses
sion letters iroin Roberts, who was
working at Rinccn, NJ. NJ, TO Butcher,
In which the full details are laid bare.
Butcher when arrested tried TO pass
the matter Of as a joke, but when the
conspiracy law was explained TO him
he declared the plot would have been
carried out ii q little ready cash had
been secured in time.
The plot was TO decoy the senator.
to q house In some out OF the way
part OF the city, and then demand n
loan of not less than $50, 900. Ia
case OF refusal the-brigands proposed
TO furnish meals to their captive nc
$4,000 each as long as it pleased
him to remain in their coinpany. II
he agreed to make the loan the Gmbi-
tious youths would compel him TO
s,Qn document TO the effect that he
(Mr. Tabor had employed q man TO
kid a mine owner some years ago In
order that be could obtain possession
OF his property, thus compromising
himself go that he would not pyoss
payment OF the forced loan. The sen-
ator is disposed TO let bis wcuid-be
kidnapers OF without prosecuting
them, owing to their youth, end 1t Ii
thought they will be- gwen d chance
to acquire i'm o legitimate way the
riches they covet.
elm all my life have never given up
O nickel for blackmail or any cond-
dence game" said Tabor. 81 dou't
mean TO say ] haven't been imposed
upon occasionally by pretended
friends, but in an attempt Ct this kind
never was taken In. think it is
seldom any one OF any experience
in this world il afraid Ia sncD mat
tiers. I don't intend 20 DO, and
ever sincs Mofiatt was held up ! have
taken extra precautions. 4 consider
my immunity has been due rot alone
o my experience, but also 90 my
tbility to read faces. think l pos
sess q fair share ot ability a. chat
way
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ITO, 225, 200. 172, 1o6, 80, 2s4, 1888,
144, 100, 80 and la.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
House convened as per adjourn
ment, Speaker YoGng in the chair.
Third reading OF senate and house
bills was taken up. See list OF bills
elsewhere. After reading and acting
on same till nearly 1900 o'clock, the
house adjourned till 200 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bills introduced:
No. 327. To amend section 1920
OF compiled laws OF 1887, RELATING to
fees OF jurors and witnesses in court.
No. 32S. To amend sections sos,
973, 974 and 979 Of chapter IL OF
political code OF compiled laws OF
1887.
No. 32o. For the relief OF corpora.
tions organised under the general la ".
No. $50. TO appoint agent to
prosecute state claims against the
United States in regard to public,
school and Indian land.
Third reading OF senate bills:
No. l22 read, and not receiving q
third vote was reconsidered.
Bill is to appropriate money tor ex-
penses for railroad commissioners.
Senate bill No. 70, prohibiting the
circulation Of obscene literature.
Passed.
Third reading OF house bills:
No. 81, to create a lien upon the
offspring OF stations or bulls for ser
vice OF same. On motion was indefi-
nitely postponed.
No. l62, to protect farm laborers
and secure payment OF wages. Pass.
ed with amendments.
No. 176, relating to punishment fsr
robbery. Passed.
No. 1913, providing pay for she, iff
for keeping attached property. Pass
ed.
No. 2s1, memorial regarding Crow
Creek reservation. Passed.
No. III, relating to the issuance Of
subpoenas. Passed.
No. 27S, to amend section 5414,
laws OF 1887. Passed.
No. 81. to provide FOR the filing OF
bonds OF township assessors, and du-
ties OF township clerks. The bill 10 to
repeal the law relating thereto. Lost.
No. II, indefinitely postponed. Dog
tax bill.
Moved by Mr.. Bowman, that when
the house adjourn it be till 10 q. m.
on the 14th inst. Motion prevailed.
Committee on engrossed and enroll
ed bills report that they presented
house bill No. 43 to the governor for
approval.
The usual announcements were made
from the speakers desk and another
hard days work was done in the pas.
sage Of one senate bill, six house bills.
failure on one bill, aud the indefinite
postponement OF one.
The house adjourned at = p. m.