Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-01-16

E16atsA nosAhiy ~ ~ civil service law
teoAtbtt puhlts o1lciafs ID the employ o
H. government nsina their influence 4,
1aeA g0vsfunent omclals for manipulating
ae4 co0tr0l1ing elections; and.
Detsy = power pledges sxid party TO . rigid
snloscement Of the civil service Law; and
WnRnnAAs The presence At this time VI
The state capitol Of not less than twenty
three public servants OF the government,
includin9 United States senators, member
Of the q representatives. registers
and receivers Of United States land Offices.
Cnited states district attorney. United
States senate employees and other function
aftes, has the appearance OF IN utter dis
regard Of the laws of the nation and the
interests OF tho people, therefore.
6es0ared. That the sense OF ~propriety
should dictate 70 these public servants that
they return st once to their paths OF duty
and cave to the direct representatives OF
the people the duty Of selecting q United
States senator. u~ninfhuonced BY Official
power and promise OF political rewards.
Bills and resolutions were offered ~ fol-
lows:
Hindman-A resolution and appointment.
t0.wit; A committee TO consider the needs
Of the state reapportionment, the senate
thlrty-6ve and the house seventy five.
Warnef-A bill that county treasurers
h deposit their money in banks desig-
mated by the commissioners on bids. the
banks to give bond TO pay the interest.
Wsrner-Bil for taxation Law.
Observation-Disclosures state horticultural
society.
Warner-Printing session laws in sup
plcment form n for &c, 1000 newspaper cir
culatiOn.
Potter-Taxation Of express companies,
Carrier-BMl to extend the provision OF
the law Of 1883 for penalty on delinquent
taxes.
shcafe-To reduce the expenses OF trans
porting the insane.
sheafe-To preserve the purity OF the bal
lot.
Preston-For the publication of laws In
newspapers.
~Preston-For free school books.
WArner-A uniform system of public
schools.
A communication was received from Con-
gresham Picker asking an estimate Of the
seed wheat needed In the destitute regions
OF the state.
PIERRE. Jan. 10.-At the meeting OF the
house this afternoon the committee on
mileage reported. The largest amounts re-
ceived we're by Snyder, OF Butte. and
Gregg. Of Lawrence, ef7y each. Chief Clerk
Cone was allowed mileage and 81. There
Ii no precedent for 1t. but 1t passed without
= roll call. The papers In the case OF Van
derlinden, who Is contesting the seat of
Clark, OF Douglas, were given to tho CON-
mittee on elections and the committee Is
actively At work. The house adjourned
early 10 order to arrange the appointment
Of committees.
In the senate Potter offered o bill for an
act to prevent the counting Of illegal votes
In cases Of contests, providing for placing a
number on the back OF each ballot corre-
apOnding TO tho humble on the poll book
When contested illegal ballots shall be pro-
duccd, tho votes shall be reduced to corre-
spond. Other bills were introduced as fol-
lows; ny stearns, an act repeating an act
creating the railroad commission: by
6toarns, repeating the ONCE OF commissioner
of labor; by Dixon, declaring that the pro-
vision Ia notes, bonds, mortgages or other
evidences Of Indebtedness for attorney fees
he void; by Matthews, u forfeiture OF the
principal In case OF usury; by Dixon, to
amend section II. chapter ITO, laws Of 1890;
by Bird. to strike out all Of section s, chap
tor "a, laws Of 1890; relating to tho organiza-
tion Of townships; by Stoarns, to repeal
chapter 100. laws Of 1900, which provides
for the Inspection Of illuminating oils; by
J0lley, striking out Of all Of the acts of the
territory Of Dakota the name Dakota and
inserting state OF South Dakota and South
Dakota, all words to make 1t CON
form to tho constitutions; by Corey. to pre-
won't the spread OF Infectious diseases In
domestic animals.
Hindman offered . resolution for . joint
committee to look Into the destitution in
the state. Several senators strongly adyo-
Gated the immediate passage Of an amount
for tho pressing need. Abbott, of Brown.
thought IL would be far better to have It
published than t0 have the %anathemas OF
those who have to leave the state. Passed.
Tho president announced the following
committees;
Railrnada-Veint Orov Eittridoc
6tesrns, Clark, Kennedy and Wickham.
Elections-French, Potter. Dixon Bothum,
White, Austin and Carrier.
Library-stswart: stearns, Bothum.
Dixon and Crawford.
Federal RelatiOns-Kennedy, Bird, White,
Zimmerman and Meloide.
Counties and TOwns-Bird. Austin, Hor-
ton, Clark. Scott Zimmerman and Bothum.
Public Neutrality-suspicious., Durham, Zim-
norman. Maxwelkand Birch.
rrinting-schofeld. Warner. Carr, Scott
aud wilbrodt.
Public Buildings-stearns. Kennedy.
schoaeld, Schmidt, Matthews. WiIbrodt and
City and Municipal Corporations
Bothum. Peterman, Green, Bird, Bean,
Byrne and Schofield.
Irrigation-Melville. Kennedy, Abbott,
Heintz. Drew. Bean and Potter.
statistics-Smith, Scott, Matthews, Clark,
ShECy 0Uu ~ UII0N. 80"
Judiciary-Kittridge. Melville. French,
w~ashabaugE. Jolley, sheafe, Preston, Stew
art and Smith.
MISUNDERSTANDING. Heintz. Hindman.
Bothum. Major. Kyle and Porter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Preston. Bean.
Hindman. Schmidt, Horton. Potter, McFar-
lane n Peterman.
Revenue-Carey, Schmidt, Drew. Dur
ham. Sheafe and Abbott.
Mines and Minerals - O'Rrien. Potter,
w~ashabaugh. Carey. Crawford. Birch and
Green.
observation-disclosures Jolley. Peter
man. Drew. Helntz. Hindman. Kittridge,
Bird. Austin, Durham. O'Brien, Kennedy,
Crawford, Bean, Sheafe.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SchOAeld, Horton,
Maxwell. Durham. Abbott, Scott,
Engroascd and Enrolled B~ills-Jolley.
Preston. Austin. Byrne, Birch.
Insurance-Clark, Hindman, Birch. Peter
man, Mayer, Warner, Schnodt.
Banks and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Wick
ham. French, Peterman. Abbott.
Public Health-Peterman, McFarlane,
Crawford. Stewart, Dixon, Schnaidt. Major.
Warehouses and Grain GradinR--Ztmmer-
man. kittridge, Corey, Matthews, White.
O'Brien. Carver.
Incorporations-schmidt, French. War
net. Maxwell. Major.
Milit1ry ARairs-Hindman. aheafe, Dun
~oS~t .
Charitable md Female Institutions-Pot-
ter. Kyle. Heintz, French, W~ashabaugh,
Wilbrodt, McFarlane.
school and Public Lsnds-Washabaugh.
O'Bfien, Byrne, Austin. Warner, Wilbrodt,
Kyle.
Temperance-DunhAm, PetermAn, Mel
vile. Corey, Zimmerman, Dixon, Potter.
WickhaM, Smith.
Rules-Frsnch, Kjttridse, Jollcy. sheafe,
6chnsldt. Greene, Matthews.
8~uhrage-Kyle. 6tearns, McFsrlane, Bird,
Jolley.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Hindman, Clark,
B0thum. Kyle, Greene, White.
State Ohacers-Jollcy, WAshabaugh, Car
rler, Wickham. Drew.
Highways aud Bridges-stewart, Scho-
Sold, Horton. McFarlanc.
PIERRH, Jan. t3,-The house, after appor-
tiOniag the G0vernQF's message to the yari-
Gus con,mittces, Feceiycd the report of the
elections committee on the brown county
contests. those OF Scatters0od W. J. L.
Brown and BMtes vs.. MaAon. There were
majority and minority reports. the latter
signed By tho only y republicans Of the
committee. Upon motion Of Mr.. Buchanan
the reports wore divided 20 that each case
could b. considered separately, Upon this
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