Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-24
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

NlcEh SOnG was aitoWtu milCd2c uniA Gif
There is no precedent for this, but II
passed without u roll-call. The papers III
the case of Vanderlinden, who 10 contest
ing the seat of Clark, of Douglass, were
given to the committee on elections and
the com mittee is actively at work. The
house adjourned early in order to arrange
the appointment Of com mittees.
Ia the senate Potter offered a bill for al
act to prevent the counting of illegal votes
in cases of contests, providing for placing q
number on the back of each ballot cores
bonding to the number on the poll book.
When contested illegal ballots shall he
produced, the votes shall be reduced r.
correspond. Other bills were introduced
as follows BY Stearns, an act repeating
an act creating the railroad commission
by Stearns, repeating the office of commits
sioner Of labor; by Dixon, declaring thai
the provision in notes, bonds, mortgages
or other evidence of Indebtedness 70,
attorney fees be void; by Matthews
IA forfeiture of the principal in case
of usury; by Dixon, to amend sec
tion H., chapter 10, laws of 1890
by Bird, to strike out ali of section 5, chap
ter -, avs of 1890, relating TO the organi
zation of townships; by Stearns, to repea
chapter 100, laws of 1899, which provides
for the inspection Of Illuminating oils; by
Jolley, striking out of all of the acts of the
territory of Dakota the name Dakota and
inserting state of South Dakota and Soutl
Dakota, aud all words to make IL conform
to the constitution; by Corey, to prev en-
',s spread of Infectious diseases in do
\estic animals.
Hindman offered a resolution for a Join,
committee 10 look into the restitution 81
the state. Several senators strongly ad
vocatel the immediate passage OF IN
amount for the pressing need. Abbott, o.
Brown, thought It would be far better 4
have it published than TO have the anathe
mas of those who have to leave the state
Passed.
The president announced the following
committee:
Railroads-Heintz, Drew, Kittridge
Stearus, Clark, Kennedy and Wickham.
Elections - French, Potter, Dixon
Bothum, White, Austin and Carrier.
License-Stewart, Stearns, Bothum
Dixon and Crawford.
Federal Relatlons-Kennedy, Bird
White, Zimmerman and Meloide.
Counties and Towns--Bird, Austin, Uor
ton, Clark, Scott, zimmerman and Bothum
Public Neutrality-suspicious., Durham
Zimmerman, Maxwell and Birch,
Printing Schofeld, Warner, Carr
Scott, and Wilbrodt.
Public Buildings--Stearns, Kennedy
Schoiield, Schmidt, Matthews, Wilbroit
and Peterman.
City and Municipal Corporations Both
UNI, Peterman, Green, Bird, Bean, Byrn'
and Schofield.
Irrigation Melville, Kennedy, Abbott
Heintz, Drew, Bean and Potter.
Statistics-Smith, Scott, Matthews
Clark, Carey and O'Brien.
Judiciary-Kittridge Melville, French
Washabaugh, Joiley, Sheafe, Preston
Stewart and Smith.
Education-Melville, Heintz, Hindman
Bothum, Major, Kyle and Porter.
Appropriations - Warner, Preston, Bean
Hindman, Schmidt, Horton, Potter, Nc
Farlane and Petsrman.
Revenue-Carey, Schmidt, Drew, Dur
ham, Sheafe and Abbott.
Mines and Minerals-O'Brien, Potter
Washabaugb, Carey, Crawford, Birch ana
Green.
Apportionment-Preston, Jolley, Peter
men, Drew, Heintz, Hind mar, Kittridge
Bud, Austin, Durham, OBrien, Kennedy
Crawford. Bean. Sheafe.
Observation-Disclosures. Scloield, Horton
Newell, Durham, Abbott, Scott.
Engrossed AMI Enrolled Bills -Jolley.
Preston, Austin, Byrne, Birch.
Insurance-Clark, Hindman Birch
Peterman, Mayer, Warner, Schnodt.
Banks and Parking ashabaugh
Wickham, French Peterman, Abbott.
Public Health-Peterman, McFarlane,
Crawford, Stewart, Dixon, Schnaidt, Ma
jor.
Warehouses and Grain Grading-Zim
norman, kittridge, Corey, Mathews
White, O'Brien, Carver.
Observation-Disclosures, French, War
ner, Maxwell, Major.
Military Affairs-Hindman, Sheafe, Dun
ham, Bird, Smith.
Charitable and Female Institutions
Potter, Kyle, Helntz, French, Washa
baugh, Wilbrodt, McFarlane.
School and Public Observation-Disclosures
O'Brien, Byrue, Austin, Warner, vii
brodt, Kyle.
Temperance-Dunham, Peterman, Mel
Vile, Corey, Zimmerman, Dixon, Potter
Wickham, Smith.
Rules-French, Kittridge, Jolly, Sheafe
Schnodt, Greene, Matthews.
Sutfrage-Kyle, Stearns, McFarlane
Bird, Jolley.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Hindman, Clark
Bothum, Kyle, Greene, White
State Oficers-Jolley, Washabaugh
Carsier, Wickham, Drew.
Highways and Bird ges-Stewart, Scho
field, Horton, Mctarlane.
PIERRE, 5. ID Jan. l4.-The house, afte
apportioning the & Nernor's message to tn,
various CON mittees, received the report o
the elections committee on the Brow
county contests, those of Scattergood Va
j. l.. Brown and Bates VS.. Maxon. Their,
were majority aud minority reports
Upon motion of Mr.. Buchanan she report
were divided 40 that each case could b,
considered separately. Upon this ques
ton and motions TO adjourn there was al
extended debate and almost unlimited fill
clustering. The speaker announced TIA,
standing committees, after ordering tn,
printing of a full report of the elections
committee and all the evidence before tn,
committee on the Brown county contests.
In the senate Senator Wickham intro
duced n bill providing a penalty for de
linquent taxes, practically the same as las
year. Senator Preston introduced a bill
appropriating $4,000 for an exhibit at thu
worlds fair, and providing for a commits
sion of nine to have charge of the same
Senator Bothun introduced a bill for tn,
adjustment of the state engineer of irri
cation. Senator Stewart introduced
bill repeating the law authorizing the sec
rotary of state to employ an assistant
Senator Stewart halls from the presenI
secretary's home and Is a political op
ponept.
Speaker Seward today announced tn,
appointment of the following standin:
com mittees;
Judiciary -Rowe, Gardner, Bard, N
Brown, buchanan, Cornwall. Gamble
Heintz, Robertson, Reagan, Walker.
Education-Knipe, Winslow, Kelley o.
Moody, Clristianson, Gamble, King, Storm
Bowel. Rouse, He!lman, Ago.
Agriculture and Horticulture Steven,
Of Marshall, Convey, Norm, Olsen, Lane
Moore of Union, Kreutcher, Taylor, Brown
j. II. Scharff, Way.
Railroads-Cooper, Eppard, Stephens o.
Sphinx, Mccormick, Rowe, Campbell, Pratt
White, II. D., Fowler, Keexan, Norton.
Appropriations Walker, Pratt, Hub
bard, Karcher, Rowe. Hickman, Peterson
Austin. Sateren, Barton. Graham.
Temperance-Converse, Hubbard d, Bard
Jones OF Miner, Waldron, Schnauber, Ste
vens Of Marshall, Moore of Custer, DAVIS
Wood, GODDARD.
Ways and Means-Peacock, Davis, Glea
son, Johnson of Brown, Teets, Reagan
Campbell, Bach, Snyder.
County and County Affairs-Bowell
Goddard, Nickel, Christianson, Bannis
ter, Knipe, Dukes.
Municipal Corporations - Wittmeyer
Jones Of Day, Harrison, Roe, Hammer
Hubbard, Mcleod.
Public Printing and Library Lester
Raymond, Hamaker, Fowler. Street, Boy
O'Neill.
Engro.sed and Enrolled Bills-Reagan
Cornwall, O'Dell, Raymond, Putnam
Bowed, Foster.
State Affairs-Jones of Miner, Wood
Richards, N. Brown, eleven, Arneson
Belknap.
Insurance - Karcher, Jones, of Brown
King, knight, Mascrip, O'Neill. Fountain
Banks and panking-Bartow, Heilman
Benchler, Keegen. Wilson, Wittmayer
Lateren, Gardner. Roe.