The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-27
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ~ 1891.
The Legislature.

The Legislature.
The following bills have passed the
house: The per diem Of county com
missioners shall not exceed $1OO ne,
annum; for uniform text books 70,
various counties. The following bills
were introduced: By Mr.. Rowe, to pun.
ish officials for contracting indebted.
ness without specific appropriation
therefor; by the appropriations com.
nittee, for the maintenance of the
Yankton insane hospital, that each
county shall pay S. per week per pa
tient from such county; by Mr.. Gard
ner, a penalty fol delinquent taxes of
one-half Of one per cent. per month;
also fixing the salaries Of supreme
court judges at $4,000 per annum;
by Mr.. Pratt, repeating the statute re-
quiring notice to the owner Of the de-
!inquent land before the tax deed shall
issue; by Mr.. Odell, joint resolution
for aijon.nn."nt February 25.
The only excitement in the proceed
ings of the house today was occasioned
by Mr.. Harrison, who moved to re.
commit the bill appropriatirg $4,000
for the expenses of the late Indian war,
with instructions that an amendment
he returned providing for the expendi-
ture of the money only on proper
vouchers. MIR. Harrison stated that
upon an examination Of the records of
the auditors Office, he found that S46O
had been paid to one Nj. H. Day on this
account, whom, upon reliable informa
tion, he believed in no way entitled to
the same, but to be a common swind-
Ter. Such lie was considered in his
own county. Pennington, and such was
his reputation IN Douglass and Bon
Homme counties. This caused quite a
ripple. Day is the democratic member
of the Worlds Fair commission of the
state, and has been the democratic
candidate for delegate to CONGRESS.
Days warrant was issued upon q
voucher attested by the governor. Upon
the strength of the Harrison revelation
the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Day was appointed colonel and author
lied by the governor TO take charge of
the operations against the Indians on
the part of the citizens in his section of
the country. Gov. Mellette in an inter-
view, says: "Day had authority from,
me to take charge of these affairs in
the Hills. The voucher upon which,
he was paid was for the freight of
arms and ammunition. We paid no
other expenses. The warrant was
drawn OH the militia fund. There are
charges that the freight was paid by
the people of Rapid City and Day has
not reimbursed them. l am invcsti.
eating them, inclined to take Days
sworn affidavit as against such re.
ports.
PIERRE, Feb 19: In the house today
the bill allowing debtor to take
mortgaged property from the comfy in
which mortgaged was passed. The
bill raising the salary Of circuit court
judges to $4,000 per annum was lost
The farmers wanted it $4,000.
In the senate Senator Sheafe's blind
asylum for Watertown was resurrected
and will be considered again next
Wednesday. The senate adjourned al
noon to attend the memorial exercises
of Sully post, q. A. r. The house
also adjourned. but reconyened at 7:3u
o'clock to consider the resubmission
bill.
The house was in session until IL SO
tonight on the resubmission question
considering the majority and
minority reports of the committee
on temperance. They were discussed
for four hours, and the house
adjourned with a decisive vote. Intense
interest prevails. The legislative halls
were crowded this evening, but the re.
submissionists are two votes short Of
carrying the measure. The reaub.
missionists are elated over tonight's
vote and claim that they will win
tomorrow.
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