Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-18
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

PIERRE. s. d.. Feb. 8.--At the invitation
of the senate the governor and supreme
court attended the proceedings this
afternoon. The governor sent In
q special message urging an
immediate appropriation Tor Ins
worlds fair This matter was the sPeciai
order of the day and involved long dis
cussion There was also an interesting
discussion on the bill abolishing the rail-
road commissioners and the deposifing OK
county funds with banks paying the high
est interest.
PIERRE, Feb 6--The worlds fair bill
passed the senate by vote Of ~ to ii. car
rying an appropriation OF $500, sio,V9
going to the women's department.
PIERRE, S. d., Feb. 3. - The house to-
day took up tho worlds fair bill.
Withee. OF Turner, chairman of the far
mer combine moved To postpone IL until
Monday and Donahue Sc esonded the mo-
ton. bnt Notwithstanding this was die
tated by the combine the bouse voted II
down by heavy vote. This was the frst
setback experienced by the combine
disconnected. The house then by
threc-fourths vote refused TO
consider the senate bill and took up the
house bill. which takes away from the
governor the power To appoint the COM
mission and aliots three members each to
the governor. HOUSE anu Ntndtt. ht SSS-
tion giving the immigration commissioners
81, 600 was stricken out, and the commits
sion was forbidden Ia assume the liability
of the old commission.
A long wrangle ensued over the consti-
tutional points. Speaker Lawson taking
the floor and leading for the bill. The in
dependents attempted filibustering. but
were voted down. The house was unable
to finish the bill and the matter went
over. The question of the amount to DO
appropriated was not reached.
PIERRE. s. d., Feb. 9--The house neld
long and somewhat stormy session this
morning on the worlds fair bill. Mrs.
Haynie addressed the meeting and
the house unanimously voted TO give
the womens department $4,000.
Efforts were made 10 put the appropriate
tion at 10000, but II was voted down step
by step until ii reached 10000, when it
passed the committee of the whole by q
vote of 80 TO IL. Many being disgusted
refused 90 vote and Kelley declared the
action disgraceful. The bill will pass
and 40 TO conference.
PIERRE. Feb 10 The only business OF
the Legislature this forenoon was that Of
the Brookinys Investigation committee,
which Is pushing the examination before
IL as rapidly as possible. Several wit
ncsses were put on the stand but none
gave testimony which had not been given
10 detail by other witnesses. -. II.
Wheaton. professor OF dairy science, was
examined. He gave lengthy ac-
count of the Importance OF his
department. explained the alleged
charges of his irregularity In hand
ling the funds appropriated by the legis-
lature for the construction OF dairy
building. and intimated that he had been
crippled In tn, management of his classes
by the board, but brought out no new
facts. He will b, cross-examined by
Frost this afternoon.
The chief event of the afternoon was
the passage of the worlds fair bill by the
house in the same form as recommended
6y the committee OF the whole, by which
the amount OF the appropriation was fixed
At $4,000 OF which $4,000 Is TO be set
aside for the women The commission Ii
to consist of nine members, three to he
elected by each house and three appointed
by the governor, one of each group TO be
taken from each political party.