Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-01-27
CAPITAL LETTER.
Special Corr, spondrncc to the REGISTER:

PIERRE, S. d., Jan. 25, 1893
REGISTER, BR0OKINGs:-
Editor butcher shook up his
numerous friends here last week
He apparently had a good time
and his friends certainly did.
DIR. McLouth's lecture at the
State House was intensely inter.
estinG and was largely attended.
The Frost investigation will not
come up again until Friday of this
week.
"lf the state of South Dakota
was to go out of business on March
first, said Treasurer Taylor, "she
could pay every cent of her obi
cations except her public institu-
tion bonds. No other young
state Was ever, at the same age, in
so happy condition.
1t has been currently rumored
that there exists a large contingent
liability against the state in bills
which have been rejected by the
auditor, and which are liable to
come up at any time for adjust
ment. Inquiry at the auditors
office, however, shows that of this
class Of bills, rejected claims upon
which the ri ght of recovery is ex-
tremely doubtful, valid claims for
services for which no aprropria-
tions had been provided, and
everything of every kind and
nature for which the state might
be considered contingently liable
aggregate considerably under
100000. In fact the bills which
have been presented of this class
would not aggregate $4,000.
The Legislative sessions are still
devoid of interesting incident.
The sessions are held at ? o'clock
in the afternoon, The routine of
business is hurriedly run over, a
good deal Of business transacted
in a formal way and adjournment
taken without one thing having
transpired that really makes a
meaty news item.
The matter of greatest interest
this week has been the worlds
fair appropriation. \ spirit of
rigid economy pervades the capitol
atmosphere, and while a sentiment
for a liberal appropriation for the
worlds fair fund pervades the leg
islaturr, it is accompanied with a
sentiment that economical re-
trenchment must be made in other
directions. 1t is proposed there
fore that a considerable expense
shall be cut off by making the
governor secretary of the state,
treasurer eX-otfcio road commis-
sioDs, commissioner of school and
public lands ex-otticio commits
sioner of immigration and abolish
ing the Offices of irrigation
engineer aud commissioner of
labor and statistics. This will
save in the neighborhood of
to the state for each of the
ensuing fiscal years.
From the present outlook |
think that an appropriation of
$4,000 will be made for the
worlds fair board; $4,000 for the
ladies' board and $1,000 for immi-
grafton.
There has been no change in
the re-submission outlook since
my last writing. [ still believe it
will not prevail.
The six months residence limit
divorce bill has passed the house.
1t will almost certainly become a
law, and | think no other change
in the divorce procedure will be
made.
No test of the railroad senti-
ment has yet been made. The
feeling is still for positive, but
not radical action.
The senate bills for feeble
minded institutes have run against
a stumbling block in the way of
constitutional limitation, which
provides exactly what charitable
institution shall be. An initial
action looking to the ultimate con-
struction of a northern insane
asylum will undoubtedly be taken
The only bill to become law
during the week provides for the
onnointment by the supreme court