Omaha daily bee., 1893-02-15
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHEMES.
Legislators Not Inclined to Agree on Any
Subjects Of Importance.

Subjects Of Importance.
PIERRE, 5. D, Feb. IA Special Telegram
to The BEE A republican caucus was held
after the adjournment of the house tonight
The Worlds fair commission was the chief
subject Of debate. II was evidently the gen
eral opinion that at least six mem bers Of the
commission should be republicans. Some
even thought all should belong to the re
publican party An adjournment was
Fl ually taken until go p II. tomorrow \
motion was then pending that it was the
sense Of the caucus that the governor should
appoint the entire commission.
The senate Worlds fair committee dis
cussed the house Worlds fair bill and de-
cided TO substitute its own with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
The Black Hills delegation is in the live
lest kind Of scrap and every day serves to
widen the breach The opposing factions
are headed by Senators Star and Thornby
and the other senators and house members
are lined more or less actively on one side or
the other.
The first open rupture has come up over a
bill introduced by MIR Thornby. extending
the boundaries Of Custer Meade and Pen
ninEton counties 50 as to take in
the whole Of the unOrgauized county
Of Ziebach. The design of the meas
men who live in Rapid City to pay a
county tax. These men. it is said, Craze
their stock in the older counties throughout
the year except during April, when the as
sessment is being made, and then drive them
over the river into ZiebaCh and have them
assessed there. That county being unorgau-
Hed they pay only the state tax Of mills
whereas if the bill goes through they W i'll
pay from 20 to 30 mills on the dollar.
Mr.. Thornby declares that these men get
benefit { md on
erai civilization of the older communities
and that they should be compelled TO stand
the cost. On the other hand, the cattlemen
enter vigorous protest on the ground that
the three counties have very large bonded
indebtedness and it is not Just to
saddle it onto a new comfy which
has not shared in the benefits.
The bill went through the senate in spite Of
star efforts to stop ii, and went up to the
mouse with provision that the annexation
should depend upon vote of the three old
counties, this being constitutional require
ment.
Cattle Kings in the Lobby
About tins time J. B. Goddard of Rapid
City arrived on the scene and at once began
10 lobby against this measure. He secured
the help of Mr.. Star and several other in
huential members from the Hills, and soon
began TO create considerable sen
tlment for the stockmen. About this
time a petition came from the citizens
counties asking TO be consolidated and or
ganized as a county. The petition was
signed by seventy voters and was designed
OF course TO head of the annexation scheme
Messrs. Scanlon and Holmes, who were
fatleriIir the bill in the house were COM
PEELED to make some concession. They finally
consented TO permit the residents of Ziebach,
as well as those Of Pennington Custer and
Fall River, 10 vote on the question.
MIR, Scanlon assented TO allow Mr.
Holmes To be aDpOinted n com
mittee of one TO change the bill
in this respect When the measure was put
on Its passage Scanlons attention was di-
Verted and on reading the engrossed bill
over after its adoption by the house he dis
covered that instead of making the scheme
depend upon the consent of the people Of
Aehach IN addition to the others, as had been
agreed upon, the bin gave the voting priyi-
lege TO Ziebach alone
When this became known to Mr. Thornby
ana the other men who had been backing
the measure there was a lively stirring up
of dry bones. They fatty charged Sol Star
with inducing Holmes TO perpetrate gross
abuse Of trust, and as the DeadT ood states
man did very little but grin in Il cheerful
way they grew continually angrier
Ordinations aud recrimnations have been
flying around for day or two and the air is
constantly agitated
Another matter which is agitating them is
the appointment of mines inspector Star
has selected Jack Gray of Deadwood and has
sworn that be shall get the job. On the
other hand the Harvey Peak Mining com
pany has backed Titus Corkhill and Senator
Ingram IS pushing his campaign, while Fer
guson OF Lead City Is managing the canvass
OF the Union candidate, Stephen Nichols.
The other Hills members have each a man
but these are the chief councillors. The
rivalry has made considerable bau blood
ana being added to that eugendered by the
annexation law has destroyed all harmony