The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-19
STATE CAPITAL TALK.

To-day the woman suffrage amend
ment to the constitution resolution
comes up in the house, having alread!
passed the senate. There seems to b.
reasonable prospects OF it's passage, The
Black Hills members, otherwise opposed
as a rule TO all moves OF legislative NOR
al reform, are taking a hearty interest IL
favor of the ladies' side of this amend
ment and they threaten to knife the di
vorce bill which is the pet measure oi
the Minnehaha county members If the
latter do not relax their opposition tc
the woman suffrage amendment. This
Is stirring up some bad blood all around
and our Legislators are likely TO lose fur
Their title to any claim to the dignity Of
statesmen. The proposed divorce bill is
certainly becoming a stencil in the nos
trils of many respectable people IN
South Dakota and has already made us
a byword Of reproach In the mouths of
people outside Of the stale.
The railroad committees appear to be
in such quandary between the arguments
OF the lobbyists pro and con that it is
not expected they will be able to make
any recommendations on the great bill
but will let it die "abornin."
The Taylor investigation still 'drags
it, weary length along" Charley Nc
Coy has been put on the witness stand
to tell what he knows. Charley is al
ways supposed to know a great deal
more than he does. He always looks
wise aDd keeps his mouth shut. He is
now a back number in Dakota politics.
Charley told the investigating committee
that Taylor had three lots and five
buildings worth three or four thousand
dollars in Cripple Creek, and then he
told the committee he. knew other
things about Taylor that he wouldn't
tell as he was Taylor's attorney. Char
ley likes this kind OF notoriety. 1t gives
him q name and next to getting an office
which Charley considers the best thing
In the world. Notoriety Is his elixir.
Mr.. Bowman, late deputy land com
missioner, has also been telling the
Ruth invegtigating committee some old
school tales. He states that the appor-
tionment which should have been made
july |, 1893, was not made until Octo-
Der !, OF that year. The money was
held beck by Ruth's orders though he
was in the east and Bowman was doing
the business OF the office. There was
$~75,O0Ofn the permanent fund July !.
August 2, when Ruth instructed Bow
man TO make the apportionment for the
first time and her countermanded ID
August 5, there was S97 900 in the fund,
and Do October 1, when Ruth came back
and finally made the apportionment,
there was In the income fund $123, 329.69
and Ruth only apportioned 81, TG0.
About the middle Of July, during this
time, Treasurer Taylor came to Bowman
and i~mportuned him to use his influence
to have the money held up at least until
Septelub Der l, stating that should it be
called for previous to that time a num-
her If small banks would be ruined. AT
the same time Secretary Of State Thor
SON, he says, cane to him and made the
same request. Bowman, however, said
that II he had the authority he would
apportlon the money at once. The in
terest also should have been apportioned
July /, but that also was held up until
October 81, at which time it amounted
to s96,744.~
The house committee on education
reported favorably on house bill No. 105,
to provide IA uniform series of text
books. Every section of the bill has
been amended since it was introduced,
and many of the Objectionable features
eliminated, but it is not likely that the
bill can get through the house.