Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-22
pUNGENr PERSONALS.
Our Capital Correspondent Critically Cons
the Black Hills Contingent.

Our Capital Correspondent Critically Cons
the Black Hills Contingent.
PIERRE, South DAKOTA, Feb. 14th.--
A bill has passed the house to abolish
the grand jury system, and will, with
out doubt, pass the senate. This is
what the STAR has long contended
should be done, and when it becomes
law much expense will be saved to
taxpayers.
House bill No. 81, providing for the
extension of time for the payment of
personal property taxes for 1894 to
Oct. LIST 1895, has gone to the governor
for his signature, and it will unques-
tionably receive his approval.
House bill 1GO, reducing the per diem
of the county commissioners for the
counties of Custer and Pennington
from s. to SO has passed both branches
and gone to the governor for his ap-
proval.
Representative Boland, of Penning-
ton county, is regarded as one of the
careful. thoughtful, hard working men,
bers of the house. He has made many
friends, and enjoys the confidence of
everyone. In him Pennington county
has an honorable representative.
The trio of representatives from
Lawrence county are highly esteemed;
are earnest, industrious workers, whose
counsel is regarded as sound upon
various questions that come up for
consideration.
Representative Hair, of Butte county,
is one of the all-round popular men of
the legislature. He is conspicuous
upon the floor as fighter when ones
combative propensitives are necessary
to gain a point. He is looking we'll and
carefully after the interests of his con-
stituents.
Mr.. Patton, representative from
Custer county, has introduced some
good measures and secured the passage
through the house of one important
bill providing for the appointment of a
delinquent tax collector. He has an
eye to business ut all times.
Representative zimmerman, of Pen
nington county is quiet member,
although carefully guarding the inter-
ests of his people, and no measure will
pass the house upon which he does not
vote his own convictions.
In Senator MCGEE the populists have
very considerate and independent
worker, aud one who is thoroughly
alive to the welfare of the people of his
county. Being populist, he has Gre
ated really surprising friendly feel
ing with everyone, for he is not the
kind who feels that he will be con-
taminated by mixing more or less with
republicans. He is a popular populist
Senator Priest, the pop of Meade
county, is seldom heard of except when
he votes, though he was induced to
express himself, though meekly, as not
knowing what his Butte county con
stituency wanted relative to theil
terms of court. Yet we opine that he
intends to be fair and wants to dc
something.
AS to Senators Wilson and Rice We
have kept the STAR readers Informed
of how we'll they maintain the good
reputation of their respective districts
and Representative Dickover has also
been fully reported in these columns
as one of the leaders of the house
whose opinion is earnestly sought upon
most questions. He is regarded as one
of the "ball players" as the expression
goes relative to the workers who are
sin its
Altogether the Black Hills is repre-
sented by clean, honorable, able, in
dustrious set of workers, who will mo-
in any way detract from the high re
gard in which the Black Hills is helt
by the political as we'll as the industri
al hustlers from all sections.