Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-17
A REWARD OF $4,000.
THE LEGISLATURE OFFERS A
REWARD FOR TAYLOR.
Gov. sheldon Empowered to Offer . Re
ward Of ne, 900 Hurrying Up Lcgisla-
ton session Likely 20 lie Shortened on
The Lcr,.lature Takes Action,

Inc Leg lsiNtuFe lakes eltO
In the Legislature Oh the 10th, the defal.
cation of Mr.. Taylor received its first at
tention. Each house was disposed to rush
action, and the result was a joint resolu-
ton, passed under suspension of the rules
without objection, empowering the eXecu-
tive to offer a reward of $1,000 for the
apprehension Of Mr.. Taylor. The amount
of the defalcation given in the resolution
which emanated from the Senate was $685.
800. This amount includes the money due
the school fund, which money must finally
be made good hi of the general fund.
Owing to the financial condition of the
state it is probable that the session will not
run the full sixty days, and hence there is
A hustling to get bills in as rapidly as pos
sible. From fifteen to twenty new bills
were introduced in each house, and among
them bills that will become the hubs,
around which legislation will largely cir
Gle. The railroad bill introduced is an eN-
eeedingly elaborate and stringent measure,
adding much to the powers OF the Railroad
Commission. 1t contains forty~nine Sec
tons and consumed at least two hours in
the reading. The resubmisSion question
already appears in a bin to give the voters
of the state the privilege of expressing
themselves on the question OF constitutional
prohibition. Another bill Of seeming i'm
%portance, which doubtless will be the
starter for stringent legislation in reference
to the custodianship of public moneys and
in reference to bonds. was introduced by
Mr.. McCaughey of Sphinx. This bill is
likely to attract especial attention owing
to the weakness apparent i'll the bonds of
eN-Treasurer Taylor, and it is possible that
the law may be made to require public
officers to provide bonds after the style
usually required from federal otficeholders.
which limits the liability of each bonds
man to a specified amount, and which
would tend to lessen the tendency of bonds
men to pool.
In the Senate on the 10th, Mr.. Alpin in
troduced a long irrigation bill, which is
a%mendatory of the Melville irrigation law
passed in 1891 and known as the township
law. The amendments purpose to enable
townships to accomplish the best possible
results under existing restrictions and will,
in its consideration, be taken in conjunc-
ton with a Joint resolution for amending
the constitution SO that townships may
bond at least Is per cent. of the assessed
value for irrigation purposes only.
The usual grind for the day showed bills
to the number of forty-two in the House
on the 18th. Mr.. Miclaels of C%odington
introduced an interest bill limiting rates
to 8 per cent, regular, limiting the contract
rate to 8 per cent. n providing 6per cent.
on judgments. A joint resolution was
passed raising a committee of ~cight-three
from the Senate and five from the House
to investigate the Taylor defalcation. The
committee is composed of Senators Pease,
Boyce and Niece and Representatives
Gold, Lucas, Dickoyer. HolmquiSt and
Barron. a message from the Governor
asked immediate consideration Of a bill re-
quiring the State Treasurer to keep a bank
book, open to inspection, showing deposits,
and that both the Treasurer and the banks
report monthly to the Governor. \ resolu-
tuition was also passed cutting wages of en-
plOyes 80 cents each, excepting chaplain
and pages. A House bill on county treas
urerS provides that county commissioners
advertise for a bank OF deposit, which shall
bid for deposits by naming the rates it will
allow on balances and the nature of the Sc
curity offered for the deposits. No. 40. an
elaborate bank bill, introduced by Exam
liner Meyer, will be fought by the bankers.
In thsena..u IN the 18th a bill was in
q for a constl, 'utlonal amendment
allowing townships 10 bond up to Is per
cent. of their assessed valuation for irriga-
ton purposes only. Senator Olson has a
bill creating a court of arbitration in cases
of trouble between employers and en-
ployes. Two insurance bills were intro
duced.
There was no session of the Senate on
the 18th. and the proceedings in the House
were devoid of interest.