Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-14

This sum Is properly the states debt
and there is the strongest kind of
moral obligation in favor OF it's pay
ing it. MIR. Colvin mad. a vigorous
snd powerful plea on the floor TO- the
payment OF this sum but the major
lty oil the house defeated him. Thus
some hundreds OF farmers who have
palc the expense OF exhibit ngat fairs
and who have Won premiums vary
ing from $i5 to $50 must wait still
longer Tor their money.
Ar. Bowman's bill a%bolishing grand
juries has at last passed both houses
and Will be signed by the governor.
The credit for this measure should be
divided between Mr.. Boland and Sem
ator MCGEE. The latter drew the two
bills, introducing one in the senate and
giving the other to Mr.. Rowland, an [
1t Is due to their able advocacy and
work, both in committee and on the
floor, that the bill passed. From this
time out any county may, at its OPP
ton, do away with grand juries and
bring suit upon the information Of the
prosecuting attorney.
The McCoy trial Il over and Justice
Yarnell bound Mr.. Mccoy over to the
grand jury, fixing the bond at $1,000.
The justices decision was as follows:
The able manne in which the mo-
tions have been made and presented
on the one side and resisted on the
other leaves it no small or easy mat
Ter To pass upon, Out upon reviewing
the matter carefully / find q slight
connection OF Mr.. Mccoy with the
other defendants in conversations had
in Chicago, but there is sufficient evil
dence produced, in my opinion, justi-
lying d further continuance in this
preliminary hearing, and therefore l
will have to override the motion for q
dismissal at this time"
1t been understood from the
start that Mccoy would be held, since
II is almost n precedent for a justice
of the peace to deny the application OF
he attorney general oil the state.
The general belief is that MIR. Craw-
foId has made out no case against
Mccoy further than to SHOW what
Mccoy testified TO himself upon the
stand. namely, that he was the at
torney OF Taylor and his bondsmen,
that he had been gwen some money,
the amount not stated, and then lie
was prepared to talk to the state
Tor q compromise while the bonds
men were to be relieved of some Of
their liability and Taylor was not to
prosecuted. This latter point was
.romewhat qualified and there was no
evidence that Mccoy did as a fact
propose negotiations.
MIR. Crawford contended that it was
a misdemeanor under the statutes for
any one to propose a compromise
with the state, and he attempted to
show that Mccoy and the other ac-
cused conspired to do this thing. That
is all the Z appears to be to the charge.
The statement alleging that they
conspired to cheat and deiraud, and
to persuade Taylor to steal the states
money and divide it among them was
apparently merely a matter OF legal
~vsrblage, and there appeared little in
the testimony to suhstantiate it.
Mr.. Horner's argument, which was
admitted to be very able, demonstrate
ed, in the minds Of listeners at least,
that the evidence in the case Of most
Importance was that which Mccoy
himself gave before the investigating
committee, ana the attorney very
cleverly and powerfully met this by
declaring that he himself was the at
torney OF Taylor and his bondsmen,
that he had their money in his pos
session and that he was prepared to
treat with the state for compromise,
thus, before the court and before the
attorney general placing himself pre-
cisely i'm thu position in which the evil
dence placed Mccoy and challenging
them to prosecute himself. The just
ice however made short work OF the
case as ne was expected to do.
Pierre, Ma ch Tin the senate the
following bills passed:
Tor essing personal property
elsewhere than IN the resi- Ience of the
owner.
Authorizing the court to appoint a
con mission of attorneys to proceed
against attorneys charged with pro-
fesaional misconduct.
L~essoniny time for entering action
on Judgment from twenty 10 ten
years.
For satisfaction OF school fund
mortgages.
Relating to assessment and taxa
ton.
R.qliring monthly settlement be-
tw en- county treasurer and auditor.
TO approve boundary line between
North and South Dakota.
Limiting time for bringing DANA
ges from art. sian water.
Providing that where complaint is
made to railroad commissioners it
snatl be the duty OF the commissioner
residing in that district to investigate
within 80 days.
That stenographer's transcript OF
Taylor invest igation be filed in office
of secretary of state and be printed
in permanent journal but not trans
criOed in written journal Of either
house.
The census bill.
Providing that it shall be taken by
the commissioner of labor and sta
tistics and appropriating $1,000.
Providing that salary OF county
superintendent shall be degraded accord
ing to assessed valuation and pop
ulation but not to eXr eed 81
Relating to assessment Olive stock.
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