Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
PIERRE.
What is Going On in the Capital City
and Halls of Legislation.

Wnat IS Coing on in the Capital City
and Halls Of Legislation.
Especial correspondence
PIERRE, March 9.-The legislature
adjourned this morning and Pierre has
already assumed it's customary dulluess.
The last contest was the appropriation
bills. There was a difference of about
100000 between the senate and house
bills and it was no small undertaking
to bring the two together. The house
bill In general terms kept the expendi-
lures where they were two years auo.
The senate bill made a decided cut.
Chalrman tOote said while the com
.mittee would like to keep the approp-
Ration for salaries aud expenses where
they We're before, they felt compelied to
take Il very close account of the state
prospective income and to keen the ex-
pensls within the limit If the income.
AS each house passed it's own bill a
conference committee was necessary.
such a committee in the very nature of
things must include the most level
headed business men in the house. and
- - - u UNION
county and to Senator Sinclair personal
iy That the senator'from Union county
should be included in the list Of he
seven members from the seLate con-
ierence committee. 1t is highly credit
able 10 this committee that while the
two bills were $3.50, OWU apart the senate
bill was raised only $4,000. On the
whole The expenses of the state
h0 Ga hnAAn Mt no lnss, ~, o-.,l -
well be done without absolutely
closing some OF the state institu-
tons. On the whole the republican
party IL entitled 10 a good measure
Of credit tor the way It handled the APP
preparations, whatever may be SAID
along other lines. Something's might
better have been different, but it is a
great satisfaction to know that the
members OF Union county have nothing
TO apologize for, and will not be obliged
TO go around among their constituents
explaining their votes. In this respect
Senator Sinclair, and Representative
Weber and johnson are to be congrat-
ulated. II is certainly a good thing 10
have voted right.
Finally it has been determined to
take census Of Sauth Dakata this year.
The constitution makes il mandatory
That the census be taken in 1895: but
the matter OF expense has been a seri-
GUS question. Under the ordinary
method OF census taking the cost would
not Tall short Of 10000. Auditor, Hip
pie, however. suggested a plan by which
The work could be done for SIS. 900.
A census bill was introduced in each
house early in h session. The house
ilnally passed a bill placing ths work in
the tho hands OF the commissioner of
labor and statistics with au appropria-
tion Of Si.5OO. The plan is to nave the
OF the county auditor who
Is to appoint local assessors TO take the
enumeration when they were makinu
the assessment. The senate passed 4
blil similar TO the house bin except that
the work was placed under the super
vision Q | the auditor and appropriated
pt,Ooo. The house would not accept the |
senate bill and it remained for the sen
ate to actep: the house bill which was |
done today. There has been much said
Oh The question and the feeling was
general That it would be better. not To
nave the census taken at all. but tha,
since 1T must be done, it should b, ac-
.Omplished at the least possible cost
q commissioners of labor and Stats
les has little to do, and this work may
properly be placed in lis hands.
The county deposit blll is dead. This
$ the bill which caused much excite
and ill-feeling last week on the
art OF the house members against the
enate, and which led sone members
tn. lower house to threaten to Kill
the memners OF the senate who on
'osed the bill. This feeling, which
vas intense at first, gradually subsidized.