Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-02-28

O.ffef- he tkatci NAV nus dppoftsoe
msDt of the interest fund was a little
bit greater than the amount on hand
Juae 9th, justified be ause be was
anxious TO make even figures, but
when confronted with books showing
that on JuEe 10 there vas $4,000,
while October 81 last there was $751;
90 he stated that the law, which was
rigid prohibiting him from apportlon-
ing in the permanent fund money re-
ceiyed after July first. did not operate
On the income fund.
His excuse for not apportioning the
money when the law stipulated was
that the state treasurer did not noti-
fy him OF the funds on hand, but ad-
mitted that the treasurers office was
next 10 his and whep he wanted infor-
nation he went there and got II.
Then when he was asked why in that
case be DID not apportion all the
money that WAS on nand he stated
that II he had there would be moth
ing lett for the next apportlonment
nine months thereafter.
He swore hat the only fund Taylor
svsr MS. Il. his bank were two certih-
Gates o! deposits both made in 1891
and paid ~ 1892. Further questions
elected the fact that the Redteld
bank had Two certificates OF deposit
Amounting to $4,000 during the
troubles o.. 1898, but that he had
never directly or indirectly been CON
nected with Taylor outside OF these
transactions or had any financial in
terest in him. When confronted with
the certificate given by his cashier
to tie Public examiner last April
sho anna that Taylor had s 5000 in
the bank at that time he stated that
the cashier must have madea mistake.
He had heard Of the famous Clay
county letter but positively denied
ever writing TO Taylor a letter COM
planning about the school money or
stating in substance that be needed
the money in his business. The ia
nous letter might have been one he
he wrote TO the county treasurer of
Cav county about the slowness of
paying the funds but these letters
were written in 1892 while the Tay-
lor letter is alleged to have been writ
ten In 80. He identified a number
OF etters previously written.
Col. Ruth asked the committee to
investigate certain charges u ade two
or three years ago to the effect that
he had defrauded the state by i'm
proper sales In Yankton, Sioux Falls
and Watertown but the committee
will probz hlv not % into thar feature.
Pierre, February 2l:-At the norm
ing session OF the senate the follow
ing bills were passed:
Mr.. Kelley's senate Joint resolution
providing for a joint committee to
investigate claim OF Worlds Fair
commission after being given three
readings.
Colds bill providing that summons
may be made upon any agent of a
railroad or elevator company.
Hairs till providing that in case
any stock was not assessed in May it
may be assessed in July. August,
September or November and that
the county treasurer nav ASSESS in
case the assessor has failed to do so.
Donohue's bill attaching certain
unorganized counties I o Stanley 1cr
judicial purposes.
X ngsbury's senate bill TO change
the name OF Pyatt county to Arm
strong county.
Eliott's bill relating to marginal re-
cording OF satisfaction OF mortgages
by deputy register of deeds.
The following bills We're introduced
in the senate:
To l~egsiize certain conveyance on
government townsites.
For organization OF township school
districts IN certain cases.
Making it unlawful to conceal any
contagious or Infectious desease.
Empowering county superint endent
to administer oaths.
To secure enforcement OF article "a
OF the constit ution.
For extending the limit OF indie
pendent s"hool districts.
Limiting the time for commencing
actions end DEGREES.
Empowering cities to tax auc-
ton ers.
Relating to the duties OF Commits
siouer of School and Public Lands.
Defining legal newspapers and that
any language may be recognized.
Making rate soc and 35c for publ
cation OF legal notices.
In the afternoon the following bills
were passed:
Joint resolution authorizing the
select joint committee to print their
report.
Authorizing cities to fund their out
standing, floating Indebtedness con-
tracted prior TO admission into
Union provided that the bonds shall
not be considered valid because OF
any recital in or on them of the fact
that they r Issued in accor-
dance with law.
Providing that teachers pay a
Iicence for certificates, to go toward a
fund for the teachers reading circle.
Giving cities the power TO extend
their authority one mile from their
boundry in order to suppress disor-
de:iy houses.
Making it the duty OF state board
OF public lands to ascertain what
money has been paid to the state by
railways by right OF way, with view
to reimbursing people who have
bought school lands.
Relating to changing the bounder-
les OF school dis'~"'s.
Appropriating A 900 acres for an