The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-01-19
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SOUTH DAKOTA soLoNs.
Thursdays Proceedings nj Pierre-S2,00
Reward for Taylor.
PIERRE, S. d., Jan. 1O.-In the legis.
lature today the defalcation of Mr.. Tay.
Tor received its first attention. Each
house was disposed to rush action, and
the result was a joint resolution, passed
under suspension of the rules without
objection, empowering the executive to
offer a reward of S.. COO for the appre.
hension of MI. Taylor. The amount
of the ~defalcation given in the resolu-
ton which emanated from the senate
$367, 900. This amount includes
the money due the school fund, which
money must finally be made good out
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 n hustling to get bills in
as rapidly as possible. 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 circle. The
railroad bill introduced yesterday is
an exceedingly elaborate and stringent
measure, adding much TO the powers
OF the railroad commission. 1t con-
tains forty-nine sections and consumed
at least two hours in the reading.
The resubmission question already
appears in n bill to give the voters Of
the state the privilege of expressing
themselves or the question of consti-
tutional prohibition.
Another bill Of seeming Importance
which doubtless will be the stan Ter for
stringent legislation in reference to the
custodianship of public moneys and in
reference to bonds, was introduced by
Mr.. M~cCnughcy of Sphinx. lhis bill is
likely to attract especial attention
owing to the weakness apparent in the
bonds of eX-Treasurcr 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 ofiiceholdcrs, which limits the
liability of each bondsmnn to n speci-
fed amount. and which would tend to
lessen tho tendency of bondsmen to
pool.
III the senate Mr.. Alpin introduced n
long irrigation bill, which is amenda-
tory Of tho Melville irrigation law
passed in 1891 and known as the town
ship law. The amendments purpose is
to enable townships to accomplish the
best possible results under existing re-
strictions and will. in its consideration.
be taken in conjunction with a Joint
resolution for amending the constitu-
ton SO that townships may bond at
least Is per cent of the assessed value
for irrigation purposes only.
II committees were announced in
both houses.
Senate Committees.
Rules-Aplin, Pease, Kennedy, Foote
Crawford.
observation-disclosures, Schamber, Howell,
Stevens, Hebal, Hendricks, Stanley, Kelly,
Priest.
Judiciary-Pease, Boyce, Rice, Aplin,
Wilson, Gowthian, Allison, Howard, Nc,
Ghee.
Education-kingsbuTy Rice, Whcclock
Wilson, Foote, Chamberlain, Crawford,
McGhce, Oleson.
State Atfairs-Wilson, Aplin, Boyce
Kennedy, Bennett, Foote, Howard, Craw.
ford, Oleson.
Appropriations-Foote, Wilson, Ben
ItNSSf ~ 1loNGllp l1IoODCES,
keeny, Crawford.
Railroads-kennedy, Lawrence, Rice
Schultz, Crawford Schlund.
Federal Relation-Chamberlain, John
son, Lawrence, Pease, Lowthian, Boyce
Oleson.
Counties and Towns-Johnson, Elliott
Sinclair. Belts, johnson, Hebal, Doran.
Public Buildings-Boycc, Rice, Howard
Bennett. Stevens. johnson, Wright.
Public Institutions : Craig, Allison
Lawrence, johnson, Oleson.
Public Printing-Hcbal, K%ingsbury
Howard, Aldrich, Kelly.
Mines and Mining-Rice, johnson, Bros
berg. Chamberlain, Schultz, McChee
Priest.
Appropriations = Sinclair, Chamber
Kennedy, Rice, Boyce, Foote, Howell
Allison, Bennett, Lothian, Elce, Johnson
Kelley, Schlund. Priest.
Sinclair, Smith, Rice, Wright.
Engrossing and Enrolling Bills-How
ard, johnson, Kennedy, McGhee. Kelly.
lnsurance-Chamber, Aplin, Springer
Rice, Jacobs, Belts. Wright.
Banks and Banking-Elliott, Smith
Craig, JACOBS, Bennett. Kelly, johnson.
Public Health-Bennett, Lothian, Belts
Craig, Jacobs, Wilson. Crawford.
Senate Journai-Allison, Kingbury
Crawford.
Warehouse and Grain Grading-Brook
erg, Sinclair, Wheelock, Elce, Belts
Chamberlain, Storia.
Incorporation = Wheelock, Bennett
Jacobs, BIZ 'rcrg, McGhee.
Military airs-Howard, Pease, Cham
berlain, Elliot, Stanley.
lmmigration-Elce, Lothian, Pease
johnson, Howell. Schultz, johnson.
Highways and B~ridges-Betts, Hebal
Sinclair, Kelly, Stanley.
Irrigation : Aplin. Foote, Wilson
Doran, Priest.
Statistics-Schultz. Jacobs, Aldrich
Craig, Schlund, Oleson.
State Iibrary-Jacobs, Stevens, John
son, Elce. Priest, Schlund.
Legislative Observation-Disclosures, Ken
ncdy, Springer, Smith, Howard, Wright
Crawford.
Charitable and Penal-Aldrich, Rice
Bennett, Newell, Kobal, Chamberlain
Johnson.
Temperance-Smith, Aplin, Lawrence
Johnson. Belts, Chamber, Kingsbury, Nc
Chez, Schlund.
Suffrage-Allison, Bennett. Aldricl
Wheelock, Doran.