Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-16
SOUTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS
Wheeler Railroad Bill Will Probably
Pass.
bills Observation-Disclosures Removal
Bill viii Likely Pass the Sem
ate---Causing Much Anx-
ETY. at Pierre.

Pierre, jan. 1.-THE following bills
were presented In the senate:
BY Bouck, providing for a change OF
boundary in the Third and Fifth Judi
cial districts and fixing terms Of court.
BY Bouck, providing for a depository
for county funds and making 1t the
duty Of the commissioners to deposit
funds in a bank selected by them after
advertising for proposals for caring for
the cash.
by Hinckley, providing that no APP
peal to the supreme court can be taken
where the amount involved is less than
SIS.
BY Winslow, prohibiting the giving OF
mortgages on unharvested crops except
for the purchase Of seed grain.
BY Hlnckley, appropriating $6,333 de-
ficiency for legislative printing for the
last session.
BY Wilkinson. repeating the law de-
filming a legal newspaper; repeating sec
lions 10,431 and l0,432, compiled laws OF
1887; repeating the law relating to fore
closure Of mortgages by advertisement.
BY Bouck, prescribing compensation
for states attorneys. based on popula-
ton. This bill allows $500 a year In
counties Of 1000 or less and 800 for ev-
cry 1000 additional population.
BY Palmer, providing for the purif-
cation OF civil elections and party con
ventions; fixing the penalty for violat-
ing the provisions Of the above law; le-
CALLING acknowledgements 10 legal in
struments made prior to 1897; repeating
the deputy service law; providing for
,nng,p,,.tlln ~ Pailttrau gf,uainuS IU
township officers; to secure purity Of
the ballot and providing penalties for
the use Of money or other consideration
In elections or campaigns; 10 project
game and fish and creating the office OF
gam" warden in each county at a sal
airy Of 5000 per year
by Hinckley, for the permanent re-
moval Of the seat of governments from
Pierre 10 Huron.
Twenty-nine bills were introduced in
the house.
The principal measures were for reg
istration OF voters; amending the ballot
law; requiring lobbyists and agents OF
corporations to register with the secre-
tary OF state; fixing a maximum t"lc-
graph rate; approprlating 1881 to Dan
lei Phinney for board OF men ana horses
during the indian scare OF 1891; fixing
the maximum passenger rates on rail-
roads at 3 cents; fixing rates Of charg@s
for transportation by express compan-
les: increasing the number Of supreme
Judges to five. and attaching Grant and
Robert counties to the Fifth judicial
circuit.
Senator Palmer, who introduced
the Wheeler railroad bin in the sem
ate Friday, hearing that some other
railroad measure might be introduced In
the house, which might delay action on
the senate bill, secured a signed agree
ment from Speaker Colvln p.edg.nR the
appointment Of a house railroad commit
tee that would agree TO report the Palmer
bill without delay, and without amend
ment, and that no other bill would be re-
ported while the measure is pending In
the house. The railroad committee will
meet this morning and there Will be no de-
lay I'm passing the measure.
Both houses practically agreed that un-
less there is great urgency there will be
no forenoon sessions.
The capital removal bill was introduced
I'm the senate by Senator Hinckley, and
IL causing much concern in Pierre. The
bill provides for the cmoval of the seat
Of government from Pierre to Huron, and
the resubmission OF the question to the
hence. The bill will come up this after
noon and if sentiment Is not materially
changed II will pass.