Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-01-21
THE STATE CAPITAL
AWAIT THE LEGISLATURE IS DO.
ING. At PIERRE.
An Impartial Record OF the Work
Accomplished by Those Who Make
Our Laws Daily Report OF the
Proceedings.
Tuesday.

The majority Of the Legislature On the
10Th decided that nothing but q personal
inspection of the cash belonging to the
state will satisfy the laws requirements,
and have directed Treasurer Kirk Phillips
to produce the state funds which he reports
on hand. Treasurer Phillips says the funds
will be forthcoming in due time, unless the
railroads are blockaded or some other UNI
forseen contingency arises. The state
funds consist of $282, 900, deposited in a
dozen different banks. Two high license
bills have been prepared. One Is almost
identical with the Minnesota law, and the
other is home production much more
moderate in tone. Mr.. DOllaSd Of Bon
Homme introduced several reform meas
.ures in the house, the most prominent Of
which provides for the election of two
Judges Of the supreme court every two
Wears at the general election. Another
bill by Mr.. Dollard provides for the APP
pointment Of state and county custodians
lof public funds, and empowers these Gus
todians to designate county repositories,
said repositories to give bond by some
surety company, and the state and county
,treasurers are relieved from liability. This
bill provides that the county commissioners
shall be the custodians of the county funds,
and that the attorney general, auditor and
land commissioner shall be the board to
provide for the safe keeping OF the funds
of the state. An insurance bill was offered
which insurance men do not like. In SUBJ
stance it declares that whenever an insur-
ance company accepts the premium on an
insurance policy for stated amount
that loss must be paid to the full
limit for which the premium is paid.
Mr.. Daily moved that the sergeant arms
be instructed to remove the nickle-in-the-
slot machine in the cloak room. The fol-
lowing bills were given first reading: To
amend section 676 of the code of criminal
procedure by striking out the words mot
In the employ of railroad" relating 20
liabilities of common carriers; relating to
garnshee; relating to employees and en-
ployers, and liabilities Of employees in
cases Of injury; appropriating per diem of
members and employees of both houses;
creating the Office Of commissioner of in
surance and fixing the salary at 81 200 per
year; for an appropriation for the Trans
Mississippi Exposition at Omaha and pro-
viding for a commission, salaries of COM
missioners to be S. per day, and the appro-
priation to be $4,000; to amend laws re-
aating to biography; providing for the
safe keeping of public funds, the governor,
attorney general, treasurer, commissioner
of public lands and auditor to select depos-
itories; that the present session adjourn
within thirty days from the first day of the
session; that no member Of the legislature
shall be eligible to appointment to posi-
ton in public institutions until one year
after the expiration of his term.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate on the 18th: Regulating the
manufacture and sale ofintoxicating liquor;
providing for the organization of mutual
insurance companies; requiring the inspec-
ton of Illuminating oils; to enforce secrecy
of ballot; for saving and storing surface
water.