Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-06
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

sAoA W. IA
yesterday morning 10 a7g7s- ont their eau.
Gus plan TO place all legislative matters in
the hands Of a sitting committee, but az.
ter sparrlng, for two hours the measure
was defeated.
The battle royal OF the whole session
was on the bill creating the office OF com.
missioner OF insurance. with an appropria.
tlOn or 1000.
Representative Burke opposed the meas.
uTe because Il would create a new Office
with an additional expense.
Representative Weeks populist, de.
clared IL was "A party measure: that the
Office was to be created for the benefit of
democratic and populist newspapers He
sad the necessity FOR the creation Of the
Office was In the fact that this work was
now done by a clerk In the auditors office.
who receives "A salary of 81, 800. In other
words they wanted this office purely foi
the the distribution OF 5000 worth Of pat.
ronage among the ~popullsts newspapers of
the state at "a cost 10 the state of 5000.
Weeks said II was only a matter OF party
spoils.
Representative Schwartz. populist. did
pot regard this as a party measure. lie
believed that such measures were incor-
porated in their party Platform, and he
was strongly opposed TO the rotten sub.
%terfuge' that this was a party, measure.
itor who did this work for 81, 200 a year.
while the new office called for an outlay OF
5000. He people did not elect him to i'm
pose additional burdens OF taxation upon
them, and he was opposed TO the bin.
Representative Necr. pOpulist, declared
that Ii was owing 20 machine practices in
both parties hat the populist
party was formed. but he could conceive
OF no greater act of machine rule than the
proposed bin. and he would oppos IL.
Representative Dollard offered the sug-
gestlon that $i.O00 be appropriated for the
populist papers and that the additional
expense OF 5000 a year by creating an in
surance commission to distribute this
amount be dispensed with.
Motions to postpone and delay action
were, frequent and finally the bill was
killed by "a vote of 30 TO 80.
During the flibustering the chair was
overruled twice on appeals. IT il probable
that this bill may come up again II the
fusionists can gather any additional
strength, A bill similar In character VIII
be introduced in the senate today.
A favorable report was made on the bill
prohibiting the soliciting or acceptance of
railroad passes by members OF the legls;a-
ture, hut the house put II on the calendar
where IL will never be reached.
The bin requiring a license from travel
ing statesmen and peddlers has been
amended TO exempt travelling men who
solicit orders for wholesale houses from
The bin fixing the schedule OF salaries Of
states attorneys for each county passed
the house amended to give to Douglas
county $500 per year instead OF $500.
The bill TO tax professional men was re-
ported without recommendation and viii
pass.
and chattel mortgages was reported ad-
vcrsely 20 the house.
The law requiring that three-fourths Of
the jury In civil cases may render a YER
dict has been recommended for repeal.
The bill providing for the election of SUI
preme court Judges for two four and six
districts respectively, has been reported
favorably.
New Hills.
Pierre, Feb. 24.-The following bills were
introduced in the house:
BY the committee Oh state affairs, "A
inint resolution for tho rp1nnNal pf tho
capital to Huron.
by Mr.. Holmes, for the consolidation. of
county. road, bridge, school and general
funds into one fund.
By Mr.. GOWN, appropriating $lG5 de.
hctency for the railroad commission.
BY Mr.. Donahue, appropriating money
ssSetGting ". w. Taylor. ''' ''''' )" pro-
BY Mr.. Benson, to repeal the law tax.
Ing railroad, telegraph and telephone com
panieS on gross earnings.
By Mr., Kidd to prevent employment of
minors as telegraph operators,
BY the committee on appropriations, ap.
proproiating 1890 deficiency for the rall.
road commission.
BY Mr.. Goddard prescribing the man,
agemcnt Of ferries.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, Feb. 2j.-ln the house yesterday
the salary of the speaker was increased to
$40 per day.
Four thousand dollars was appropriated
to pay for furniture for the state uni.
verslty.
The appropriation committee has agreed
to allow $780, coo for maintenance of the
state insane asylum, but the request for
$4,000 for Improvements Will be denied.
The house passed a bill increasing the
standard for inspecting Illuminating oil
also the bill providing for storage OF water
I'm lakes and streams for the public good
also a bill prohibiting, the wearing OF
high hats at theaters, The latter measure
occupied considerable time and caused
considerable merriment.
The populists got more in line today
than they have been yet ana succeeded II
securing n consideration for the insurance
commissioner bill. II wilt probably come
The resolution TO appoint a sitting com
mittee Will be recommended also. The
populists mustered 40 votes, while the op.
position could only show 80.
The senate bill taxing rain warehouses
ON which "a contest lasted a week, was
killed I'm the house by being indefinitely
postponed.
In the senate the following bills are
ready for final passage: For refundinl
Eankton county'S Indebtedness; requiring
holders of mortgages to file their address
with register OF deeds: requiring the gov
ernor to execute a Quit clam deed 70 Mrs.
A. G.. Mellette, for her home at Water
town, the deed of which was seized with
the assets of eX-Treasurer Taylor.
The valued insurance policy bill was
made a special order for Tuesday next and
Will be defeated.
The bill extending time for payment OF
1896 taxes was defeated.
The liquor bill and the equal suffrage
bill are due to appear In the house today
but the calendar Is so heavy that constd'
GRAFTON of either of these measures Is
doubtful.