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 Will Likely Pass the Sem
ate---Causing Much Anx-
ETY. ut Pierre.
Pierre, Jan. 1.-THE following bills

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 M APP
peal to the supreme court can be taken
where the amount involved is less than
SIS.
BY Winslow, prohibiting the giving OF
mortgages or u~nharvested crops except
for the purchase Of seed grain.
BY Hinckley, appropriating $3.50 de-
ficiency for legislative printing for the
last session.
BY Wilkinson. repeating the law de-
filming a legal newspaper; repeating sec
tons 10, 431 and 10, 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 n year in
counties Of 1000 or less and 500 for ev-
cry 1000 additional population.
BY Palmer, providing for the purih-
cation Of civil elections and party con-
ventions; fixing the penalty for violat-
ing the provisions of the above law; le-
CALLING acknowledgements TO legal in
struments made prior to 1897: repeating
the deputy service law; providing for
construction of railway crossings by
township officers; to secure purity Of
the ballot and providing penalties for
the use Of money or other consideration
in elections or campaigns; TO project
game and fish and creating the office Of
game warden in each county at a sal
airy Of 5000 per year.
BY Hinckley, for the permanent re-
moval of the seat of government from
Pierre to Huron.
T~wenty-nlne 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 tele-
graph rate; approprIating 1851 TO Dan
lei Phinney for board OF men and horses
during the Indian scare of 1891; fixing
the luaAllIluii paSctlbti l9tNS va iNii
roads at 3 cents; fixing rates of charges
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 bill in the sem
ate Friday. hearing that some other
ak-I ~ N trnIaaaAh An
the house, which might delay action on
the senate bill, secured a signed agree
ment from Speaker Colvin p.edg.ng 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 in passing the measure.
Both houses practically agreed hat un-
less there is great urgency, there will be
no forenoon sessions.
The capital removal bill was introduced
in the senate by Senator Hinckley, and
is causing much concern in Pierre. The
bill provides for the removal of the seat
Of government from Pierre to Huron, and
the resubmission of the question to the
tItCtOfS at Tie BSHtfdf tftNtfoH t"O ttaiS
hence. The bill will come up this after
noon and If sentiment is not materially
changed ii will pass.
.
Northern Pacific Extension.
Aberdeen, Jan. 11.-Hon. J. S. WisheiS
of Ashley, n. D., a member of the
North Dakota state senate, was in the
city yesterday while enroute to Bis
marck to take his seat in the legisla-
ture. His name has been frequently
heard in connection with railroad eX-
tensions to the western country, and
he expressed himself yesterday as pref
ty confident that the Northern Pacific
will extend west from Edgeley the COM
ing season. He sad in part: 1.-THE three
year agreement not to extend, between
the roads has now expired, and / look
for considerable activity as soon as the
ground Is fit. The Northern Pacific has
lands and a right of way west to the
river and the taxes thereon have no
doubt impressed the company that the
property ought to be used. AS the
roads affairs are now out of the hands
of the receiver, and the Vanderbilt in
terests are admittedly paramount. I look
for renewed building. 1t can be put
ANVIL 40 q "a tiioN ~ fS
ern Pacific moves the 500, and other
western lines, will follow the lead. and
I believe the time is not far distant
when the grade between Aberdeen and
Ashley will be roned and operated"
Lee Jim is the alleged name of a Chi
naman who was hurt by the cars at
Mellette on Saturday morning while en-
deavoring to escape from the officers.
An information had been filed alleging
his insanity, and he was about to be ta-
ken to Redfield for examination when
T he jerked away from the authorities
and threw himself in front of the pass
enger engine as it vas pulling into the
station. lie was thrown against the
platform and received injuries to his
head besides losing two fingers from
his right hand. A telephone message
from Mellette this morning said he had
a fair prospect of recovering. While he
was In Aberdeen 1t was alleged that two
or three sportively inclined individuals
cut off his queue-and this to him, a
great misfortune, coupled with his other
troubles. brought on a great mental dis
turbance.
Coming Out Right.
Chamberlain. jar. 1.-THE failure Of the
bank owned by NJ. r. Maxson at Hermosa.
which at one time threatened an outbreak
on the part of angry depositors. ha been