Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-18
without imparing others or crippling
the efficiency Of some institution.

without imparing others or crippling
the efficiency OF some institution.
So far only about half q dozen bills
have become laws aud Of these one 10
unconstitutional because it abolishes
the power Of the supreme court to try
appeals, another re.enacts present
provision of the law school, a couple re-
late to the appropriation Of money for
Legislative and other expenses and only
one, the Palmer railroad law, is Of any
general Importance. Only about six
teen working days Of the session remain
This is how the fusionists are perform
ing tie miracles about which they
talked during the campaign.
Coy. Lee is doing his best to adver-
tise to the world that the state OF South
Dakota is a bankrupt institution, yet
the fact remains that the treasury is
nearly s4O0, 600 better of today than it
was two years ago. At that time there
were something like 100000 OF emer.
gency warrants outstanding and ex-
Sreasurer Taylor was In default some
1867 200. Now there are only about
slOO, 900 outstanding Of these warrants.
The republicans did not go into hyster.
les then. They set themselves to do
their best and keep the credit Of the
state unimpaired. Now Gov. Lee and
his .'business administration" are ex-
|erting themselves to bring the state
into disrepute and the probabilities are
9hat warrants will sell at q discount
within sixty days. Had Ringsrud been
been elected governor the poverty of
the state would not have been paraded;
he would have quietly proceeded to is
sue $3.50, 600 Of emergency warrants to
take up those that fall due April 1st,
besides paying legislative expenses.
When the revenues came in next fall
these warrants would be paid of and
the state would be out Of debt except
for its bonds.
o, n. Opedale, editor of Great
Scandinavian newspaper Of Chicago
has come here on the request of Cover
nor lee to advise in the matter. he
has advised the governor to favor some
democrat. johnson has also told the
~ ~ srrni. .,s,:s " gu,,st lsis.e or cnse
democrat. Kyle processes full conf
dence. Consultations have been fire.
quent between the governor, Cherry,
Dowdell, Loucks and others and it is
limited that Loucks will be in the race
again in few days.
A Denver paper, usually accepted as
reliable on such matters, asserts that
of the bills introduced into the Colo
RADIO legislature this year 60 per cent
are OF the hold-up variety, 30 per cen,
of the idiotic class and the remaining
10 per cent really serious attempts t6
correct abuses or meet newly dis
covered emergencies. This in q good
free silver state with legislature con
trolled by ''bimetallists almost withou'
opposition. Omaha Bee.
The woman's suffrage bills had thu
right of way. In the house the vote b.
which it was lost on Saturday was re
considered, and the friends Of the bill
attempted to postpone further actor
until pairs could be declared of. The.
foiled in this. some of those who vote'
for the measure deserting them on tn
postponement.
Il The measure received forty vote
again, lacking two Of the constitutions
majority. In the senate the measur
Jared better, Mr.. Cramer, Mrs. Sim
!. mons and Mrs. Burden were invited t
address the senate and without speeche
from the senators the resolution wa
, placed Oh its final passage, carrying b
vote of 81 to 9. The house will no,
, have chance to vote on the senat
, measure.
il The populists caucused Tuesda
, night on the liquor bill and decided t
oppose the anti-treating clause, to favo
; q division OF the license between th
: county and state.
al There seems to be q lull OF day 9
Al two in the senatorial storm. Th
t ballot Wednesday stood substantial
i as Tuesday. Developments, however
: are expected the last Of this weel
/ Grigsby is working hard to get foo'
= ing in the race and has received
0 promise from one of the Kyle men
u - - = ~ =.