Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-23
SOUTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS
Wheeler Railroad Bill Will Probably
Pass.
Dills Observation-Disclosures Removal
Bill Will Likely Pass the Sem
ate---Causing Mach Anx-
ETY. mt Pierre.


Pierre, Jan. 1.-THE following bills
We're presented in the senate:
BY Bouck, providing for a change of
boundary in the Third Inc Fifth judi
cial districts and fixing terms Of court.
BY Bouck, providing for a depository
for county funds and making it the
duty Of the commissioners to deposit
funds i'm a bank selected by them after
advertising for proposals for caring for
the cash.
By H~inckley. providing that no APP
peal to the supreme court can be taken
where the noun involved is less than
$75.
BY Winslow, prohibiting the giving of
mortgages on u~nharvested crops except
for the purchase of seed grain.
BY Hinckley, appropriating 1888 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 0,432, complied 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 bin allows 5000 a year in
counties Of 1000 or less and 500 for ev-
cry 1000 additional population.
BY Palmer, providing for the purifi-
cation OF civil elections and party con-
ventions; fixing the penalty for vlolat-
ing the provisions of the above law; le-
CALLING acknowledgements to legal In
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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; 10 protect
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.
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 tele-
graph rate; approprIating 1881 to Dan
lei Phinney for board Of men and horses
during the Indian scare of 1891; fixing
the maximum passenger rates on rail-
roads at 3 cents: fixing rates of charges
for transportation by express compan-
les; increasing the number of supreme
judges to five, n attaching Grant n
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 Colvin p!edging 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 that I'M
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
electors at the general election two years
hence. The bill will come up this after
moor and If sentiment is not materially
changed it will pass.
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Northern Pacific Extension.
Aberdeen, Jan. 11.-Hon. J.. S.. Wishei
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 *
tensions to the western country, and
he expressed himself yesterday as pref
ty confident that the Northern Pacific
will extend west from Edgeley the ctan.
Ing season. He sad In part: THE til rec
year agreement not to extend, between
| the roads has now expired, II | o
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 10Y out of the hands
of the receiver, and the Vanderbilt in
~terests are admittedly paramount, / look
for renewed building. 1t a be put
down as a certainty that IL the North
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 ironed and operated"
Lee Jim is the alleged name of a Chi
naman who was u 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 ia
ken to Redield for examination when
he jerked away from the authorities
and threw himself in front of the pass
enger engine Is it IA pulling into the
station. He 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.
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Coming Out Right.
Chamberlain. Jan. 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, has been
satisfactorily adjusted by the appoint
ment of David Sisk Of keystone, as as
signee. 1t is now believed that the de-
positors will lose little. If anything. as the
cash on hand amounts to about 5000. a
sum nearly equal to the deposits.
Counterfeiters are undoubtedly again at
work south of here in Charles Mix or
Douglas counties, as reports from several
localities state that many counterfeit so
cent pieces are in circulation. Nearly ev-
cry day citizens Of Harrison are victimized
by the bogus coins. A year or two ago a
man named Levi Clark was captured in
that vicinity with a complete outfit of
mouids for manufacturing silver coins.
but since that time no complaint Of bogus
money being circulated has been made un-
til now.
n contract for constructing the man.
moth new government Indian school at