Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

on the dozen propositions which
developed, and finally the testimony
and exhibits and attorneys for both
sides were admitted and the entire
matter was gone over again. At s o'clock
an adjournment was taken without having
decided the case. The bill for creating the
Office of mining inspector, the valued poll
icy insurance bill and bills appropriating
$4,000 for public printing and to pay tudg-
ments of A. l.. Carter and the Jewell MUIR
sery Company against the state were re-
ported favorably Senator Goodwin intro
duced a bill to reimburse the members of
the first worlds fair commission for money
expended and advanced by them, the total
amount being s2,64S.
Wednesday,.
The ballot for senator in the legislature
on the 9th resulted:
Ilckler ....... 81
IL
kellar 2.
LOuCkS. b
Mr.. Loucks has withdrawn from the con-
test and notified his supporters that they
were free to support whomsoever they
pleased.
In the house action on the Dowdell Shell.
don contest was deferred for two weeks,
The house decided to increase the salary of;
mine inspectors from $1,000 to $500. The.
resolution to prohibit the introduction of
bills after the fortieth day of the session
was voted down and the session will run
the full sixty days. The following new
bills were introduced: Amending the law
governing the state canvassing board;,
that a certificate that articles of incorpor.,
alton had been filed with the secretary of.
state be legal evidence of suchcorporate eX-
istence; apbrOpriating money to pay terri
tOrial warrants issued in 1862 for militia SER
vice; a resolution reducing the legislative
membership to the lowest constitutional
limit, providing for the report of the commit
tee on appOrtiOnment not later than the for
tieth day. The house passed Benson's resO-
luton for an amendment 0the constitution
providing for the initiative and referendum.
all legislative acts to be submitted to the
people for ratification before becoming
laws.
In the senate the bill to create the Ninth
judicial district was defeated by three
votes. The joint resolution introduced by
Senator Case, reaf1irming allegiance to the
doctrine of protection was defeated, and
the Populists offered a substitute, declaring
for bimetallism, a non-partisan board to
fix a tariff and reciprocity with bimetallic
nations. The substitute was adopted.
These bills were introduced: To reimburse
Public Examiner Hemingway, $136; defin-
ing the liability of telegraph companies.
The bill tiXingth amount of the t%reasurer's
bond at $4OO,OW passed the senate.
Thursdav
In the fusion senatorial caucus Thursday
night nine ballots were taken with little
change. An attempt to spring a compro-
mise candidate in the person Of H. II. Pot
ter failed. On the last ballot Kyle received
30 votes and the others about the same as
before, Potter only received l. The final
ballot stood:
Kyle 80
c
GOOuykOOntZ. d
The ballot in the legislature resulted: .
hyie
G~oOdykOOntz.
Palmer I
L
There is a combination among the anti
Kyle Populists and they claim they will
elect a senator soon. Gov. Lee sprung a
sensation by proposing John l.. Jolley, a
stanch Republican for senator.
The Palmer railroad bill passed the SEN
ate Thursday morning after sharp debate
on passenger and freight rates. A bill was
introduced to license travelling men; a
memorial to congress asking that Fort
Meade be made a permanent military post
was passed; a commission to inquire into
the respective merits of the supervisor and
commissioner system of county govern
ment was provided for in the senate; S. H.
GOodfellow was appointed to a clerkship;
the state d%ispensary law was reported adj
versely. 1t is announced here that the
bankers of the state will resist the increased
assessment made by the state board of
equalization as unconstitutional. If they
are successful then a good sized deficiency
in the treasury will be the result. Insur-
ance authorities declare that the valued
policy insurance law will drive out half of
the fire insurance companies doing busi-
ness in this state.