Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
GOSSIP FROM THE STATE cAprrAr.
What Our solon.. arc Doing & tho Benen,
Of their Con Ax

What Our solons are Doing Z rthe Benefit
of their Con /. ats
In the senate Saturday afternoon
Senator Kellar's resolution against the
single gold standard and retirement of
greenbacks came up. Gunderson's
substitute that we favor retaining the
present gold standard until such a
time as the coinage of silver can be
brought about by international agree.
ment, was lost by a strict party vote
D to l6. Prather amended the substi-
tute by resolving that an irredeem
able paper currency be made the sole
standard. This was voted down and
the part of the resolution referring to
the gold standard passed.
Senator Palmer's railroad bill was
passed Saturday without a dissenting
voice. BY unanimous consent Sena-
tor Kellar's amendment, excepting the
narrow guage roads in the Black Hills
from the 3-cent maximum passenger
rate, was adopted.
a bill has been introduced in the
senate prohibiting members of the leg
islature and judges from accepting
passes from the railroads. Neither
shall they cultivate u delicate sense of
touch.
Another senate bill seeks to abolish
capital punishment.
Goodwin introduced a bill to reim-
burse the members of the first worlds
fair commission for money advanced
and expended, the total amount being
S2,6lS.
Speaker Colvin has been ill for sew
eral days and DAILY OF Brown has been
acting pro TEN.
a bill was introduced compelling
railroads to fence tracks.
Mr.. SwartZ introduced "a bill giving
police justices in cities of the first
c.ass exclusive jurisdiction in the case
of violation of city ordinances, and the
compensation shall be IL salary of 5000
IL year without fees.
y bill which has had IL reading and
will undoubtedly become IL law pro-
hibits appeals to the supreme court
where the amount involved is not more
than $40.
by Dol!ard graduating the salaries
OF county judges according to the pop
ulation. For 5000 inhabitants 5000:
not exceeding 5000. $500: under 10000.
SOTO: over 10000. sl.10O.
The bond of State Treasurer Phillips
was approved Monday although 5l0.-
OUO of the funds were not exhibited. as
the train bearing the cash was bloca,ied
thirty-iivc miles cast OF Pierre and
could not arrive within the time lin
tied for the assemblage of the money
at the state treasury.
y question of some moment came up
Monday in IL resolution requiring Il
two-thirds vote OF both houses to sub
NIT Il constitutional amendment to the
people. III will be considered later.
The house passed IL resolution me.
morializing congress for 1.-THE FREQ home
stead bill.
Quite IL sensation grew out of IL reso-
luton offered by Kidd in the house
Tuesday. The resolution was intro
dnced in the session of 1891 and was
then supported by Kyle, who was Il
member. Cndera civil service law no
federal official shall interfere or par
ticipate i'll elections. The resolution
asks that "a senator, representatives.
registers and receivers of land offices
II other federal officials be directed
to return to their posts of duty and
leave the election of the United States
senator to the members of the legisla.
ture. y. stormy debate Immediately
ensued and II number of amendments
were offered to include circuit judges,
of whom there are four now ut Pierre;
a senator at Washington who is spend
ing his time t~elegraphing instructions
opposing Kyle: and some one wanted
to include the wives of members who
are seeking to influence members.
Representative Swartz said that if
Kidd wanted war he could have it upon
which the latter declared that he was
the most peaceable man breathing
and wasn't looking for trouble. It was
directed against Kyle. A motion to
table it was lost, as was a motion to
consider it the last day of the session.
1t was finally defeated by a vote of
AZ to IS.