Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-23
COUNTING THE STATE CASH
South Dakota Legislature Varies the
Nonotony Of Daily Routine,
SENATORIAL SITUATION IS UNCHANGED
Thrce-Ccnt Railroad Fare Bill I'm
fnvornbIy Reported in Housc-Bilis
for valued Policy and Mutual
Insurance Laws Introduced.

PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 22.-(Specal Tele-
gram.)-ln the senate today consideration Of
the Wheeler railroad bill by sections was
finished and number of new bills were
given first reading,
In the house Representative Daily of Brown
occupied the chair on account OF the indis-
position. OF Speaker Colvin. Most of the time
OF the session was taken up in the house
discussing the reports and resolution. The
reports of committees were adopted that bills
do not pass which fixed a three-cent maxi
mum passer ger rate, gave the railroad COM
missioners greater powers of control of ware
houses and grain grading and preventing the
giving OF chattel mortgages on unharvested
crops, Bills were introduced for valued pol
icy and mutual insurance laws, relating to
collection of taxes providing for the sale of
real estate on which there were delinquent
taxes and for the assessment of live stock
The valued policy insurance bill provides
that any company doing business in this
state shall use certain form of policy
|, which shall state the amount of the cash
stock of the company and the amount of
risk written, and in case of complete loss
shall pay the full face of the policy, and in
partial loss. In case of failure of the parties
to agree, arbiters shall be selected to adjust
the loss.
The event Of the day was the receiving and
counting OF state cash. The money had been
coming into local banks for several days
but the bulk of it, about Sl75,OOO, came in
last night, in charge of Superintendent
Daniels of the American Express company
and guarded by company X, South Dakota
National Guard Of Huron, under command
OF Captain Ackermann. The cash was
counted by members OF the committee ap-
pointed by the legislature for that purpose
ana in the presence of the governor and
treasurer, the counting taking ptipo1ly
all the day.
In the senatorial joint ballot today sew
enaf members were absent, and the vote was
smaller than usual on all candidates though
relatively the same: Pickler, so; Kyle 30;
Loucks, 10; Plowman, IL; Goodykountz, Il;
scattering, s.
In the populist caucus tonight but one bal
lot was taken, which resulted: Kyle, IA
Loucks, IA; Plowman, 6; Goodykountz, s.
Oleson, 1.
An order to show cause why he should not
pay members 10 cents a mile was today
served on the state auditor returnable Feb
ruary 3. The order Is to test the legality
Of an amendment adopted at the last eleo-
tion, reducing the mileage OF legislative
members to cents a mile, and is direct
attack on the prohibitory amendment, for
II the one goes down all the rest go with It.
Land Commissioner Lockhart today re-
ceived an offer of the appraised price on the
Taylor homestead at Redfield, but cannot
sell unless the legislature passes a law
granting him the power.
A resolution introduced by Senator Palmer
is direct stab at Ex-Governor Sheldon. He
has been accused of selling buildings on the
Fort Sisseton military reservation without
proper notice and giving favorites of his
an opportunity to secure the buildings at
nominal prices. Senator Palmer's resolution
provides that the committee on military af-
fairs shall inquire into the sale OF build
ings on the Sisseton military reservation
and report what were the proceeds and the
disposal OF the same.
Lewis McLouth, who was the bone OF con-
tention between Governor Sheldon and the
Board of Regents of the Agricultural col
lege for lcng a time has been here for
several weeks and bill which has just been
introduced by Senator Palmer is alleged to
have been Of his construction. The title of
tho bill is For an act to provide for the
appointment of a Board of Regents, to fix
the number of regents and their terms of of
fee, and to define their duties, etc." This
looks very innocent on its face Section 4
provides that besides the regents appointed
by the governor, they, the regents, shall ap-
point an officer to be known as chancellor. |
Section provides that the chancellor shall
bo president of the board of regents, with
out a vote, and that his term of office shall |
be three years. Further provisions defining
the duties of the chancellor practically make |
him the board so far as carrying out the |
policy is concerned. Salaries of the regents |
themselves are fixed at not more than $500
per annum, but the chancellor is to receive |
salary Commensurate with the nature |
and duties and responsibilities. but not less |
than that paid to any of the presidents, deans |
or principals of any OF the institutions under |
the control of the said regents" The anx- |
iety of McLouth in regard to the chancellor |
position is that he hopes in the event OF the |
passage Of the bill that he will get the ap-