The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-02-03
Consolidated April II. 1890
From the Capitol.
PIERRE, Jan. 90, 1898

PIERRE, Jan. 90. 1898.
1t any citizen of South Dakota has
had any misgivings rs to the benefit
derived by the adjournment of the
legislature to attend the buttermak-
ers convention at Sioux Falls, all
that would be necessary to convince
him that the state has secured SUBJ
sfantial benefit. would be to talk with
any disinterested citizen who was
fortunate enough to take the trip.
Ihe Legislature is composed principly
OF farmers, there being some 60 in
the House. these representatives Of
South Dakota principal industry had
the opportunity of meeting thousands
from states far east of us. that they
left a favorable impression goes with
out saying and that tide of very de-
sirable emigration will come. as a
result of this convention is certain.
The Legislators left Pierre on a
special train Tuesday noon and re-
turned for business Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday have been the most
important legislation days of the
session thus far. The House fairly
out did itself in the rapidity with
which it dispat cheI business
Representative Hnhn Of Roberts
county. made II splendid plea for his
free home resolution and it passed
unanimously.
Representative Schaffer reported
favorably from the livestock COM
mlttee bill in the interest Of small
ranchmen, the big cattle companies
no doubt will fight the bill, but it will
probably pass the House. The live.
stock committee also reported favor
ably uniform wolf bounty bill.
By the way, Representative Schaffer
is acting chairman of this important
committee.
Mr.. Nelson's bill to change the
term of township supervisors from
one to three years passed in the
House, the bill provides that the
first officers after the passage of the
act shall be elected for terms Of !, 2
and 3 years and thereafter for terms Of
3 years, the senior member always be-
ing the chairman, other town officers
hold office two years.
The Senate passed both the Aber-
deem and Watertown normal school
bills. Under the terms of the acts
schools are located at both places,
Aberdeen gets an endowment Of 5O,-
600 acres Of land and Watertown 25..
600. 1t is certain that both bills can
never pass the House though there
is chance that they may sanction
the Aberdeen school.
Senator Bouck's bicycle bill came
up again in the senate and only by the
senator's most persuasive eloquence
was he able to save it from defeat,
however he got it sent back to the
committee. Bouck's bill to compel
railroads to put in side-tracks and
grant elevator sites when necessay,
will be pushed in the House by Rep
resentatives Schaffer, Lien, Harring-
ton and Speaker Somers, though it is
bitterly opposed by the railroad COM
panies, it may pass.
Though some Of the republican
papers Of the state have tried to rep
resent Kirk Phillips as q politician
who has been repudiated by his party,
such is not the case. Mr.. Phillips
was honestly elected governor and
through the dishonesty of the populist
election law was counted out. Many
of the leading men Of the state ad-
vised him to carry his case to the
court and though he had every hope
of success, the enormous sum of mon.
ey necessary to defray the expense
Of such case and the long delay in
such cases, a delay that would have
lost to himself and the people all tho
benefits resulting from his being
seated, he concluded to drop the mat.
ter and Kirk Phillips today has the
confidence Of the people As few public
men in the state have. That he will
continue his interest in the affairs Of
the state Is certainly to be desired.
Speaker Somers and Representative
Schaffer were prominent among the
buttermakers at Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Bouck is visiting her parents
in Minnesota.
Mrs. Macklin and family are expect
ed next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smull attended the
party at the Loche Friday evening.
For Over Fifty Years.