The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-01-27
From the Capitol.
PIERRE, Jan. 90, 1899.

PIERRE, Jan. 90, 1899.
Grant county has been vel
represented at the capitol dur
ing the past week. John A. Viii
iams came in on Tuesday anc
spent several days in renewing
Old acquaintance. Etfner Bene
dict arrived on Wednesday ano
kept busy looking at the sights
OF South Dakota's capitol city
So tar as actual progress in
enacting Legislation the state law
makers have accomplished but
little though the time has by nc
means been wasted. All of the
committees have been busy and
any bill that runs the gauntlet
Of a legislative committee is
pretty certain to contain some
merit. Senator Bouck's S bill
compelling railroads to carry
bicycles as baggage received a
black eye in committee but was
recommitted and will undoubt-
edly pass the senate in some
form and stands a fair chance of
becoming law. Representative
HUM OF Roberts county pushed
his free home resolution and it
will surely pass this week. Will
martins election bill and the
referendum bill have been made
a special order for this week.
The senate bill to make the rail
road commission part Of the
board of equalization died an
easy death in the house, both
populists and republicans voting
against it. There seems to be
growing sentiment in favor of
locating Normal school at Aber-
deen, the direct connections with
Day, Grant and Roberts coun-
ties should recommend it to that
part of the state. The Redtield
people have concluded to ask for
a feeble minded institution in
stead Of an insane asylum, but
there is considerable doubt
about their getting anything.
The populist railroad commits
sioners have appeared before the
appropriations committee and
both houses and presented their
demands. They ask for a total
including deficiencies, of some
thing like $45, 900. The disposi-
ton Of the republicans is to give
them a liberal appropriation SO
that they may push the cases
against the railroads to. a con-
clusion but the committees de-
mand strict accounting Of all
moneys spent. The commission
ers presented an itemized state
ment, aud to say that it would be
a revelation to some Of the rank
and file Of the populist party
would be putting 1T mildly.
Among the items that the COM
missionerss want the people to
pay for is washing, that item APP
pearing many times in the ex-
pense account. They seem to
have been very liberal with
porters and the sleeping car
porters must have grown con-
siderable richer during the past
year. Hack rides seem to have
agreed pretty we'll with these
anticorppration populists who
patronizad the hackman at the
opportunity. These
are but a few of the ways the
railroad commissioners used up
the appropriations made with a
view oflessening the burdens of
the people, this legislature will
demand that money appropriated
be judiciously used and strict reg
ulations will govern it's expendi-
ture. Grant county's represen-
tatives are not neglecting the
social side Of legislative life.
Speaker Somers and Senator
Bouck were prominent at the
bar association banquet Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Bouck has attended
many of the social parties at the
Locke and is one of the social
leaders of the select circle at
that popular hotel.
Mrs. Lein and Mrs. Smuu
entertained Mrs. Wilson of Mar
shal county on Sunday.
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