The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-01-13
POINTERS FROM PIERRE.
Phillips Contest Fizzles Out>>O ther
Notes From the Capital.

Notes from tne capital
Pierre, Jan. 9-It was authori-
tatively given out tonight that
Phillips will not contest the election
of Andrew E. Lee for governor of
South Dakota. For some days
there has been a suspicion that the
contest a ever started. When
Mr.. Phillips figured up the probable
expense he saw that bankruptcy
vas inevitable. Besides, when he
had made his complaint, competent
attorneys were of the opinion that
he would not gain a foothold in the
courts. Mr.. Phillips lgave out the
statement that he had stopped pro-
ceedings because the cost would be
from S., 600 to $40, 900 aud that the
contest would not be decided under
three months, thus depriving the
parry of any advantage during the
legislative session.
Both houses of the Legislature
were quiet. The following bills
were introduced:
To reduce interest rate to 10 per
cent; to provide for a lien or grain
for cutting and h,rvesting; to pro-
We'd for a lien on stock for herders,
grazers and feeders; relating to the
election of boards of education in
cities; empowering the circuit
courts to appoint executors to settle
cases: authorizing civil townships
to sink artesian wells; requiring rail
ways to furnish side tracks for ele.
vators and mills; compelling rail-
ways to carry bicycles as baggage;
establishing encampment grounds
at Huron on land owned by the
state; for a normal school at Aber-
deen; prohibiting the state auditor
from issuing warrants without
fling OF vouchers; to cut off all fees
from state officers.
Bills identical with the last three
named we're introduced in the house.
The house established chief clerks
salary at Sc per day against $3.50
for secretary of state. Other house
employees get from 81. so for assist
ant clerk to $3 for engrossing
clerks.
Bills introduced were: For inspec-
tor of steam boilers; insurance of
funding bonds!by cities; making man
datory 2-mill county school tax be-
ing made optional in 1897; to permit
live stock to run at large during the
winter months.
Jan. 1O.-Tle sensation of the
day was the resolution by Senator
Smith of Sanborn for the appoint.
ment Of a commission to investigate
the charges that K. G. Phillips has
taken interest on public funds and
the Office of the governor for the al
legged suppression of the report Of
Public Examiner Taylor relative to
Oil Inspector Dowdell.
Smith is an alleged fusionist, but
he acted almost entirely with the
Republicans. He gave only a few
words to Phillips and almost a page
to governor Lee and Dowdell.
1t is believe that he is working
with a clique or republicans, as he
positively refused to explain his
course to any of his associates. II
is now thought probable thata res
olution will be introduced tomorrow
to investigate the conduct of Lieu
tenant Governor Kean who has been
charged with a number of exceed
ingly shady political transactions.
Kean has been exceedingly active
trying to work up a sentiment fav-
orable to the impeachment of Gov.
Lee, thus placing it within the pow
err of himself to make all constitu-
tional appointments and thereby
build up a machine to further his
gubernatorial aspirations in 1900,
but out of it all he is liaole to be come
too badly smirched to be a political
possibility in the future.
The other sensation was a roast
administered to j. Tomlinson. Jr.,
of the Argus-Leader by Represen-
tative Glass on a matter Of personal
privileges. Glass characterized
Tomlinson as an ssinfamous liar
aud a ''cowardly cur" There are
apprehensions Of a personal en-
counter.
H Z. Mavhew late an1itor was