The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
FROM The LEGISLATURE.
Full Report Of the Doings Of the
Peoples Lawmakers at
the Capital City.
PHILLIPS WILL BE PROSECUTED!
lie Will Have to Cough Up."--Sen>
ator Ed. Smiths Mining Bil.--Oth>
ct Legislative Notes.

er Legislative Notes.
Pierre, Jan. 27.-It is now r
tain that Attorney General PYLE
will begin civil proceedings against
ex- Treasurer Phillips to recover the
interest money received by him
from deposits of state funds. Mr..
Pyle estimates for IN a%ppropria-
ton for his Office have been handed
to the committee on appropriations
and are unusually large. In addi-
ton an assistant attorney general
he wants an extra clerk, and also
asks for 81, 900 for the litigation
fund in the railroad cases and 81, 900
more to p%rosecutd the cases as out
lined in the governors message.
There is strenuous opposition to
the attorney general S effort to CON
troll the litigation fund of the rail
road commission. Republicans as
we'll as silver men are opposed to it.
The silver men oppose it because
they see in it a disposition to Grip
pie the efficiency of the railroad
commission in its efforts to enforce
the rate law. 1t is not believed
that Mr.. Pyle's ambition will be
gratified.
Senator Edmund Smith of Pen
nington county has introduced a
bill relative to the location of min
ins claims 1t amends the present
law and provides that when a claim
is recorded with the register of
deeds such record shall show the
name Of the lode; the name of the
locator or locator,; date of location;
number of feet IN length claimed On
each side of the discovery shaft; the
number Of feet in width claimed on
each side of the vein or lode; the
general purse of the lode as near
as may be; that when the location
certificate is filed for record in the
office OF, the register of deeds, the
register of deeds shall Immediately
furnish to the locator or locators q
certificate giving the name of the
location, name of the locator, date
of filing, book and page where re-
corded, for which certificate the reg
lister If deeds shall receive the sum
OF ten cents in addition to the sum
now allowed by law for recording
locatioH certificates, which certif-
cate shall be delivered to the loca.
tor, who shall post the same on the
said claim VI the same post or tree
where the original notice is posted,
and in a conspicuous place; and if
said certificate is not so posted
within ninety days from the date of
the original notice, such ground
shall be deemed abandoned ground
ard be subject 20 relocation by any
qualified locator; the register of
deeds shall, at the time OF issuing
said certificate, make a notation on
the margin of the recorded certif-
cate giving date Of delivery of said
certificate, which notation shall be
prima facie evidence of the delivery
Of the same.
Jan. 28.-The senate took up the
Lawson bill for a normal school at:
Aberdeen, and Hanlon's bill! for a
normal school at WATERFOWL. The
house had a little tilt over a bill to-
restore the old ballot law.
The bill to make Huron a perma.
nent rendezvous for state troops. is
in che hands of the overnor and
may be vetoed on the ground that
1t will forfeit the states rights to
the Sisseton military reservation.
While the law is apparently plain
the governor will refer the bill to
Attorney General Pyle for an opin-
ion.
Railroad Commissioner Smith ar
rived here this morning with a tale
OF woe relative to the actions of the.
popullst members of the boaru.
kirkpatrick and LaFollette voted
to allow ex-Commiss;oner To,np-
klns $50. for services as clerk at
this place since the expiration of his
term of off :e. Tomnkins acted as
secretary for the board during its
reorganization. Secretary Sawyer
being sick. Smith recognized that
Iomp5ins should be paid, but
thinks the money should be paid bv
the commissioners r,J::l..,li. RI