The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-19
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preparation for the beginning Of a
permanent crpitol building. In that
case Senator Stewart, chairman Of
the senate committee on appropria-
tions is the exception to the rule.
Pennington county's members in
the legislature are among the most
active and and conspicuous. Sena-
tor Bennett is on the following COM
mittees: Mines and mining, rules,
elections, railroads and schools and
public lands. Representative Ma
dill will work with the committees
on mines and mining, penal instltu-
tions and immigration, while Repre-
sentative Hamilton is on the COM
mittees of mines and mining, state
affairs and usury.
Pierre, Jan. 4.-There is 8 row
on among the forces in the republi-
can party which have usually work
ed in unison and the introduction of
anti-railroad legislation at no dis
tant date backed by such men as
Congressman Burke, Dave Williams,
Ed Kennedy, Jim Elliott and lesser
lights Of the political fraternity
which has been the chief support of
A. B. Kittredge during the past
few years will be no surprise. Here.
tofore these men have been with
the railroads and they are not now
against them, if reports from appar-
emily authentic sources are true, be
cause of any change Of any change
of heart or principle, but because
they have not been able to use the
roads, especially the Northwestern,
to further their personal political
ends.
The beginning of the trouble
dates back more than two years.
For many years the republican lead.
ers of South Dakota were able to re-
ly upon the Chicago and Northwest
ern road to help them in their poll
tics. Out Of railroad favoritism for
the republican party the fusionists
gathered much Of the strength
which gave them the legislature and
the governor in 1897 and the govern
or again in 1898. The. railroads
seemed to realize, after being whip
ped the second time, that their only
means Of escaping more drastic
measures was to get out Of politics
as far as they could.
The famous negotiable instru-
ment bill" which was knocked into
a cooked hat in the house two years
ago has made its appearance in the
senate again, being championed by
Senator Stewart, as before. It is
the child Of the bankers association
and will be pushed with vigor.
The bill introduced in the senate
BY Stewart, Of Hughes, increasing
the salaries Of the governor and the
supreme judges to 81, 900 a year and
salaries Of circuit judges to $1,000
per year will pass without doubt.
The present governor thinks his
time is worth more than $1,000 per.
year and will sign the bill without
any hesitation.
F "a strong effort is going to be
made to pass q bill for code revision.
AZ the meeting Of the State Bar as
sociation at MitcheiIlast summer a
committee consisting Of Supreme
Judge Haney, A. E. Hitchcock Of
Mitchell, John B. Hanten Of Water.
town, g. 3. DeLa1d Of Pierre, Parke
Davis Of Sioux Falls, Edmund Smith
Of Rapid City and 81. e. Tilton Of
Vermillion was appointed to draft 3
suitable code revision measure.
This has been done and the bill is
now in the hands Of the senate judi.
ciary committee for revision before
I is finally introduced. The attor-
neys Of the state and the judges Of
ali the courts are practical unit in
fsyorEof revision, and have been for
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four years. An attempt was made
TO pass 8 revision bill IN the session
I Of 1897, but tmet such q storm Of
fsiisapproyal, Notwithstanding the
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