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. 14.-There is . 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 chisf 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 moro 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
tSenator Stewart, as before. 1t il
| the child Of the bankers association
land will be pushed with vigor.
The bill introduced in the senat.
i by Stewart, of Hughes, increasing
4 the salaries of the governor and tn,
supreme. judges to 50, 900 a year ant
!. salaries Of circuit judges to $3.50
,1per year will pass without doubt
THE present governor thinks hi
time is worth more than $1,000 pc
\ year aud will sign the bill withou
any hesitation.
IA strong effort is going to b
made to pass bill for code revision
] AT the meeting Of the State Bar as
\ ISOLATION at Mitchell last summer
J committee consisting Of Suprem
Judge Haney, "A. E. Hitchcock Z
Mitchell, John B. Hanten of Water
!, Etown, G. E. DeLaLd Of Pierre, Park
II Davis Of Sioux Falls, Edmund Smit
.Iof Rapid City and 81. g. Tilton q
slvermillion was appointed to draft
i suitable code revision measure
! This has been done and the bill
4 Lnows in the hands Of the senate jud
j. Iciary COMMITTEES for revision befor
sIitis finally introduced. The attol
b ;.. ~ ..,af 4ho SD u and fhn indr,Ao