The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-12
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insist upon the repeal OF the provi-
sion in the license law which gives
the state about $50, 600 per year from
liquor sales. The coun;ies want
this money. Altogether there is 40
other prospective legislation which
furnishes a greater chance for con-
tention than the liquor laws Of South
Dakota.
The "cash funds" OF the various
public institutions of the state will
probably be the subject Of attempt.
ed legislation this winter. These
funds are derived from the sale q
farm products, hides, ETC., at the
asylum, penitentiary aud reform
school and frcm buttons at the
schools. They are now handled ex-
clusively by the boards and officers
Of the institutions, there being no
statute requiring them to be turned
over to the state treasury as other
public revenues are.
During the last ten years the state
penitentiary has handled over $50,
900 of this money. The officers are
no, under bond for the safekeeping
OF the money, and it is in the man
agement of these funds that,nuch or
the crockedness charged against
South Dakota institutions has been
discovered. This has been a hobby
Of Governor Lees but he will retire
without having been able to accom-.
plish more than to vigorously agi-
tate the turning of these funds into
the state trearury.
Four years ago Governor Lee en-
forced the state law requiring the
treasurer to make show of the cash
in his hands at tile close Of his sec
ond term and Kirk Philips, then
treasurer, had to ship in the curren-
cy at an expense ii about $500 10
order to comply with he law. 1t is
not anticipated that Governor Her
ried will exact this sort Of a settle
mentfrom Mr.. Schamber. The bond
Of the state treasurer is what it was
when the territory was organized,
$3.50, 900, although he handles nearly
= 900, 600 per year, and usually has
on hand at least $500, 900.
According to the republicans
themselves, one Of the first question
TO be disposed Of will be the amend.
ing OF the state election laws. I'm.
der the law as it now stands politi-
cal parties, such as the free silver
republican, populistand Democratic,
can unite upon the same men for
county, legislative, congressional
and state officers ard still have dis
tinctive party tickets in the field
and printed upon the official ballot.
1t is proposed to amend the law in
such manner that the name Of any
particular candidate for Office can
not appear upon tho official ballot
more than once. The republicans
confidently predict that this will dis
courage fusion between the parties
opposed to the republican party, as
only by surrenderiug their party
name and having the nominees Of
fusion parties appear under one head
on the official ballots can there be
fusion in future with the law thus
amended. The measure will be a
partisan one, passed with view Of
main aiming republican supremacy
in the state.
It is probable that there will be
little in the way of railroad legisla-
ton. There is q disposition in some
quarters to remodel the railroad
laws somewhat SO Is to encourage
the building ofiseveral lines which
are badly needed in the state, nota
bly, the extension Of the Chi
Icago and Northwestern, from the
Missouri river 70 the Black Hills.
The state can never prosper and 60
ahead asst should until this is an
mplished fact, and the people
OF the mining regions and cattle
ranges Of the western portion OF the
state are brought in direct touch
with the agricultural portion Of the