Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-02-16

tionS were made MOBher was let out.
Colonel Frost said that his record in
the United States regular army was
not good. He asked Mosher for his
discharge, but the latter failed to pro-
duce It.. Frost's version was suisse
quently corroborated. Mosher then at
tempted to get Governor Lee to allow
him for his services in coming to Sioux
Falls from Rapid City. The governor
refused, but did allow expenses and
transportation. The senate has just
appropriated $4S for services which the
former governor turned down. Mo-
body knew anything about the bill and
being for n small amount 1t went
through without question.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, s, D., Feb. 8.-The feature OF
yesterdays proceedings was the killing
by the house off Governor Herreid's
bill for the reorganization OF the board
of regents, The bill provided for even
regents at 1900 per year each and
gave the governor power to make new
appointments as soon as the measure
became a Law.
Mr.. Parmley OF Minnehaha county In
troduced a Joint resolution amending
the constitution allowing cities to in
cur additional Indebtedness of 10 per
cent to purchase street railways,
"~dleI"OThb anu nBHllnS DldHlb.
Bills passed the house changing the
time for election OF supreme and circuit
Judges n senate bill. an amended by
the house committee, appropriating 25,-
000 acres OF Ian for the Gary asylum
for the blind.
The senate resolution giving Cover
nor Lee his Office chair passed the
house unanimously.
In the senate Sweet tried to have his
wolf bounty repeal bill placed on it's
passage, but was defeated. and the bill
was put on the calendar. The registra-
ton bill was put over for one day. The
session was short, and the senate adj
journed after considering minor routine
business.
Pledged to Oppose II.
II Is currently reported that a can
VasS has been made Of the house by
those opposed to the passage of the
negotiable instrument LII, and that a
pledge has been signed by sixty mem
Ders agreeing to vote against the bill
unless certain Objectionable provisions
are stricken out. 1t has been the opin-
ion for some days that the friends of
the bill were gaining ground and would
succeed in passing 1t. One prominent
attorney who had agreed TO fight the
measure on the floor was reported as
having changed his mind or as having
dBIctu W Keep SlllI. n vast dlllOulll
Of quiet work has been going on
among the farmers in the body, how
ever and a surprise may be expected.
There Is little hope for the amend
ment OF the bill, as it's promoters re-
fuse to allow 1t to be changed, claim
Ing that to amend II would destroy
uniformity, the chief claim which Is
made In it's behalf. The bill was dis
cussed somewhat at the meeting Of the
bar association. Hon. G. ii. Dillon
OF YanktOn In his address declared the
bill futile for the purpose ii was in
tended. He held that If II were adopt
ed by all Of the states il was still la
BILE to amendment by subsequent leg
as its provisions became
hateful or unsuited to the state, and
hat with forty-five different courts
and legislatures to deal with the law
would oon become anything but uni
form throughout the several states. He
c%ontended that uniformity of law
could be accomplished only through
congressional enactment.