The Minneapolis journal., 1901-02-27
.FUSION'S LONG SUIT
Resolutions Designed to Worry the
Majority in S. D.
SHIP SUBSIDY WILL SLUMBER
RemOvaI-for-Cnuse Bill Now Law
Adjournment Certain ON
March 5.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bill Now a Law
Adjournment Certain ON
March s.
Special to The Journal.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 27.-The populist mi
nority, small as it is is great on resolu-
tions. The first effort in this direction
was planned for the purpose of stealing
march on the republicans. This was
the resolution to present Ex-Governor
Lee with his Office chair. Monday another
resolution was presented for the same
general purpoSe-the confusion of the ma
jority-the production being a wholesale
denunciation of the ship subsidy bill. The
Lee resolution provoked no end of COM
plications, but the ship subsidy PROPOSE
tlon will be permitted to repose quietly
in the arms of the committee. The pres
ent status of the Lee chair, by the way
is that it is occupied by the secretary of
state, who is the custodian of the court
house, and it is likely this officer Will con-
tinue to use it during his term. He has
no faith in hoodooes.
An attempt will be made to show that
the new educational bill was framed in
the interest of the book trust, but such
talk is mere idle clamor or partisan politi
cal slush. The text book provisions of
the bill are practically the same as those
of the old law.
Governor Herreid has signed the re-
moval bill, and the same is now the law
of the state. Under this law the gov
ernor can secure the removal of an ap-
pointive constitutional officer by prefer
ring charges against him and having a
hearing, the officers coming under this
head being the regents of education and
the members of the board of charities and
corrections. Other appointive state Off
GERS, such as the public examiner and in
surance commissioner can be removed by
the governor at any time without trial
and without the assignment of cause.
Every governor since statehood has asked
for this power, contending it was neces-
sary in order to secure the best results
for the people, but no previous executive
possessed the confidence of the legisla-
ture so thoroughly as Governor Herreid,
who is the first TO be clothed with that
authority.
An attempt is being made in some quar-
ters to hold Governor Herreid responsible
for the probable appointment of O. S.
Swenson as warden of the penitentiary
at the expense of an old soldier, Captain
Dixon, who was thus slapped in the
face" and through him his comrades of
the G. A. R. The fact of the matter is
the question Of the wardenship was set
tied not by the governor, but by the sena-
tors and representatives from Minnehaha
county, who unanimously agreed upon Mr..
Swenson after Captain Dixon had volun-
tarily withdrawn from the contest.
]. c. McLemore of Lead had the mar
rowest kind of an escape from being
named for mine inspector, position which
is much sought after by the miners on
account of the avenues for promotion and
the line of acquaintances it opens up, as
well as for the salary and the change from
ordinary work. His name was actually
sent to the senate, but had to be with
drawn. McLemore was the choice of the
governor for the position because of the
fact that he had the Endorsement of the
miners unions, but the legislative delega-
ton from the Hills was opposed to him.
After listening to both sides of the ques-
tlOn for some time, the governor in
formed the senators and representatives
that If they and Chief Clerk Remer
united IN recommending another person
ne would ratify their choice but that if
they falled to agree unanimously he would
appoint McLemore. At o'clock on Mon
day the delegation had not agreed. and
the governor sent the name of McLemore
TO the senate. Before it could be acted
upon, however, the delegation got to-
gether and agreed to support Thomas
Gregory, also of Lead. Gregory also had
the indorsement of most of the active
PoIltlclans OF Deadwood, from both the
FhIlllps and anti-Phillips wings of the
p@fty~ although some of the anti-PhiIlips
men were not particularly pleased with
PhiIllps' Endorsement. Gregory is said
10 be well qualified for the place.
:, me attorney general is wrestling with
the question Of when the session ends
owing to the two adjournments also with
the further question that if an endemic
should break out before March 8. would
Ine legislature have the right under the
constitution to adjourn for thirty or sixtv
Gays and come back to finish its session
Ihe constitution merely states that the
session shall not exceed sixty davs but
does not specify whether the time is to no
calenoar or working days. 1t is an open
question, 1t seems, whether it is nroner In
count the six days embraced in the two
adJournments as legislative days and it
IS another open question whether the
legislature. with the consent of both
branches, could not adjourn for a month
or two and then reconvene to comnIete the
session The practice in this state has al
ways Deen to conStrue the DAYS as calen-
dar days and to adjourn sixty days after
the first day of the session. inclusive. the
members and the employees drawing pay
for the full time, regardless of holidays,
adjournments and Sundays. 1t is safe to
say the custom will be followed this year
and that the session will end-praise the
Lord-some time about daylight of the
morning following the Sth day of March.
Representative Browne Of Brown coun-
ty is pushing a bill that will be appre-
ciated by persons who are in the habit of
giving notes for hail insurance. lightning
rods. cook ranges and other Illusions At
the present time a man who has one of
these notes for collection can secure
fictitious indorser anywhere in the state
"a hundred miles or more from the home
of the maker of the note-and bring suit
for recovery at the home of the indorser
In this manner a farmer near Aberdeen
who gave such a note could be dragged
to Yankton to answer the case as the
suit after being commenced would be dis
missed as to the fictitious indorser and
maintained against the maker alone. The
result has been that the makers of such
notes have permitted judgments to be
taken against them by default or have
settled rather than incur the expense of
going from home to fight. Mr.. Browne
desires to abolish the power to drag a
man awav from his nounfv IN fcht nv