The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-02-15
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Proceedings Of the Lawmakers Dur
Ing the Week.

AhS tuC "eeks
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Pierre, S. D.. Feb. THE wolf
bounty substitute bill kicked up ,nuss
in the senate yesterday without re-
suit, but passed the house by one
more than constitutional majority
Inc LOOMS bill to elect county COM
missioners at general elections and
making commissioners elective at large
was amended to allow nominations to
pc made by district conventions and
passed. Martin OF Miner ridiculed the
bill, saying it was preposterous TO
PROVIDE that districts might nominate
ana then to say they We're not capable
OF electing the men nominated Close,
campbell. LeCraft, Newly and Stod-
dard, republicans, voted with the fu-
s1onists against the bill.
Inc Night of the session was over the
OIL bill, Stewart moving to strike out
the clause providing for the reserva-
tlon OF ~ per cent of the fees of in
spectlon TO pay chemists for making
aialyslS OF OIL samples at the uniVer-
slty. GundersOn was aroused to white
neat over the motion, declaring that
an unfair attempt was being made to
Rii the Dill by depriving it of it's cs-
sential feature.
GU have raised the salaries of the
JUDGES and governor, but you would
oeny the professors who make these
tests as much consideration.
The bill passed. SO to IL.
Inc Merchants association bill. cut
ing homestead exemptions from ST. 600
20 seo sZ,eOo ana personal exemptions to
POW, created a spirited debate, Mauch
readlng an address in its favor and
WA, replied at length, opposing the
Dill as hostile to the spirit of Ameri-
SaA Institutions and dangerous to the
hSme. On mttion of Close it was
AMENDED a to make personal exemptions
s.oo. LaW<on of Brown offered an
amendment making the exemptions of
persons not heads of families $3.50 in
stead of $3.50. and the bill passed. "a
to 20.
The bill attaching Beadle county to
the Fourth circuit was killed by an
adverse committee report.
Apportlohment bills We're introduced
IN the senate by Englesby and in the
house by Seward providing a senate
membership of as and house member
shin of Ill.
In the house the committee on state
aHalrs reported adversely the bill to
increase the state board of regents of
education to seven members.
A bill passed the senate on Saturday
to pay Major Mosher, formerly of the
Third battalion, $4S for services in Or
ganizing the First South Dakota vol
unteer infantry. Mosher is not en-
titled to this money if Governor Lee,
Auditor Mayhem and Colonel Frost
We're correct in refusing it to him when
the regiment was organized. Mosher
was formerly major of the Black Hills
battalion in the state militia. When
the militia was ordered to Sioux Falls
1t was with the understanding that it
was not as a state organization, but
as recruits for the United States vol
iunteer service. When the examina-
tions were made Mosher 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 subse-
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 s4S for services which the
former governor turned down. No
body knew anything about the bill and
being for small amount it went
through without question.
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