The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-04
South Dakota.
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SOUTH DAKOTA CHARITIES AND
CORRECTIONS BOARD MIDDLE
BEFORE SUPREME COURT
FIGHT OVER LICENSE FUND
Gov. Herrcid's Pet Measure, to Make
Cinch for the Republican
Machine, Meets OD-
position.

PIERRE, s. D., Feb. -(SpeciaL)-Ac-
cording to the provisions Of the house
resolution to increase the apportionment
committee of the house to one member
from each senatorial district, the speak
er has appointed the rest of the COM
committee, Lindley, chairman; Kelly,
Browne, Fossum, Lawson, Frieberg,.
Nelson Moore, Vreeland, Hawgood
Dean; and the new members, IVerson,
BanSert, Kinsley, Rempfer, Stark, Bras,
Mullen, Stransky, Loucks, Sampson,
Stove, Heath, Wooledge, Porter, Wick,
Burgess, Davis, Goddard, Anderson,
Packard, Schaffer, Lien, Hamilton and
Chtesman. Clerk Of the committee, w.
G. McAuley, of Sanborn county.
The suit to test the title of the mem
bers of the board of charities and cor
rections, appointed by Gov. Lee, which
comes up before the supreme court
Wednesday, promises to be one of the
celebrated cases of the state. The Lee
members Of the board have secured as
their attorneys the law firm of Horner
& Stewart, of this city: c.. H. Wtnsot,
of Sioux Falls, and probably w. r: Err
win, of ST. Paul. The interests of the
Republicans will be looked after by At
torney General Pyle, and his assistant,
A Z. Taylor. With this array of legal
question that it will be hard fought,
and no point left open which can be
used by either side to win the suit.
Just what disposition the house will
make of the senate liquor license bill to
turn all the license fund over to the
counties is yet problematic. The advo-
Gates of cutting appropriations to the
lowest limit favor it, as it gives them
ground to ask where the cash is com ng
from to supply the demands on the
treasury, and by cutting off this source
of revenue, they can deprive the treas
ury of about 100000 a year. The oppo-
sition takes the position that most of
the counties would gain nothing by the
change, as it would be used as a pre-
text to lower license fees and the cut
would in many cases be greater. than
the amount now paid to the state. In
support of this they call attention to the
complaint from many sources that the
license IS too high, and there is but lit
tie doubt that this very result would oc-
cur, the bill only reducing the license.
and the counties gain nothing, while the
state would lose Just that much revenue.
The Iindley resolution in regard to the
financial affairs OF Gregory county Sc
far as the state is concerned, is caused
by the county RENTING to the state
treasury taxes collected, and forwarded
to the treasury without indic ating spe-
cl1IcallY what funds the collectors rep
resented, or RENTING several collections
all in one fund, without dividing it.
The bills to make county commission,
ers elective by the otes of the people
of the whole county instead of in dis
tricts alone, is not finding as smooth
sailing as its advocates would like. The
bills are in line with the recommends
ton Of Gov. Herried in his message, but
in the senate the bill introduced by
LOOMS has just been put over until
Wednesday, rather than allow it to go
to vote, and in the house the Packard
bill to the same end was put over Friday
rather than to chance an adverse vote
as 1t stood, and when it comes back it
W1llcontain several amendments to make
it more specific. The Republicans are
anxious to set this measure through, as
they think it will enable them to elect
solidly Republican boards of commission
ers in most of the counties.