The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-01-19

q the South Dakota legislature opened
Tuesday.
At noon, the officers OF the senate
were swvrn In by Justice Fuller aud
o. the house by Justice Hancy. OF the
supreme court.
After organization both houses met Ia
toint session In the hall OF the house,
where the state officers were sworn In
b. Presiding Justice Corson and the
governors messages were read.
After hearing the communication both
Aouscs adjourned 10 = o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
The inaugural ball was held Tuesday
night. IL was one OF the most brilliant
social vents In Pierrc's history.
PIsUMS ARE DIVIDED.
The scramble for the plums Co he dis
tributcd by the South Dakota lawmakers
n over. The caucuscs Tuesday decided
the contests.
At the house cancus the following
sslate" was agreed upon:
Speaker. l.. Browne. Of Brown.
Chief Clcrk-H. &. Durham, Of Kings.
bury.
Firsa a~sistant-J. NJ. Miles. OF Sphinx.
Second Aksistnnt-Pbilip Randall. OF
Miller.
Bill Cgcrf-w. 4. Dinss. of Hutchin.
ION
Scrgeant-at-arms-J. II. Dcvine, Of
raulk.
Assistant Scr1cani-at-Arms-w. ii.
Wilson. OF Fall River.
Chief Clerk OF Engrossing Force-Iohn
n. O'Ne1. OF Minnchaha.
First Assistant Chief 81 Engrosslng
KaS..-I. - Gowen ~ rTufan
Postmsster-J. W. Abbott. OF Day.
Assistant Postmaster-Thos. Perry OF
lincoln.
Messenger George Van Every. OF
Grant.
Chapiais-Rev. II. l.. Russell. Of
Hughes.
Pascs--Mattcs OF SPHINX. Dcmaligon OF
Walworth. Doud OF McCook, Wcbbcr
Of Lake.
SENATE ELECTIONS.
At the senate caucus the selections
for officers were:
Secretary. NJ. simons. Of Dawson.
First Assistant Sccrctary-W. &. Rem
Ger, Of Hutchinson.
Second Assistant Sccrciary-R. l..
Lockhatf. Of Deuel..
Bill dicrk-Hcnry Kochm. OF Bon.
hommc.
Chief or Engrossing Forcc-A. a.
Rowan. gf Turner.
First Assistant Chief OF Engrossing
vorr-Henry Billings. Of Lawrence.
Sergvant-ax-Arms-Thos. Bishop. OF
NcCook.
Assistant Sergeant. at.Arms-Samue
HortcT. n vnion.
Postmaster-M. IL. Barnes, Of Min
nehaha.
Asz6staut DEMONSTRATION Oliver.
Of Imkc,
We hunp-w. ID. Hussong. OF Day.
MessnDsvs-McKay. OF Clark.
Cheeaip-Rev. John Askin, of
Hughes.
Pascs-F. Tobey. OF M~innehaha: Law.
renee Afley. Of Sanborn: Earl Bergen, Of
Hughes.
GOV. ELRoD'S MESSAGE.
In his message on taking UP the rrins
Of otlcc. Gov. Elrod said. in part:
Tfn tendency Of things. under exist
ing lavS. IN 90 escape taxation. and IL
something In not done. before we real.
he Il real estate and the homes OF our
people viii he paying all the taxes.
This In not right. II any class of prop
srty Ia 10 be exempt Il should be the
little nome ". the family. IL is u motor,
Sous fnff hat no tax il paid on probably
75 pr eynt of our personal property.
Momcs and creditors nrc not listed. As.
sesssss tail TO ind either.
SomcSahcme should be devised where.
by an equitable part of NIL property shall
appear on the tax rolls. IL this could be
brought about IL would swell the rryc,
nues scry materially and Il would reduce
The rnte Of taxation. The money loaneI
WIN not willingly list his thousands,
neither will the nan hat has $50 ON
deposit In a bank drawing 4 per cent.
weAasr little faith that a costly tax
commission can bring about a rraSon
ably satisfactory adjustment. However
u CHS Legislature thinks otherwise. well
and good. The state wants revenue
and The people want equal assessment
Susbsaxation aud less appropriation.
The personnel OF this legislature l.
the strongest that the people have yet
elected. You ran. IL you will. improv,
the aSrsrlnont and taxation laws. You
VIII fall of your duty IL you do no,
semedy some or the gruSs inequalities il
a prrscnt tax laws. Let Us PIT asid,
politics, schemes and combines for larg,
appropriations. aud each aud every ON,
aid the wiscSt and ~cl"arrst heads il
bringing forth an improved tax code
enc that will bc fairrr aud more cluit
able 40 enr people. and one that will puI
upon the tax rolls much property tina
now escapes taxation. With care IL cnI
BE- druwn NO as 10 cover "a larg. yarict,
Of natural and Artificial persons who n.
ceise oil the benefits OF the state govern
ment, hut bear non of the burdens"
Candldiy and seriously. the most i'm
portant question before this lcgi,latur'
In the problem ~ taxation. and IL thi
legislature does not do It's duty u will b,
the most important question for the next
and ,ench succeeding legislature. until !
In rightfnlly settled. South Dakota !
behind the times in handling the taxa
tion probirm. The time IL ripe for
oove.d0rward
Tbe tolls charged by telegraph ans
es1ephofk companies are TOO high, ans
ehe'seryicr h not always the most salts
factory. They should pay u just snt
equitable taS.