Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-02-14


| has gone very far. 1t provides that |
| Judges and clerks of election shall re-
| ceive So day for their services as |
| such. On the face of it no great In !
crease of election expenses is shown, |
1 but when it is considered that the |
new primary election bill provides for
several primary elections for the selec- |
ton of officers and delegates at diner
ent times in year in which elections
are held, and further provides that
/ the judges and clerks of said primary
/ elections are to be controlled by the
regulations governing general eiec-
tions, with the same pay, 1t will be
seen that the election expense ac-
counts will pile up with the increase.
The cooper bill in the senate to levy
a specific tax each year for the support
! Of the different state educational insti-
tutions is to move which has been dis
cussed in several past sessions, but
has never been brought to final &C
ton The bill proposes a levy for the
different institutions in the following
sums: Aberdeen normal, IL mills: as-
4 TlCultuIdI CUiICSC- IL Aush0s *sA~~A~-
! normal, Is mills: Spearfish normal, Ii
mills; school of mines, IL mills;
Springfield normal, s mills; state uni
versity. Is mills. With such bill the
hauling in every legislative sessive
session over the appropriations for the
institutions would be stopped.
- h. q
the investigating committees suDmit-
ted reports on their. findings in their
investigation of charges against ex-
Governors Herreid and Elrod and incl
dentally named the railway commits
sion in regard to two employees OF that
organization.
Their report, which Chairman Glass,
in the house, explained was not COM
plete, charges that Gov. Herreld,
through the contingent fund, drew
from the state $2,51751; that Gov. FL
rod. from the same fund, drew $500,
all being in violation of the provisions
of the constitution; that P. J. Rogde
was employed as the attorney OF the
railway commission in violation OF the
| uc HdNinS OSGh
of the legislative session which appro-
/ priated money for that purpose, and
was paid $3.O85, and that ID. C. Kicker
was employed by the railroad commits
sion to fill the position of weight and
scale inspector, an office not autnor-
lied by law, and paid $4,000.
The committee reports that Con-
= | aynrnCsp6 desire
to appear before them to explain GER
: tain charges against him; that he
could not come at present, but desired
to appear later. The senate received
the report without comment, but as
soon as it was completed in the house
Mr.. Parmley desired to know If the re-
. port contained anything further, and
was informed that it does not he
moved that the complete findings OF
the investigation Of Jan. q in relation
to Senator Gamble, with the record,
be filed with that of to-day.
Chairman Glass said that could not
be done to-day, for the reason that the
record was not ready, but 1T would be
: filed later
l Parmley arraigned the commission
: for attempting to cast smlrch on
Governors Herreid and Elrod and leave
+ anything which might affect Senator
3 Gamble out of the record; that the
{ committee wen. out of existence under
the law tomorrow, and anything
q which it filed after that day would not
: or could not go into the record; that
+ in the January findings they had adj
/ bered to the wording of the resolution
to report facts only, and not conclu-
sions, but in the present report they
I had dealt in conclusions alone.
s Glass explained the reason why the
n report is not ready, but his action was
II declared by Parmley to be deliberate
e attempt to withhold the report from
e the house. A roll call on his motion
h defeated it by A to 81.
The anti-pass law was signed by
e Gov. Crawford Saturday afternoon
and il was filed fifteen minutes after
e the afternoon train left for the East,
carrying number of pass passengers
= At the morning session OF the house
= favorable committee reports were re-
o turned on the anti-treating bill and on
the one making the Office Of clerk OF
+ the supreme court a salaried one. A
o list of new bills was presented, none
y of special Importance.
In the afternoon session the bill
: fixing specific terms for the heads d
p state institutions under control OF the
board of charities was defeated and
} new law was made by passing the sen
ate bill providing for expense accounts
of circuit court judges.
} The senate started no new bills, fol
e the FIRST day since bills were presenta
lie, and made one law by passing the
), ''l providing penalty for wife
o desertion.
e. senate bills were passed by
the senate. the principal one being the
e administration bill requiring candi
% dates to file accounts of their ex
it penses In the campaign.
leg Crushed by Engine.