Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-01-20

The bill to repeal the provision Of law
which requires county treasurers to en-
dorse the amount Of state tax upon the
back of tax receipts, did not get very far
on the vote after warm contest on the
floor, but went down with but few votes
in ite favor.
The Black Hills got good representa-
ton on the new committee on labor
which was created by the rules commit
tee, Hursh, of Lawrence, being chair
man, with Spargo, OF Lawrence, and
Martin, of Meade, as members of the
committee.
The west river country is also well
represented on the new committee on
rural credits, with Hall, Of Lyman, as
chairman; Jeffries, OF Stanley, and
Guilfoyle, of Fall River, as members.
The Guilfoyle bill to grant wives and
widows of old soldiers legal rights at the
Soldiers Home is not getting smooth
shedding so far as talk Is concerned.
The board of managers Of the home de-
cline to make Recommendation either
passed they will need not less than
sixty thousand dollars addition to the
home appropriation to carry out its pro-
visions, and this is rather deterrent.
The Hall bill, providing for county
dipping tanks, with an inspector OF
tanks whose expenses are to be paid by
the county, and the regulations for the
dipping of live stock will be of more
than passing interest in the stock-rais-
ing section of the state, as will the bill
which provides for cancellation of all
brands now registered with the Secre-
tary of State, and for the re-registration
Of brands, .hc alleged reason being to
eliminate dead" brands from the rec
ords.
The Bucholz bill to provide more lib
eral regulations for voting by mail s
intended to prevent a possible recur
renee of the situation last fall which
caused a number of the soldiers on the
border to loose their votes by not being
able TO get them to the polling places
before the time of closing of the polls.
The principal bill of general interest
passed in either house the past week
was the resolution to again submit the
question of equal suffrage at the next
general election, which passed the SEN
ate by vote of thirty-one to twelve
and is now in the hands of the house
committee. The women hope to get
house action on the resolution before
the recess adjournment Thursday.
The sensation of the week was the
open address Of DIR. Jones, of the State
| University, in the House Chamber Fri
day morning, in which he denounced
those who he alleges have been making
false and malicious charges against him,
and declaring that his work is in the
open, and that he has nothing to con-
ceal in any way in what he is doing.
The impeachment complaint filed by
Frank Lockhart, of Rapid City, against
Judge Levi McGee of the Seventh Cir
cult promises to be the sensation of the
session before it is finished
One Of the bills presented Monday
was to appropriate money for crops OF
settlers which had been destroyed by
game animals in the State Game Pre-
serve, by Nevin.
The senate passed the resolution by
Hale memorializing congress TO make q
permanent military training camp OF
old Fort Meade.
Evans introduced bill in the senate
Monday asking for ten thousand dollars
for the erection of a live stock pavilion
at Belle Fourche 10 encourage breeding
Of high grade cattle.