The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-15
The Republican Jig Is Up.
Brown County Represen-
tatives Unseated.
A Sudden and Unexpected Action on
the Part OF the House Mem
bsrship To-Day.
Bills introduced In the Nebraska
Acknowledgment
Proceedings.

be nnseated. The republican Jig Is ul
and Moody's goose Is cooked. The thinl
came suddenly and unexpectedly jus
before adjournment OF the house at
o'clock. The house went into committed
OF whole 90 consider the cases. Brown
OF Brown. spoke for the contestant and
urged that the sitting members were
not entitled 20 seats. He read the law
covering contest cases and citing the
decision OF Judge Campbell In the case
Of the Brown county officials. The
republicans decided not 10. discuss
In committee OF the whole. but TO speak
direct 20 the question In the house, where
roll call conld be ordered. Tho com
mittee adopted motion recommending
10 the house the adoption OF majority
report After first voting 10 reject the
minority report by 60 10 81, IL was ex-
pected that an interesting discussion
would come this afternoon, but after the
committee rose motion 10 adopt the re-
port
Was Rmshes Thrsaxh
BY the speaker, while Buchanan vainly
shouted for recognition. The speaker
gave no chance for discussion. lie saw
no one, heard no one, bat In one and the
same breath put the motion and de-
clared II carried The republicans are
hot They denounee the proceedings as
outrageous, but the thing Is done
and cannot be helped. AT the
opening OF the session Gleason. Of
Kingsbury, who Monday said he was OPP
posed 70 q gag law and voted with the
republicans. arose on a question OF
privilege. He asked the speaker II he
were not an American citizen. The
speaker thought he was. Gleason then
said ha thonaht ho h@a . rashs ta,-sae
as he choose. hut this morning he had
ave times been
ThrsAtspsa with Personal violence
n he voted outside the combination. He
declared he would vote as he thought
best. Holding himself responsible in
sight OF God, In spite OF all such threats,
and an attempt was made 10 correct the
Journal to show that the house did not
resolve itself Into committee OF the
whole, but was SO resolved by the
speaker. The combination voted the
motion down, rs they did nearly
all motions Of Importance and were
unanimous against anything coming from
the republican side. Ii Is likely the re-
port would have been adopted IN par
llamentary way, as Mccormack, repub-
Iican, seemed 10 believe the contestants
entitled 10 seats. He evidently intended
80 10 vote. The republicans, however,
object 10 Stewards gross unfairness.
Yesterday Proesedings.
prKRaE, Jan. is.--The house met at 10
q. .eleeh this morning and rhe Journal fsot
being printed, adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon. ali the afternoon was
spent In reading the Journal consisting OF
elrhty-elght pages which contained all the
testimony in the Brown county contest case
OF Scattergood We. Brown. An attempt was
made by the combine ~ reach vote on the
matter, but after almost unlimited hlibust-
ering they were defeated and adjourned TO
10 o'clock Tomorrow morning.
In the senate this morning senator Kilt
ridge introduced the following resolution;
.swaERRAs, It Is commonly asserted that
gross frauds and irregularities have been prac-
tiead in certain precincts In Brown county IN
this state at the recent election OF Nov. 4. leu,
by which large number OF persons mot iegAity
residents OF said county, were sont tnere ana
Illegally voted at said election. and
WnKnKAs, Some evidence OF sueh facts have
already developed In the trial Of certain cases
asserted that additional evidence OF like
character u ~ hand therefore
) Resolped That the committee Of elections Of
.,sss. charves win fal power 10 snhp0nn wit
nesses and recefve documentary evidence and
report the result OF such investigation 10 the
senate.
nllls and resolutions were introduced as
follows. ny senator Kyle, Of Brown, abol-
lahing the preparatory department of the
state university and for appointing teachers
:. 1onIy Tor the coIIeulate and scientific courses;
by senator Crawford. repeating the Office
of public examiner by Senator Melville.
providing for the payment of taxes WITH
CITY, town and school orders and Warrants
by senator stewart. abolishing the ONCE of
commissioner uf Immigration; by senator
Klttraame Joint resolution accepting the
glfs Of the state house as follows:
WHEREAS, The Western Town Lot company
has nled deed with the secretary OF state
conveying 90 the state Of South Dakota a Get
tain 1J-acre tract OF ground known ~ block III.
III the fourth railway addition b. the city Of
wTsmras. The Capital Building company OF
the city OF Pierre has filed bill Of sale con.
yeying certain building known as tile capitol
bulIdinQ and now used By the state ofsicers at
ene state OF south Dakota, with the secretai y
of stmta conveying said building 60 the state Of
aonth Dakota. be ID
Regotped by the senate of south Dakota, the
honsa of representative concnrring, Thai
said building and tract OF land be accepted bl
the state of South Dakota and tae thanks q
Ehe legislature be returned 70 the donors OF ths
eEsas.e~ s,r..perfv namely the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company and the Capi
tal Building company.
Senators Washabaugh and aheafe wers
nominated for president pro tenn. by ths
republicans aud democrats respectively
Wsshabaugh was elected by & vote OF ~ 4
81. Adjourned.
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