The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1891-01-23
Elections and Privileges WaIdron
Pratt, Buchanan, Walker, Harrison, Bar

son OF llay1iSOn.
.Manufaetuses- De Custer, Relkaap,
Rouse
School and Public Lands-McIntyrs,
Christianson, Knipe, Cornwall, Baldwin,
II. ID. White, Stout.
Public Healtl-Jillson, Eppard, Maxon,
Hill Way, Moore OF Union, Raymond.
Warehouses, Grain, Gra ling and Deal.
ing-Johnson of Dawson, Barton, Kelly of
Minnehaha, Scharif, Koenig, Converse,
Sherman.
Military Affairs-Norton, Stout, Hox-
eng, Hiiman, Arneson, TeaIs, Rundcll,
Feiiera! Relations Trotman, Welo
Wheeler, Roswick. Putnam.
Public Buildings-l2un Tell, Crothers,
eleven, O'Deii, Covey, Stout, Dukes.
Electric Eranchise-Melior. Lima, Pea
cock, Stevens, Bannister Bench, Bach.
Irrigation and Drainage -Covey, Dakleu,
Robertson, o. Neill, Mccormick, Hamaker,
Vandenaclier.
Rules -Moscrip, Stiles. Cooper crothers,
Graham
Medicine, Jurgery and Pharmacy = Hill,
Maxon, Welo, Gregg, Hall.
Correction of the House Journal Croth-
ers, koenig, Kline, Reece, Kelly, of Min
nehaha.
ry-vandenacker, Kline, Hickman,
Peterson, Fountain, Clark, Hoxeng
Apportionment-King Moore of Union
Norin Lane. Koepig, Donnhue, Bach
Benchler, Clark. Aga, O'Dell, Vandea-
ncker, Johnson OF Dawson, Davis, Rich,
ards, Kelley of Moody, keesan Kren'
Taylor. Campbell, Mccormick, Scharf,
Roe Arneson, Beach, Wheeler, Street,
Jones of Day, Storm, Ruswick, Douglass,
Hickman, Swenson, Fowler, Gardner,
Putnam, Moore of Custer.
PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 13-The house met
at 10 o'clock this morning aud the Journal
not beng printed, adjourned until Z
o'clock in the afternoon. All the after
noon was spent in reading the journal,
consisting OF eighty-eiSht pages, whicl,
contained all the testimony in the Bro wn
county contest case of Scattergooi vs.
Brown. An attempt was made by the
com bine to reach vote on the matter but
| after almost unlimited tilibuste,ing they
were defeated and adjourned to 10 o'clock
| tomorrow morning.
Senators Washabaugh AMI Sheafe were
| nominated for president pro tenn. by the
republicans and democrats respectively.
| Washabangh was elected by a vose of "a
| TO II.
PIERRE. S. D., Jan. To-day has been
an exciting one in the house. The lobbes
were crowded throughout the morning
and afternoon sessions aud every point of
| the procedure was clearly watched. The
attraction was the contest cases from
/ -.
1t was hard fight between the two
/ sides Both caucussed nearly all last night.
| The republicans admit it was their defeat,
but claim that IL does not change the sena-
terial question materially. There seems
4 to lie little sentiment for any republican
candidate except Moody, but this matte,
will come before tho caucus md be de-
cidel there.
The combine by the admission of this
two independents, Scuttergood and Bates
| from Brown county, will have a working
majority. They claim that the rights ol
the ten other contestants for republican
| seats are rs good Us these and that they
| will all be seated. But the cases will have
10 go before the elections committee and
the republicans will make hard fight tc
have them decided on their merits.
4 The republicans complain bitterly o.
the speakers decisions and denounce hin
in unlneasured terms. Mr.. Mccormack
the republican from Hyde, voted with the
opposition, and Mcintyre, of Codinston
after entering q protest against the indie
i pendents for not allowing all the evidenc,
to bo brought in. voted with them. Thati
will have an effect on the senatorial eiec
ton mono deny. The democrats contidentl,
| assert the election of Bartlett Tripp
claiming that the independent caucus vii
4 vote for him as ii second choice In view
of the late events this is not nltogether i'm
practicable. The two new men, bers from
Brown county we're sworn In aid tool
their seats, the two contestees GRACEFUL!
retiring. Mr.. Brown made statemcn
OF the case saying they bowed to the viii
of the majority, and were complimeptet
by the sneaker.
The senate transacted no importan
business. tho interest of the Legislature
cente,1ng in the political aspect of tn
house. The Kyle bill to prohibit the sal
of tobacco was reforred to committee o
tenn perance. kittridge's resolution for a.
iuy estigation Of the Brown county election
frauds was adopted without opposition.
PIERRE, Jan. l5.-This was quiet da
in the legislature. The election conlmitte
of the house had no more contests read
for report, but that of Fanderlindcn VS.
Clark will be up tomorrow. The contest
ant will probably be seated, which vii
give the dependents An additional vote
Mr. Hall introduced resolution regard
ing the statements of members that he ha
been offered violence. Adopted. Th
resolution called for the appointment of
committee, consisting of Messrs. Bowel
, Feets and Roberts, to investigate tn
/ matter.
Mr. Knipe offered resolution to the si
feet that a large number of federal off
, cials were asse IN bled in Pierre to try an
influence the members of the legislator
, contrary to civil service reform, and pre-
, viding that a COMMITTEES of one be ar
Il
, dent of the United States, the president Q
the United States senate and the speake
, of the house to the fact.
Mr.. Jones, of Day, offered resolutio
! for the appointment Oft joint committe
, to prepare a memorial on the condition c
the drouth-stricisen districts. 1t was car
ried,
Mr.. Harrison moved the addition of NJ
t Eoweil, independent, and Mr.. Gardner
ROY publican, to the committee on election
! This was lost
Il Bills were offered as follows: By Nj
Davis, for the Australian ballot; by Nj
! Godard, a joint resolution calling for til
: disarmng of all Indians more troops fo
, their control and reimbursement for a
. losses, and 1t was passe1; by Mr.. Bach,
Z Teapportionment bill giving one membe
t 1 of the house to each county and one add
. tional for every 10000 of population; Il
Mr. Rowe, reducing the number Of gran
e jurors; by Mr.. Pratt, appropriatinR $40
: |.1U for display at the worlds fair: by Nj
Winslow, an act 10 protect farm laborel
aud the payment of wages
. The senate jaint resolution, memora
izing congress for seed wheat for til
f | ldroutl.stricken districts, was pass st
/. Senator Teeis, of Beadle moved for r,
consideration which was tabled.
= Mr.. Converse, chairman of the tempe
. nnce committee. secured q recall of the Il
i. definite postponement of the e-submtss c
of prohibitioo, carried by the house c
e Saturday, and had il referred to cor
. mlttee. $. H. Goodfellow, chairman
: the independent state committee, has bee
]. appointed clerk of the election commit.e
. Twenty eight bills in ali were Introduce
In the honsc. In the senate seventy-fo,
/. have been presented up to date
! Senator Scott offered joint resolutlc
. memorializins congress in favor of the fir,
coiuage of silver, also bill prohibiting
y any Obligation to pay money the specific
i, tion of any particular kind.
& PIERRE, S D., Jan. 8-In the hou
!, Mr.. Mccormack introduced the followil
!. resolution, which was seconded BY NJ
Mcintyre and was carried
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowled,
of the house that great ire egularities ha,
!, taken place In the management, sale al
/, ldtsposition of certain Territorial warran
and funding bonds, aggregating in Z
i, about $S0U, 900, whereby sle state has su
i, tanned . great loss. and Is Liable to susta
still further loss; therefore, be IT.
|, Resolved, That aspecial committee
i, five be appointed By tho speaker, with ii
power to send for papers, persons and re
!; ords, to investigate the matter submit,
i. to 1t ard report the same to this house b
/, fore ad journmens.
!, Messrs. Mccormack. McIntyre Knip
Peacock and Kelly were appointed su,
/, committee. Mr.. McCormaca, in an inte
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