The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-03-20
CAPITAE CHATTER
The Closing Hours of the Legislature.
s} Work Done at this Session.
From Our Regular Gn1raannndaasnf ,--ss.fs.t


meet again and the pleasant memories
Of such occasions will always be IN the
lar, distant past, like a bright star, sud
denly bursting into view and as sudden.
.sly disappearing, perhaps never to-be
seen again. But whatever may be said
oi it's accomplishments, certain it is
:. that great things have been done, polit-
icaliy Speeding; and our new party has
proven itself to be sincere in it's express
sions and denuhcia ations regarding past
s nia odls 81 iFt., Il It's victory
iouf Iuas mon and
later its gradually increasing success,
culrninating finally in the seating Of one
Of its members in the Senate of the
United States for q term Of six years,
bespeaks in glowing words the glorious
honor with which it has crowned itself,
and will 60 tomake up onesof the bright
est pages in the history Of our state and
promotes us from the rank OF third
party in July, to that OF first party to-
day, a record far more brilliant than
any ever made by any PARTY OF our
country. -
But now that the session is over and
the bitter reaction in feelings comes to
our republican friends (?) they will en-
deavor to convince the people that they
have been mistaken; that they have
been misled it supporting new political
ideas; and that the only work done by
our farmer legislators has Been the elec-
tion OF a United States senator. Now,
this OF itself is glory enough for one year,
in our opinion, for it carries with it the
defeat and political burial OF that vet
eran schemer, Gideon c. Moody, a man
whose only record in all his time in ma
tional congress has been the securing OF
DUTY ON TIN,
or, in more explicit terms-to put sill
yer lining in his own pockets. But as to
laws, let us see! The people demanded
a new school system-they-,hs lave it.
They demanded a new election law-they
have virtually secured the Australian
ballot system. They demanded the
abolishment of superfous Offices, the
principal accomplishment or use OF
which were to afford a salary to some
republican lieutenant-they have the
abolishment OF the office OF commission
er OF immigration, the discontinuance
OF the salaries OF several others and this
virtually closes their doors. They de=
manded a genera! cutting down OF ex-
penses and our legislators have solved
the problem and by cutting OF different
departments in our public institutions
winch were I1se1ess to the state, and by
decreasing the allowance OF those neces-
,sarily continued, they have reduced the
expenses for the next two years about
:S25O,OOO less than heretofore allowed.
lis not this following the voice OF the
people? Have not their most radical
demands been obeyed and carried out
to the letter? Where, we ask, can you
find a party working more in the di
rect interest OF the masses? What If
the sneering conte mpt OF the profession
al politicians worth in the opinion o
the yeomanry of our fair state? Is there
not direct and mutual harmony eSistln!
between the people and their representa-
tlves? Our boys can go home witt
proud conscientiousness that they hav
done their work and done it well. L
matters not if but few laws have bee1
enacted, so long as those few are wha
was necessary to carry out the wlshe
OF the people. "RepeaI, not enact,
should be the motto. THIS legislator
was clearly a struggle of the peopl
against the schemers, and the peopl
hare won, and their verdict to the brav
boys who fought their battles will b'
..WeN done good and faithful servants.
In the matter of passed bills and til
house in which these originated, til
houses are nearly even, though many
those in the lower house are eithe
amendments or bills of minor impo
tance. The senate has sixty-four bill
whie h passed both houses and the houl
has tifty-six OF like nature. The Sc
I. ate has the honor Of the new reyen'
soll. very exhaustive article, the lie
bunk law, the educational bill and tt
abolishment of the commissioner OF IL
,nigrat tion and creatinga a law providi
for the inspection Of sheep. The hou
has the honor of the new fence law, t
Australian ballot law, and the genet
5lpproprintion and apportionment bl
.as al.p the defeat of the worlds Ia
bill.
Re-submiasiun played an importa
part in the closing hours OF. the sena1
alnrt body beng under,cnll oi the hor
dor nearly two hours Friday night, b
pie i,ill WIS ffin,ilIy brought to q se
and lost-the vote standing eighteen
to twenty against, seven absent aud Il
voting. Drew, OF Hyde ;lnd Hort
were the scapegoats in this struggle Il
a,lthough pledged 10 vote against :
bill, when the vote WAS called they
tremendously skipped" and were
hiding during the rest of the sessl'
Their names will probably aaorn 50
future page OF our states history, !
their rrecor6lS-neyer.
Appropriate eulogies were delivered
behalf OF the deceased members OF
house IN | tho desks and chairs given
the families as q lnemento. The dea
Isl Representa- atlyes Austin and He.lll
were indeed sad and those have y
aimee augmented BY the death OF Sc
tor Clark. Of Penlnngt ton county /,
breathed his last on Saturday aftern'
at five o'clock.
sga Creston.
The snow has all disappeared !
but the drifts.
Mrs. Isaac Allison is RAPIDLY reco
ing from bersspell Of sic kless,
jaime v. Dewitt + moved back to
ranch at greston last week.
Mrs. Nelson Allen came down to
,-a,,eI, 5laat week. She will return