Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-24
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Wheeler, Roswick. Putnam.
Public Buildings-Rundell, Crothers,
eleven, O'Dell, Convey, Stout Dukes.
Electric Tranchise-Meilor, Lana, Pea
cock, Stevens. Bannister, Beach, Bach.
Irrigation and Drainage Convey, Daklen,
Robertson, O'Neill, Mccormick, Hamaker,
Vandenacker
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.
Usury-Vandenacker, Kline, Hickman,
Peterson, Fountain, Clark, Hoxeng.
Apportionment-King, Moore Of Union
Norm, Lane, Koenig, Donahue, Bach.
BenchIer,. Clark. Aga. o'Dell, vanden'
ards, Kelley of Moody, Keegan, Kren,
scher, eleven, Nickel, Olson, Dahlen,
Taylor. Campbell, Mccormick, Scharff,
Roe, Arnesop, 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 and the journal
not being printed, adjourned until (
o'clock in the afternoon. All the after.
noon was spent in reading the journal,
consisting of lightweight pages, which
contained all the testimony In the Bro wn
county contest case of Scattergoo1 VS..
Brown. An attempt was made by the
CON bine to reach u vote on the matter but
after almost unlimited flibusteriug they
were defeated and ad iourned to 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Senators Washabaugh AMI Sheafe were
nominated for president pro TEN. by the
republicans and democrats respectively.
Washabaugh was elected 10y a vote of "a
TO II.
PIERRE, S, d., Jan. l4-Today has been
an exciting one In the house. The lobbies
were rowde throughout the morning
and afternoon sessions and every point OF
the procedure was clearly watched. The
attraction was the contest cases from
Brown county
1t was n hard fight between the two
sides. Both caucussed nearly all last night.
The republicans admit 1t was their defeat,
but claim that IL does not change the sena-
terial question materially. There seems
to be- little sentiment for any republican
candidate except Moody, but this matter
will come before the caucus and be de-
cidel there.
The combine, by the admission of the
two independents, Scattergood and Bates,
from Brown county, will have IA working
majority. They claim that the rights OF
the ten other contestants for republican
seats are as good as these and that they
will all be seated. But the cases will have
10 go before the elections committee and
the republicans will make IA hard fight to
have them decided on their merits.
The republicans complain bitterly of
the speakers decisions and denounce him
in unmeasured terms. Mr.. Mccormack,
the republican from Hyde, voted with the
opposition, and Mcintyre, OF Codington,
after entering "a protest against the indie
.nAanta To-. not aItnpvipy oil fhp ayfdanca
to he brought in, voted with them. That IL
will have an effect on the senatorial cleo
ton none deny. The democrats confidently
assert the election of Bartlett Trtpp
claiming that the independent caucus Will
vote for him as "A second choice. In view
of the late events this Is not altogether i'm.
practicable. The two new members from
Brown county were sworn in and took
their seats, the two contestees gracefully
retiring. Mr.. Brown made "a statement
Of the case saying they bowed TO the will
of the majority, and were complimented
by the speaker.
The senate transacted no important
business, the interest of the legislature
centering in the political aspect of the
house. The Kyle bill TO prohibit the sale
OF tobacco was referred TO a committee on
temperance. Kittrid ge's resolution for an
in. estigat on of the Brown county election
frauds was adopted without opposition.
PIERRE, Jan. l5.-This was a quiet day
in the legislature. The election com mittee
of the house had no more contests ready
for report, but that of Nanderlinden VS..
Clark will be up tomorrow. The contest.
ant will probably lie seated, which will
give the independents an additional vote.
Mr.. Hall introduced IA resolution regard
ing the statements of members that he had
been offered violence. Adopted. The
resolution called for the appointment of o
committee, consisting of Messrs. Bowel,
Teets and Roberts, 10 investigate the
matter.
Mr.. knipe offered a resolution TO the Of
feet that a large number OF federal Off
erals were assem- bled in Pierre to try and
influence the members of the legislature
contrary to civil service reform, and pro
yiding that "A committee of one be APP
pointed to call the attention OF the presi-
dent of the United states, the president of
the United States senate and the speaker
of the house to the fact.
Mr.. Jones, of Day, offered a resolution
for the appointment of a joint committee
to prepare a memorial on the condition of
the drouth-stricken districts. 1t was car
ried,
Mr.. Harrison moved the addition Of Mr..
Bowel, Independent, and Mr.. Gardner,
republican, to the committee on election.
This was lost.
Bills were offered as follows: BY Mr..
Davis, for the Australian ballot; by Mr..
GODDARD, n Joint resolution calling for the
d%isarming of all Indians, more troops for
their control and reimbursement for all
losses, and it was passed; 10y Mr.. Bach, a
reapportionment bill giving one memb Der
of the house to each county and one addi
tional for every 10000 of population; by
Mr.. Rowe, reducing the number of grand
jurors; by Mr.. Pratt, appropriating Sl0,-
90 for display at the worlds fair; by Mr..
Winslow, an act to protect farm laborers
and the payment of wages.
The senate joint resolution, memorial
izing congress for seed wheat for the
drouth-stricken districts, was passed.
Senator Teets, of Beadle, moved for "a re.
consideration which was tabled.
Mr.. Converse, chairman of the temper
ance committee, secured a recall of the In.
definite postponement of the re-submisslo ION
of prohibition, carried by the house on
Saturday, and had IL referred to a com.
mittee. 5. II. Goodfellow, chairman OF
the Independent state committee, has been
appointed clerk of the election committee.
Twenty eight bills in all were introduced
In the house. In the senate seventy-four
havo been presented up to date.
Sena.or Scott offered "A joint resolution
memorializing congress- in favor of the free
coinage of silver, also a bill prohibiting In
any obligat on to pay money the speci6ca
ton of any particular kind.
Pierre, s d., Jan. FLA the house
Mr.. Mccormack introduced the following
resolution, which was seconded By Mr..
Mcintyre and was carried
Whereas, Ii has come TO the knowledge
of the house that great IRE gularities have
taken place in the management, sale and
disposition of certain territorial warrants
and funding bonds, aggregating in all
about $500, 900, whereby the state has sus
tanned q great loss, and is liable to sustain
still further loss; therefore, be it.
Resolved, That a special committee oil
Eve be appointed by the speaker, with the
power to send for papers,, persons and rec
ords, to investigate the matter submitted
to IL and report the same to this house be.
fore ad adjournment.
Messrs. Mccormack, Mcintyre, Knipe,
Peacock and Kelly were appointed such
committee. Mr.. Mccormack, in an inter,
view, states that there are public charges
to this effect and be takes this method oil
investigating them within the party. Ths
governor and treasurer were seen and SAL
that there is nothing. to their knowled &c
to warrant the resolution. The lost bonds
are the 3Xs, which brought a premium Of
n hall. years interest. The REMAINING
werrants are on the call for February Is
Stringent money markets nave caused de
lays In payment.
Among the bills introduced today were
the following: BY Rowe, q bill to proven,