Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-20
THE SOLONS AT PIERRE
A FEW COMMENTS ON WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.
Tho Senatorial Situation as Uncertain as
ENer-Much Speculation But Very Little
Authentic International Number OF
N1eritoriOus Measures.

PIERRE, S. D.-Special: The mt,
notony of useless senatorial ballot,
gives no promise of immediate breahing,
and both houses appear to have deter,
mined to proceed with the routine worl,
as if no ambitions were being toved
with, and no great Interstate question
at stake. In line of this determination
the various state interests will be looked
after with increasing zeal as the few re.
naming weeks of the session draw to a
close.
OF the senatorial situation there is lit
tie new which can be written. Not
South Dakota editors alone but those
OF all neighborng states, have had their
say, loosely and soberly, concerning
our apparently intermidable dead lock.
Talks OF combines on combines, trades.
agreements, compromises and coming
surprises is as plenty us suow flakes in u
blizzard; but facts do not bear out even
the most plausible theories. That this
legislature will not re-elect Senator
Moody is apparent to most people. That
the democrats will finally stampede the
independents to the support of Bartlett
Irlpp grows moro improbable every day.
! That any one of the avowcd candidates
holds the talisman of certain success.
Immediate or remote, may we'll be
| doubted. What then? Nothing but wait
| and see. That ''time which makes all
things event. must do what the finest of
political engineering has Us yet failed
to accomplish.
Several measures OF very general in
tercst have received attention. The first
OF these to become a law, under an emer-
gency clause, was the bill against adul.
terry, it having been discovered that the
former legislature had neglected to pro-
vide punishment for the crime. Another
measure of Importance is the require
ment that attorneys shall be admitted tc
practice by the supreme court only, ir
place of every minor court of record
being an open door into the profession
Less lawyers, but better ones, is the ba
sis the alliance seems willing to compro
mise upon since it cannot do away will
them altogether.
1t looked at one time as if the oil in
spector was to stay, the bill abolishins
the Office having been indefinitely post
poned; but this motion was reconsidered
and although still with us, that otfica
has no enduring guaranty of his posi-
ton.
The bill which was introduced TIN
other day by Senator Sheafe for hom
for the blind and friendless orphans
not to be another burden to the state
Last winter Col. Sheafe secured the pas
sage through congress of bill givin
South Dakota the military reservation
which forms part OF the Wahpeto
and Sisseton reservation. The Ian
embraces $4,000 acres and it is over an
above the donation OF land for state il
situations. Col. Sheafe says that if 4, SO
acres of this land were granted to tn
now institution, it could be sold for suf
cicnt money, together with what Water
town will give, to erect suitable built
ngs and maintain the institution.
After large amount of thought al
hours spent in conference, the sena
apportonment committee settled up'
the following as the apportionment f
the next legislature: