Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-14
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

more good for one person at price not TO
exceed 21f cents per mile. In the afternoon
the first business was tho special order Tor
the consideration of the Douglas county
case, Wand erlinden VS.. Clark The house
" ant into committee OF the whole and an
extended discussion followed The
speaker took decided grounds that not
only was the committees report insuih-
cient, but the allegation OF fraud not
proved Messrs. Waldreu and Pratt OF
the com nittee demanded tn, unseating
Of Mr. Clark in the interest OF
the protection OF the ballot-hox, as fraud
was plainly proyci by the e-i-
dence. A vote wrs taken and resul ell
I'm favor Of the sitting member by - 70
81 The report of the committee OF the
whole was then adopted by an aye and may
vote of 80 to 26. thirty nine not voting.
Mcssrs. Bowel, Decoster, Eppard. kreus
cher, Keegan, Kelley, Moore Saterea,
Scattergood, Storm, Nj ]. White and the
speaker, Independents, voted with the
republicans. The mem bership Is nov
fixed.
Today's joint ballot for senator pre-
sented tl O least interest yet. lhe resat
was unchanged.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. Tho senate spent
this morning in consideration of bill to
raise the | o inty on beet sugar TO cents,
and syrup to cents II was made sep
nrate or,,cr for FIR day. The bill failed 70
carry yesterday. lie house was engaged
I'm pn,siny bills Of minor Importance
The senate BILL providing for ten years
continuous residence and pay ment OF taxes
on land sufl;c ent to vest "a title, has passed
Alpo a Joint resolution fnvoring the taxa
tion of mortgages.
A bin was Introduced providing that
any stallion, bull, boar or ram couu not
run at large, and was passed..
The joint ballot for sen.tor was most
unlnterestinz. yet Harlen received ~
votes; Moody 50; Tripr, "a; Melville, Is;
Crosse. 3: Ninslo Y, 3; Mellette, y Jones,
2: Cone, Martin, Clifford, G!eacker, Pres
ton and Pickler, ! each; nineteen not vot-
ing.
TIERRF, s. ID Feb. 4.-'nteresting bal
loting for senator is beginning again
There seems TO be a determination on oil
hands 10 wind the matter up as soon as
possible, but further than this determine
ton little else is in sight yet. In realty
there seems little doubt but the conference
committees of the ind spendents and demo.
Gratis will get together before long aul
agree upon somebody who will be speedily
elected There seems little hope for the re,
| publicans to elect any man, utthey are sim
| @ pectant enough to make 1t interesting.
| The Independents to lay gave Hugh camp
bell "a complimentary vote OF % ne re
| ceivel thu full independent vote except
.
! tin and Mr. Smith, who voted for Dye.
| Crosse received one vote, that OF Mr. Clark
| Of Douglas county, and he goes home to-
| morrow quite as dis isguJted with the inie
| pendents rs Pettigrew was with the re
| publicuns when he left. In an interview
he says:
| ~ would like to know what the first
qualification Campbell has u he an indie
| pendent, except that he IL n soreheai re-
| pubilcan " hat has he done for the farm
| ersr
| Senator Mooly's vote was 81 and Mr..
| Melyille's 2e. III, Minnehnha county re-
publicans. all Of the delegation except
Mess Kittridg' HubbarI ana Moron,
| voted for VIM. Van Fps, prominent
| Sioux Falls democrat Messrs. Picker,
Ptestoo, Windslow and Jolley each got !
vote. while Mellette received and Mar
tin 4. Tripps stanch democratic b STOOD
by him, II is quite deadlock
The house this IN ornng was engaged IN
routine business A motion TO indefinitely
postpone the bill nbolishing the Office OF
oil ins pector was lost by an overwh I'm ing
vote, which points 10 the abolishing of that
office as soon as the hill can be passed.
the reason given for this Is that the state
derives no advantage therefrom for the
extra cost to the consumer.
The senate received the report from the
com mittee on the npporiionmens bill,
|
bers and the house at seventy nine Min
nehaha county Is given three senators and
six repre sentatiyes The bill Introduce
by Peterman, authorizing the state board
TO levy !-mll tax for this year AMI N
much additional as necessary to cover tbs
deficiency, was passed.
PIERRE, Feb. 5.--There were COOL sized
rumors that Mr.. Campbell would r.csiv'
enough republican otes u elect him to
ana going Ia to ~fna a Hars ptei tSHies as fna'
reputation as Il shter and stayer sine
the Louisiana election returns time IL
is much pleased with the big vote giyei
aim and feels hatterel He ans Mood,
were pitted against each other II
the c9s't.tu'ional convention On tin
other side rumors were started
that Mf; Melville would receive enough
, independent votes with the republ c
ans to elect him. This was the talk in I'll,
air this morning and had the effect o.
bringing out "A large crowd TO witness th,
Joint assembly at noon As the roll wa,
being called and the votes all seemed to b,
, going for Melville and Campbell, the ex
citement over the outcome of the rssul,
became intense. Mr.. Stearns, the sen .oi
, from Brookings county, wa, tie first ind 9
pendent to go TO Melville, the next wa,
Mr.. Bowel, of Lake, aud then Mr. Knpe
OF Brookings. The other two Brooking z,
county members were paired. IL has beer
understood that ex-pe'egatc Mathe ",
could secure these votes. Mr.. Campbell
received the balance Of the jndependen,
vote except Messrs. Converse and Horton
and on the second ballot Mr.. Horton went
to him
The senate tolay received the report of
the election committee on the Lawr.ncs
county contest cases and minority rc
port will be substituted. Mr.. Pease the
contestant for Mr.. Preston's sent failed to
appear before the committee, and the cas-,
was dismissed.
bill was passed providing for tho
publication of O., 900 copies of the session
laws under the direction Of the secretary
of state, to be let to the lowest bidder
These laws in supplement form are TO lie
circulated by the two papers Of the largest
circulation IN each county.
In the house tie following bill were
passed One pro.ihiag that fire insur
ance companies shall pay the full
face OF the policies ia case o.
loss, except where thers is gross
fraud or negligence; the senate bill
by Schnaidt providing that the clrcui,
court Of the first circuit shall hold terms
OF court rs follows: Union county, ON tho
third Tuesday in April and fourth Tues
day In september; Clay county, on tbs
first Tuesday in April and second ruesday
In October; Iankton county, on the sec
ond Tuesdays of March and November
Turner county, on tie second TUESDAYS oi
February and September; Bon HON m 9
county, on tie fist Tues lays of May and
December; Hutchhns county, on the third
Tuesday of May and fourth Tuesday ol
October; Douglas county, on the second
Tuesday in May and Fonrth Tuesday IN
November; Charles Mix county. ON the
first Tuesday in June.
Mr.. Barlow intro duced q bill for the n,
ganization Of Lyman and Preston coun
| ties.
PIERRE, Feb. 6.--The bill to abolish tb,
Office Of oil inspector failed to Iass cithe,
the senate or house today. II will be re
| considered. The hou committee reported
favorably en- the appropriation OF $1,000,
\ for the worlds fair.
! There is a steadily increasing desire OF
the part of nearly oil the mem bers to d .
pose of the senator business as socp a.
| possible. Ali parties ara co sitatinf
schemes thick and fast The cemocrat.
and Independents ara trying to come TO
| gether upon Trip or some other ava'labl.
man At the same time Tie republican.
are trying to arrange some scheme
that will balk that II this oprosi
tion, and so IL goes. Bat whateve,
ever else fails, there is no dearth Of sen
atorinl candidates To1av thar. a.a -.