Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-02-12
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IN BIENNIAL SESSION.

Senat and Election of Oficers-PrOceed-
Ings i'm Detail of Both Branches.
PIERRE, jan 12.--The mousse, after appor-
tiOning the governors message to the vari-
GUS committees, received the report OF the
elections committee on the Brown county
contests, those of Scattergood VS.. ]. L.
Brown and Bates VS.. Maxon. There were
majority and minority reports, the latter
signed by the only two republicans of the
committee. Upon motion of Mr.. Buchanan
the reports were divided SO that each case
could be considered separately. Upon this
question and motions to adjourn there was
an extended debate and almost unlimited
flibustering. The speaker announced the
standing committees, after ordering the
printing of full report of the elections
committee and all the evidence before the
committee on the Brown county contests.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock Tomorrow morn
ing.
In the senate Senator Wickham intro
duced q bill providing penalty for de-
linquent taxes, practically the same as last
year. Senator Preston introduced q bill
appropriating &c., 900 for an exhibit at the
worlds fair, and providing for commits
sion Of nine to have charge of the same"
Senator Bothun introduced a bill for the
adjustment of the state engineer of irriga-
tion. Senator Stewart introduced bill re-
pealing the law authorizing the secretary
OF state to employ an assistant, Senator
Stewart halls from the present secretary's
home and is d political opponent.
Speaker Seward to-day announced the ap
pointment Of the following standing COM
mittees:
Judiciary Rowe, Gardner, Bard, N.
Brown, Buchanan, Cornwall, Gamble,
Heintz, Robertson, Reagan, Walker.
Education-Knipe, Winslow, Kelley, of
Moody, Christianson, Gamble, King. Storm,
Bowel, Rouse, Heilman, Ago.
MISUNDERSTANDING f Marshall Covav
Norm, Olson, Lane, Moore of Union, Kreut-
cher, Taylor, Brown, ]. T. Scharff, Way.
Railroads-Cooper Eppard, Stephens of
Sphinx. Mccormick, Rowe, Campbell, Pratt,
White, 81. D.; Fowler, Keegan, Norton.
propriations--Walker, Hubbard, Pratt,
Karcher, Rowe, Hickman, Peterson, Austin,
saterson, Barton, Graham.
Temperance-Convers Hubbard. Bard
Jones Of Miner, Waldron, Schnauber, Ste
vens of Marshall, Moore of Custer, Davis,
Wood, GODDARD.
Ways and Means-Peacock. Davis, Glea-
son, johnson of Brown, Teets, Reagan,
Campbell, Beach, Snyder.
Counties and County Affairs-Bowell,
GODDARD, McKeel, Christainson, Bannister,
Knipe, Dukes.
Municipal Corporations - Wittmayer.
Jones, of Dav, Harrison, Roe, Hammer
Public Printing and Llbrary-Lester, Ray
mond, Hamaker, Fowler Street, Roy,
O'Neill.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills-Reagan,
Cornwall, O'Dell. Raymond, Putnam,
Bowed, Foster.
State Affairs-Jones, of Miner; Wood,
Richards, N. Brown, eleven. Arneson, Bel
KNAPP.
Insurance-Karcher,-J Jones, of Brown
King. knight, Mascrip, O'Neill, Fountain.
Banks and Banking-Bartow, Heilman,
Benchler, Keegan, Wilson, Wittmayer, Lat
eren. Gardner, Boo.
Mines and Mining-McLeod, Cooper,
Baldwin, Snyder, Douglass, Converse, Gra-
ham.
Charitable Observation-Disclosures of Moody;
Rundell, Knight. Peacock, De Caster, Aus
tin, Olson
Penal Institutions-Bard, Helntz Wins
low, Jones, of Day; Boy, Stout, Bouse.
Highways, Bridges and Ferries--White,
II. J. Hall, Reese, Gregg, Tratman, Dono-
hue, Stephens.
Inm1gration-Pratt, Jillson, swenson,
Kreusehr, Peterson, Schnauber, Beach.
Elections and Privileges-Waldron, Pratt
Buchanan. Walker, Harrison, Barlow,
Snyder.
Indian Affairs-Godard, Wilson, Hammer.
Mcintyre, Gleason, Swenson, Johnson, of
Davidson.
Manufacturers---De Caster, Bellnap,
Mellor, Maxon, M. ]. White, Schnauber,
Rouse.
School and Public Lands-McIntyre
Christianson, Knipe, Cornwall, Baldwin, II.
I'd. White, Stout.
Public Health-Jillson, Eppard. Maxon,
Hill, Way, Moore, of Union; Raymond.
Warehouses, Grain, Grad ng and Deal
tng-Johnson, of Dawson: Barton, Kelly,
of Minnehaha; Scharff, Koenig, Converse,
Sherman.
Military Afairs-Norton, Stout, Hoxeng,
HAllman, Arneson, Teals, Rundell
Federal Relations-Trotman, Welo,
Wheeler, Ruswick, Putnam.
Public Buildings-Rundell, Crothers,
eleven, O'Dell, Convey, Stout, Dukes.
Election Franchise-Mellor, Lane, Pea
cock, Stevens, B4nnister, Beach, Bach.
Irrigation and Drainage-Carrey, Daklen,
Robertson, O'Neill, Mccormick, Hamaker,
yandenacker.
Rules, Monscrip, Stiles. Cooper, Crothers.
Graham.
Correction Of the House Journal-Croth-
ers, Koenig, Kline. Reece, Kelly, Of Minne-
haha
Medicine. Surgery and Pharmacy-Hill,
Maxon, Welo, Gregg, Hail.
Observation-Disclosures, Kline, Hickman.
Peterson, Fountain, Clark, Hoxeng.
Apportionment-King, Moore, of Union;
Norm, Lane, Koenig. Donahue, Bach,
Benchler, Clark, Aga, O'Dell, Vandenacker.
johnson, of Dawson; Davis, Richards, KEEL
ley. of Moody; Keegan. Krenscher, eleven,
Nickel, Olson, Dahlen, Taylor. Campbell,
McCOrmlcK, SncafH, Roe, AFnesOfls beaCn,
Wheeler. Street, Jones, of Day; Storm, Rus
wick, Douglass, Hickman, Swenson, Fowler,
Gardner, Putnam, Moore, of Custer.
PIERRE, JAN 13.-The house met at 10
o'clock this morning and the journal not
being printed. adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon. All the afternoon was
spent In reading the journal, consisting Of
Aighty-eight pages, which contained all the
testimony In the Brown county contest case
~ 500 ftar0and va Brown An attemnt was
made by the combine to reach vote on the
matter. but after almost unlimited filibust-
ering they were defeated dnd adjourned to
10 o'clock Tomorrow morning.
In the senate this morning Senator Kilt
ridge introduced the following resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is ccmmoaly asserted that
groas frauds and irreguiantles have been pfac.
Nced in certain precincts in Brown county in
this state at the recent election OF Nov. a. 1880,
by which o large number of persons not legally
residents Of said county, We're sent there and
Illegally voted at said election, and
WHEREAS Some evidence of such facts have
already developed in the trial of certain cases
assAted that additional evidence OF like
character Is at hand: therefore
ResOSred, That the committee of elections OF
4his senate is hereby authorized to investigate
such charges with full power to subpoena wit,
pesSes and receive documentary evidence and
report the result of such investigation to the
senate
Bins and resolutions were introduced as
follows. BY Senator Kyle, of Brown, abol-
ishing the preparatory department of the
state university and for appointing teachers
only for the collegiate and scientific courses;
by Senator Crawford, repeating the Office
OF public examiner; by Senator Melville,
psoyiding for the payment of taxes with
city. town and school orders and warrants;
by senator Stewart, abolishing the office OF
commissioner of immigration; by Senator
KittYedge, q Joint resolution accepting the