Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-21
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

preme court instead of the circuit, and "A
resolution directed to congress favoring
the foreclosure OF the Union and Central
Pacific railroad mortgages. In the houss
n resolution was offered by Mr.. Bowel
that Mr.. ireland, the reporter for the
Capital, be expelled from the floor for
maliciously misrepresenting the mem bo RS
in his reports. After a somewhat heated
discussion 10y both sides ani the reading
OF the articles in question, which con.
vulsed the house with laughter. Mr..
Bowel finally withdrew the motion. The
articles which caused the principal trou BILE
referred to a number of prominent inde-
pendents as anarchists.
The joint ballot for senator was as tame
as the other proceedings. Only 1872 mem
bers voted. Mr. Campbell received Al
and Mr. Melville -. Trip 2j, Moody %,
Clark &, Mellette 5, Preston, Dawson,
Crosse and Kyle l each. Mr. Bowel
changed his vote from Melville to Tripp.
and Mr. Scharf, independent voted for
Iripp Mr.. Clark is the senator from PEN
nington. The speaker brought down the
house by vsitng for General Dawson, Of
Deadw wood.
The senate bill requesting this states
comm SIS oners to labor for the closing of
the worlds fair on Sundays never got out
of the senate, where it died South Dakota
will probably 20 on record as reticent on
this question and the worlds fair and
even our representatives there may neye r
hear of our honorable senator's action in
matter, if it may be called such
OF the $50 bills that have been In ntroduce1
in each house already, making total of
over 800 that have been proposed for the
consideration of this body, nearly all of
them are for the purpose of repeating
some law now on the atute books. This
10 one hopeful sign for which the people
may be truly thankful. Nearly 20 D bills
were introduced last year. That record
will probably be reached this week.
OF the bills that have been introduced
in relation to the world fair, probably
that of Mr. Pratt is as comprehensive as
any. He proposes that the state shall APP.
pfopriate 5000 for this purpose. The
arrangement and charge of the states ex-
hibit is to be in the hands of a board ap.
pointed for that purpose.
PIERRE, :. d., Feb. .. The joint assem-
bly, TO elect United States senator today
was more of a caucus than deli berate
body. here were twenty five candidates.
Votes were given both as mplimentary
and tho reverse. Campbell received 81;
Tripp, %; Melville, l3; Moody, l3; Sol
Star, .; Mccormack, 4; Mellette, 3. The
balance of the i26 were scattering. The
speaker voted for C.. +. Mccoy, Senator
h ennedy for Colonel Norton, Representa-
tive Belknap for "a chestnut " Mr. Bow
ell gave Mr., Ireland, the reporter for the
Capital, his vote. On Saturday lie offered
"A resolution TO expel him from the floor
There seems 10 be no new Development in
the situation. The republicans may give
NJ Gillette the day tomorrow.
bill was introduced in the house by
Mr.. Willnyer, compelling all Incorporated
towns to publish the proceedings of the
meet sngs IN paper of the town or, IL one
is not published, then In n town paper OF
the county, and "A bill by Mr. Moscrip that
the cost of partition fences shall be divided
between the owners Of al jacent land.
In the senate bill was introduced by
Senator kilridge providing that the as
SCISSORS of cities shall be appointed by the
mayor, and one by Senator Melville for an
amendment to the constitution providing
for leasing instead of selling the school
and public lands.
An adultery bill has become n law, be.
ing signed by the governor and an emer-
gency declared. The demand for il which
called attention to its need occurred in
Bon Homme county, where man last
year ran away with conductors wife,
and, upon being brought back, IL was
found that there was no law To cover his
ease, so he was set free. The law pun
shes by five years in the state prison. The
bill was introduced by Senator Byrne, of
Bon Homme county.
PIERRE, Feb. l0.-The Joint ballot for
senator tolay contained no new develop.
ments and was n tams affair. Campbell
received 45 votes; NJ lvile, ~; Tripp, 25,
Moody, II; NJ llette, l2; Dillon, 3; Nc.
Cormack, 3; Sullivan, 3; Martin. ?; Dye,
?; Sheafe. Schrauber, Petnand and Ia
mouse, each ]. Senator Peterman broke
from the republicans and went TO Camp
bell, Senator Stearns voted for Petnani,
an attache of Ex-Governor Church, and
knipe for Sneafe.
,.ssoa ss.s fss sss..sSs.
ing for uniform policy of fire insurance -
be issued by the state and all companies
taking risks; by Senator Scott, to divide
the state into two congressional districts.
The house this afternoon passed the fol-
lowing bills: BY Mr.. Row, reducing the
time of appeal to the supreme court from
two years to six months: by Mr. Stevens,
aboiishing the office of la Dor commissioner.
The plan is to com bine the Office with that
of commissioner of imm grafton.
PIERRE, :. d., Feb 1.-THE joint ses-
sion to ballot for senator wns more inter
esting today. At the republican caucus
last night Mr. Moody was ain made the
party candidate by a vote Of "A out of i6.
Mr.. Melville received q and Mr.. Mellotte
!. The Independents baie Mr.. Camp bell
adieu and pad their mpliments to "a new
candidate foa senator, Mr.. Kyle, of Brown
county.
4 second ballot was taken and Senator
NJ oody got one more vote. There were
six pairs. Senator Moody received the full
republican vote present, except Senator
and Representative Davis, of
Aurora City. 1t is expected by the
Mooly men that he will be the candidate
Ill. 4,
soon it Is developed that he cannot be
elected that his strength is to be thrown to
some other caucus candidate.
The bill to reduce the rate OF interest
from ~ to 10 per cent. failed to pass in the
senate today. In The house The bill for the
repeal OF the law prohibiting debts being
deducted from the credits in taxation was
passed The bill for the adjustment Of
the sta,e senate was made "a special order
for Saturday, after considerable discus
sion as to its pas sage. The bill abolishing
the Office of oil inspector was amended,
making the chemist at the agricultural
co lege such inspector upon the demand of
any citizen for his services, and was
passed
PIERRE, Feb. l2.--The joint ballot for
senator today gave Senator Moody 60;
Kyle, s.. a9d Tripp %. Three ballots
were taken with change of but one vote
The republican caucus tonight nominated
Thomas Sterling, of Red field, as their sen
ator. he vote stood: Sterling, 43; Mel
vile, 90; Moody, ]. Sterling's friends
think he can receive some independe mt
votes, but no one knows whore they are
coming from.
The house this morning postponed in
definitely the bill to reducs the rate of in
terest from IL to 10 per cent Mr.. Dona-
hue's bill, to abolish the grand jury, pro-
voked much discussion. Several votes
taken showed that the house was very
evenly dilided on the question The com
inittee of ths whole Q without y recon-
mendatiou. Mr.. Barlow introduced b III
providing that townships may issue bonds
for artcsian wells. 4
In the senate most Of the timc was de :
voted to the question of reapportionment
FIVE different bills on the subject The
bill to substitute imprisonment for life for
capital punishment WAS carried by close
vote OF % to ~, all the members voting.
Greater credence is given the Illinois
South Dakota scheme by which Palmer is
to lie elected senator In Illinois and an in
dependent here by fact which has just
leaked out tonight that Speaker Seward in
the morning leaves for Chicago and pre-
sumabiy Springfield, TO be gone sey eral
days Seward was elected by the indie.
pende nt.democratic com bine. and has the
reputation of heing one of the shrswdest
politicians of the state. If anyone could
cng;n neer deal Of this kind he Is certainly
the man He could figure with Sockless