Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-02-12

iority were against them The republicans
complain bitterly Of the speakers decisions
and denounce him In unnleasured terms.
Mr.. Mccormack. the republican from Hyde,
voted with the opposition, and Mcintyre,
OF Codington, after entering protest
against the independents for not al
| lowing all the evidence to be brought
In, voted with them. That 1t will
| have an effect on the senatorial cleo
tion none deny The democrats conf
| IDENTIFY assert the election of Bartlett Tripp.
| claiming that the independent caucus will
vote for him as second choice. In view of
| the late events this ID not altogether I'm
practicable. The two new members from
Brown county were sworn In and took their
seats, the two contestees gracefully retir-
| ing. Mr.. Brown made statement of the
case saying they bowed to the will of the
/ majority, and were complimented by tho
| speaker.
The senate transacted no important bust
| ness, the interest OF the legislature CENTER
| ing in the political aspect of the house. The
Kyle bill to prohibit the sale of tobacco was
! referred to a committee on temperance.
1 Kittridge's resolution for an investigation
1 of the Brown county election frauds was
adopted without opposition.
| PIERRE, Jan. BIN the house Mr.. Hall
/ introduced q resolution regarding the state
ments of members that he had been offered
4 violence. Adopted The resolution called
L
| sisting of Messrs Bowel, Teets and Rob-
! erts, to investigate the matter.
| Mr.. Knipe offered resolution to the ef-
feet that a large number of federal officials
were assembled in Pierre to try and infiu-
| ence the members OF the legislature con-
trary to civil service reform, and providing
/ that committee of one be appointed to
! call the attention OF the president 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 fer
| the appointment of a joint committee TO
1 prepare memorial on the condition of tho
| drouth- stricken districts. Carried.
Mr. Harrison moved the addition Of Mr.
Bowel. independent, and Mr. Gardner, re-
publican, to the committee on election.
This was lost.
Bills were offered as follows: By Mr..
Davis, for the Australian ballot; by Mr..
GODDARD, joint resolution calling for the
disarnIing of all Indians, more troops for
| their control and reimbursement for all
| losses, and it was passed; by Mr Bach, a
| reapportionment bill giving one member of
the house to each county and one additional
for every 10000 of population; by Mr. Rowe,
reducing the number of grand jurors; by
Mr.. Pratt, appropriating $4,000 for display
at the worlds fair; by Mr.. Winslow, an
| act to protect farm laborers and the pay
| ment of wages,
The senate joint resolution, memorable
ing congress for seed wheat for the drouth-
| stricken districts, was passed. Senator
Teets, of Beadle, moved d reconsideration,
| which was tabled.
Mr.. Converse, chairman of the temper
ance committee, secured q recall Of the in
| definite postponement of the re-Submission
of prohibition, carried by the house On Sat-
urday, and had it referred to committee.
s. Ii, Goodfellow, chairman of the indie
pendent state committee, has been ap-
pointed clerk of the election committee.
| Twenty EIGHT bills in all were introduced in
| the house. In the senate seventy-four have
been presented up to date.
Senator Scott offered a joint resolution
memorializing congress in favor of the free
coinage Of silver, also bill prohibiting in
any obligation to pay money the speciiica-
ton Of any particular kind.