Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-16
FROM THE CAPITAL.

FROM THE CAPITAL.
vi. Converse is chairman OF the
committee on temperance.
Senator Smith is on Il committee tc
ascertain the needs of sufferers in des-
titute portions of the state.
Latest a,lvices say that q new count
is being had in Brown county and that
the Republicans will win.
The house was in committee Of the
whole Monday considering the Gov
ernor's message with Converse in the
chair.
Senator j. y. Smith introduced a
bill providing for the assessment and
taxation of mortgages We hopeit may
become law. Ed
Senator Washabaugh (Republican)
from the Hills has introduced Il reso-
luton liking Feb. 14th. as the date of
adjournment providing the house con-
ours.
Converse is on the following stand
ing House committees, Temperance,
OF which he is chairman, Mines and
Mining. and Warehouse, Grain grad
ing and dealing,
Hon. j. N. Smith is upon the follow
ing standing committees of the Sen
ate, Judiciary, Mines and Minerals,
Statistics and State Library being
chairman OF the latter.
Mr. SI1eafe ofthe state Senate moved
resolution that twenty five U. S. Off
GERS and business men be invited to
return to their duties and let the leg
islature select the L. S. Senator I'M
tra'nmeled. presume he would want
his Democratic friends to remain.
V. J.. Converse grappled with the by.
drias first appearance in the house
last week. schnauber of Yankton in
troduced a bill for the resubmission of
prohibition and Converse moved to
postpone it indefinitely. so close was
the contest that an adjournment was
effected withouta vote on the postpone
ment.
Mitchll Republican The combined
opposition elected it's candidate for
speaker Seward Of Watertown. by one
vote, that of Converse of Jerauld who
had agreed to vote with the republi-
cans, but who was bulldosed from his
determination ut last moment by the
the threats of Loucks, Wardall ct al.
Letcher Blade was elected
on the independent ticket and voted
for the independent candidate. Put
the blame where it belongs, on Frank
Hammer of Lake couny, who was e.
lected on the republican ticket and
voted for Seward.
From Mr.. Maybew's statement it is
concluded that Converse was not the
one to blame for Mr.. Stewards election
buta turn coat republican from Lake
county. AS we understand it Converse
never promised to vote for Buchanan
and the only thing he is cens,ued for,
ii reports are true, is his voting for
Seward after he had told Elder Fielder
that he would not, on account of Sc
wards high license principles. But
after Cow erse had voted for, and
helped elect Seward, Demodependeut
Speaker OF the House he voted with
the Republicans on chief clerk and ell
ecTed j. w. Cone OF Brule as against
MT Eastman OF Beadle an Independent.
Upon the further organization of the
mouse Converse nominated as journal
clerk Eaatman, who had been defeated
tor chief clerk, and the democrats nom
mated Griffith OF Faulk. After the
vote was taken it was discovered that
Eastman had a majority but before
the result was announced by the spea.
ker enough independents changed their
votes to elect Griffith. Then came
5cmbshell. Converse threw it hard
and it hit hard. lie said in efrecr that
IN the organization of this house he
mad voted with certain gentleman and
helped them accomplish certain res ults
10 refuse him what he now asked was
a personal insult and he resented it
as such. Hereafter in all things he
would vote purely to suit himself.
converse is man after the John
Brown stripe, and his alienation from
Ihe 1uslonists is probably complete
1he commltte on spelling contest is
.equsted to meet the last Saturday in
IAN. at L. NJ. at the Repnblicanotlice.
IL IS desirable that all contributions
% theprlze fund be made by that dat.
n order that the committee may act
Geo. 0. Williams