St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-15
South Dakota's Legislature
Unseats Republican
Contestants.
Moody's Cohorts Hot and De-
nounee the Whole Pro-
ceedings.
The Senate Tries to Insert a
Large Finger in the Po-
litical Pie.
MOntana'S Silver Bow Demo-
Gratis Gracefully Hold
Their Own.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, s. d., Jan. 14.-Brown and
MaXon, the two Republican members
from Brown county, were to-day un-
seated, and Scattergood and Bates, In
dependents, contestants for their seats,
were sworn in. The final vote stood 70
to 40 in favor of contestants. a number
OF Republican members voting for
them, believing they had right and JUS
tice on their side. These cases have oc-
cupied the entire attention of the house
to-day, and the Democratic-Independ
combination finds its majority or three
strengthened by two more votes. A
resolution passed the senate to-day for
a special committee to investigate
these contested seats, Indicating
that it will try and take a
hand in the matter if possible with its
Republican majority of one. 1t is likely
several other contested cases will be re-
ported in the house tomorrow, and
they will be hurried through and dis
posed of before vote on
Senator NEOOdy,s Successor
Is taken on the Goth inst The develop
ment came suddenly and Unexpected Y
just before adjournment of the house at
l o'clock to-day. The house went into
committee of the whole to consider the
cases. Brown, of Brown, spoke for the
contestants, and urged that the sitting
members were not entitled to their
seats. He read the law covering the
contest cases, citing decision
of Judge Campbell in the case
of Brown county officials. The
Republicans decided not to discuss
the matter i'll committee of the whole,
but to speak direct to the question in
the house, where the roll call could be
ordered. The committee adopted mo-
ton to recommend to the house the
adoption of the majority report after
first voting to reject the minority report
by 60 to 81. 1t was expected that an in
teresting discussion would come this
afternoon, but after the committee rose
this morning to adopt the report, it WAS
rushed through by the speaker, while
Buchanan yainly shouted for recogni-
tlon. The speaker gave no chance for
discussion, so none was had; but in one
and the same breath put the question
and declared it carried. Rep ublicans
are hot. They
DenOunce the Proceeding
dS outrageous. ile lulnS is uOlle, now
ever, and can't be helped. At the open
ing of the session Gleason, who OH Mon
day said he was opposed to the gag law
and voted with the Republicans. arose
on question of privilege. He asked
the speaker if he were not an American
citizen. The speaker thought he was.
Gleason then said he thought he had
the right to vote as he chose, but this
morning he had five times been threat
ened with personal violence if he voted
outside the combination. He declared he
would vote as he thought best, holding
himself responsible In sight of God and
in spite of all such threats. An attempt
was made to correct the journal to show
that the house did not resolve itself into
a committee of the whole, but was so
resolved by the speaker. The combina-
tion voted the motion down, as they did
nearly all motions, important and unIm-
portant, coming from the Republican
side. 1t is likely the report would have
been adopted in a parliamentary way,
as Mr.. Mr.McCormack, "a Republican. seemed
TO believe the contestants entitled to
the seats, and evidently intended so to
vote. The Republicans, however, OBJ
Jected to Stewards gross unfairn ess.