Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-12-09

The South Dakota I.egisiatora.
THE coming session of the South Da-
Kota Legislature. the third legislative
assembly since its admission, will be
One-sided body from political stand.
point There will Le but two Demo
Gratis in the Senate and only five IN tho
House OF Representatives. The Indc-
pendents will be represented by five
members In the -cmate and thirteen in
the House. Tho combined independent
and Democratic. vote will avail nothing
when arraycd in opposition to tho Rc-
publicans. This would be u good year
Tor the Republicans tv elect United
States Senator. but tais Is the senate.
rial ''otf year." and the Legislature
will have To be content with common.
place legislation.
The session will prohably enact some
important legislation. The old time
election workers do not take kindly to
the Australian ballot law and an ut.
tempt has been made To change the
form of ba!ot and have each party
ticket printed side by side upon tho
ballot. 1t will then be easy to poll
more straight party tickets than is ut
present the case.
kesubmiSsonists are preparing their
petitions to the Legislature. asking
that the prohibitory law be resubmitted
TO the people ut the NEXT general elec-
ttOn. y poll of the members elect has
not been made with sufficient accuracy
to determine whether tho ants will be
strong enough to bring this measure
oetOrs the Legislature. 1t Is believed
that the Senate would favor resubmis-
sion, but the House of Representatives
Is dOubtfu!.
The Worlds Fair appropriation is
measure likely to receive favorable con.
sideration and an appropriation of S.5,-
300 may bc expected.
Fewer independents in the Legisla-
t,rc warrants the assertion that there
will be no adverse railroad legislation
this winter. Senator iettigrew and
other influential Republicans are at
present deeply interested IN railroad
atfairs in South Dakota and it is hardly
likely that any law will be enacted that
Will i'll anv maner retard railroad build
ing in South Dakota
n bill Is now being prepared to re.
strict the term of amy county officer to
ono term and to make him ineligible
ever after to hold the same office.
An attempt will be made to destroy
inc divorce industry by changing the
time OF residence necessary to one year.
w. Z. Il. u. at their annual meetings
held this fall. provided for q delesa-
ton to remain at licrre during tho
Legislative session to oppose resub.
mission and advocate revision of the
divorce laws.
\ The State Hoard Of Charities and
pCorrections will ask the Legislature to
provide for the care OF the feeble
minded children of the state, and sug-
Eests that u home for these unfortun-
:ltcs be established ut some convenient
point.
Tho following is a list of the members
of the House and Senate elected, with
'he county or district they hail from
and their politics:
Tho House.
Albert Apland, Turner: S. A. Ayers.
Lake; A. a. Anderson, kingsbury; "A.
II. Anderson, deuel.; a. S. Amerman.
bennington; William Box, Yankton;
Charles hoy, Minnehaha; *E. j. Her
aahl, Minnehaha: L. j. Jsclk, Coding.
ION; y bean, Douglas: j. u. Burke.
Fall River; Ezra w. Cleveland, Jerauld
Ind Buffalo: {. A. Chamberlain, Moody:
Royal Cranston, hrookings; xJohn
Campbell. Hand; Felix digger, Yank-
ton; james Douglas, Miner, N. c. Dahl
Clark; Manley Dunkel, Meade; Roger
v. Donohoe. Lincoln; tDaniel Dwyer,
ST.. Turner: h. s. Everitt, Rcadle:
Archie Ferguson. Lawrence; 20. b.
Fornell, Grant; fP. +. Fessel, Hanson;
ssliiah r. Fowler, Lawrence; q. w.
Hilbert, Clay; G. A. Grindc, Mnrehaha:
Aaron NJ. Geary, Brown; Grant, Ed
nunds; O.e iiokenstad, Lincoln; H. j..
hosmer. Hutchison: Geo. Hilzincer.
Bon Hommc; John c. Hall, Brown: a.
Il. Herrick, Aurora: ID. s. HOOPER.
Sphinx; a. NJ. Kline, IIutchison: *fAu.
gust koenig, Bon liomme: w. +. Kelly.
Minnchaha; Cyrus j. Keve, McCooS:
&C. kois both, McCook; %Charles La
brcche, Union; Simon A. Lumbard,
isrule; c. u. Lien. Grant; James NJ.
Lawson, Brown; u. w. Motley, Sphinx;
Geo. ID. Mathieson. hughes and stan
ley; Geo. w. Marchant. Clark; Herman
Malchow. Potter: Alex Miller, Faulk;
*Hcnry Cakes, Union; *-O'Neill. Wal
worth; w. a. Prather Charles Mix:
Robert Patterson, Lake; Chas. Preston
Brookings; .. >. Bitterness, Brookinrs:
Titus +. Price. HYDE and Sully; A. s.
Patten, Beadle; n. s. Patterson. Day.
IA. b. Peterson, Day; H. Il. Packard.
Sphinx; +. j. Read, Kingsbury; Andrew
y. Sangstad, Yankton; G. b. Bayndal.
Mtnnehaha; WIN. j. Sessions, Sanborn:
Lewis Smith, Brule; *Robert 7. Sedan.
Hand; William Summerside, Hughes.
Ind Stanley; q. II. Stuverud, Coding-
ton; Harvey /. Sheldon, Brown; tM. j.
.'canlan. Custer; *W. A. Snyder, Butte:
BENJAMIN T. Walters, Lawrence: Geo.
Watson. Dawson; w. A. Williams.
'Iutchison: Z. II. Withce, Turner.
Five counties not returned. Repub-
jeans. 6s; Democrats (t), 3; Indepen-
tents (s), l:.
A. NJ. Andrews, Aurora; j. c. ALI.
ton. Bookings; Frank ID. Adams.
irown; Walter A. Burleigh, Yankton:
:. l.. Brockwsy, Minnehaha; A. w.
;urtt. Beadle; ID. O. Bennett, Clark;
William Bird. Sphinx; Peter Berkman,
Warshall and Roberts; Stars N. Grill.
Union; IN. l. Conlan, Hanson; NJ. c.
'rawford. Kingsbury; w. +. Catron,
,'aulk and Potter; Robert Dollard, Bon
Homme; Edgar Dean. Lincoln: ~ Ed
Yards. Edmunds and Walworth; b. f.
tulwfeer, Charles Mix and Douglass:
i1ewis A. Foot, Brule; Thos. Fountain,
kOody; tJohn 7. Fitzgerald. Lake: