Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11
,CJTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

PIERRE, s. d., Feb 2s.--The prohibition
,sts this morning made skillfnl move =
,utwit the resnbTnissionisis Hoope
moved to make the appropriate tion bill III
special order Of the house for this after
noon, continuing the order from day TO da,
until disposed Of. The resubmissionist
had arranged To pass the bill
this afternoon and had all thei
men ready. This continuing orde
will hold probably three or four days. ~
there Is big fight in prospect, and as th,
legislature will adjourn Friday the pros
pects for resubmission are slim.
The honse committee reported adversel,
on the bill fixing the election Of judges
In November. 1874
The senate passed bills prohibiting in
dividuals from using the name bank unit
organized under the banking act and O
joint resolution memorializing congress.
| to aid the Nicaragua canal
| PIERRE. s. d.. Feb. 2S "A great fight
occurred in tho house this morning owe,
the question OF taking mp resnbmission
Hooper and the prohibitionists held that
the continuing order established yester
day could not he postponed without q
/ two-thirds vote. The speaker
ruled otherwise aud Hooper appealed
The chair was sustained Then ensued
q long course of fiiibustering against the
Z
Finally Rarendabl moved the previous
question. but Hooper raised the point that
J two-thirds vote was required TO order
the previous que .tion. This was bomb.
she'll. The procedure of the house has al
ways called for q majority only. For fifteen
minutes the resubmissionists searched
the records and rules, hut were unable
to fnd anything to neutratize the point
and the speaker was compelled to rule
with Hooper. The effect OF this was to
render stopping Of the debate impos-
sible so long as the opponents of the bill
wish to talk. Hooper made many dila-
tory motions and called the roll on all
votes and demanded the verifcation OF
each.
The whole morning was consumed in
filtbustering and the prohibitionists finally
CARRIED rsosis,s In s.A4ss.-,.-a-..---
The tactics OF the prohibitionists were
caused by the fact that Smith and John.
son, both resubmissionists.w were seriously
III aud attended the session at great risk
Prospects are that IL the fight Is pro
ionged neither can endure and the resub
missionists will lose two votes.
The vote stood on all ths propositions
&6 10 81 In favcr of the respbmissionists.
The house remained in session until Z
o'clock when "A vote was reached and the
bill was lost by vote Of AZ TO Al, thus de
feating resubmission at this session un
made 10 the other side which is doubtful
PIyRHR, :. u, Feb rs This morning
the senate by a vote of 81 10 II refused to
reconsider the vote passing the bill per,
mitting women Ia vote at municipal elec
tions. Lawyers disagree on its constitu
tionality, hut II will probably pass the
house.
PIERRE, :. D., March lin the senats
this morning the bill creating an agricul.
lN.. Ii A III A
ing for the inspection Of private banks
was passed.
Chairman Read made another inef
fectuai attempt 10 get the capital removal
committee together.
PIERRE, s. d., March :? The house held
= stormy session this morning, The first
bill was that requiring the governor to
appoint special prosecuting attorney for
counties III which he knows the prohib
TORY law IL not enforced. or from which
petition is received. After lively
scrap this bin was indefinitely postponed.
The house then by unanimous vote indefi.
nitely po stponed all house bills The bill
granting women municipal suffrage met
the same fate by vote OF - To q.
The house then am:nded the senate bill
so as to bring the election of Judges
In November of this year. ani the bilf
passed unanimously. as did the bill pro,
hibit ng endowment fakes.
PIERRE. :. ID, March This is the last
day Of this session aud both hon ,es are
working hard 10 finish At the opening
this morning about fifty bills had To be
disposed OF. and the house p rmitted little
Interference a. the steady roll call
The senate, after considerable cross
firing. eoncurred in the hons. amend
ment 10 the election of Judges bill fixing
the time in November OF this year.
Senator Dollard. who few weeks age
was q defender of President Mct.outh, to
day moved To expun re from record
the strong condemnation hich DoIlard's
commit 20 he1p,d upon Pro
fessor Frost Other senstors made sar,
sastie speeches aboat Doliara's action
md the proposition wa, .feated.
The senate contgmed sibison, Richie