The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-25


Bills We're introduced reducing the
number oil county commissioners to
three: repeating the law by which
counties were compelled to bear the ex-
peDse of their patients at the insane asy-
lum making sheriff's fees for attending
sourt = 2 day; appointing county boiler.
inspector; electing Judges In 1893; for
bidding hail insurance companies having
less than 0,000 cnnital.
Today Senator rhornbys bill locating
an insane asylum at Caster City came up.
majority of the committee pres nted an
8unfavorabl bic repor: On the ground that the
bill is unconstitutional and unnecessary
Messrs. Th:,:nby and Starr made
strong argx;sMeEts. picturing the beautiful
and saisifiors surroundings of Custer.
In spjtFof their efforts, however, the re-
porttsasa adopted BY a vote of IL; to 17.
L:ssier a bill cam sup locating IL similar in-i
Situation at Rcdtield, but on Thornby'si
motion to attach his bill the matter was
postponed and it is probable that both
PIrRRs, S. D, Feb. S;l.-A bomb was
thrown into camp on Spea ker Lawson and
his friends this morning by the receint of
a dispatch from s. Jumper, of Aberdeen,
to s. Z. Sheldon, as follows;F
We. the. undersigned citizens of Aber
deem and Brown county, do most heartily
indorse the action of Governor Sheldon In
refusing to appoint persons to Office
at the dictation of any clique or
ring We also most heartily indorse the
course 6f 9 rns3 3orlfy Of the delega
from Brown county who ale iaboring
earnestly and faithfully for sucl, legislas.
tion as In their judgement will be for ths
best interests OF the state. We most,
cordially approve and in orse the action
Of the senate and u majority Of the house
in voting IA liberal appropriation for, the
world s. fair bill.
Signed by 600 business men,,
Aberdeen Is the home OF the speaker
and as this dispatc tch is signed by practi.
cally every business man in the town, IL
forms a stinging rebuke and is generally
felt to be such, The combine, however,
has emphatically determined to kill the
world S fair bill, if possible. and a hot
time is expected isaftarnoon.
T The senate will take up the bill abolish,
ing the railroad commission and will kill
It by q big majority. Senators are angry
at the attempted dictation by the house
and will make this measure an example
The temperance committee of the senate
met last night and determined to put in .
Those who have the bill in charge claim
TO have a safe majority OF 1 and assurance
that it the bill passes the senate 1t will
also pass the house.
PIERRE. S D, Feb % 90 The most inter.
tcsting incident of the session occurred
Tuesday afternoon. AT O'Clock, the
honr OF special order, the speaker de.
clared the house in committee of the
whole on the world s fair bill and called
Price to the chair The clerk began to
read the bill. IL r
Packer, Hooker, Be1k and others denied
that the house was In committee, stating
that the power TO effect this was in the
house alOnn and not the speaker. A
shorta sharp wrangle cnsued and
1t WAS moved that the house
go Into COMMITTEES OF the whole.
but Hooper denied that sany was lawfully
In the chair and moved that the house
choose Price spea ker pro tempore, Lynch
seconding. AZ
Things looked sanallY, In another min.
ute the speaker pro tempore would have
been reelected, after which the ousting Of
Lawson would be easy. The latter pos
sesscs consnninlate nerve, And with lor
strides he reached his desk, graspe
'gayel, struck u resounding bioss
panding his resonant voice to its full
capacity facing Hooper with stern
searching glance, he deliberately and
with every word emphasized, stated
that he acted fully within the rules and in
pursuance Of ignificd action Of the house
yesterday. The opposition melted away
and the speake WAS master Of the house:
The house then n'fesolved itself into com.
mittee OF the whole and the debate ensued
The house in the evening session passed
the would, 4 fail, bill sappropriating ESQ, 600
and appointing nine men and women COM
'',aissioners The vote stood fG6 to 10, the
senate having passed the amended bill
this afternoon. II now goes to the gov
ernor, who will sign it promptly Il is
understood that the old commission will
will be reappointed.