Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-03-09
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CAPITAL NOTES!

eeks just gone by, but had NOR
or less excitement in it, but til
last week contained more than al
the rest put togather. OF oours
the Resubmission question was, a
it has been the entire session, til,
the main issue The confdenc,
that ruined the Resubmlssionists OF
their previous attempt was laid a.
side and practical t%ireless cam
paign was adopted. Every effort
was put forth not only by the Re-
;"ts but by the Prohlb's
and one Of the most int a0 "'o -
citing political fights was the r.,
The Prohibition side was handled
in q most mastery way by Hooper
OF SPHINX. They ilibustered in every
parliamentary method known, but
were slowly but surely pushed back
by the other side, until compelled
to face the main issue. They work
ed hard Tor delay hoping TO prevent
a vote being taken until it was too
for the measure to pass the senate
They had no hopes of winning and
sought delay, but the other side was
determined and so, after a fight ex.
tending from 0. a. m. to Z, P. m.
the question was put and the roll
call commenced. Hundreds OF
pencils kept tab as the voices called
save or emo" and the House vas
40 silent that the heavy breathing
Of excited members could DE piaini'
heard at the clerks desk. Name by
name until Williams wss cached
ard the count showed AZ. ayes to Al
nays-resnbmisslon lad won, but
for 3 moment ou,.y, as members be-
sieged the desk of Patten of Beadle
and he arose and changed his vote
to nay and the battle vas lost.
Cheers and Kisses arose and the
speaker ordered the lobby cleared
and in the tumult the House adj
ouined.
1t was an unexpected victory for
the Prohib's and q most startling
disappointment to the other side
which had been in the lead all day.
The evening was spent in rejoicing
by the Prohib's who held a jubilee
at the Park Hotel of which Mr..
Mat Tracy Of Webster was a rarti.
cipant.
The other side spent the evening
In denouncing the action of Patten
and his treachery was roundly con
demned. He did not show himself,
as usual at the Lock, but kept in
side Of the Park where most of the
prohibitionists stop.
1t is most astonishing how such
a small matter as a single vote at
election time may influence the af.
fairs Of o state. There are two
members Of the House who were
each elected by a single vote, Sirs.
Gold aGa Watson, both strong pro-
h.b.tioaists. fhe change Of u vote
reithee Of these cases would have
given the state resubmission, but
woald tot have ever stopped here.
The dsg after this fight was on over
the Capital removal question came
up and aad resabmision been car
ried, liaron would undoubtedly
have been the Capital, but the he.
sub wey III . rengfal mood and
anything That touched Beadle CIV
was to them ike red rag toa lar
key COOS, and Huron was put "iu
tie soap.
Aswe pned oll The TRAIN tIis
nlorplnw 4IIIaroa, lpattep among
the pertgl tite first thing 20 meet
IA ey mss lasten han GINS ia e-
fcgy aefc NE mainstroet, wi ISL
denual plprlrd 81 his bfsa
Verify, he viii have ! hard read to
travel tor a tame ia Huron.
With these two questions namely,
Capital removal and resubmission
ont Of the road the House b%uckled
down to business, aud from that TO
the csose OF the Session made as.
tonishing strides.
During all this time the Senate
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