The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-18
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

PIERRE. S. o., Feb. s. = The house to-
day took up the worlds fair bill.
Withee. OF Turner, chairman of the far
tmer combine, moved to postpone 1t until
MondEy and Donahue seconded the mo-
ton. 1T notwithstanding this was die
tated by the combine the house voted it
Town by heavy vote This was the first
set-back experienced by the combine
and the leaders are somewhat
aisconcerted. The house then by
inree,ioarths vote refused to
ronsidor the senate bill and took UP the
house bill, which takes away from the
governor the power to appoint the COM
mission and allots three members each to
the governor, house and senate Tho sec
ton giving the immigration commissioner
4 b!,0OO Was stricken out, and the commits
\ ston was forbidden to assume the liability
Df the old commission.
long wrangle ensued over the consti-
sutional points, Speaker Lawson taking
the floor and leading for the bill. The In
dependents attempted filibustering, but
we're voted down. The house was Unable
TO finish the bill and the matter went
over. The question of the amount to be
appropriated was not reached.
P1ERRE, 8. D., Feb. 9.-The house held
& long and somewhat stormy session this
morning on the worlds fair bill. Mrs
the house unanimously voted to give
+ the womcn's department $4,000
Efforts were made to nut the appropria-
tion at $4,000, but twas voted down step
W step until it reached $4,000, when II
vote Of 81 to II. Many being disguised
refused to vote and Kelley declared the
notion disgraceful. The bill will pass
and go to conference.
PIERRE, Feb. 10 The only business Of
the legislature this forenoon was that of
the Brookings Investigation committee,
10 rn,cJ 4
itas rapidly MS possible. Several Wit
nesses were put on the stand, but none
gave testimony which had not been given
in detail by other witnesses. o. a.
Wheaton. professor of dairy science, was
examined He gave lengthy ac-
department explained the alleged
charges Of his irrcgularity in hand
ling the funds appropriated by the legis-,
!ature for the construction of u dairy
building and intimated that he had been
crippled IN TIL management of his classes
4 by the board, but brought out no new
facts. He will b, cross-examined by
Frost this afternoon.
The chief event of the afternoon was
tho passage of the world's fair bill by the
+ mouse in the same form as recommended
4 by the committee of the whole, by which
the amount OF the appropriation was fixed
ut $4,000, of which $4,000 is to be set
aside for the women The commission is
70 consist OF nine mem bers, three to be
elected by each house and three appointed
BY the governor, one of each ronp to be
taken from each political party.
PIERRR, s. D., Feb. l4.-The houe held
. short session fhis morning and recon
stdered the bill providing for the nnnexa-
tion of Ziebach county to P,Snnington,
Mead and Custer: Chairman Withee, Of
the committee stated the amendment MAX
ing the annexation depend upon the vote
OF Ziebach county only was not
I passed BY the committee and must have
been inserted after the committee had re-
Z ported and before the house voted.
Black Hills members dilated on this
snrreptitions proceeding and a stormy
debate resulted. The house, by decisive
vote, recommitted the bill.
The senate in committee of the whole
recommended the passage of bill which
has already passed the honse, extending
the period necessary for divorce from
three to six months, and the report was
adopted An amendment was also
adopted providing that in case personal
service could not be obtained that one
years residence Of the plaintiff was nee
essary in order to secure decree.