Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-31

Pierre, January 23:--The great re-
submission fight was practically de-
cided to-day by a triumph OF the ma
iority report Of the committee reco-
mending that the bill pass. The lobby
of the senate was famed with people
including Mrs. Crapmer, the leader of
the opposition, and Kufmann, the
father OF the bill. An hour was spent
reading petitions from ~thirty-eight
counties and signed by six thousand
names praying that the bill be defeat
ed. Then two hours were devoted to
speech making. The principal ad-
dresses were made by MCGEE of Rapid
City, the leader of the popuIists, Dor
an of Sanborn county, Lothian of
Grant end Of Roberts, against the
measure, and by Rice of Deadwood,
Wilson OF Hot Springs, Aplin of Bea-
die and Boyce of Minnehaha in it's
favor. The speeches while showing
much eloquence and exhibiting the
arguments on both sides Of the ques-
ton made no change in the vote.
The canvass has gone on for two
weeks and it was we'll known before
the voting began how every
member stood. This is the most inn
portant custom so far considered,
and probably the most important of
the session SO far as general public
interest goes.
The following was the vote in de-
tail:-In favor: Aldrich, Aplin, Bennett
OF Huges, Butte, Boyce, Chamberlain,
Elliot, Foote, Hebal, bowel, John
son OF Douglas, johnson OF McCook,
Kelley, Kennedy, Kingsbury, Olson,
Priest, Rice, Chamber. Schlund,
Schultz, Smith, Stephens, Storla,
Wheelock and Wilson. Against: Ali
son, Bennett OF Clark, B%rooberg,
Craig, Crawford, Doran, Elce, How
ard. Jacobs, Johnson of Lake, Law
rance, Lothian, MCGEE, Pease, Sim
clair, Springer and Wright.
The senatorial election has created
very little excitement here, as the
republican caucas of two weeks ago
had decided the matter. The only
question OF interest was how the pop
ulists would dispose of their vote.
Two weeks ago Senator Pettigrew had
every vote in the Re ublican caucas
on the first ballot and today when
the two houses balloted for senator
he received every Republican vote.
OF the twenty-tour Populists twenty
three voted for the state senator
Crawford of Kingsbury county and
Mr.. Crawford himself threw his vote
to ex-senator Grill. There was no ex-
citement connected with the voting in
the Senate and practically no speech
making. The house ~eulogized the
respective candidates in short speech
'es and in the senate Gen. Pease and
Senator Bennett and Kennedy spoke
for Pettigrew while Senators Mcgee
and Kelley advocated Crawford. In
the house Messers. Barron. Glass,
Mlltmore, Hair, Sharp, Truman, and
Howard spoke for Mr.. Pettigrew.
The vote in the house stood-Petti-
grew CT, Crawford IA, and in the sem
ate-PettigrAw 81, Crawford 3, Grill
/. The two houses will set in Joint
convention and ratify the proceed
ings OF today.
The fight on resubmisson in the SEN
ate and the senatorial election absorb
ed the interests OF the legislators and
very little routine business was done.
The house passed Glass bill requir-
ing mortgages to furnish m~ortgagors q
copy OF the mortgage papers under
penalty of FORGETTING the mortgage.
The vote stood II to one. Dowdell,
the leader of the populists, introduced
a resolution that the appropriation
committee should report the appro-
priation bill on Feb. IL but it was
opposed by the Republicans and
badly beaten. The FL. ctions commit
tee of the senate recommended favor
ably Senator Boyce's bill 43 provid-
ing that in voting on constitutional
amendments the voter may indicate
by a cross before the word yes or
mo. The constitutional amend
ment permitting townships to bond
to fifteen per cent passed. The
s~tIstics committe reported that
the bill to abolish the commissioner
oil labor be indie finitely postponed.
: Both houses were in joint session
at 2 o'clock to anvass the oUe for
United States senator. Pettigrew
received 100 votes: Crawford, popu-
list, %: Grill, populist, l. Pettigre VS.
certificate of election was read and
signed in the presence OF the joint as
sembly. Botn houses adjourned un-
til $50
The resubmission bill come up in
the senate for final passage this after
noon. There was nothing beyond