Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-15

The Black Hills has always had =
great reputation for having some pretty
good political 'scrappers," having men
in all public gatherings of the state
conventions as we'll as legislative
bodies-who could maintain that repu-
tation when occasion presented itself.
Thus far in the legislature the Hills
members have bridled their tongues
pretty we'll, aud no one from other
sections of the state cared to unbridle
them. But on Saturday the senate
enjoyed the first hot debate of the
session, and since the Hills members
had failed to get into any contention
with other sections they were evidently
getting torpid and felt the necessity of
a little mental excitement. Repre-
sentative Hare's bill for fixing time for
holding court in Butte county had
passed the house and come to the
senate, where the judiciary committee
had reported upon it. Then when the
bill came to the senate with the report
of the committee to be adopted, Senator
Rice offered an amendment changing
the time of holding the spring term
this year from June to April. Senator
Rice, it seems, is attorney for the de-
fendant in murder case in that county
and desires an earlier term than does
the county attorney. Mr.. Rice made q
strong and eloquent plea for his amend
ment, and Senator Wilson opposed it.
Each argued loudly and exceedingly
earnestly, one contending that it was
unjust to the prisoner not to have an
early term, while the other forcibly
argued that the legislature was not
here to act in a judicial capacity and
hear the arguments of murder trial,
but that the court should be held at
the regular time in June. The subject
was hotly debated, and after over an
hour of enjoyment to the constantly
increasing crowd of spectators, which
now filled far out into the hallway, and
had even lured the chief executive into
the senate chamber, action was post
poned until next Wednesday, when in
anticipation of another gigantic strug-
gle for victory, the senate chamber
promises to be fled with visitors who
enjoy animated oratory. AS some
delighted onlookers expressed them
selves, "when Turk meets Turk then
the fur flies, and when Black Hill meets
Black Hills the fire flies" Each Sem
ator made magnificent fight and
afterwards received many favorable
compliments, and while they at times
became very much in earnest and
and sarcasm was freely used, their pro-
fessional courtesy was elegantly mani
tested; in fact Senators Wilson and
Rice are on the most friendly terms,
which, more than anything else, made
their speeches the more enjoyable to
those who knew them we'll. When il
comes to speech-making in the senate
they are both, indeed, superior leaders.
The bill to regulate telephone rates
which passed the senate is now before
the house railroad committee. The
bill has brought the president of the
Black Hills Telephone company, Mr..
Yost of Omaha, and Manager Mussel-
man, to this place with the hope Of
defeating it, but they will hardly sue
ceed. The bill may possibly be modi-
fed as regards the circuit rates, making
them trife higher than the bill calls
for, while the local service is equally
as likely to be reduced.
The foreman of the Minnekahta Hose
company did not get out to the fire on
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