Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-03-18

nation would be made that the vo'e
~ Witch Sheldon was seated would DC
r~ooonsidered. The day o along
yy;tbout this motion having been ulaue
mill r o'clock, when a motion was
aaa5o IN adiourn. Kidd. who had on
trol of the motion To reconsider, IN
stantly made his motion to reconsluer.
Sne,ker Colvin held that this motion
was of 4 privileged nature u tiat
Tho member had a right to make MS
motion in spite Of the motion 10 Az
ionrn An appeal was taken from ms
decision and one Populist and enough
Domocrats voted with the Republicans
~ reverse the ruling OF the chair. Ihls
stiles the contest definitely.
There is little indication of any
change in the senatorial situation. The
two popuIists who created such a sen
sotion nv voting for Picker are BACK
again i'm line for Kyle. The Democrats
Sov they are Done with Kyle II VIII
continue 10 vote for II OF their own
party. All factions seem TO agree that
tomorrow will see no material change.
Democratic National Committeeman
Johnson is still here. Vote in joint ses-
sion: Picker. Al: Kyle, "A; Goody-
koontz. %: Hinckley, 8; Plowman, ;;
scattering. ..
Pierre. s. D.. Feb. 13.The ballot in
;oint session resulted: Picker, A;
Kyie, %: GoodykoontZ, 3D. Hinckley,
o: Plowman. s: scattering. 3.
The legislature devoted itself TO bust
ness and in consequence made consld-
cradle progress with routine work. In
the senate the Fairbanks bill for nam
ing state repositories passed. Pain
erss purity Of elections bill was de-
feated on account of the proposition to
not only allow the man who took the
bride to escape scott free, hut to give
him $500 reward for informing. The
senate committee on education intro
duced a bill providing for n uniform
system of school books and allowing
county boards of education to contract
for school books for five years. In the
house bills were introduced providing
that all state printing be done at the
printing office at the reform school. TO
allow Brookings county to issue bonds
for a Jail and allowing boards of edu-
cation TO establish kindergartens. Kidd
offered a resolution providing for a
constitutional amendment for the state
control of the liquor traffic. A resolu-
ton was offered memoralizing con
gress to submit n constitutional amend
nent providing for the election of SEN
ators by direct vote.
Pierre, s. d., Feb. 15.-The senate
carried another slice Off the Palmer
warehouse bill BY cutting the license
for storing grain from so to s.. This
leaves very little of the original bill.
The senate also showed it's reverence
for time honored customs and preroga-
tives by referring the bill prohibiting
the use of passes by members of the
legislature back to the committee.
From the smile upon the faces of the
senators it may BE- inferred that the
bill viii slumber there until the Fifth
legislature is a thing of the past.
In the nouse equal suffrage had the
right of way. Oleson of Lawrence
made the speech of the day in opposi-
ton to the bill. 1t received a majority
Of the members voting, but as this was
less than a majority of all members
elect it was lost. This ends it in the
house, but a similar bill Is before. the
senate, and as it will probably be
passed by that body, the ladies have
another chance. The house passed a
bill appropriating 1915 to reimburse
State Treasurer Philips for his ex-
penses in bringing the states money
here to be counted. Kidd introduced a
new bill to provide for the organiza-
ton of cooperative societies. Denton
introduced a bill allowing the construc-
ton and operation of disconnected
lines Of railroad.
The vote In joint session resulted:
Picker, At; Kyle, 81; GoodyEoontz,
q; Hinckley, 8; Plowman, O.: scatter
ing, 4. Senator Morgan, who voted for
Picker on Wednesday, declined to
vote for any one.