Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-01
THE LEGISLATURE,
South Dnxotn Soions ana Ihei'
work.

Goufh DIxOfn sOioHs
work.
pierre 6. d.. Feb. "a. The mouse
- baon the scene of the hardest
Gcbt in this session outside OF the NM,
6cht over the selection of q Unlted
states senator. The first fght We
nyor ! motion made by the Popuiists
IN have n Sitting committee OF seven
annointed nv the speaker to revise the
calendar for each day. After Two
hours s%crapping this measure nnnma
went through. The next measure
,aEen nh was the bill creating the III
s.rancc denartrnent. with n commis-
sioner Ia lac appointed by the govern
~ .nnasnre met the Determined
cnposition of the Republicans H.ra
norton Of the men who voted LOT
KYLE. After two hours OF speech
making and subordinate motions inc
hill was finally indefinitely postponed
and clinched by q motion TO recon
slider and lay the motion 10 RECONSIDER
on the table. Another capitol emovai
scheme made it's appearance IN the
tousc. 1t is not supposed that the
canitol removal scheme will amount
10 ANYTHING. IT'S projectors hoped
tbat in Tire present state Of AFFAIRS u
might secure enough strength to pun
through.
pierre &. r.. Feb. 25.-When the
house met Yesterday morning a motion
was made TO correct the journal as 10
the matter of the speaker being over
ruIed I'm his decision on the question
of reconsidering the vote by which the
insurance commissioners bill was lost.
when the clerk made mp his copy for
the printed journal he found he had
overlooked the name of one member
who voted TO sustain the speaker. Re
publicans demanded r v~orification OF
the vote and as each man assented 10
the way he was recorded the journai
was corrected. This left the way
omen 10 reconsider the vote by which
the bill was lost, which was done, and
the bin is now in order for passage
again. II is o anticipated that any
trouble will come from the capital re-
moyal bill. although the Populists
have one vote majority to-day. The
arrival of n train from the east VIII
change this condition. ANY bill 10
pass must receive n majority OF an
the members elected, which is ~.
Il liz 1ODtifIStS III Iaft t' 80
more votes than they now have 10
pass the measure.
Pierre. :. D.. Feb. 26.-ln the house
the vote by which the Palmer ware
house bin was killed was rc~considered.
and il was started on its course again.
The resolution providing for The sab
mission Of an amendment ."dnting
suffrage 10 women. after being hatiied
about and lost once or twice. finally
passed the house.
The senate devoted two hours to the
consideration IF a bill 10 prohibit the
acceptance of passes by members of
the legislature. II was hnally passed
TO its third reading after being amend
ed so as TO include judges Of the courts
and all state officers. During the de-
bate Senator Wyman told the senate
that he had ridden 10 Pierre on n pass
and expected TO ride home on one:
that he had not objected 10 the usc of
passes, and he did not think many of
the other senators did. For that rea-
son he objected TO losing valuable time
in the close of the session in attempt
ing 10 humbug the people. The action
of the house yesterday in increasing
the compensation of the speaker is con
sidered unconstitutional and viii prob
ably he rcconsidered. although Repub-
leans as well as PopulistS Yesterday
voted for the resolution.
Pierre, s. %. Feb. 27.-Thc capital re-
moval bin. which at present stands
first ON their hill Of fare. was read 4
second time and referred To the ON
mittec on safe affairs with instructions
to report to-day. The Black Hills coun-
try has been thrown into dismay by
the publication of the orders OF Presi-
dent Cleveland establishing forest re-
serves. One Of these includes q large
portion of the Black Hills, and an en-
forcelncnt of this order would paralyZe
business and put Il stop 10 all develop
ment of the mining industry. and com
in. inst now when that section is lust
on the era Of a wonderful period of
prosperity. when valuable mining prop
erty is daily being opened mn, the peo-
pie are naturally up in arms. Members
were flooded with kilograms explain
ing the condition and urging the lcgis-
lature 10 make some organized effort
10 induce the president 10 modify his
order. In accordance with these sng-
gestionS senator Fairbank introduced
in that body q memorial reciting the
facts and requesting our members in
congress 10 exert their influence 10
have the presidents order modified.
Pierre. :. d., March 1.-Kidd's reso-
luton 10 allow n majority 70 amend the
rules passed. The committee report on
the capitol removal resolution was
read and adopted, but only after n
desperate struggle, every other step of
which was a roll call. The Republic
ans. with n few of their Kyle allies,
made a determined resistance, but nei-
Their argument nor flibustering tactics
awaited and they were forced back
step by step, until they were defeated.
The highest vote the friends of the
measure could raise was 10. an das If
requires q constitutional majority-i2
they are sill two Votes shy.