Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-02-19
FROM The REALMS
OF LEGISLATION.
A WEEKS Do1NGs AT PIERRE.
A Weeks Happening Among Our
Law Makers as Seen BY
Our staff Correspondent.

An envoy arrived from Washington to
look over the political situation. No one
seems to catch onto the purpose of his
mission, but that it is political, there can
be no doubt. The impression seems to
be that he is representative of the ma
tional silver Democracy and came here
to see that no goldbug escaped through
the Pop lines into the senate.
Senator Bouck of Milbank, is one of
the brightest young men in the upper
house. He is a lawyer of recognized
ability and fighter, and never gets up
to speak unless he has information or
solid argument to advance. His future
is age of brightest promise, and the Popu-
list party is proud of such brilliant and
able leaders.
AS an orator or lawyer. Judge Palmer
needs little introduction from the LEAD
Err. He is the same tireless worker and
able advocate in the senate that the people
all over the state know him to be. At the
beginning of the session, Judge Palmer
drew the fire of the newspaper liars, and
he was justified IN exposing the rotten
! methods adopted by news mongers. His
vigorous assault on the unprincipalled
liars was justified, because the people of
the state were getting prejudice and
venom instead of news. 1t was the pur-
pose of the Argus Leader to misrepresent
and manufacture, and the blackmail sys-
tenn was such that no honorable man
could read and be silent. 1t was not
usually profitable to attack daily papers,
but Judge Palmer had right and justice
on his side and he triumphed. The di]y
paper correspondents are sticking closer
to the truth sincs their methods were
exposed.
Louis N. Grill of Union, is one of the
hardest working members of the upper
house. He has had experience, and ex-
perience joined with ability makes Senator
Grill one of the best men in the legisla-
ture. He makes an excellent presiding
officer and has a thorough knowledge
of rules. Union county has reason to be
proud of him.
D. G. Morgan, the able and original
orator from McCook county, is one of the
senators who holds distinct and unique
position in the senate. Senator Morgan
has a stoppage in speech when engaged in
ordinary conversation, but when he gets
aroused and turns loose his gatling gun
of oratory, few, if any senator in the
body, care to measure swords with him.
He is original, strong and emphatic, and
never tries to disguise the meaning of his
sledge hammer blows.
Senator J. H. Stevens of Bon Homme is
one OF the able men on the Republican
side of the senate. He is unmindful of
consequences and results when he is
fighting for what he believes to be right
He IS plain and direct in speech and
decidedly emphatic. He is Republican
who has no use for machine politics, and
dislikes the party lash. The writer has
known Senator Stevens since 1870. when
he first came to Yankton and has watched
his upward and successful career with
great deal of pleasure.
I. A. Kieth of Kingsbury county, is a
square-toed Populist, and is recognized
as one of the ablest men in the senate.
He is chairman of the committee Oh
appropriations, position of both honor
and responsibility considering the prob.
lem before him and his committee. He
will be found equal to the task however.
Senator Keith. while not an orator, holds
running discussion, and never surrenders
a point when fair play or justice is de-
manded. Kingsbury county made no
mistake in the election of Senator Keith.
Senator Sickler of Jerauld county, is
one of the hard working members, and in
committee work has few superiors. Com.
mittee work constitutes the best part of
law making. He is level headed on all
questions and one of the soundest reason
ers in the senate. He is one of Senator
Kyle's warmest supporters and so far has
never missed roll call. He enjoys an
evening with the boys with the best of
them. He is one of the best farmers in
Jerauld county and largely interested in
stock raising.
On Saturday the senate amended the
Palmer warehouse bill, making the fee
So instead Of $40. 1t now leaves the bill
with an ordinary license for storing grain
of S5, and for buying 81.
The house bill compelling the mort.
gagee to give the mortgagor a copy of the
mortgage, passed the senate, as did also
the bill prohibiting non resident aliens |
from acquiring land passed the senate.
In the house equal suffrage had the
right Of way. Oleson Of Lawrence county |
made the speech Of the afternoon. He !