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

Yesterday notice was gwen ,Hht a
motion would be made that the vo.c
hv which sheldon was seated wouiu pe
ra~aonsidered. The day wore along
without this motion having Deen mhue
until 3 o'clock, when a MOTION was
made TO adjourn. Kidd, who hau con-
trol of the motion 10 reconsider. IN
stontly made his motion to RECONSIDER.
Sneaker Colvin held that TINS nolion
was of n privileged nature n thal
the member had "A right to make ms
motion i'm spite of the motion 10 al
iourn. An appeal was taken from ms
decision and one Populist and enough
Democrats voted with the RepuDiitans
to reverse the ruling Of the CHAIR. lnls
settles the contest definitely.
There is little indication OF any
change i'm the senatorial situation. Inc
two populists who created such a SEN
sation by voting for Picker are BACK
again in line for Kyle. The Democrats
soy they are Done with Kyle n VIII
continue to vote for one 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 SEES
sion: Picker. Al: Kyle, "a; Goody-
koontz. %; Hinckley, 0; Plowman, 8;
scattering, 3.
Pierre, s. D.. Feb. 13.-The ballot in
Joint session resulted: Picker, ~;
Kyle. %; Goodykoontz, %; Hinckley,
o; Plowman. 5: scattering, ..
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. Paim-
er's 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, but to give
him $500 reward for informing. The
senate committee on education intro
duced a bill providing for a uniform
system of school books n 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 a constitutional amend
nlent providing for the election of SEN
ators by direct vote.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 1.-THE senate
carried another slice off the Palmer
warehouse bill by cutting the license
for storing grain from $40 to 50. This
leaves very little of the original bin.
The senate also showed its reverence
for time honored customs and prerOga-
tiyes by referring the bill prohibiting
the use of passes 10y members of the
legislature back to the committee.
From the smile upon the faces Of the
senator's il may be inferred that the
bill viii slumbcr there until the Fifth
legislature is a thing of the past.
In the mouse 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 ii was lost. This ends IL 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, AZ; Kyle, 81; Goodykpontz,
n; Hinckley, o: Plowman, 8: scatter
ing, a. Senator Morgan, who voted for
Picker ON Wednesday. declined to
vote for any one