Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-31
Henderson. IA; Rawllns, 10; Mrs. Wells, 8;
KYLE GAINS HopE or ELECTION.
Holds His own in the Joint Ballot and
Sees E~ncouruginu signs.

Holds His own I'm the Joint Ballot md
Sees Encouraging Signs.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 3O.-(special Tele-
gr~am)-Before the senatorial ballot was
taken in joint session today pairs were an
nounced between Senators Case and Keith,
Craig and Hinckley, Representatives Holver-
son and Gunnison, Dean and Purdin, Howell
and Lilly. Blackstone and Thompson. The
vote on the ballot was: Pickler. As; Kyle,
q; ~Goodykoontz. II; Plowman, IL; Loucks,
8; Kellar, 2; Palmer, 1; Taylor, 3.
Both houses today attempted to clean
up their calendars of bills and no new bust
ness was introduced. The house passed the
bills regarding punishment of treasurers for
embezzlement; relating to garnishee; to pro-
tect persons and property from injury from
steam engines on public highways; relating
to payment Of taxes with county warrants;
prohibiting use of nickel-in-the-slot ma
chimes.
The senate passed a bill relating to adj
justment between counties and townships.
A committee, consisting Of Senators Jack.
son, Burlingame and Kink and Representa-.
tives Wright. Williamson, Storlie and Ander.
son OF Kingsbury. was named to visit the
different state institutions.
Senator Kyle thinks that the delay in cat
cusing until next Wednesday night Is in
his favor. kilograms and letters are COM
ing from leading populists of the state de
manding that the members get together ard
select some one, and Kyle thinks he
Is the man who will be finally selected
Kyle has in the different ballots taken Sc
cured forty-one votes. within one of enough
TO nominate II he could ever have punched
them on one ballot. The republican caucus
decision last night to give their steering
committee authority to name some other
candidate than Pickler without caucus ac-
ton means that they are likely at any time
to put up ID candidate who they think might
draw populist or democratic votes.
Senator Kyle has appointed NJ. w. Sheafe
colonel and H.. S. Volkmar captain as rep
resentatives of the national guard at the
inaugural ceremonies of Mckinley.
The house has passed senate bill No. 1
the railroad bill, without a dissenting vote
Several amendments were presented ant
jumped on so hard that they soon had NJ
existence and on the final passage every mem
Der voted for the bill. 1t will receive the
signature of the governor as soon as the en-
crossing committee can get 1t out. 1t Is g
bill with the main provisions of the lowe
law, but is amended in minor particulars
to suit different conditions. If the railroad!
had presented a bill giving partial relief two
years ago, it could have been passed, ant
the present radical law would rot have beer
so impera:ively demanded by the people o.
the state.
House bill 203 is an appropriation for the
services of Silas G. Irish as lieutenant in the
Dakota militia in 1862. The appropriation
is for 1921 principal and $520.S0 interest
from 1862. At that time territorial war
rants were issued for the amount due. but
from some reason they were never presented
for payment, and remained in possession OF
Irish until his death, at some point in Iowa
some time ago, when his son-in-law found
them among old papers which were among
his effects. The son-in-law sent them to
the state auditor, who could not pay them,
as there was no money available for that pur-
pose, and the bill has now been introduced
to take them up.
A gopher bill has been introduced which
has the saving clause that it is optional
with county commissioners whether they
provide for the bounty or not. The minimum
bounty provided for striped gophers is 2
cents apiece, and at a low estimate Of five
gophers to the acre they would swamp any
county If the bounty was imposed.
Ar echo Of the capitol removal came up
in the senate when an effort was made to get
a favorable report on a deficiency bill in
which Huron parties were interested, who
had been making the fight for capitol re-
moval. The deficiency was fought by Sena-
tor Horner and others, and was killed by a
majority Of two