Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-30

Each day Kyle loses one or two more
votes. The other significant fact is the
increase in the vote for Goodykoontz.
The house committee on contests, by
party vote, has decided to unseat Shell
don, republican, and seat Dowdell, pop
ulist. This contest is from Sanborn
county. and has occupied two weeks.
A lively time was had in the house
when the report Of the COMMITTEES came
up for action. 1t was put over for two
weeks and in the mean time Sheldon
holds his seat.
A Pierre special under date Of Jan
26th says: The train bearing the state
cash, under militia guard, has been
blocaded in the snow thirty-five miles
east Of Pierre since early Saturday
morning The showplow and three
locomotives which left Huron Saturday
for the relief Of this train met with an
accident and now the whole outfit is
buried in the snow near Wolsey. There
is little prospect that the road will be
opened before the middle Of the week.
A lobby is here working to have the
legislature restore to Mrs. A. g. Me!lete
her homestead at Watertown and a
forty acre tract Of land at Kampeska,
this property being portion of the
Meilette estate decided TO the state in
settlement Of ex-Goy. Mellette's liabil-
tiles on the bond Of ex-Treasurer Tay.
lor. Among the gentlemen working for
this measure are G. +. Mellette, Frank
Philips and B. II. Sullivan, and there
is prospect that they will succeed A
prominent legistor opposed to the meas.
ure said that Mrs. Mellette received
$4,000 of life insurance and he saw no
reason why the state should make her a
gift. Both Phillips and Sullivan are
said to be in the employ of c. f. Mel
lette.
Bills were introduced in the senate
today excepting narrow gage railroads
from the Scent passenger rate prohib-
by members of the legislature and judg.
cs Of the supreme court; to abolish
capital punishment; creating the Office
of commissioners of conci alton, coun.
ty office, to be fulfilled at general elec
tions; three commissioners to act as
arbtirators in justice courts.
U. s. OFFICERS cENsUREp.
The following highly sensational re-
solutions were introduced in the lower
house of the state legislature bv Mr..
Kidd. Of Brown county, on the Goth
inst:
"Whereas, Statutes Of the United States
prohibit federal officials from interfering
in elections, and United States officers,
from senators down, are conspicuously
present here, seeking to influence the
members Of this legislature; therefore
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
house that these officials be directed to
return to their several posts of duty and
leave the election Of United States sem
ator to the members of the legislature
whom the people elected for this pur
pose"
Representative Kidd stated that his
resolution was copied from The senate
journal of 1891, and introduced by NJ.
w. Sheafe, and supported by Senator
KYLE, who was then a member OF the
legislature. Representative Swartz
moved that this resolution be made a
special order for March z, the last day
of the session. but was defeated. Rep
resentative Hair moved to include cir
cult judges. Of whom there are four at
the capital, and Schwartz offered further
amendments to include a senator now
in Washington who was spending his
time teIegraphing instructions and op.
posing the election of Kyle, and wound
up his remarks by declaring that il
Kidd wanted war he could have it, and
he wanted also to include in the resolu-
ton wives Of members who were seek.
ing to influence the members.
Kidd replied that he was the most
peaceful individual I'M tire state; that he
did not want to fight; but he saw thu
resolution in the journal of 1891 and II
had attracted his admiration. An st