Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-03
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Friday.

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Friday.
In North Dakota the election of Me.
Cumber as Senator was formally ratified.
In Michigan the opposition to Pingree
introduced a bill to take the place Of the
Atkinson taxation bill.
In Minnesota the Senate concurred in
the House resolution urging early ratif.
cation of the peace treaty.
In Tennessee Gov. McMillin sent a mes
sage to the Legislature advising a special
tax for a State sinking fund.-.
In Kansas 1t was announced a bill
would be introduced prohibiting in future
the mortgaging Of homcstcads.
In PENNSYLVANIA, Nebraska, Delaware,
Montana, Washington, Utah and Califor-
min the Legislatures ballotcd for Senator
without making u choice.
In Utah a vote was cast for Mrs. Mat
tie Cannon for United States Senator,
and she is being talked Of MS n possibility.
The deadlock continues unbrokcn.
In Wisconsin three ballots were taken
for United States Senator in the Republic
can caucus without change, and IN adj
journment was taken until Monday night.
Saturday.
In West Virginia contests were partial.
ly considered. Democrats are concedins
election of Scott for Senator.
In California, Utah. Nebraska, Della
ware, Washington and Montana the Leg
islatures took ballots for Senator without
breaking deadlocks.
In Pennsylvania one vote for Senator
was taken without apparent change. Quay
men hint at plan for his election to be put
into effect on Tuesday.
Monday.
In West Virginia the opposing branches
of the Legislature continued their warfare
ovcr contested seats.
In the Nevada House n test ballot show
cd votes evenly divided between Stewart
and Ncwlands, with one absent.
IL Wisconsin the Republican caucus
took three ballots for United States SEN
ator without material change in the re.
suit.
In Montana, Utah, Washington, Cali
fOrnia and Delaware ballots were taken
for United States Senator without n
choice.
In New York both Democrats and Re.
publicans offered resolutions urging the
ratification of the peace treaty. The res
o~lutions were referred to n committee.
In Pennsylvania one vote for Senator
was taken without change in standing
OF candidates. The reward for the dctcc-
tion OF bribery now amounts to $4,000.
In Nebraska, it is said, Senator Allen
has agreed to withdraw from the sena-
torial fight and throw the sixty fusion
votes to Editor Rosewatcr, Republican,
for which the editor is to support Allen
for Thurston's seat in 1901.
Tuesday.
In Nevada William NJ. Stewart (Sily.r.
ite) was reelected United States Sen
atOr.
In Pennsylvania the senatorial fight is
growing bitter, but the deadlock is I'M
broken.
In New Jersey John Kcan (Rcpublican)
was elected United States Senator to sue.
coed James Smith, Jr.
III Wisconsin the Republican senatorial
caucus took twenty-five ballots without
change of note for any of the candidates,
In Michigan several new measures were
introduced, including Il general taxation
bill and one providing for Il tax on in
ONES
In Texas formcr Governor C. \. Culber-
son (Dcmocrat) was elected by acclama-
ton United States Senator to succeed
Roger @. Mills.
liz Utah, California, Delaware. Wash.
ington, Nebraska and Montana ballots
,&.DrN ful.nu for TypitoI St,%o. S.....
without Il chaicc.
Wednesday.
In Texas the election of c.. a. Culbcr.
son to the United States SENATE was rati-
fled.
In New Jersey the election of John
ratified.
In Wisconsin the Republican senatorial
caucus took ten ballots without brcakin.
the deadlock.
In Wyoming the joint Assembly ratified
the election of e. ID. Clark to the United
States Senate.
In Nevada the Legislature in joint SEES.
sion ratified the election of William NJ.
Stewart as Senator.
In Missouri the State Senate adopted a
resolution protesting against seating Con-
gresham Roberts of Utah.
In Pennsylvania the senatorial deadlock
is unbrokcn. A bill has been introduced
to amend the jury laws in favor of QUAY.
In Michigan tho House rcconsidered the
resolution under which the entire body
was 10 make a tour of the State institu.
tons.
Thursday.
A bill was introduced in Minnesota to
protect policy holders in hail insurance.
The New York Assembly appointed "a
committee to investigate the s~urroyatc's
Office.
In Wisconsin seventeen fruitless ballots
We're taken in Republican caucus and one
ballot in joint session.