The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-09
South Dakota.
STILL ON THE WARPAIH
CONTINUE TO THROW ROCKS INTO
THE C0GWHEEIAS OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN MACHINE.

PIERRE, S. D., March S.-(SpecfaLl-
The last morning of the legislative ses-
Sten found the house with twenty-Six and
the senate with sixteen bills ON their cal
en'iars, respectively, thus demonstrating
for the first time in the history of the
state that it is possible to dispense with
q sitting committee. The house held a.
brief session last evening, the first for
the winter, but the senate got through its
calendar before o'clock. Final ADJOURN
ment could be taken early tonight but
for the necessary delay in engrossing and
signing bills.
Apportionment was the only cloud on
the horizon and the only matter on
which an excuse for a fight could be
hung. The ants in the house and senate
made the most of it, however. using it
70 keep the membership of their combine
in line. At an anti-caucus last evening
Packard of Sphinx, who poses as a jurist
for the time being, presented the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously:
Whereas, the custom heretofore and re-
Gently practiCed by certain federal ap,
pointees and others of gathering at the
state capital at or near the opening Of
each session of the legislature for the
purpose of controlling and debating the
organization of the house and senate and
the selection of the subordinate officials
is a gross violation of the propriety, re-
pugnant to all good citizens and reflect
ing alike on the honesty and ability of
the members of the legislature, and
Whereas, the members of the legis.
lature are selected to serve the state ana
are responsible not to a coterie of self
appointed bosses, but to their constitu-
ents; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this house does most
earnestly protest again any future action
Of the kind, being vicious in the extreme.
inimicaf to the public coed and deserving
of the censure of all good citizens.
After making a virtuous parade of the
resolution for some time, Packard de-.
cided it was not best to. present it to
either house for consideration
At noon the only progress made toward
the settlement of the aprortionment row
was that the house had substituted the
house bill for the senate bill and the
senate had substituted the senate bill for
the house BILL while the senate had ap-
pointed conference committee consist
ing OF Lawson, Stewart and Narnum,
stubborn advocates of the senate bill.
The house passed the following senate
bills: Increasing the powers of city au-
thorities to suppress the Illegal sale OF
liquors; giving threshers prior lien on
grain; prohibiting person from pleading
interest or relationship as a reason for
not testifying in certain cases; provii>
ing for public drains and bitches; placing
the Sisseton military reservation under
the charge of the state land commission
er; Burke's tax scavenger bill; empower
ing the state hoard of assessment to
make a one mill deficiency levy; enIarg-
ing the powers of cities to acquire water
and lighting plants; legaIizing the incor-
poration of Elkton; making a properly
certified copy of a public record adruis-
sible as evidence; authorizing the gov,
ernor to accept requests.
The senate passed the house bill pro-
viding for the construction of sidewalks
in cities of the third class The retail
dealers association Jared i'll in both
houses, the senate having killed the
peddlers' license bill and the house hav
ing killed the bill to reduce exemptions
Both houses have unanimously petit
toned the federal authorities for the ap-
pointment of Maj j. @. A. Braden in
the regular army
The governor has appointed Judge
Ccnklin, of Clark, adjutant general and
c. T. Sherwood, of De Smet, food and
dairy commissioner.