The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-08
CAPITAL REMOVAL SE1TO
LASTS UNTIL MIDNIGHT
Effort to Take State Headquarters
Away From Pierre Gains
Roadway.
MITCHELL IS THE CHOICE NOW
Speaker of the House R.les Against the
Majority-Lower House Will Pass
Removal Resolution-Senate's
Attitude Doubtful

Removal Resolutisn-senate's
Attitude Doubtful
Pierre, s. D., March. h--The capital
removal fight long mooted and much
doubted materialiaed Saturday after
noon, with the ferocity of q summer
sQuall. The hostility created against
Congressman Burke at the beginning
OF the session because Of his bold work
IN organizing the house and senate has
born its legitimate fruit.
Senator Stewards arbitrary methods
as chairman Of the appropriation COM
mittee has also added fuel to the long
smouldering fire. Political differences
inspired the removal and strong
sentiment Independent of political diff
ferences has long existed among the
members In favor of removal. Water
town was unable to make any head
way but has kept up the agitation.
Differences over the wolf bounty
question made rallying point for the
anti-Pierre men and the lines then
formed are being maintained in the
present struggle.
The boxer caucus of Friday night
was the first alarming evidence to
Pierre that capital removed had
strength and determination. No agree
ment was reached at that caucus but
another meeting was held at the CAPT.
tai building on Saturday at o'clock.
1t lasted one hour and Mitchell was
chosen as the candidate. Sioux Falls
and Watertown were also in the eau
Gus.
Huron Lost Her Chance.
Huron was not represented in the
caucus because Wilmarth made a trade
With Burke at the time of the house
organization. by which he was made
chairman of the judiciary organization,
and given some assurance Of other pa
tronage. Huron could have had the
nomination. the sentiment Of the eau
Gus being strongly In her favor, but not
being represented her claims were not
considered worth pushing from the out
side IN the face OF hostile home rep
Eesentatton. Bras and johnson Of
Mitchell were not originally friendly
to the opening Of the capital removal
hight. having gone in with the Burke
mousse and senate organization. but
they Joined in the movement heartily
when 1t became certain that the remov-
al sentiment would assert itself any
way.
After passing the general and special
appropriation bills, aggregating 81, 1884,
600. the house managers of the capital
removal sought to introduce their reso-
luton from the committee on privileges
and elections. This was at 6 o'clock
and a point of order was made by
Pierre that the subject matter was not
6ermane to the duties of the committee.
The speaker ruled with the Pierre
men and an appeal WAS taken, followed
by motion to table the appeal, which
was succeeded by a motion to adjourn.
Majority W. Speaker.
The house soon found itself in q
complete deadlock the speaker ruling
Tor Pierre and the majordty regularly
tlad down for q siege and lunches were
served while the roll calls rapidly sue
ceeded each other. AL together there
We're thirty-five roll calls from 8 O'clock
I'LL IL taken either on q motion to Law
the appeal on the table or to adjourn.
A Few moments before midnight a
truce was patched up between the fac
lions BY which Pierre agreed to allow
the removal resolution to have its first
and Aecnnd readings and 20 over as q,
special order for today at 2 o'clock.
P1arne WAS looatng ground by the con-
test and 1t In alleged the rulings OF the
speaker would have caused articles OF
impeachment to have been flled BY the
Opposition II an agreement had not
been reached.
The resolution will 60 through the
house today, the Mitchell men having
q majority of nearly two thirds. The
senate1 position is prohlenhatical. The
removal leaders headed by Loorpis and
Sweet claim to be able to carry their
measure easily. They declare they can
and will defeat every special appropra-
alton bill unless Gunderson. Hall,
Leach. Campbell. Lawson, Williamson
and others asking special LEGISLATION
come into the combination.
On tae other hand Pierre aided M
Burice0 political friends and thu
Black Hills senators claim equally az
much power. The solution OF the mat
ter in the senate depends on which way
the special appropriation men 20. Il
they all Mne up with LOOMS, Sweet
and the majority OF the fusionists the
removal resolution will pass in spite OF
fate. II they divide the issue win b
uncertain. Pierre IA banking on her
usual good luck to pull her out. {
= Congressman Burke In expected here
today ON q special car. The railroads
claim to be taking no part in the con-
test and 30 far there II no evidence
that they are. \
The senate passed the general appro-
priation bill Saturday. the item OF So
900 for an addition to the capitol build
Ing for q library being strickenout after
q hot fight between Loomis and Stew
art. The bill limiting the terms Of
Bacon and Smith. populist members Of
board OF charities and corrections, to
the expiration Of the present session.
OF the legislature passed, several re-
puhlicans voting against 1t. The gov-
ernor signed It Saturday night.
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SIOUX FALLS MAKES OFFER.
s0mers s:te and stnts Houss IL Capital Il
Removed There. h