Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-25
I Letter From Pierre.

| than usual interest for period so earl,
in the session. The first interest re
volved around the continued opposition
to Senator Samo ole which was lead in
the house by Mr.. Parmley of Edmunds
and supported by from 81 to 40 m EN- b" rs
including nine democrats.
On the eighth day Of the session. nc
movement having been made by Mr..
Gam ble'slfriends looking to an investi.
cation Of the charges against him,
Parmley prepared resolution provid.
ing for as investigation committee and
sent IL no Senator Dillon, from Mr..
Gamble'sicounty and who spoke for the
retiring senator in the legislative eau.
Gus and Informed him he should intro
duce the resolution in the house that
day and requesting Mr.. Dillon to intro
duce it Ip the senate, or return il to
Parmley. Mr.. Dillon sent it back, but
upon the same day Parmley introduced
the resolution ia the house and Ober-
holser in the senate. At the same time
Senator Cook, chairman of the republi.
can state committee introduced a simi-
lar resolution IN the senate and Mr..
Glass presented il to the house. 1t
differed from the Parmley resolution in
that il demanded an investigation of
the congressional delegation aud Of all
of the state officers past and present.
All the resolutions were referred T.. the
elections committees of the respective e
houses.
On Friday the elections committee of
the house reported the Glass resolution
favorably and Mr.. Glass moved the
adoption Of the report when Parmley
reported g substitute which provided
the committee to investigate should
consist of one insurgent, one stalwart
and one democrat from either house. In
support of this substitution Parmley
made the speech Of the session and was
ably answered by Glass. On Thursday
the Parmley resolution had been tabled
by vote OF 46 to 40 and motion TO sub
stitute was defeated on Friday by vote
OF n to so. The Glass resolution was
then put through both houses. 1t pro
vides that the committee OF three from
each house shall investigate and report
upon GsmIe today and upon the other
congressman and state officers by Feb.
ruary 10. The committee consists Of
Cook, Byrne and Vessey from the senate
and Of Glass, Micheals and Ellerman
from the house. All are insurgents and
good friends Of Senator Gamble. As the
facts are all of record and everyone
knows precisely what they are the work
of the committee will be purely per-
functory.
The first bill to become a law, as is
usually the case, is the appropriation for
legislative expenses which went to the
Governor on Saturday. The anti-lobby
bill and the anti-pass propositions have
passed the senate. The debate upon the
latter which passed with the emergency
clause attached with but one dissenting
vote; tF at Of Senator Danforth of CLARK
was the first interesting episode Of the
senate. Mr.. Perkins moved TO amend
the original bill by exempting from it's
operation real estate men and editors.
Dowdell supported the motion so far as
the editors are concerned. Byrne, YES
sey and Erion opposed the amendment.
Sweeney spoke in the interest of the
real estate men. Byrne and Vessey,
both real estate men, said the prohibi-
tion Of the pass is in the interest of the
Legitimate real estate man and would
greatly benefit him. The amendment
was lost 32 TO IL. Dowdell then moved
to amend the section relating to railroad
attorneys exempting only those regular.
ly employed at an annual salary of at
least five hundred dollars per year. The
amendment carried 35 to 10 and the bill
passed Only railway employees and
their families, railway physicians, and
railway attorneys receiving at least $500
per year from the company, ministers
of religion exclusively engaged in their
sacred calling and persons wholly de.
voted To charitable work are exempt.
The two cent rate bill has been con-
sidered IN both houses and final action
deferred until Thursday of this week.
1t will be more strongly opposed than
any other of the railway bills and there
is some question of its success. Mem.
oers are reluctant to do anything likely
TO be real injury to railroad interests,
desiring to give a square deal to every
one.
Harry austin Robinson.