Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-24

"fHOSsN ~ suO RAVoetcut ~ oCbStC
to Investigate certain rumors. state
ments and charges made and pub
lisbed of and conc rning the sena-
tors and representatives in congress
from the state of South Dakota.
certain state aud ex Officials. officers
aud state departments seriously
rejecting upon the official acts of
such senators and representatives,
state officers and state departments
to the great and serious injury of
the State of South Dakota.
Representative Parmley offered
the following as a substitute for the
resolution nine, which was lost.
That a committee of six be
appointed to Investigate the official
conduct of the South Dakota dele
COTTON in congress at this time, and
of all state officers from the date of
admission into the union and report
its findings to the joint bodies of
this Legislature, not later than Feb
ruary 10th 1907, and that said com
mittee proceed at once to investigate
the official acts of retiring United
States Senator Gamble and report
thereon at the earliest date possible
consistent with a thorough and
impartial investigation.
That said committee be appointed
by the presiding officers of these
bodies, and shall be composed Of
n member of the democratic party,
one member of the so called insur-
gent element and one member Of the
so.called stalwart element OF the
republican party of each branch of
this Legislature.
Further, that it is the sense Of
these bodies that the selection of a
United States senator to succeed the
out going incumbent should not be
made until the report of said COM
mittee be received and acted upon"
The house by resolution fixed the
pay days for the session on January
%, February -, and the last day
of. the. session.
+, The resolution offered by Klein
.sasser that each member he allowed
not to exceed twenty five cents a
day for postage was killed.
BY a unanimous vote of both
houses ex, Governor Elrod was pre-
scented with the chair he had occu-
pied during his term as governor.
The senate joint memorial to cou-
gress relating to homesteads passed
the house without change.
House bill 6 passed.
House bill s passed.
Senate joint resolution = passed.
The house bill for the expenses of
the present Legislative session esti-
mates the cost at $S7 900 and makes
an appropriation to meet the same.
The Glass resolution No. 8, pre-
vailed over the substitute offered by
Parmley by a vote of As to 40. Both
gentlemen made strong speeches in
support of their positions. In clos
ing his speech Parmley asked the
following questions:
:First If Mr.. Gamble is limo.
cen of the charges made, why has
he not called for an impartial inves-
tigtion!
'-Second-lf Mr.. Gamble is limo.
cent, why this opposition to an
immediate investigation which, if
impartial and he by the same is
exonerated, will assure his election?
"Third-In the absence Of a
denial of the charges and the failure
to call for an investigation are we
not justified in arriving at the con-
clusion that the charges are true.
Fourth If we elect Mr.. Gamble
next Tuesday and an impartial inves-
tigatlon finds him guilty, how can
we explain our conduct to our con-
~stituents.
"Fifth-If we elect Mr.. Gamble
next Tuesday and an impartial
Investigation committee finds him
guilty of these charges, how can we
unseat him.
"Sixth-It being incumbent on
these bodies to vote for United
States senator on Tuesday next. if
we do so and a majority fails to vote
or if we scatter the vote so as to not
elect a United States Senator is it a
violation of our oaths of office?