Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-01-25

PIERRE POTPOURRI.

PIERRE POTPOURRI.
Some Things the Legislature is Doing
Elect senator Gamble.
PIERRE, s. d. Jan. 23-The commit
tees appointed to investigate the charg
es against Senator Gamble we're made
up wholly of his intimate personal and
political friends, so that as was ex-
pected they gave him clean record
There is much dissatisfaction and
criticism of the dominant "insurgents''
here over the high-handed manner in
in which they forced the white wash
ing investigation, and Gov Crawford
is very much blamed for the manner
in which the faction in power has
absolutely ignored the existance of a
resp ectable minority and has run
things with the swiftest and most ruth
less sort of 'smachine'' force. The
"stalwarts" contend that by all sense
of fairness, and every precedent, the
minority should have had at least one
member upon the investigating com
mittee, which would have been far
better for the reputation of Senator
ton.
Parmley and other s'stalwart Headers
say that if they had been given repre-
sentation on the committee the appear
ance would have been that the inyes-
tigation was wanted "on the square,"
but as it was carried on it looks as
though there was something even
worse than has been given out Parm-
ley declares that Senator Gamble
practically admits the truth of every
charge. But the "investigation" prov
ed sufficient for the purpose and when
the senate came to ballot upon U. S.
senator, Senator Gamble was placed
in nomination by Dillon of Yankton,
ex-governor Lee, of Vermillion, was
nominated for the democrats by Dud-
ley of Fall River. Carpenter, of Day,
placed Thos. Sterling of Vermillion in
nomination. The vote was as follows:
Gamble Observation-Disclosures. 81
Lee. ......... o
AJoSA4iAAe5. -
Egge, Overholser and Carpenter re-
fused to vote for Gamble and cast
their vote for Sterling.
The house met at > o'clock and pro-
ceeded to the election of a United
States senator. Senator Gamble was
placed in nomination by Glass, of Cod
ington. Ex-Governor Lee was nomi-
mated by Eastman of Fall River, Parm-
ley, of Edmunds. nominated Thos.
Sterling. The vote was as follows:
Lee. .................... y
Sterling. Observation-Disclosures. II
DlllOn. ................. ............ L
Those voting for Sterling and against
Gamble were Bratrud, Ebersviller,
Ewald, Hamilton and johnson of
Minnehaha; Pennington and Peterson
of Lawrence; Lee, Mckinney, Palmer.
Parmley and Simpson. VanOsdel, of
of Yankton, voted for Dillon of Yank
ton. Price of Yankton, voted for
Gamble under protest.
Senator Grmble received total vote
of 100 as against 33 votes cast by dem.
ocrats and stalwarts in both houses
The state board of regents of edu-
cation will recommend that the
state establish two experiment sta
tions for sub-arid farming at points in
the western part of the state to COM
plete the chain of such stations which
extend from Texas to Canada, IN all
the states with the exception of South
Dakota. While they only advise ex-
perimental work so far as dry farm
ing is concerned, and recommend a
station at some point on the North
western extension out of this city, and
another on the line of the Milwaukee
out of Mobridge, when their bill comes
up for action Representative Stokes
of Butte, will insist that another be
established at proper point to en-
pertinent in irrigation work as we'll as
in dry farming.
At that same time State Engineer
Lea will recommend that the present
| irrigation law be amended to allow
for building dams in dry draws for
holding water on ranches, after the
payment of a fee of one dollar and
and description of the forty acre
tract on which the dam is to be 10.
Gated. This will make the improve
a state record and give the builder OF
the dam protection against adverse
claims. This action is taken on the
complaints from the western part Of
the state against compliance with the
strict letter of the irrigation law il
regard to the law as it stands.