Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1889 — POLITICAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL NOTES.

The South Dakota Legislature met in both branches, Wednesday,, and elected Pettigrew and Moody to represent the State in the United States Senate. The Legislature in joint session will formally ratify the action of both branches, and ad journ until January. A resolution and memorial as follows was passed by both houses unanimously, no other business being transacted: “Resolved. That the Senators and Representatives of the State of South Dakota in the Ccngress of the United’ States are hereby requested to urge the passage of a bill by' Congress, at the earliest date possible, providing an appropriation for the purpose of making necessary surveys, and of boring experi mental artesian wells so as to determine the feasibility and practicability of artesian irrigation, preparatory to the establishment of a system of irrigation of the State.” Hon. John M. Langston, Virginia's >l- - orator, refuses to support Mahone for Governor of Virginia. The Montana Legislature is very close. By throwing out the votes in one district on account of irregularities the Republicans probably have a majority. This action wilLbe contested, however, end until the courts have passed on the matter the real standing of the parties will probably not be known. A dispatch of ’Wednesday', says: Tho official returns from every county but one show that the Republicans have thirty-eight meinhers..QL;tl:!‘ i : nature and the Democrats thirty-two. with one doubtful in Madison county. The Republicans will have from sto -9 majority on joint ballot, but as the decision of the canvassing bcard in Silver Bow cox nty is to be tested in the courts, there is no telling when the members from,. Silver .Bow will get their certificates of eletFHoffWithout .that county the Senate will be 8Republican and 7 Democratic, and the House 25 Republican and 20 Democratic. The Secretary of the Territory has as yet received official returns from only four counties, and it will probably b® a week yet before the official count of the Territory can be made. The Democrats claim that the contest in Silver Bow will delay the admission of the State, but Republicans claim that Statehood is contingent only on the adoption of the constitution. As soon as this is certified to by the President they expect admission. T. C. Power, Republican candidate for Governor, is likely to institute contest before the Territorial canvassing board on the vote of Deer Lodge county. If this should succeed, Power would be Governor. A late dispatch says: There is but little prospect that the political situation in Montana will see any change for several days. The count in all counties is completed, and it is not thought that any other contests beside the one in Silver Bow county will be made. As the Legislature now stands, counting the Silver Bow delegation, as returned by the judges of election, the Democrats have a majority on joint ballot of three, with one seat a tie. Should the action of the canvassing board in throwing out the Lunnel precinct be upheld by the courts, the Republicans will gain four have a majority on joint ballot of five. The hearing of the contest case is set for November 7. Mr. Amos J. Cummings was nominated by the Tammany Democrats of the Ninth New York Congressional District to fill the vacancy in the next Congress caused by the death of Hon. S. S. Cox. The Department of War has taken a practical step toward avoiding desertions in the army It is no more nor less than the good old Methodist plan of taking recruits on probation. The latest order provides that there shall be an interval of six days between the day of enlistment and the day of taking the oath.