Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-26

DOWN TO BUSINESS
Both Branches Of South Da-
kota's Legislature Fully
Organized.
Moody and Pettigrew Will Be
Selected United States
Senators.
The Complexion OF the House and
Senate "A Complete and
Correct List OF the
Members.
South Dakota's Legislators.

temporary chairman and j.. w. Cone, Of
Brule county, as temporary secretary,
S. L. Young, Of Minnehaha, was elected
speaker by a vote Of 11s to IA for r. Il.
Hughes, the democratic member from
Pennington. j.. w Cone, Of Brule, was
made chief clerk and w. II. Hotaling,
of Beadle, sergeant-at-arms.
In the senate Lieutenant-Governo
Fletcher called the body TO order and Il.
A. Burdick, OF Yankton, was elected
chief clerk; j.. c. Cummings, of Brook
ings, sergeant-at-arms, and Rev. Edward
Brown, of Kingsbury, chaplain. At the
early organization Of the senate the
question was raised as TO Fletcher's
eligibility to act, and until he could
take the oath of Office i. J. Washa-
bAugh, OF Lawrence, presided.
At about 2 p. m. all the state officers,
including many OF the circuit judges,
took the oath of Office on the porch in
front of the court house, Chief Justice
Bartlett Trip administering the oath.
Both houses were adjourned to witness
the event and thousands OF other specta-
tors stood in the capacious grounds in
terested witnesses of the solemn event.
Last night the republicans held a eau
Gus in the court house for the selection
of United States senator's.
The first informal ballot resulted as
follows: Moody, IS; Edgerton, 81; Pet
tigrew, %; Wardall, a.. Several motions
were here made and finally a motion
prevailed making the informal ballot
formal. Moody and P~ettigrew will be
elected senators. The result was greeted
with cheers.
There are forty-flve members of the
senate and 124 OF the house, making
100. In the senate there are thirty
seven republicans, four independent re-
publicans and four democrats. In tho
house there are ninety-eight republicans,
thirteen Independent republicans, and
thirteen democrats. The list is as fol-
lows:
SENATORS.
First District, Union Ccunty-E. C. Eric
son, Elk Point.
Second District, Clay County-John l..
Jolly, Vermillion.
Third District, Yankton County-L. B.
French, Iankton.
Fourth District, Bon Homme County
George w. Snow, Springfield.
Fifth District, Lincoln County-H. j.
Frank, Canton.
Sixth District, Turner Countrywide p.
Thielman, Parker.
Seventh District, Hutchinson County-C.
Fergen.
Eighth District, Charles Mix and Doug
las Counties-F. E. Tomlinson, Castalia.
Ninth District, Minnehaha County-A.
B. Kitridge, Sioux Falls; IA. Cooley, Dell
Rapids.
Brown, Salem.
Eleventh District, Hanson County-M.
K. Conlan, AleXandria.
Twelfth District, Dawson County-Geo.
A. johnson, Mitchell.
Thirteenth District, Aurora County-W.
NJ. Smith, Plankinton.
Fourteenth District, Brule County,.
NJ. Greene, Chamberlain.
Fifteenth District, Moody County-M.
Haswold, Flandreau.
Sixteenth District, Lake CouLty-H. p.
Smith Winfred.
Seventeenth District, Miner County-S.
H. Bronson, Howard.
Eighteenth District, Sanboru County-C.
A. Warner, F~orrestburg.
Nineteenth District, Jerauld and Buff 1
Counties S. #. Huntley, Washington
Springs.
d.. G.. Collier, Brookings.
Twenty-frst District, K~ingsbury County
Il. II. Spooner, Lake Preston.
Twenty-second District, Beadle County
John Cain, Huron.
Twenty third District, Hand County
George r. Mason, Brrdette.
= Twenty-fourth District, Hughes and
Hyde Counties-Coe /. Crawford, Pierre.
Twenty-ffth District, Sully and Potter
-, n.-.- lss-.t~--
Twenty-sixth District, Deuel. County
G. X. Wescott, Gary.
Twenty-seventh District, Hamlin County
Ole II. Ford, Bryant.
Twenty eighth District, Codington County
w. II. Thomas, Watertown.
Twenty-ninth District, Clark County-C.
G.. Sherwood, Clark.
Thirtieth District, Sphinx County-Thos.
Sterling Redfeld; II. f. Hunter, Mellette.
Thirty-frst District Grant and Roberts
Counties-John $. Proctor, Milbank.
Thirty.sscopd District, Day County--John
Thirty-third District, Brown County-L.
G. Dennis, Aberdeen; George W.. Miller,
Frederick.
Thirty Fourth District, Marshall County
Richard Williams, Langford.
Thirty-ffth District, Faulk County-F.
M. Byrne, Faulkton.
Thirty-sixth District, Edmunds and Nc
Pherson Counties : +. M. Hopkins, Roscoe.
Thirty seventh District, Walworth and
Campbell Connties-George II. Hoffman,
Bangor.
Thirty-cighth District. Lawrence County
IF. j. Washabaugh, Deadwood; Charles
Psrson, Lead City. *
Thirty-ninth District, Pennington County
"A. w. Bangs, Rapid City.
Fortieth District, Meade and Butte
Counties-Ed Calvin.
F~orty-frst District, Custer and Fall
River Counties-A.S S. Stewart, Hot Springs.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District, Union County,. c. Sim
clair, Peresford; s.. B.. Brouillette, Jefer-
son OLE Gunderson.
Second District, Clay County-Darwin
Inman, Vermillion; job Norelius.
TAird District, Yankton County-John
Aaseth, Gayvilie; Fred Schnauber, Yank-
ton; Phil X. Faux, Yankton; +. G.. Edger-
ton, Yankton.
Fourth District, Bon Homme County
A. J.. Abbott, Bon Homme; Frank Trembo,
Choteau Greek; A. w. Lavender, Scotland.
Fifth District, Lincoln C~ounty-Henry
Bradshaw, Maple Grove; III. ID. Fitch,
Eden: o. A. Helvig, Canton.
Sixth District, Turner County-C. j.
Bach, Hurleyi d. w. Tyler. Marion; Ed.
Mann. Swan Lake. .aes