Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1890-01-09
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THE SHOW STARTED.
Both Houses Organized and the Leg
islature is Now Ready for
Business.
e. X. Seward, of the -1ndepend-
cnt Combine, Captured the
Spcakership.
One Vote Was What Decided It-Pro-
ceedings in the Senate and
Notes.
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.


The familiar form of Clerk Cone arose
before the house ut 12 o'clock today and
with vigorous stroke of the gavel he
called the house to order in the usual
way.
Only few of the familiar faces of the
former house were present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. D. II. Lam
dis, pastor of the First Baptist church of
Pierre. Clerk Cone then called the roll
and found q quorum present.
Judge A. j. Kclam, of the supreme
court, next administered tho oath, all
members taking the oath except Fountain,
of Moody, who affirmed.
On request of the clerk the members
next rendered their certificates of election
and signed the oath.
On motion of Hubbard, of Minnohaha,
the house proceeded to the election of
speaker. Waldron, of Clark, nominated
c. X. Seward, OF Codington, seconded by
Jones, of Miner. Alex McIntire, of Cod
ington, placed Robt. Buchanan, of Min
nehaha, in nomination.
On motion of Hubbard, three tellers
were appointed by Clerk Cone; Bach, of
Turner, Lester of Brown and Cooper. of
Meade.
/! After considerable suspense the vote
| was announced amid vociferous cheers, 81
for Buchanan and GO for Seward.
| The vote for Buchanan stood as fol-
lows: Aga, Austin, Bach, Baldwin, Ban
mister, Belknap, Beuchlcr, Boy, j. l..
Brown, Clark, eleven, Davis, Donahue,
Douglas, Dukes, Fountain, Fowler, Gam
BILE, Gardner, Goddard, Graham, Gregg,
Hall, Harrison, Hickman, Hill, Hoxeng,
Hubbard, Jones of Brown, Kelley of Min
nehaha, Kline, Lane, Mccormack, McIn-
tyre, McKecl, Maxon, Moore of Union,
Raymond, Reese, Robertson, Rouse,
Schnauber, Seward, Sherman, Stephens
Of Sphinx, Stiles; Swenson, Taylor, Teets,
Way, Welo, Wheeler, Wilson, Winslo W,
Wood.
Those voting for Seward were: Arnc-
son, Bard, Barlow, Bowel, Nathaniel
Brown, Buchanan Campbell, Christcn-
son, Converse, Cooper, Cornwall, Covey
Crothers, Dahlen, DeCoster, Eppard,
Gleason, Gillson, Hamaker, Hammer,
Heilman, Heintz, johnson of Brown,
johnson of Dawson, Jones of Day, Jones
of Miner, Kcrcher, Keegan, Kelly OF
Moody, King, Knipe. Kocnig, Kreusch-
er, Lester, Macleod, Miller, Moore OF
Miner, Oleson, O'Neal. Peacock Peterson,
Pratt, Reagan, Richards, Roe of Deuel.,
Rowe of Brule, Rundell, Ruswick, Satren,
Sharf, Snyder, Stevens of Marshal,
Storm. Stout, Street, Trotman, Vanden-
hacker, Waldron, nWalker, White H. D.,
White NJ. j., Wittmeyer.
The chair appointed a committee COM
posed of Rowe, Of Brule. and Buchanan,
of Minnehaha, to escort the newly elect
ed speaker to the chair. He was intro
duced TO the house by his opponent, Mr..
Buchanan, and the oath of Office was i'm
mcdiately administered. by Judge Kellam.
Speaker Seward then briefly addressed
the house, stating that he certainly ap-
preciatcd the ehonor, and coming onto
the stand he laid aside all considerations
of politics, and should cndeavor to rule,
as he best could, in strictly fair and
honest way OH all deliberations Of the
house,
Speaker Seward is young man of fine
personal appearance, and is spoken of in
very high terms of praise by all who
know him. 1t is believed he will make a
very able presiding officer.
The lobby was q perfect jam of human
ity-and bevy of ladies ruthlessly fired
the reporters from their corner.
The following faber shooters were pres
ent: E. w. Caldwell, Sioux Falls Press;
C. j. Blanchard, Minneapolis Times;
c. M. Orr, Pierre Daily Journal; Frank
Ireland, Pierre Daily Capital; w. H.
Kephart, Pierre Daily FREE Press; L. P,
McClarren, E. G. johnson, w. w. God
dard, and Hank Meyers, representing q
number Of papers each; Carl Gerner
Iroquois Chief, and one or two others
whose names escaped us.
After recess j. w. Conc was elected
chief clerk of the house. when committees
of both houses waited on the governor to
Inform him they were organized and
ready to receive any message he may
have to communicate.
The two houses then convened in joint
session and listened to the governors
message, which appears In full in this
paper.
SENATE.
"A few moments after 1e o'clock the sem
ate was called to order. Chief Justice
Corson administered the oath OF office to
the lieutenant governor. n
The Lieutenant governor called upon the
senators to present their certificates Of
election to the secretary.
} When the roll was made up the oath oi