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Extra Session.
Pierre Capitol, Feb. 3ri.

Extra Session.
Pierre Capitol, Feb. 3rl.
Governor Mellette today issued a
circular to each member Of the legis.
lature, relative to the calling of an
extra session to make an appropriation
for The worlds fair. In the circular
the governor first quotes a communica-
ton to himself from the worlds fair
commission of the state, which is as
follows:
1--WE the undersigned, a committee
representing the worlds fair commits
sion of this state, have been instructed
to wait upon your excellency and re-
port and the effort which has been in
progress for the last eight months to
raise funds by subscription for a state
exhibit at the Columbian Exposition in
1898, is a failure, and that the funds
cannot be raised. Public opinion is
that the necessary amount should be
raised by taxation, and that there
should be a called session of legislature
to meet the emergency. We therefore
respectfully recommend and petition
your excellcncy to convene the legisla-
ture for this purpose"
His excellency then says: Believing
that the interest of South Dakota
would he promoted by a proper exhibit
of the resources of the state at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, and
that the same cannot be make without
an appropriation therefore, by the
legislature, | respectfully submit for
your concurrence, the accompanying,
as Enlargement, the endorsement Of
which BY two-tLirds of the members
elected to each house of the legislature
will be taken by the Executive as a re-
quest by the people of South Dakota.
through their duly chosen representa-
tives, for the holding of a SPECIAL ses-
sion Of the legislature in behalf of a
South Dakota exhibit at the Column
balm Exposition.
Following is the agreement:
To A. G. Mellette, governor, Pierre,
South Dakota:
l, the undersigned a member of the
house of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
South Dakota, hereby agree to attend
a special session of the legislature, if
called Immediately, for the purpose of
appropriating money to enable the
state to make an exhibit at the World
Columbian Exposition, to be held at
Chicago in 1893, subject to the con-
ditions following, the call to be- issued
when a like agreement shall have been
signed by two-thirds of the members
Of each house Of the legislature. viz:
First l agree to vote for an appro-
priation for such exhibit, of a SUM not
less than s25, 1000 nor more than $4,000,
and for a bill providing for the proper
management of the fund and for a
deficiency levy in payment of the
warrants that may be issued OF such
fund.
Second. I agree and pledge myself
that l will oppose the transaction of
any other business than the foregoing,
Of any description whatsoever, pertain
ing either to statutory enactment or
constitutional amendment at such spe-
cial session.
Third. 1 hereby agree that the only
expense which shall accrue to the state
on account of such session, with my
consent, shall he the SUN of SIS to each
member Of the legislature residing
east of the Missouri river, and $25 to
each member rcsid;rs west of said
river. and l hereby agree to the fore
going terms for myself, and agree at
the close of such session to endorse a
warrant for the entire amount due me,
on account of mileage and per diem
for attendance thereon, to the state of
South Dakota, except the sum of SIS,
and, upon my failure so to do, l hereby
authorize you to so endorse such war
rant for me and in my behalf, and
return the proceeds to the state treas.
ury; and l hereby donate the balance
to the state of South Dakota upon
consideration that the session may be
called by the governor.
Calamity Jane" is in Omaha today.
For the last ten years no name has
been more familiar to American peo-
pie than that Of Calamity Jane. In the
early days she was a scout for the
United States army and it was she
who first carried the news Of Clusters
massacre to the old frontier forts. She
had the distinction Of being the first wo-
man in Deadwood, an old side partner
of Wild Bill, the notorious desperate
who was assassinated in Deadwood.
Jane was in Qeadwood at time and