The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-01-16
FOR BUSINESS NOV
South Dakota Legislature Is Or
gained for Work.
BY Virtue of the Compromise tho
Democrats Secure What They
Went After-..Short SEES
sion Yesterday.

l y . Vi as SOADIbhoAAAoC ah0
Democrats Secure What They
Went Af~ter-..Short Ses-
sion Yesterday.
Pierre, Jan. s.-The house organized
yesterday with Representative Colvin
as speaker; J, H. Lien chief clerk, d.
B. Connors first assistant, C. A. Crane
second assistant, Jacob Tschetter SER
geant at arms, II. T. Griffith assistant
sergeant at arms, J.. j. Jones enrolling
and engrossing clerk. ID. b. Mclaughlin
messenger, r.. E. Talent Waterman,
Clarke Loudan chaplain. or the list
the sergeant at arms. postmaster,
Waterman and second assistant clerk
are democrats. This Is the result of the
compromise between the populists and
democrats in which the democrats were
10 withdraw their candidate for speaker
and make no nomination. Besides these
appointees they get the chairmanships
Of the appropriation and way and
means committees. The chairman Of
some of the principal house commit
tees We're selected last night but
the committees will o be selected I'M
til this afternoon and will not be an
nounced in either houl. until Friday.
Tho senate had q short session yester-
day, only drawing seats and adjourning
until today, when the governors mes
sage Will probably be read. Most of the
names have been selected on the senate
committees. but there may be changes
When the ~absentees arrive today. There
Is some friction among the leaders in
repard to the craftsmanship of some of
the committees. The chairmen of the
principal committees are understood to
be: Judiciary, Kellar: appropria tons,
HincRley; insurance, Goodwin; state
affairs. Kindschy; elections, Bouck.
The INST message of Governor Andrew
Lee was given to the legislature at noon
yesterday. The message is partly as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Representatives: l have the honor and
the pleasure at this time TO commune
cate to you, the lawmakers of the state
of South Dakota, some reflections upon
matters which are of deep interest to
the people and solne recommendations
regarding measures which will be
passed upon during the legislative ses-
sion now fairly opened.
assume that you understand our
duty n that you will perform 1t. 1 do
not seek to instruct or dictate, but mere
ly to state the things as l see them. AS
for myself ave been elected from the
ranks of the plain people in their hope
n desire. as ] believe. for a practical
business administration of their affairs.
1t l am to meet their expectations it
must be along these lines alone, for I
bring TO the position no political rain
Ing or experience in statecraft. / shalt
be compelled to depend upon the 10y
atty of gentlemen who We're elected to
this legislature pledged to assist in
making possible the reforms which the
people think necessary to the improves
ment of their local government.
We are a new and untried party with
no apologies to make. The eyes of the
ourselves that when our work is fin
ished we shall then have no apologies to
make. The majority is charged with
the responsibility of leading in the
measures which will be considered dur
ing the coming session. Our duty,
therefore, become a double duty. The
minority must be given credit for good
Intentions, but if the majority fails to
do its work with fidelity, 40 excuse,
which will be accepted, can be given for
such failure. 1t is my belief that the
people of all parties desire wholesome
laws which will promote the common
benefit. 1t must therefore be remem-
bered that our election as the represent
ativss of a certain political party does
not release us from our responsibility to
the whole people.
Before the Sd of November we were
candidates of a party. We are now the
chosen servants Of the entire electorate
of the state.
Economy i'll the management Of the
affairs entrusted to our care will find
ready response in the hearts of the peo-
pie, who are now bearing heavy bur-
dens, but good business prudence would
not employ economy to the detriment Of
the service. Economy in that case be-
comes waste. The straitened condition
of the people who pay our taxes require
that their money should be jealousy
guarded and sensibly expended. The
money of the state should be handled
with the same wisdom and care which
any thrifty business man would employ
III the management of his own affairs,
and every dollar of the public money
should buy as much as the dollar of a
private individual.
Economy requires a saving of time
as we'll as money. and the responsible
ity of all those who have been selected
to carry out this policy does not end
with answering the roll all and draw
ing pay.
We have been placed here to do bust
ness, and that business SHOULD be more
promptly and faithfully attended to be-
cause it is the business Of all the people.
l would therefore most emphatically,
though respectfully, recommend that
We proceed to active work at once in
order that important legislation may
not be left until the last two or three
days of the session thereby incurring
the risk of i'll advised and immature
measures. 1 urgently advise tina the
appropriation committee begin their
investigation at once. That they re-
port no later than the thirty-ffth day of
the session followed by the passage of
the bills at the earliest practicable mo-
ment, to the end that the appropriations
may not be held up till the last hours of
the session to be used as a club to kill
meritorious measures or aid vicious
ones.
We have no right to waste the peoples
time or draw public money fol services
not rendered, and if by consciousness
anu dEuuuuS ldDOI we Cdfl SIOEteH TIE
session and save expense to the state,
we can do nothing that will be more
thoroughly approved by III constitu-
ents.
In possession. OF the legislative and ex-
ecutive departments we shall be held re-
sponsible for every needless or needless
act done and for every necessary act left
undone. The responsibility given us az
| fords us the privilege and should impress
us with the duty of proving to the world
| that the populists and their allies in the
late struggles are not destroyers of public
credit, not wreckers of states, not re-
pudiators, but. like the rank and file of all
parties, are patriotic. honorable citizens,
seeking only for honest laws. objecting
~emphatically to special legislation by
which an even chance for all classes is
denied striving to maintain the states
| credit and cstablis for it a good name,
place its treasury upon a sound financial
basis and provide for Its future mainten-
ance without Unnecessary and expensive
temporary eXpedients or revolutionary as
saults upol1 the organic law of the COM