The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE
Proc eedings Of south Dakotn's Law
Mill.
THE OPENING SESSION.
Organization of Both Houses Com
nj Oft

Organization of Both Houses Com
1 pieted.
/ Pierre, S. d., Jan. AT noon yes
| terday the newly elected state officers
| met in the senate chamber and the
| oath of office was administered to
| them by Judge Corson. of the supreme
| court. The senate was called to order
| by Lieut.. Gov. Hindman, and prayer
! was offered by Rev. Lyman. T. NJ.
| Simons, secretary of the last session,
| called the roll and all responded. John
| II. Kean, the incoming lieutenant gov
| crnor, then took the chair and the or
| ganiZation was preceded by the cleo
| ton of s. A. GunderSon of Clay county
| as president Of the senate. This was
| followed by the selection of the regu-
| lar caucus nominees. After the organ
| iZatiOn the senate waited in vain for
| notification that the house was ready
| for business.
The house was called 10 order by
| State Secretary Roddle. and rs the Old
| chief clerk was absent w. G.. Brewer
| was selected as temporary clerk, with
| ID. V. Doty assistant. The roll-call
| showed four absentees - Anderson,
] CinGel, Lorenston and Spaulding. AZ
| ter the caucus nominees down TO see
ond assistant clerk had been selected
| Representative Packard of Sphinx
moved an adjournment with hope or
| breaking the list of appointees, but
| this was voted down by a large ma
! jority. and full organization was com
! pleted. A resolution was presented IN
structing the clerk to notify the senate
that the house had organized and was
| ready to meet in joint session to hear
any communication the governor might
| have 10 make. Before this could be
carried out motion to adjourn was
made and carried, and the governor
| will present his message to-day.
The inaugural reception and ball at
| the Lake hotel was brilliant affair,
and the fact that more members than
i usual are accompanied by their wives
| and daughters made it more of a social
F, function than ever.
| Pierre, s. d., Jan. 5.--In the house
| the absentees of yesterday were sworn
in and committee on rules appointed,
consisting of Bras. Dwight Chiesman,
/ Narnum and Peterson of Brookings.
| A committee of five on compensation
| of house employees is Harrington,
Chiesman, Lien Pussy and Purdin.
| A message from the senate declared
| that body to be ready to meet the
house in joint session. The drawing of
| seats was proceeded with, and before
this had been completed the senate ad-
| journeu for the day without waiting
for the house To complete it's work On
motion of Russell, the speaker was in
structed to add to the committee list
| committee of seven as a committee on
! live stock. A messenger was sent to
| notify the senate of the readiness to
meet in joint session, and reported the
adjournment Of that body. The house
J then adjourned In the senate the
only business transacted was the
| drawing of seats.
1t had beer generally agreed that, on
| account of the length of the governors
| message, it would be received in joint
| session and not read but made a part
of the journal, but the action Of the
| senate in adjourning and not waiting
for the house prevented this action
| from being taken. AS the organiZa-
ton of both bodies is now completed
that action will without question be
| carried out tomorrow.
While it was definitely announced
that the complaint in the governor con-
test would be served to-day, this action
| was for some reason deferred until to-
. morrow, and it is now reported that
| the service will be made in the morn
| ing The complaint is bulky volume
of itself, alleging Irregularities in many
precincts over the state, and comprises
/ 300. printed pages. The case will be
one of the hardest fought ones on both
sides which has ever been brought into
the courts of this state.
Following is list of chairmen Of the
important senate committees which
| will be announced tomorrow: Judici-
airy, lawson; appropriations, Stewart;
ways and means Cooper; railroads,
LOOMS; state dispensary, Stiles.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 6-After some
jangling over the manner of spread
ing the governors message on the
| records of the houses, it was finally
decided to read it in joint session.
| The reading took considerable time,
| and at a late hour the joint session
was dissolved. The committees of the
| house We're then announced and and
| adjournment taken TO o'clock to-mor-
! row. The following bills were intro
| duced:
BY Glass, to provide every assessor
with seal to stamp all notes, mort
cages and all such documents, when
the same are listed for taxation,
making them uncolectable unless so
stamped. BY Goddard, providing that
all honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors may attend state educational
institutions free of charge; to provide
for carrying into effect the initiative
and referendum. The main provisions
are that all bills submitted by initia-
tive must be filed with the legislature