Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of south Dakota's Law
Mill.


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 10
them by Judge Corson, OF the. supreme
court. The senate was called 10 order
by Lieut.. Gov. Hindman, and prayer
was offered by Rev. Lyman. i. NJ.
Simons. secretary of the last session,
called the roll and all responded. John
II. Kean, the incoming lieutenant GOV
ernor, then took the chair and h or
ganiZation was preceded by the cleo
ton OF S. 4. 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
q notification that the house was ready
for business.
The house was called to order by
State Secretary Roddle. and as the old
chief clerk was absent w. {. Brewer
was selected as temporary clerk, with
l.. V. Doty assistant. The roll-call
showed four absentees Anderson,
CinGel, Lorenston and Spaulding. Az
ter the caucus nominees down TO sec
ond assistant clerk had been selected
Representative Packard of Sphinx
moved an adjournment with a hope OF
breaking the list of Apprentices, II
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 Tho hn,,cn had nrar niypI nnn WAS
ready to meet in joint session to hear
any communication the governor might
have TO make. Before this could he
carried out a motion 70 adjourn was
made and carried, and the governor
will present his message to-day.
The inaugural reception and ball at
the Lake hotel was a brilliant affair,
and the fact that more members than
usual are accompanied by their wives
and daughters made it more of a social
function than ever.
Pierre, s. D.. Jan. SIN the house
the absentees of yesterday were sworn
In and a committee on rules appointed,
consisting of Bras. Dwight. Chiesman,
Narnum n 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 bsen completed the senate adj
5ourned for the day without waiting
for the house 70 complete its work. On
motion of Russell, the speaker was in
structed to add to the committee list a
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
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 a%djourning and not waiting
for the house prevented this action
from being taken. AS the organjza-
ton of both bodies is now completed
that action will without question be
carried out tomorrow,
While it was definitely announced
that the complairf in the governor con-
test would be served to-day, this action
was for some reason deferred until to-
morrow. and it is nov reported that
the service will be maze in the morn
ing. The complaint is a bulky volume
of itself, alleging Irregularities in many
precincts over the state, and comprises
1900 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 q 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 I've the manner Of spread
ing the governors message on the
records of the houses. it was finally
decided to read 1t in joint session.
The reading took considerable time,
and nj n late hour the joint session
was dissolved. The committees of the
house were then announced and and
adjournment taken to 2 o'clock to-mor-
row. The following bills We're 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
not later than the twentieth day of the
session and accompanied by afiidavits
of the signers that they understand
the provisions of the bills; that all
measures to which the referendum APP
plies shall be submitted to a referen-
DUN board, consisting of governor, sec
rotary of state and attorney general.
BY Bras, for the protection of fish and
preventing the killing Of them by poi.
son or explosives. BY Glass, making
the legal rate of interest 10 per cent
BY Wilmarth, providing for CARRYING