Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-13
DoINGs AT PERRE|
WORK OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE.
Impartial Record of tho Work Ac.
complished by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupied the Past Few Days.
DOings at Pierre.

Az iiVOit AueSuay Tile newly eIccteu state
officers of South Dakota met in the senate
chamber at Pierre and the oath of office
was administered to them by Presiding
Judge Corson Of the supreme court.
The senate was called to order by Lieut..
Gov. Hindman, and prayer was offered by |
Rev. Lyman NJ. Simons, secretary of the
last session. On roll call all members re-
sponded. John 7. Kean, the incoming
lieutenant governor, then took the chair
and organization was proceeded with by |
the election of Senator Gunderson of Clay
County, as president of the senate. This
was followed by the election of regular
caucus nominees.
After the organization the senate waited
for notification that the house was ready
for business. The house was called to or
der by State Secretary Roddle, and as the
old chief clerk was absent, w. C. Bower
was selected as temporary clerk and w. l..
v. Doty as assistant. The roll call showed
four absent, Anderson, Cindal, Lorentzon
and Spaulding. Afterthc caucus nominees
down to the second assistant clerk had been
selected, Mr.. Packard, Republican, of
Sphinx, moved an adjournment until We'd
nesday, but this was voted down by a large
majority, and the full organization was
completed.
\ resolution was presented instructing
the clerk to notify the senate that the house
had organized and was ready to meet them
in Joint session to hear any communication
the governor might have to make. Before
this could be carried out a motion to adj
jOurn was made and carried.
The probabilities on the principal house
committees today are:
Education, Brass of Dawson: agricul-
trre, Watson of Marshall: appropriations.
Warner of Lawrence; temperance, Reese
OF Edmonds; municipal corporations.
Packard of Sphinx: state affairs, Wooley of
sanllton: banks and banking. Lien of
.'oberts; mines and mining affairs. Maw-
good of Lawrence: highways, Peterson of
BroOkings: immigration, Weissenlolder of
HutchinsOn: school and public works.
lIurlbut of Brown.
The inaugural reception and ball. at the
Locke Hotel tonight was a brilliant affair,
and the fact that more members than us
ual We're accompanied by their wives and
daughters. makes il more of IL social af-
fair than ever.
Wednesday,. Jan. 4.
In the house to-day the absentecs of yes
terday We're sworn in and a committee on
rules appointed. consisting of Bras. Dwight,
Oticsman, Varnum and Peterson of Brook
ings. The committee of five on'compcnsa-
ton of house employees is Harrington.
ChiesMan. Lien, Pussy and Purdin. \
message from the senate declared that
body to be ready to meet the house in joint
session. The drawing of seats was pro-
cceded with, and before this had been COM
pleted the senate had adjourned for the day
without waiting for the house to complete
its work.
On motion of Mr.. Russell the speaker
was Instructed to add to the committee list
4 OF seven as a committee on
i've stock. n messenger was then sent to
notify the senate of readiness to meet in
int session. and reported the adjournment
that body. The house then adjourned.
In the senate the only business tran
sacted was the drawing Of seats.
Thursday, Jan. o.
When the senate met today standing
committees were announced and adjourn
ment was Immediately taken for a joint
session. In the house several bills were
introduced, when the senate was an
nounced as being in waiting for a joint
session. In the joint session Private Sec
rotary Ayres delivered to the joint session
a copy of Gov. Lees message, and Mr..
Cornwall moved that it be read. This was
amended by a motion of Lawson to spread
it on the records of the two houses. The
amendment was lost by a vote of 70 to so.
After some jangling over the manner of
spreading the governors message on the
records of the houses, it was finally de-.
cided to read it in joint session. The read
ing took considerable time, and at a late
hour the joint session was dissolved. The
committees of the house were then an
nounced, and an adjournment was taken.
The following bills were introduced
and filed, but moi read: To provide every
assessor with seal to stamp all notes, mort
cages and all such documents when same
are listed for taxation, making them unc0l-
lectible unless SO stamped. To provide
that all honOrably discharged soldiers may
attend state educational institutions free of
charge. To provide for carrying into effect
the initiative and referendum. Its main
provisions are that all bills submitted by
initiative must be filed with the legislature
not later than the twentieth day of the ses-
sion and accompanied by attidavits of
the slgners that they understand the
provisions of the bills; that all measures
to which the referendum applies shall be
W AOlClOLuulll UUuIU CONSISTING
of the governor, secretary of state and at
torney general. Protectionpf fish and pre-
venting killing them by poison or ex-
plosives. Making the legal rate of interest
10 per cent. Providing for carrying into
effect the initiative and referendum. Refer
endum to apply when petition is filed with
secretary of state within ninety days after
adjournment of session. To provide regis
tratiOn law. Providing for the restoration
of the circle at the head of the ticket, and
that all constitutional amendments shall he
submitted on a separate ballot. Providing
for procedure in contes for a state Office.
and manner of securing a recount of votes.
House joint resolution No. 10 provides
for an amendment of section 1, article g. of
the constitution to require u vote of two
thirds of the members of each house to pre-
sent any amendment of the constitution to
the people.
Friday, Jan. o.
A resolution was presented today asking
the appropriations committee to prepare
and present a deficiency bill for the reform
school. A joint resolution indorsing the
administrations conduct OF the war was