The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-12
REPUBLICANS take CHARGE.
G. o. P. Solons in the
Legislative Saddle
at Pierre.

LEE STEPS OUT AND HERRlED IN
Borth Hotses Organized and Now IN
Working Ord4r-Somo Proposed
Legtsla,ion-Other Notes.
Pierre, Jan. THE South Dakota
legislature is in session. Most oi
the solons arrived here before Sat
urday night. The own presents a
livlier aspect in consequence and all
eyes will be on Pierre for the next
sixty days and pcrhap, longer.
There is the usual talk OF short
session, but one who has been on the
ground at previo US sessions knows
that thus same talk always occurs.
but amounts to no,hing.
The legislature organized today
and the republican regime is on.
]. NJ. Lamson OF Brown county is
president protein OF the senate, j.
H. Scriven of Davidson is secretary
and ]. e Kibber of Marshall is scar
jent at arms. Every senate posi-
tion is filled by an eastern Dakota
mar except one, John Grow q Law.
renee county, who is ono Of the pag-
@.
In the house, somerst x Grant
county Is speaker. and Remsr Of
Deadwood chief olsrk. Bowers
boou tor tho. ofhcs q chisl clerk
went glimmeriny when The thing
came 70 showA0wl. Bc&Sf 10 hot
under the collsr, but Il u understood
DO will be quietsd ~ m sppoint.
meat Of some kind. Carl Jones Of
Turner county is bill clerk and the
balance of the house positions are
dlled by east side men.
Gov. Herried was sworn in today
and his message presented to: the
legislature. II was not very
lengthy document He makes few
reaching recommendations. He
says he will be very cautious in the
use of the pardoning power and ia
vors the appointment Of a pcniten-
tiary chaplain. The soldiers home
should be literally supported and
the state represented at the Buffalo
and St. Louis expositions; he would
have the law amended to permit >
capable superintendent OF schools
to hold Office more than four years.
The farewell message of Retiring
Governor Lee was also delivered to
day. It was q longer document
than Gov. Heried's. II urged re-
form in the taxation laws to compel
corporations to bear their just bur-.
den of taxation, reviewed the pres
ent.condition of the state and con-
graduated the people; dwellt on
az q
the excellent condition of state in-
stitutions, brought about through.
capable management. The message
is able and pointed.
II is evident that there is to be q
fight over the, liquor law. Politi-
clans and professional lobbyists are
significantly expressing sorrow that
the leading men of the liquor inter
est were supporters Of Bryan IN the
lats campaign, while the liquor men
are as usual favoring provision
which will require the druggists tn
20 out Of the, retail whisky business
or pay the same retail license as the
saloons. In many towns where
locaIoption prohibition prevails the
breweries are selling beer by the
bottle under their wholesale licenses.
In Vermillion, where the state uni
,ersity has prevented the licensing
Of open saloons, there are said to be
not less than eleven wholesale liquor
licenses. AL Canton clubsare being
organized To eyade the adoption Of
non-l license policy: The Black Hills
sountles. where county warrants as
: rule ars below par, are going tol