The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-12
old OFFICERS OUT.
Newly Elected Ones Assume
Their Respective Duties
INAUGURATION WAS MOST EXPRESSIVE
Joint session Listens to the Governors
Message After which House and
Senate Hold shor. Session and
Adjourn to January !.


Senate Hold Short Session and
Adjourn to January ..
Both houses OF the legislature ad-
journed Thursday January 3 till Mon
day January I.
The house met . short time before
.ne joint session and completed its
business after the Inauguration cere-
monies BY getting into parliamentary
.aneie which was ended only by adj
Purnmens- The representatives are
considering the proposition 10 keep the
house journal in printed form for in
sPe<ssoe each aay. For three davs
Bow sheg hare been trying 70 settle
the raaa BY 1hieh this shah be done.
No Agreement has been reached vet.
ins faslsonists are anxious to get the
nensure through and snme of the re-
Fuhheans- An view the matter from
= business, standpoint but they are
AFRAID the aesioa may involve unnec.
sessary expense.
lunng the day in the house the
HPers IN the contest eases were ~
eefved By the speaker and publicly
opened - is provided. Mr.. Hawxbv
He'd = protest against further action
n the eaaeA o. the ground, that the
eosssftutfon provides that all evidence
m snese must BE- presented to the
seHistasure on the second dav 81 the
session Yesterday was the third tav
OF the session Of the house and for that
reason ne believed an irregularity had
occurred which should prevent the
e s on OF the contest. Speaker
sears said in an announcement to the
member OF the house that he had not
received the papers from the secretary
OF state till after the adjournment Of
the house on the second legislative dav
ana then IT was too late to present them
70 the house. This point will probably
be urged in the contest heyora ths
committee having the cases in charge.
onchs 9 row was caused in the ranks
OF the enemy" because Oleson Of Chm
ing, against whom q contest ia nend-
ing. accepted position on the com
mlttee on privileges and elections that
me matter was brought before ! re-
PaDncan caucus by Mr.. Oleson. He
said ne did not wish to serve now that
MS contest was not to be withdra wn
e ne had been led to believe it would.
Inc caucus thought the same. The
matter was adjusted BY substituting
Martin OF Richardson ia the place az
Oleson. n
The senate was confronted Thnr.,7. =
January by Senator Trompen's reso-
luton OF sympathy for the Beers and
denunciation Of the English. Mr..
Irompen called it mp and it was read.
Allowing the text to he as follows:
I, resolved. BY the senate Of the state
81 9 Nebraska. that we view with nrn-
iOnnd sorrow and deepest concern ltha
attempt OF Great Britain to DESTROY the
Republics OF South Africa. and the
devaftation that has been carried IN
against these people struggling q
MAINTAIN their Independence a. nations
ana their homes and firesides a. c;ti-
zens Qf = Tree government, and we de-
clare our sympathy for them IN their,
struggle against those who seek "a 81.
taDiisn over them despotism main
tanned BY English powers and English
crounse, Of Washington, objected q,
the form OF the resolution. hut said Ia
was IN sympathy with the Beers. IA
said tue wording might be somewhat
marsh in regard TO / nation With which
: TINS country WAS 81 peace and desired;