The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-01-12
REPUBLICANS 1AKE CHARGE.
g. @. p. Solons in The
Legislative Saddle
Ut Pierre.

~ llefre.
Er STEPS OH AND HERRlED IN
Derth Hstsss Organized ana Now In
yofklsg OrdprSome Proposed
Lsgislstisa-Othe Notes.
Pierre, Jan. THE South Dakota
legislature % in session. Most oil
~ solsas arrived here before Sat.
srday aiyht. The own presents q
livlter aspect In consequence and all
s1ss will be on Pierre for the next
ssxty days and perhaps longer.
There Is the usual talk Of short
session, but one who has been on the
ground u previo US sessions knows
that this same talk always occurs.
but amounts to nothing.
The legislature organized today
and the republican regime is on.
]. NJ. Lamspn OF Brown county is
president pso-tem OF the senate, j.
81. Scriyen Of Davidson is secretary
and ]. e Klbber of Marshall is scar
ient at arms. Every senate posi-
ton is filed by an eastern Dakota
mar except oae, John Grow Of Law
rence county, who is one Of the pag-
90. s 4.
In the house, somers Of Grant
county is speakers and Remer Of
Dsadwood chief .clssl. Bowers
boom for the Office Of chieI clerk
went glimmering when the thing
sameStoa showdo VI. BoWer.i is hot
under the collar, but fits understood
be will be quieted by an appoint
mcnt OF some kind. Carl Jones Of
Turner county is bAl clerk aud the
balance OF the house positions are
filed by east side men.
Gov. Herriea.Was sworn in today
and his message presented to the
legislature. 1t I was mot a very
lengthy document. He makes few
far-reaching recommendations. He
says he will be very cautious in the
use Of the pard oningg power and fa-
vors the appoin tmenr Of q pcniten-
tiary chaplain. The soldiers home
should be .liberaliy supported and
the state represented at the Buffalo
and St. Louis expeditions; he would
have the law amended to permit )
capable superintendent Of schools
tothold Office more than four years.
The farewell message Of Retiring
Governor Lee was also delivered to-
day. 1T was longer document
than Gov Heried' Is. 1t urged re-
form in the taxation laws to compel
corporations to bear their just bur
den Of taxation, reviewed the pres
8ent condition Of the state and con-
graduated the people; dwellt on
4 the excellent condition Of state In.
stitntions, brought about through
capable management. The message
is able and pointed.
il is evident that therei is to be q
fight over the liquor law. Politi-
clans and professional lobbyists are
Significantly expressing sorrow that
the lending men Of the liquor inter-.
est were supporters Of Bryan in the
glato campaign, while the liquor men
are as usual favoring provision
which will require the druggists to
50 out Of the retail whisky business
OF: pay the same retail license as the
saloons. "a many townss where
local option prohibition prevails the
brsweries IRE selling beer BY the
bottle under their 81 olesale licenses.
III vernil lion, where the state uni
varsity has prevented the licensing
ofopen saloons, there are said to be
not less than eleven wholesale liquor
licenses. AT Canton clubs are being
organized to evade the adoption Of q
nonslicense policy. The Black Ellis
connties, where county warrants IS
Arule arc below par, ore going 10