The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-02-15

ever. Judge Haney thought that IN
the interest Of the bill for the revislon
of the code nothing ought to be said
upheld Price and their own dignity
and took chances on mourning the hos
tility of the press toward the revision
measure.
The chaplain of the house created
amusement the other day during his
prayer by a slip of the tongue which
was not far from being proper enough
in one sense. 20 Lord" he said, 1--WE
prSy that thou will overrule the pro-
ceedings of this house." He meant, OF
course, that the Lord would rule over
the proceedings, but the Standard Oil
people and a number CT other vested
interests, including the railroads are
hoping that the prayer will be an
sWered literally.
The capital fight--if there is really TIC
be one-is creating the usual amount of
speculation. Pierre people have had
their biennial meeting of their famous
board of trade. Citizens have been de-
tailed to do scout duty, and everybody
is being held up and disciplined to keep
In the narrow path of discretion re-
specting any question on which there
may be any disagreement. The report
is that there is not much sentiment ia
yorable to capital removal. At the
meeting of the board of trade Thursday
afternoon H. r. Horner told the people
that the house had to be looked after;
that was where the danger was con-
cealed THE senate will be all right"
he said. Stewart has them all up ir.
the corner. The major will take care
of the senate; they are all standing up
straight; all in the corner" There are
people who pretend to believe that
there is nothing in the capital row eX-
cept a desire to make such capital for
the major as would result from sue
cessful defense of Pierres interests.
This is probably a narrow and false
view of the situation, but there have
been Pierre politicians in the past who
have made capital for themselves in
just this way. The rank and file of the
people of Pierre are getting sick of be-
ing disciplined every two years by a
capital committee. They are naturally
inclined to entertain and express opin-
ions, and they hate to be dubbed by
every fellow who comes along and By
their local committee, which, during
legislative sessions. all but prescribe
how they shall eat. sleep, dress and
spank their babies
Not long since a dramatic company,
local to Aberdeen and of very doubtful
talent, came to Pierre and gave an en-
tertainment. 1t was not up to the taste
of the editor of the local daily paper,
and he delivered himself of a roast.
The night the paper came out the capt
tai committee had q job. The dramatic
company was going to move the capital
that very night. Eventually the embryo
cfnrE and artra9SaS nlcifad h11f
the poor editor, who spoke without the
capital committees consent, had to
take his discipline from that august
body. AS matter of fact, the cattle
interests of Pierre are SO much greater.
than the capital that If the seat of gov-i
eminent We're moved tomorrow 1t would
not cause more than a momentary de-
preston. The people of Pierre could
get along as comfortably without the
capital zas the people of Chamberlain
do, and Chamberlain IS one of the best
towns on the western slope. The town
of Pierre has already paid out more for
the capital than 1t Is worth. They feel
that they have right to get even be-
fore it Is removed. They have enjoyed
an advantage in the failure of rival
towns to agree where the capital shall
be located IL moved. They will continue
to have that advantage. Watertown
has delegation here. and w. I. Sea-
man and others from Mitchell are look
ing after the interests OF the latter
town.. "A capital removal caucus was
held, without definite results, with the
idea OF making a combination large
enough to include protection to those
who are Interested in appropriations
and apportionment matters. 1t is O
great undertaking and has immense
possibilities, but 1t was begun late and
will encounter conflicting pretudices