The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
PIERRE GIVES UP
DECLARES IT IS BEATEN IN CAP
ITAL REMOVAL
CONTEST,
ne PEOPLE WILL NOW DECIDE
TWILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO
SELECT A NEW 10.
CATION.
the PEOPLE WILL NOW DECIDE
SCORES ON FIRST MOVE
FAR IN THE LEAD OF OTHER
CANDIDATES IN THE
CAUCUS.

CAUCUS.
Pierre, 8. D., Jan. S.-Tuesday even
lng Pierre gave up as beaten on the
capitol fight, and released all her
friends who joined such forces among
the contesting towns as best suited
their interests, about all going over to
Mitchell, which vas far in the lead of
The other candidates.. The caucus
10 select met with Senator Lawson of
Brown county as chairman and Repre-
tentative Hutchinson of Beadle as sec
tetary. The senate vote was on roll
Eall, Mitchell, 20; Huron, 6; Redfeld,
]. In the house roll call, Mitchell Sc
eured 81; Huron, 10; Redfield, 5.
Unfortunately for Pierre, the severe
torn which blocked the roads and
Frustrated the telegraph lines, hasten
ID the decision Of the delegates from
he outside towns, and they took ed.
bantage of the situation .
The vote in caucus was taken on the
proposition for the resubmission of the
bapital removal question to a vote Of
Ihe people, as provided by the state
Constitution.
The removal question will probably
)e introduced among the first bills in
be house, and will take the regular
purse in legislative action, as it is
low certain that the resolution will
bass and the intent to rush it is no
Dnger q necessity.
The inaugural ball was largely at
ended and continued until a late
Jour .
About all the business transacted by
ither house was the drawing for
eats. with q slight scrap in the house
)ver the necessity for another assist
INT postmaster .
In the house, in drawing for seats,
he Democratic minority was allowed
be privilege Of selecting seats in a
kody, and he who drew the first num-
Ter secured the first selection.
The only house standing committee
ppointed was that on elections and
Privileges, of which Hayes of Law
once Is chairman, and a meeting was
eld Immediately after adjournment to
AXE action on the Welch-Hanna con
<est, from Charles Mix county, after
Which they adjourned until afternoon.
N@ The following senate committees
Nere announced, the chairmen of the
INHERENT committees being:
Rules, Wilcox; judiciary, lawson:
INJECTIONS, Few, educational, Payne;
otate affairs, Abel, ways and means.
Dennett; appropriations, McDougall:
railroads, Saltmarsh; federal relations,
Newly; counties and towns, Ulmer;
public buildings. Close; cities and mu-
ricipal corporations, Robertson; pub
4 instruction, Rowley; public print
ng. Bronson; mines and mining, Jenk-
MS; live stock. Burke; insurance and
>anking. Northrup; public health, Erie
terg; senate journal, Stoddard; ware
touses and grain grading, Seney; cor
Orations, Dillon; military affairs,
feill; charitable and penal institut-
ons. Bottum: school and public lands,
williamson; legislative expenses, La
raft; highways and bridges, Boy
md; temperance, Cahill; irrigation.
Dhnson, Of Hamlin.
There are two or three bills under
~dvancement touching insurance mat
ers, and n looking to giving moro
plthority to the state treasurer in the
latter Of loaning the permanent
ehool funds to counties; also, giving
bunties additional power in levying
hxes.
A proposition will also be considered
pr finally defining the power Of the
Commissioner of school and public
Ands, and dairy and food commission
!.
While Pierre has been shut off from
be outside world, the regular specula-
on as to organization and the excite
lent Of the inaugural ball has become
istory. and the legislature has got
own to q working basis AT least the
enate has, and the house will begin at
nee. The senate committees have
cen announced, and a heavy grist Of
Ills have been introduced.
The first n was by Stoddard, to
rovide for boards of fence viewers.
he principal bills introduced were to
|dOpt the work of the code commits
Ion, which will be rushed through
9th houses to allow amendments to
e made to the code, instead of the ses-
ion laws Of the different sessions.
pther bills introduced were to appro-
kriate all the unappropriated state
ands. 25, 1000 acres, to the Yankton in.
Ane asylum, and to provide for hold
Is IOA AAo VI COulL uJ IAC IAoA SOuA-
y seat towns, where the same Is more
han ten miles from a railroad. This
lpplies to Charles Mix county.
The house held a short session, but
Id nothing. The first bill to be intro.
uced in that body will be by Pierce,
D donate certain state lands to the
|ational soldiers home at Hot Springs.
The capital removal bill will be intro
uced the house Immediately, and will
be rapidly pushed through, Mitchell
(aving an unbroken organization.
Mitchell Sure of It.
Mitchell, 8. D., Jan. 7.-Indications
re that ~resubmission of the question
the removal of the capital from
Pierre, which is the issue above all
(thers confronting the South Dakota
legislature which has just convened.
as won out, and that Mitchell is like.
to secure the plum.
The removal bill is to be reported
rom the committee on state affairs.
md will win out by a two-thirds ma
prity. Before entering into the fight
D remove the capital from Pierre