The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-15
PIERRE GIVES UP
DECLARES IT rs BEATEN IN CAP.
ITAL REMOVAL
CONTEST,
tue PEOPLE WILL NOW DECIDE
WITT De GIVEN A CHANCE TO
SELECT A NEW Lo-
CATION.
MITCHELL SCORES on FIRST MOVE
tue PEOPLE WILL NOW DECIDE
MITCHELL SCORES ON FIRST MOVE
FAR IN THE LEAD OF OTHER
CANDIDATES IN THE
CAUCUS.

4 CANDIDATES IN THE
i . CAUCUS.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. S.-Tuesday even
ing Pierre gave up as beaten on the
capitol fight, and released all her
'tiends who Joined such forces among
HE contesting towns as best suited
Ia cir interests, about all going over to
Mitchell, which was far in the lead of
NE other candidates. The caucus,
10 select met with Senator Lawson OF
Brown county as chairman and Repre-.
Sentative Hutchinson of Beadle as sec
fetary. The senate vote was on roll
BALL. Mitchell, 20; Huron, 6; Redield,
q In the house roll cali, Mitchell Sc
buried So; Huron, 10; Redfield, 5.
81 Unfortunately for Pierre, the severe
Y torn which blocked the roads and
u Frustrated the telegraph lines, hasten
III the decision Of the delegates from
4he outside towns, and they took ad-
Vantage of the situation
n The vote in caucus was taken on the
proposition for the resubmission of the
fapital removal question to a vote Of
the people, as provided by the state
constitution.
The removal question will probably
De introduced among the first bills in
Me house, and will take the regular
tourse in legislative action. as it is
Low certain that the resolution will
bass and the intent to rush it is no
longer a necessity.
y The inaugural ball was largely at
3ended and continued until a late
hour
4 About all the business transacted by
either house was the drawing for
Beats, with slight scrap in the house
SVer the necessity for another assist
INT postmaster
In the house, in drawing for seats,
the Democratic minority was allowed
the privilege Of selecting seats in a
body, and he who drew the first num-
Der secured the first selection.
4 The only house standing committee
appointed was that on elections and
Privileges, of which Hayes of Law
Fence is chairman, and meeting was
haId Immediately after adjournment to
bake action on the Welch-Hanna con
1est, from Charles Mix county, after
which they adjourned until afternoon.
n The following senate committees
here announced, the chairmen of tho
Inherent committees being:
Rules, Wilcox; judiciary, Lawson;
Elections, Few, educational, Payne;
Rate affairs. Abel, ways and means,
BeBRett; appropriations, McDougall;
railroads, Saltmarsh. federal relations,
kewby; counties and towns, Ulmer;
public buildings, Close; cities and mu-
nicipal corporations, Robertson; pub
He instruction, Rowley; public print
fng. Bronson; mines and mining, Jenk-
ins; live stock, Burke; insurance and
banking, Northrup; public health, Erie
berg; senate journal, Stoddard; ware
houses and grain grading, Seney; cor
pOrationS, Dillon; military affairs,
Eeill; charitable and penal institut-
IONS, Bottum; school and public lands,
Williamson; legislative expenses, La
Graft: highways and bridges, Boy
Iand: temperance, Cahill; irrigation.
johnson, of Hamlin.
Il There are two or three bills under
advancement touching insurance mat
ters, and one looking to giving more
authority TO the state treasurer in the
batter Of loaning the permanent
School funds to counties; also, giving
counties additional power in levying
lakes.
A proposition will also be considered
Dor finally defining the power of the
commissioner of school and public
sands, and dairy and food commission
Dr..
While Pierre has been shut off from
The outside world, the regular specula-
tion as to organization and the excite
3nent of the inaugural ball has become
history, and the legislature has got
Down TO a working basis AT least the
Senate has, and the house will begin at
bnce. The senate committees have
been announced, and a heavy grist of
bills have been introduced.
The first one was by Stodderd, to
provide for boards of fence viewers.
7rhe principal bills introduced were TO
adopt the work of the code commits
sion, which will be rushed through
both houses to allow amendments to
pc made to the code, instead of the SEES
bion laws of TIE different sessions.
Other bills introduced were to appro-
pirate all the unappropriated state
lands, $4,000 acres, to the Yankton in.
Sane asylum, and to provide for hold
ing terms Of court at other than coun-
fy seat towns, where the same is more
khan ten miles from railroad. This
applies to Charles Mix county.
The house held a short session, but
Did nothing. The first bill to be inGo-
duced in that body viii be by Pierce,
10 donate certain state lands to the
Rational soldiers home at Hot Springs.
2he capital removal bill will be intro
Huced the house Immediately, and will
Pc rapidly pushed through. Mitchell
Saving an unbroken organization.
Mitchell Sure Of II.
N Mitchell, s. D., Jan. 7.--Indications
pre- that resubmission of the question
~ the removal of the capital from
Pierre. which is the issue above all
pthers confronting the South Dakota
legislature which has just convened,
as won out, and that Mitchell Is like
M To secure the plum.
III The removal bill is to be reported
rom the committee on state affairs,
mo will win out by two-thirds ma,
prity. Before entering into the fight
remove the capital from Pierre
atchell Huron and Redfleld decided