Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-15

PIERRE GIVES UP
DECLARES IT is BEATEN IN CAP.
ITAL REMOVAL
CONTEST,
Tue PEOPLE WILL NOW DECIDE
WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO
SELECT A NEW Lo-
CATION.
THE rfOPlt Will NOW DECIDE
MITCHELL SCORtS ON FIRST MOVE
FAR IN THE LEAD OF OTHER
CANDIDATES IN THE
CAUCUS.

Pierre, s. ID, Jan. 8.--Tuesday even
ing 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 was far in the lead of
the other candidates. The caucus,
to select met with Senator Lawson Of
Brown county as chairman and Repre-
sentativesH utchfns9nSof Beadie as Sec
rotary. The senate vote was on roll
call, Mitchell, s29; Huron, 6;t Redfeld,
2. In the house roll call, Mitchell Sc
cured So; Huron, 13; Redfeld, 5.
Unfortunately for Pierre, the severe
storm which blocked the roads and
prostr-Ged the telegraph lines, hasten
ed the decision OF the delegates from
the outside towns, and they took ad-
vantage of the situation
The vote in caucus was taken on the
proposition for the resubmission of the
capital removal question to a vote of
the people, as provided by the state
constitution.
The removal question will probably
be introduced among the first bills in
the house, and will take the regular
course In legislative action, as it is
now certain that the resolutt N will
pass and the intent to rush II is no
longer a necessity.
The inaugural ball was largely at
tended and continued until a late
hour
About all the business transacted by
either house was the drawing for
seats, with a slight scrap in the house
over the necessity for another assist
ant 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 mum
Der secured the first selection.
The only house standing committee
appointed was that on elections and
privileges, of which Hayes of Law
renee is chairman, and a meeting was
held Immediately after adjournment to
take action on the Welch-Hanna con
test, from Charles Mix county, after
which they adjourned until afternoon.
The following senate committees
were announced, the chairmen of the
different committees being:
Rules, Wilcox; Judiciary, Lawson;
elections, Few, educational, Payne:
state affairs, Abel, ways and means,
Bennett; appropriations, McDougall;
railroads, Saltmarsh federal relations,
Newly; counties and towns, Ulmer;
public buildings, Close: cities and mu-
nicipal corporations, Robertson: pub
lie Instruction, Rowley; public print
ing. Bronson; mines and mining, Jenk-
ms; live stock, Burke; insurance and
"a honJIn~ AYnrfhrt,n &. nV,hlfo haaIfh Ltr;n-
berg; senate journal, Stoddard; ware
houses and grain grading, Seney; cor
porations, Dillon; military affairs,
Neill; charitable I'M penal institut.
lions, Bottum; school and public lands,
Williamson; legislative expenses, La
Graft; highways and bridges, Boy
land; temperance, Cahilli irrigation,
Johnson, of Hamlin.
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
matter of loaning the permanent
school funds to counties; also, giving
counties additional power in leyying
taxes.
A proposition will also be considered
for finally defining the power OF the
commissioner of school and public
lands. and dairy and food commissions
# er.
While Pierre has been shut of from
the outside world, the regular specula-
ton Gs to organization and the excite
ment 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
once. The senate committees have
been announced, and a heavy grist OF
# bills have been introduced.
8 The nrst one was by Stoddard, TO
provide for boards of fence viewers.
The principal bills introduced were to
adopt the work of the code commits
sion, which will be rushed through
both houses to allow amendments to
be made to the code, instead of the seq
sion laws OF the different sessions.
Other bills introduced were to appro-
8a pirate all the un~appropriated state
lands, 2 5000 ScTes, to the Yankton In
sane asylum, and to provide for hold.
ing terms Of court at other than coun-
~ seat towns, where the same is more
than ten miles from q railroad. This
applies to Charles Mix county.
The house held a short session. but
did nothing. The first bill to be insfo-
duced in that body will be by Pierce,
20 donate certain state lands to the
national soldiers home at Hot Springs.
The capital removal bill will be intro
duced the house Immediately, and viii
be rapidly pushed through, Mitchell
bavsng an unbroken organization.
Mitchell Sure of II.
Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 7.5Indications
are that resubmission of the question
.pf the removal OF the capital from
Pierre, which Is the issue above all
others confronting the South Dakota
legislature which has just convened,
kas won out, and that Mitckellis like
y to secur the plums5
The removal bill ii to be reported
from the committee on state affairs,
and win win out by a two-thirds ma,
9ority. Before entering Into the fight
49, remove the capital from Pierre,
Ritcheu. Huron and Redneld decided