Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-16
A GOOD STARTER
The House Passes One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand for a New
Capitol.
No Opposition to the Measure VIII
be Found Whenit Gets to
the Senate.

. = 81 i
come mp for the third reading and final
passage, and this fact drew as visitors
quite a number of townspeople, not
withstanding the center of interest was
down in the senate, where the primary
bill was receiving the best efforts of
orators for and against.
The bill was reached in due order of
business, and before vote was taken
called forth a number OF neat little |
speeches from different representatives
hailing from all sections of the state |
No one had The temerity to getup and |
oppose it. and all the talk was pointed I
and very much in favor OF it. The |
vote on final passage was "a for to |
IL against, with about a dozen mem
bers absent. 1t had a big margin to
spare over the constitutional two thirds |
vote necessary to carry an appropria,
ton, and contained an emergency clause
requiring work to be commenced at
once by the commission which will
have the construction in charge
The assured success of this bill in the
legislature within the next week is
fitting climax to the great victory
Pierre won in the capital contest last
year The.people of this city are to be
congratulated OH the outcome. and can
rest assured from-this on that there will
beno further worry on their minds as
to Pierre's right to forever remain the
capital OF South Dakota.
1t is understood that the new struc-
ture which will be modelled after the
magnificent state house at Helena,
Mont, and will be well on it's way be-
fore snow flies next fall. Following is
the bill:
section 1. Thatfo the purpose of
procuring the erection and completion
of a building to be used for state capt
kota on block twenty-one in the Fourth
Railway addition to the town, now city
OF Pierre, in the county of Hughes,
state Of South Dakota known as the
capitol grounds, there is hereby created
a board to be known as the state CAPT
tol commission. Said board shall con-
sist of four members to be composed Of
che governor, secretary of state, state
auditor and commissioner of school and
public lands, who Shall serve as mem
bers of said board without compensa-
ton. The governor shall be ex-otficio
chairman of said board A majority
of said board shall constitute a quorum
Said board shall procure the erection of
building on the above described pre-
misses known as the capitol grounds
and complete same, which shall be
adapted and designed for occupancy by
the supreme court, and the judges anc
officers of said court, and for the prop
er disposition and placing therein OF
the supreme court library and thu
libraries belonging to the state of Soutl
Dakota, and other valuable rec, ds tnt
papers and property of said stare. .saic
board shall have power to pref are Thu
said grounds for said building, an | il
providing plans and spectit ito IS TO
the said building may also a opt plan
and specifications for a comp ct CAPT
tol building, in order that the building
to be erected by said board may be
symmetrical part OF a completed capi
tol building. Said board is empowere
to employ an architect and to do an
perform any and all acts necessary t
enable the said board to carry out TIL
provisions of this act. Appropriation
in order to carry out the provision
of this act there is hereby approprial
ed out of the general funds Of the treas
ury OF the state not otherwise apprC
priated, thesum of $150,0OO for the tis
cal years commencing July l, 1908, an
ending June 80, 1905; and July i, 1876
ending June 30, 1907, which entire SUI
$15O0eo, shall be available for use du
ing either OF both of said years, in tt
discretion of said board. Said sum
sSl5O,00Q SO appropriated for the sal
two years, shall be refunded and repai
to4the state of South Dakota and. cove
ed into the general fund Of the trea
ury thereof out OF the proceeds receive
from the sale or rental OF, lands gran
e i to hestate OF South Dakota Tor Il
purpose of constructing public bull
ings atthe capital of the state OF Sou
Dakota; and all of the money arisiI
from said sources, already realized or
fast as realized hereafter, shall be fort
Withpaid over to the state treasurer
be covered into the general fund of Il
state treasury by the commissioner
school and public lands for the purpo
Of such repayment until the sum
$4,000 and any interest paid by t
state Of South Dakota thereon shall
entirely and fully repaid.
Disbursements. All disbursement
on account Of said building, and 4
speases Incidental thereto, shall be ma
ss 1Inrsliafli,t #f{y rertifieate by the boa