Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-18

pleted until after A o'clock. The mes
sage of Crawford was a radical docu-
1nent so far as his demands for COM
pllance with the platform pledges was
concerned. and his remarks were fire.
quently stopped by the hearty APP
plause given him by members of the
Joint session, and they showed their
approval in the same manner when
an immense boquet of American
Beauties was handed him at the open
ng of the address.
Gamble Gets Full Vote.
Robert J. Gamble, of Yankton, was
lndorsed by the Republican joint eau
Gus Tuesday to succeed himself as
United States senator. No formal bal
lot was taken, the choice being by viva
voce. The anti-Gamble forces failed
to make an attempt to defeat his in
dorsernent. The senatorial election
will occur on Jan. 27.
Makes First Appointment.
Gov. Crawford Thursday made his
first appointment, which was at once
confirmed by the senate, being e. c..
Erickson, of Elk Point, as a member
of the board of regents of education
to succeed I. w. Goodncr, of Pierre,
whose term had expired.
As committees of neither house
We're ready to be reported Thursday
nothing was done but consideration of
resolutions of little import, and an ad-
jOurnment was taken to allow the
members to listen to an address by
Hon. Charles q. Elliott, of the Mime
sofa supreme court, which was deliv-
cred in the hall of the house.
Chairmcn of Principal Committees.
The following are the chairmen of
the principal committees of the house
and senate which have been agreed
upon:
Observation-Disclosures, Merry; appro-
priations, Byrne; charitable and penal,
Thompson of Turner; cities and mu-
nicipal corporations, ScrOgSs; coun-
ties and towns, Sweeney; elections, To
bin: education, Thompson of Clay;
engrossed and enrolled bills, Cooper;
federal relations, Robertson; high
ways, bridges and ferries, Hepperlee:
bsnking, Perkins; insurance, Vessey;
interpretations, Laxson; irrigation,
Whsle: judiciary. Dillon: legislative
expenses, Bell; live stock, Erion;
mines and mining, Merry; military af-
fairs, Englesby; public buildings,
WEIGH; public health, Danforth: pub
lie printing, Greene of Deuel.; public
institutions, Goodsell; railroads, Cook;
rules, Shober; school and public lands,
Hougan, senate journal, Greene of
Hamlin; state affairs. Jenkins; tenn
perance, Johnson; warehouse n
grain grading, Doering; ways and
means, Lincoln: capitol building and
grounds, Goodner; apportionment, Lo-
throp.
The house chairmanships are:
Appropriations, Cable: agriculture,
Grace; apportionment, Foster; banks.
Issenhuth; capital buildings Gropoen-
gieser: charitable institutions, Fitch;
house journal, Carley; corporations,
Lanuin; education, Kribs; engrossed
Ewald; food and dairy, Olson of
Clark: highways. Lee; immigration,
Whittemore; insurance, Wooley.
Minor Offices.
The minor officials selected by the
two houses were in the senate:
Bill clerk, w. VanShaick, of Rob
erts; chief engrossing force, A. A.
Rowan, of Turner; assistant, r.. e.
Grimshaw, of Lawrence; postmaster,
Orlando Searls, of Moody: assistant,
C. L. Ward. of Meade; Waterman, Ole
Larson, of Charles Mix; messenger,
w. S. Ingham, of Lyman; pages, Lor-
raine Appleby Of Woonsocket, Bernard
Wesley of Washington Springs, Earl
Bergen of Pierre.
The chaplainship was n of the diff
fcult places to fill, the candidates be-
ing numerous both from the city pas
tors and the outside. The question
was finally settled by dividing the
time between the five resident pastors
of the city, they arranging as they
choose to take succeeding days in the
different houses or by weeks, as suited
themselves.
The minor house places were:
Bill clerk, ]. II. Peterson, of Law
renee; postmaster, A. H. Crawford, oil
Grant; assistant. P. E.. Tinney; chief
of engrossing force, Edward Palmer,
of Yankton; assistant, Ira Jones, of
Turner; janitor, Frank Smith, Of
Pierre; messenger, Thomas Brown, of
Pierre.