Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-21
iAwmilL is READY FOR GRIND.
Legislature Organizes and Listens to
Messages of Retiring and lncom-
inn GovernorS


The new legislature organized Tues
day and in joint session listened to
the messages of retiring Gov. Craw-
ford and incoming Gov. vessey. Both
asked the legislature to provide for
the guaranty Of bank deposits. Each
of the governors asked also for depos-
itories for state funds and urged en-
actment of law for a 2-cent passen-
ger fare in the state With the In
augural ceremonies out of the way
at the state house, all interest in law
making was left behind to enjoy the
reception and ball.
The senate selected as principal Of
ticers Frank M. Byrne, president pro
tenn of the senate; L. M. Simons, of
Butte, secretary; Roscoe Mercer, Of
Hyde, assistant secretary; o. M. Os-
bon, of Beadle, sergeant-at-arms; John
Mcdonald, Of Beadle, assistant SER
geant-at-arms.
The house selected as officers: M. ].
CLANCY, of Clay, speaker; ]. w. Cone,
Of Minnehaha, chief clerk; George
Van Camp, of Hyde, first assistant;
H. Burden, Of Pennington, second as
sistant; George B. Mcclellan, of Law
renee, bill clerk; W. .. Reeves, of
Hand, chief of engrossing clerks;
Reed Matheny, of Sphinx, assistant;
e. M. Oscrip, of Lincoln, sergeant
alarms; James Olsen, of Union, as
sistant; A. J. Crawford, OF Grant, post.
master; Frank Perdue, of Grant, as
sistant; R. w. Leavitt of Kirgsbury,
Waterman; Perry Oldfeld, Of Clark,
Waterman
Senate Committee Chairman.
The legislature is singularly free
from dictation from outsiders and the
organization and committee appoint
ments are being determined within
the membership. The following COM
mittee chairmen will be appointed for
the senate:
Agriculture, Ralman Of Bon Hon
me; appropriations, Byrne of Faulk;
banks and banking, Holse of McCook;
charities and penal institutions, Good
sell of Moody; capitol building and
grounds, williamson of Sanborn, cities
and municipal corporations, Bates of
Minnehaha; elections and towns, Nc
Pherson of Lawrence; elections, Thor
son of Minnehaha, education, Hawkins
of Clay; insurance, Dobin of Beadle;
interpretations, Johnson of Lake; ir-
rigation Stokes of Butte; judiciary,
Dillon of Yankton; live stock, Yeager
of Day; mines and mining, May of
Lawrence military affairs, Seward of
Codington; public buildings, Andrews
Of Turner; public health, Robb Of Sis
seton; printing, Hare of Pennington;
public institutions, Laxson of Lincoln:
railroads, Norbeck of Sphinx; schools
and public lands, Lockhart of Deuel.;
state affairs, Ewert of Hughes; tenn
perance, Johnson Of Kingsbury;
warehouses and grain grading, Laur-
son of Minor; ways and means,
Scroggs Of Union.
House Chairman.
Following house chairmanships may
be predicted:
Judiciary, Morris of Minnehaha;
cities and municipalities, Larson of
dpplOpl oIloio, SdSlc vi
Lincoln; banks and banking, Isenhuth
of Sphinx; capitol building and grounds,
Newell Of Hughes, rules. Taylor of
Brown; state affairs, Wyman Of Yank-
ton; Temperance, Fitch of Turner; en-
crossed and enrolled bills, Johnson Of
Clark.
County Option Pushed. ,a
One of the first measures which the
session will have before 1t will be the
initiative petition for the county op-
ton law, which is being presented by
the anti-saloon league Of the state
Gov. vessey began his official duties
by issuing proclamation asking the
people and various civic societies of
the state to subscribe literally to a
fund for the stricken people of south
ern Italy. urging haste and designat-
ing places where such contributions
may be sent.
The house showed its first streak
of economy Wednesday when a warm
dispute arose over the number of
house journals to be printed for the
session and the question of what
might be saved by restricting the
journals brought on a warmer contest
than generally comes up over the ap-
preparation of thousands.
Both houses completed the details
of organization and seat drawing that
day, with other matters in the line OF
getting started for the session, and
one of the features was that of requir-
ing certain number of the clerical
force to be stenographers and type
writer's. On account Of the crowded
condition OF the old building 1t will be
necessary for committees to secure
rooms outside the building. and com
mittees were appointed for that pur-
pose.
A Scotch farmer went to town to
have tooth extracted.