Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-12


J. Mertens, Hoven.
District No. Al, Edmunds county-O
w. Cochran. Ipswich.
District No. AZ, Walworth county
Jacob l.. Parrot, Mobridge.
District No. AZ, Campbell county
K. +. Cronston, Pollock.
District No. As, Mcpherson county
Theo. j. p. Geidt, Eureka.
District No. 45, Custer county John
c. Hays, Custer.
District No. 46, Fall River county
w. S. Bentley, Hot Springs.
District No. AZ, Pennington county
William H. Jones, Caputa.
District No. AZ, Lawrence county
A. H. Bigelow, Lead; Will T. Hursh,
Deadwood; John Treber, Deadwood;
w. l.. Verco, Lead; John Wolzmutn,
Spearfish.
District No. 49, Meade county,. w.
Bracket. Sturgis.
District No. so, Butte, Perkins and
Hrrding counties-P. j. Tscharner.
Lennon.
District No. 81, Hyde county-W. N.
VanCamp, Highmore.
District No. 81, Sully county-Wm.
Floyd, Okobojo.
District No. So, Buffalo county,.
E. Ziebach, Gam Valley.
The chief clerk having announced
that a quorum of the members-elect
was present.
The oath of Office was administered
to each of the foregoing members-elect
by Hon. James H. Mccoy, Judge of
the supreme court of the State of
South Dakota, ". ich oath was sub
scribed to by each member and placed
on file in the Office of the secretary OF
state.
The election of a speaker being in
order. Mr.. Sherman placed in nomina-
ton for speaker, Hon. Charles j.
Morris, of Minnehaha county.
The roll being called Mr.. Morris
received 81 votes, absent and not
voting z.
The entire list of caucus nominations
as made by the republicans as were
published in our last issue was elected
by the house.
The house then adopted temporary
rules which will be in force until the
permanent rules of the session are
adopted. Init
Upon motion the house at this time
adjourned to meet in joint session with
the senate for the Inauguration of the
state officers.
Lieutenant Governor Shober, who
presided over the last session of the
senate. was present and was asked to
preside over the first joint session of
the present legislature and he did so.
Governors Message.
After the roll was called, a commit
tee was appointed to inform the gov
ernor that the legislature was in joint
session awaiting his pleasure. Cover
nor Robert s. Wesley, who has pre-
sided owe the state for the past two
years and was elected to the second
term, appeared ana read his annual
message. He reviewed with pride the
administration of the past two years.
Spoke of the handsome new state cap
itol in the following language:
1--WE meet in our splendid new state
house for the first time and our greet
ings to n another may well seem to
be of unusual cheer and fellowship.
The plain and dignified lines of u
building, the beauty of its architecture,
the harmony Of its scheme of decora-
ton and its noble proportions are all
expressive of the sovereign position
which South Dakota is fast assuming
among her sister. states. If we but
recall our last meeting held only two
years ago, the change in our surround
ings is most striking and impressive
and We may congratulate ourselves
that the construction of the new CAPT.
tol proceeded with such extraordinary
rapidity that we now have a building
furnishing abundant accommodation
and ample facilit.e s for the exercise of
the functions of government and for
the performance of the business of the
state in its various departments"
He called attention to the wonderful
progress the state has made in the mat