The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-01-16
BUST OF SEN .ATOR IxITTRIDGE
RECEIVED Ar STATE HOUSE

Pierre, S. D.-The Dust OF Senat-
or kittredge, was received here this
morning and placed in the niche in
the northwest corner of the main ro-
tunda of the capitol this afternoon.
The formal dedication speeches will
be at the time OF the state bar meet
ing on the fifteenth, and the speak
ers for the occasion will be Judge ID.
Haney. late OF the supreme court;
John T. Keen, OF Minneapolis, form
Ell lieutenant governor of the state,
and Charles NJ. Day, of the Sioux
Falls Argus-Leader, one of the closest
of the personal friends OF the late
i distinguished senator.
Some of the first duties of the
house will be the consideration of the
contests for house seats which have
been brought in the counties OF
Meade and Dewey. In the Meade
county case, George Budwciser, re-
publican is being contested by Nor
gan, a democrat, on the ground that
the judges OF different precincts did
NOT count the ballots properly, where
there was scratch voting. John r.
lIeffron of Deadwood, and Claude
Gray OF Sturgis represent Morgan
in the contest. and the law firm Of
| Martin and Mason of Deadwood re-
present Budweiser. In the Dewey
county case, b. A. Ash, democrat.
contests the seat OF +. w. Clark, re-
publican, on the allegation that Clark
was elected by votes of Indians who
have not severed their tribal rcla-
lions, and as such were not legal
voters. Gaff%, Stevens and Fuller re-
present Ash in the case, and Suther-
land & Payne represent Clark.
The new hotel inspection law which
is being prepared contains many
provisions different from the present
law, 1t is proposed to make the new
law cover all hotels. restaurants.
rooming houses. and boarding places,
which will bring the total receipts
of the department VI to a point
where il will be self-sustaining. The
fees of last year being only $2,249,
barely enough to cover the affairs OF
the department. The new plan pro-
poses making some state officer OIL
cial head of the department, With a
special deputy st a salary of $4,000
a year to look after that feature.
Another OF the propositions which
is in the process of incubation is
that of an inebriate asylum. just
| where il is TO be located, and how
much is to be put into it is not YET
developed. but that it is under con
sideration is a certainty, and it re
mains for the future TO show VIVA
. il all means.
. While circulating about the lobies
{ four of the old timers found them
selves together after a period Of
twenty years, the list being Represen
ttatives Roberts, of Day. Withee, o
t Turner, Senator Crane OF Minnehah;
and c. f. Raymond OF Mitchell, wh'
n is a member of the state live stool
!. sanitary board. In the session Of 1879
Roberts and Raymond We're member
!, of the senate. W'ithee a house mem
Der from Turner, and Crane, wa
clerk of the house. Their Academia
Z meeting was the time for a talk owe
the old days of the session of th
FARMERS combine" with their specia
lobby in the basement of the old Par
e Hotel now st. Mary's hospital. j
I. (which the acts of every day We're dis
a cussed over again each evening owe
i. their pipes and cigars, and given
II more manure aSiipoi u man
conceded them on the floor OF tn
house, with the result that many
10 measure which either was passed c
" killed one day was put on revers
action the mex dav as the result {
: the deliberations in that lobby.
The plans are being laid for a
sault on the Sterling lines along r.
gular siege from this time on. an
- the man who has senatorial aspir;
4 tions who does not get encourage
ment to come out into the open witt
in the next two weeks will be OF
not considered as important enoue