Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-18
FROM STATE CAPITAL
Gov. Byrne Much Interested
in Contract Labor.

roses, and fragrant Easter lilies, with
the exquisite music of the Brookings
college orchestra, under the direction of
MIR. Christensen, formed the fitting back
ground and surroundings for the In
augural reception, held by the Governor
in the Capitol building, and displayed
to advantage the elegant gowns of hun.
dreds of visitors who for more than two
hours passed through the Governors
parlor and greeted the receiving line
there, composed of the outgoing Gov
Vessey, Gov. Byrne and wife, and the
Justices of the Supreme Court and other
state officers with their ladies. The en-.
tire evening marked the most brilliant
social event that South Dakota has ever
witnessed within its borders. After the
reception everyone repaired to the city
Auditorium, where, after grand march,
led by Mayor Stephens and Mrs. Byrne
and Gov. Byrne and Mrs. Stephens, the
ball held forth until nearly morning.
At noon Tuesday the 7th, the two
Houses of the Legislature were sworn
in, as well as the new state officers, and
following that ceremony Governors Yes
sey and Byrne delivered their farewell
and inaugural addresses respectively.
Mr. Stutenroth of Sphinx, Democrat, led
a determined fight to organize the
houses by committee on committees,
instead of the Speaker and President
giving out their choice in such matters,
and the whole occasion was marked
by much oratory, but the purpose was
defeated, and the usual manner has been
followed in announcing committees.
The Chairman of Senate Committees are
as follows; the House committees not
yet being announced. Agriculture
Marvick of Roberts; Apportionment,
Colley, Dewey and Potter; Charitable
and Penal Institutions, Wipf, Hutchin-
son; Capitol Buildings and Grounds,
Dalton, Hughes; Counties and Towns,
Bartine, Lyman; Cities under Commits
sion, Cone, Minnehaha Drainage, Hell
gerson, Dawson; Dairy Products, Pat
terson, Kingsbury; Education, Lange
Pennington; Elections, Law, Deuel. +;
Engrossed Bills, Murphy, Harding
Federal Relations. Harris, Corson; Fish
and Game, Brooks, Marshall Food and
Drugs, Fischer, McPherson; High ways,
Howe, Minnehaha; interpretations, H ell
gerson, Dawson; Irrigation, Morrison,
Stanley Judiciary, Patterson, Gregory
Mines and Mining, Noodle, Lawrence
Municipal Courts, Carol, Hand; Mill
tary Affairs, Hicks, Lincoln; Municipal
Affairs, Cone; Public Buildings, Bickel,
Clark; Public Health, Miller, Brook
iHgs; Institutions, Carol, Hand; Print.
ing, Noodle; Schools and Lands, Ans.
den, Grant; Telephones, Express, Ans.
den; Warehouses, Brown, Trip; Ways
and Means, McMaster, Yankton.
The House has not yet introduced
bills but the Senators, having their com.
mittees, Immediately started work with
Cone, of Minnehaha, introducing Blue
Sky law, drafted by the State Bar As
sociation, and the uniform Bulk Sales
Bills, the latter having appeared before
every Legislature for the past IL years
and it will likely get through this year
The Bar Association, headed by Judge
Whiting, have prepared book of legis
lation containing many drafted bills
which they are urging the present legis
lature to pass, all of them being along
uniform lines. The Negotiable Instru
ments bill is one of them, and has al
ready been adopted in this form in AZ
other states in the Union. Johnson, o.
Union, in the House has prepared bill
to do away with conveying voters to the
polls, bearing the inform, believing thai
this means is one of the largest favort
in corrupt practices at elections.
The Supreme Court has prepared 6
constitutional amendment to give the
Governor power to appoint circuit judges
to sit on the Supreme bench when &
majority of the Supreme Justices are
affected by the cause before them, ol
otherwise Ineligible to sit upon it. this
being brought about by the situation
last summer when three of the Judges
had to sit upon the question of the legal
ity of their nominations.
Governor Byrne is much interested in
the contract labor system at the Peni
tentiary and in his message advocated
it's disuse and the whole membership o.
legislature seems to be moved TOWARD
more humane treatment and elevation
of convicts, in placing them upon roads
even though South Dakota only has rock
road building in the Black Hills and the
rest of the State uses machinery for itt
| road building. Some legislation alons
this line will certainly come about.
Senator Hale has introduced strong
| Bank Guaranty act, and Bank Exam
liner Wingfeld's figures show that for q
period of ten years preceding June 30
1912, the total net losses resulting from
failed banks in this State have beer
$245, ,473 68, while the deposits were
| 1858, ,062, 1893 90, or that an annual tax o.
three one-thousandth of one per cent up
on deposits would have paid the tota
net losses to depositors.
There is an endeavor to abolish the
Office of oil inspector and hotel inspec.
tor and put them both under the Foot
and Drug Commissioners duties, which
seems to have much favor, in order tt
save expenses in travelling over the STATE
by one man instead of three.
The Presidential electors are on hand
to vote for the President today, and ir
the Senatorial situation s. w. Clark, o
Redfeld, is Dean Sterling's chief lieuten
ant here, and most everybody has abso
| lutte confidence that Sterling will win OF