The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07

one feature the contests are l
individual ones.
There is of IFS talk of the eff
fects of this session on the political
line up In the next campaign. with
discussion of Peter Norbeck as the
leading candidate for governors;
Speaker-to-be Chas. Chr;stopherson
is mentioned in lobby talk as a pos
siblc candidate for lieutenant govt
ernor, and State Treasurer Fwert is
claimed to be a possible candidate
for United States Senate to succeed
Thos. Sterling at the expiration of
his term. But these are just the
rumors which are flying about.
Arrangements are being pushed
for the inaugural ceremonies, and
the finishing touches being placed on
the capital building for that cere-
mony, or rather ceremonies.
At noo today the Two houses met
in their chambers, the senate to be
called to order by Senator Hoese of
McCook, who acted as presiding Off
GER of that body most of last ses-
sion with Lieutenant Governor Able
absent from the state for most of the
session. After the organization and
oath of officers to the newly elected
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Norbeck will take up the duties of
presiding over the new senate.
The house will be called to order
by retiring State Secretary Glasner,
for the beginning OF the session and
turned over to Speaker Christopher
son on his selection. After the Sc
lection of the chief officers of the
two bodies, the senate and house Will
meet in joint session and the newly
elected state officers Will march to
the hall of the house where the oath
of office will be taken by them. The
governor will read his message and
there vii! be an adjournment until
the afternoon of Wednesday with
nothing for the members 10 do un.il
the committees are selected about
Friday.
The Reception Line.
III the evening the reception line
, C the state officials will form in
the reception room OF the capitol.
, the line being: Governor and Mrs.
Ryrne and Francis Byrne: Lieutcn-
ant Governor and Mrs. NorhecIl;
Congressman Johnson and Mrs. John
son: Congressman Candy and Mrs.
Candy; Judge and Mrs. Mccoy:
4 Judge and Mrs. Haney; Judse Smith
Miss Smith. Mrs. e. G. Smith, I.;
Y Judge and Mrs. Whiting: Judge and
Mrs. Gates; Judge and Mrs. policy
G State Secretary Rood, Mrs. Rood
e Mis- Rood; State Auditor and Mrs
Hamlin; II. &. -Anderson; State
Treasurer and Mrs. Ewert: Attorney
General and Mrs. Caldwell; Super
intendent of instruction and Mrs
Lugg: Land Commissioner and Mrs
Hepperlee: Railway COMMISSIONS
r and Mrs. Dcugherty; Railway Com
d missioner and Mrs. Robinson, Rail
way Commissioner and Mrs. Murphy
Il Immediately following the inaug
ural reception the inaugural bal
will begin in the corridor off the re
ception room, and the rest of tn
& evening will be given over to hand
some ladies handsomely sowned, ant
II their escorts III the maZes of TIL
latest dances.
\ Wants Mere Mid for school.
A number Of members hay
I brought bills With them to start III
sessions With. among them Il t
appropriate 100000 for aid TO tn
! common schools Of the state in az
%dition>to the income from the stat
q lands and local taxation. There Wi
also be bills for a new text book ac
drawn by a committee of the stat
!, educational association, and one t
H. prohibit The sale of snuff in the STATE
ar These are among those which wi
come early. with many others cover
as ing many and varied features rans
- ing from bank guaranty down t
ri trivial local
:, It is expected that the r%epublica
IL state committee meeting Wednesda
= will frame a primary act which wi
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. acts early in the session, and til
printers viii be along with their bill
as Tor changes in the present plan
~ public printing.