The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
BRANCH IS CHOSEN
As BILL CLERK
FOR THE SENATE
Dawson County Man
Given Berth in Leg
%islature.
SESSION is OPENED
Retiring State Auditor Ander.
son Given Gold Ring by
His Office Force.
SESSION IS OPENED
From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM tuesdays Daily.
Pierre, S. D.-Promptly al noon
today the gavels dropped in the two
houses of the legislature to begin /,
the siNty-day grind of what promises
to be a business rather than a poll
teal session of hat body. Immed-
lately following the taking of the
oath of office each house selected the
necessary officers to carry Oh Dusl-
ness, and a joint session OF both
houses vas held to meet the new
state officers, to whom the oath OF
Office was administered by Justice
Mccoy, Justice Gates acting for the
Senate and Justice Policy Ter the
House.
The Republican caucus selections
were entered by the two houses ana
the Democrats gave their compli-
mentary vote TO Martin for the
SpeakerShip.
The Panama Pacific exposition
commission selected by Governor
Byrne Will hold a meeting tomor-
row and will ask for an a%ppropria-
ton DIT an early date to make a
showing for the state.
One OF the features of the day
was the presentation of a heavy en-
SNoNG' SUN iiilS w iEllIIllS SlGit
Auditor II. b. Anderson as a tribute
from the office force thai served UNI
der him for his term.
Gaucus Awards Places.
Pierre, S. D.-The caucuses of both
houses We're held last evening, the
senate caucus being called to order
by Senator May of Lawrence, and
Senator Mhitiock OF Potter was elect
ed as chairman Of the caucus. and
Senator Mclean of Day as secretary.
Senator Amsden of Grant Was select
ed as president pro tenn, with w. N.
Van Camp OF hyde secretary ii the
senate; Harlan Whisman Of Beadle,
first assistant; Wm. Patterson CT
Ningsbury second assistant; W. i,
Branch OF Dawson. bill clerk: Len
D. Robertson, Of Sphinx. CHIEF of iii,
engrossing force; Ralph S%'ltharlan
of Mcpherson sergeant at arms: A
O. overly of Roberts. Postmaster;
A. w. Lewis of Edmunds, inesscn
ger; Dewell OF Pierre, Purcell q.
Pierre, and Walther OF Lead wee
named as pages.
In the house organization the cau
Gus was called 10 order by Represen
tative Ruckman OF Brown. and Rep
preventative Withee of Turnel
WAS selected as chairman. I.
Christopherson OF Minnehuha MA
selected as speaker; Chas. w. Car.
ner of Hand Was selected as chic
clerk, Chas. A. Alseth, of k~inssburN
first assistant; Berry Peters, G
Brown, second assistant; j. Fl. woo
ley, OF Hyde, bill clerk; Edward Mos
Grip of Lincoln, sergeant at arms
Frank Yeager of Minnehaha, assist
ant sergeant: Edwin Bartlett, O
Hughes, messenger; e. d. Stoddar
of Hughes, postmaster: II. w. Card
ner of Beadle, messenger. Tn
house pages are Brown, KindleT an
Carlson of Pierre and Hurley OF ka
doka.
The senate contests We're on tn
position of sergeant at arms, ctWee
John Mcdonnell of Beadle, Jerr
Mahoney of Miner and Ralph Suthel
land of Mcpherson, Sutherland vii
ming on the second ballot. For -
clerk VIM. Cuppett OF Lincoln an
w. A. Branch of Dawson conteste
with Branch as winner.
In the house the contests wer
between Perry Peters of Brown an
r. d. DeXheimer of Hughes Tor TN
position of second assistant cler
with Peters as winner, and the Sc
ond contest was between j. M. Lof
of Clark and Edwin Bartlett
Hughes. with Bartlett as winner.
The nomination of C~hristopherso
was made by former Speaker Tsch;
ner in a short talk in which he G,
pressed his thanks for past favors
himself, and asking for hearty su.
port of Christopherson.