St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-11
WILL LET WOMEN VOTE.
The Council Recedes From its Amend.
ment and Passes the Woman
Suffrage Bill
Gov. Pierce's Capital Removal Veto Sus-
tained-He Also Vetoes the Ordway
University Bill
Grand Forks Business Men Are rndig-
nant at the Action of Railroad -
Lobbyists.
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
No N re Bills to be Presented

| BISMARCK, OAK, March 10.-In the coun-
Gil to-day two reports were presented by the
committee of conference OF the woman suf-
frage BILL The majority recommended the
council to reeede from its amendment Of
submitting the bill at the next general cleo
ton. The minority argued there had been
no demand from the legal voters, the rightful
rulers OF the territory, and so radical
change at the foundation of the gov
eminent should not be made with
out their expressed consent. An active
committee of ladies was present and the
vote showed their presence and appeals were
influential. The majority report was adopted
II to 10 and the bill goes to the governor as
1t first came from the house, establishing
franchise without distinction of sex
The council resolved to receive no new bills
after to-day except the apportionment bill,
without unanimous consent The council
indefinitely postponed the bill appropriatng
money for normal school at Springfield. The
council passed the council bill for taking the
census next June under the congressional
act of 1879 and the following house bills:
Limiting the sale of opium to licensed dealers
and prohibiting opium smoking under
severe penalties. This bill makes opium
joints nuisance to be summary suppressed,
and though intended for the Black Hills ap-
plies to the whole territory. Incorporating
the village of Woonsocket: incorporating the
city of Frankfort; listing taxable property;
allowing Wilder county to buy or lease
court house; Mcpherson county funding
bill; allowing Walsh county to buy poor
farm; Cavalier county funding bill; Andover
school township, Day county, to issue bonds
for building; requiring private banks to
file and publish quarterly reports;
legalzing bond of election in Badger school
township, Turner county; funding bill for
Grant and Montrose school townships, Nc
Cook county; relating to Independent School
district No. l, Turner county,, establishing
Independent School district No. /, Trail
county; bringing Union county under the
general road laws; funding the bill for Ma
rion school township, Turner county; estab-
fishing two independent school districts in
Turner county; establishing independent
school district Of Walcott, Richland county;
changing boundaries of Crystal and Park
townships, Pembina county; amending city
charter OF Lisbon; amending village charter
of Valley Springs; publishing fence law for
Black Hills and Bad Lands counties; defin-
ing boundaries of Oliver and Mercer
counties; Roberts county funding bill
for Fort Ransom school township; creating
the counties of Garfield and Blaine; amend
ing city charter of Steele; incorporating the
city of Salem, McCook county; amending
village charter of Flandreau and making the
same an independent school district regu-
lating the transportation of fuel by railroads,
The veto message was taken up at p. IN.
in the house and was discussed for perhaps
an hour when the question was put Shall
the bill pass, notwithstanding the governors
veto. The vote was ayes 90, noes 26.
Mark Ward, from the special committee
appointed to investigate the charges against
Messrs. Wells and Prentice, reported submit
ting the testimony together with a package
of money amounting to $3.50 handed the
governor by DeWoody. They recommended
that the testimony be read and that the ey-
penses of the investigation be paid out of the
money, and that the remainder be paid into
the territorial treasury. The testimony was
ordered printed and laid upon the desks of
the members.
The governor returned the Ordway uni
versity bill, and the veto was unanimously
sustained, except Mr. Swanton, who was
in the opposition. The reasons were it was
unnecessary at the present time and unwise
to lay foundation for the future until the
development of the country takes definite
form.
The prohibition bill enacting similar to the
Iowa law, came up on the third reading.
The discussion led to the conclusion that The
bill would pass, and when the roll was called
it was found that quorum was not present
and voting, the vote being % ayes and
no.
few house bills were passed but most
of the day was taken up in
the general order on the capital
veto and prohibition debate. No council
bills were passed. In the bribery investiga-
tion Pierce waved freedom from arrest and
gave bonds for appearance. The case was
continued until to- morrow. The eViden ce
is very strong against Pierce and by impli
cation against the other parties.