The Dickinson press., 1885-02-21
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

bers an opportunity to prepare themselves for
final consideration. MI. Walsh's bill calling for
AL appropriation of $1,000 for the North Da-
kota university was reported from the COM
mittee to-day. the amount being cut down to
$24, 600. The items making up this sum are as
follows:
Deficiency. .... $50, sc. Imp. grounds. $500
Library ........ 1000 Water closets. 500
Apparatus. .... 1000 Water SUPPLY. 63S
The bill was also amended to the effect that in
case OF the division OF the territory bonds issued
should be paid by that portion i'll which the uni
versity is 81 uated. The bill passed without OPP
position. The judiciary committee report ii
favorably on the Gamble bill providing for he
organization of new counties, ahd the considers
ton of the bill was made a special order for 3
o'clock Saturday. Austin's ill revising the gen
eral insurance laws of the territory was made q
special order for IL o'clock Tuesday. Council
bills passed: Incorporating the city Of Nam-
pesca; incorpor tting the city OF Scottlani;
Incorporate g street railway companies; amend
Ing the criminal code relative TO evidence. Bills
Introduces: By Mr.. Twomey. providing Il new
charter for the city of Fargo; also. amending the
code OF civil procedure relating to actions Affect
ing the ti,le OF real property; also. amending
the civil code relating to ret,Tls of sheriff; also,
enabling cities and municipal corporations 10
purchase and construct water works. BY MIR.
Nick"ns, aprropriating S93l.3 sc for fuel for the
capitol building. Considerable excitement was
caused III the house by discussion III committee
of the whole, MIR. Oliver In the char. of Steeie's
bill defining The boundaries Of kidaer county.
BY the terms of the bill one tier of townships is
taken from Burlei.h cou ty and added to Kid
der. Williams of Burlcigh opposed the measure.
He and Steele have had several til.s both in
committee and on the floor OF the house. To-day
they engaged in a
SOMEWHAT HEATED DEBATE,
both making use of unpariiamentary language,
to the amusement of other members of the
house. lii 1879 Burleigh county sncctoded in
securing n slice of TWO tiers OF townships from
kidder, and now the latter rctaliates through
the bill under discussion to-day. Steele was
successful to-day in securing a favorable recon-
iI, ry tln NJ ~, ,,it fonn al yIn ,,L l., %~
his bill. The measure will come up Tomorrow
for final consideration. Austin's council bill
anneXing Sargent county TO Ransom county for
judicial purposes passed the house. Under the
present arrangement it is attached to kichianu
county, and McCu1lber. from the latter county,
made a fierce but unsuccessful attack upon the
dnced to-day in the house: by MI. Oliver,
amending the session laws OF lSS3 i'll regard to
drainage. BY Mr.. johnson, locating a Normal
school al Grafton and appropriating $4,000 Tor
the construction Of the same: also, providing
for the inspection of Illuminating oils. BY
MI: Milliams' amennlns the he school
Of property exempt from $1,000 TO
81, 900, was up for consideration in the house,
and an amendment adopted reducing the amount
to $3.50. In all probability the bill will he de-
feated. MI. PicAier received to-day a box CON
tanning t~wenty-nine beautiful buttonllule bou.
qne,s, accompanied by the following note
for each gentleman who voted for bill No a
yesterday. With compliments FROM laries il
sympathy with You i'll the noble work" AS
result, each OF the twen!y-nine gentlemen VIII
voted for the woman suffrage bill wore ii borquc
during the afternoon. Opinions dilIcr as to III
chances Of Pickler's bill passing the councii
The leaders in That body are radically oppose,
to it,. bat thoss who claim to know say it vii
pass by Il good majority. Gov. Pierce will prob
ably veto the SPHINX county bill on the srouE,
that the question is not to be submitted to al
the voters i'll the county, but only to those il
that portion of the county which goes to forl
Garfield county. Friends Of the bill claim the
haze the requisite two-thirds to pass it over hi
veto.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 49,
The Sphinx county bill was returned to TIL
council to-day with the executive veto. TIL
message is lengthy and touches upon all tn
points involved. The governor regrets tn
necessity of vetoing the bill, and goes or t.
state his reasons, as follows:
He would be willing to approve a bill arbi
trarily fixing the county seat were the questio!
Of dividing the county to be submitted to a vot
bill would bring on a dcluge of similar measure
that would involve both legislature and execu
tive in endless trouble. Special LEGISLATION {
that the bill 'n is in the nature : Of %,
Just punishment to Sphinx county for the lat
/, council in relation to taxing the cost upon tia
county is a sufficient answer: All the force {
exemplary legislation seems lost when 1t is pro
IoSIu ~ NlSAO viz SlAAS vi olihh SoullpS IA VI
heads of the citizens of Beadlc county, who wei
but innocent spectators of the trouble. 1t
, evidently unjust to compel the townships SCI
} aratcd from Beadle county to pay their propol
tionate share of the debt of Beadle count,
together with an extra tax to defray the eXpcns
Of erecting county buildings Is in the pron,ose
with a protest against special legislation. an
suggests mat a general Jaw pc framed
+, cover such cases. On motion of Mr.. Nickeu
n consideration of the message was put under I'll
Y head of general orders, but as the afternoon W;
fully occupied with other business it was II!
reached. The friends of the bill are considerab
g discouraged on account OF the veto. 1t is doub
full whether it can be put through both hous'
by a two-thirds vote. Having originally passt
the council by a unanimous vote, the measl
b will naturally have a better support there ths
4 In the house.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
At 3 O'Clock the council went into commit
of the whole. MI. Mclaughlin In the chair,
u consider Mr.. Smcdley's bill providing for the a
pointment of u board OF railroad commissions
u and regulating the transpor. alton OF grain.
The first ten sections of the bin were consit
> cred and slightly amended when the commit
arose, rcported progress and asked leave to $
again. The house spent til" afternoon in cor
: mituee of the whole, discussing several bill
Those members who voted against Pickle
woman suffrage bill, were each made the reel
s ient t9onay OF sW I hddx son 1saT1ag tse Of ff'lg ladics !
whom the duties of a good wife and mother al
/, home are dearer than politics. Much specul
q ton is rite rs to the fate OF the Dill IN t
council.
HURON, Oak, Special Telegram, Feb. 12.-T
news thai Gov. Pierce has vetoed the bill divi
ing Beadle and Spink counties gives great sat
faction here. No fears are entertained that t
. bill will pass over the Veto.
The council devoted the greater portion
the afternoon to the consideration of Bill \
rs. creating u territorial hoard of railro
y commissioners and regulating transport
ton. The bill is a substitute for Col. SINE
ley's bill, Mr.. Jones' bill md the Oliver J.
s that passed the house some two weeks At
= The friends of the Oliver bill. led by y
Austin, were DESTROYS that it should pass |
Il council without amendment, and made
II gallant fight for it to-day in committee
the whole, but We're unsuccessful. They e
deavored to attach it as an amendment
Is the substitute bill but were voted down by
q large majority. Walsh also attempted to
the same with his bill on the same su
ject, and met with the same
feat The bill was recommend
a for passage by the committee UP
Using, and it will pass tomorrow when
~ comes up for final consideration III t
'e house it will probably meet with consider
ble opposition, as Mr.. divers bill we
through with nearly a unanimous vote. \
rwomey introduced a bill to-day approp
- ating So, 121 for the purchase OF furnitu
u used in the capitol building. All the fur
ture o in use was placed in the buildi
by A.. II. Andrews & Co., of Chicago, with t
as understanding that they were to take thu
st chances on securing payment for the san
THE CAPITAL REMovERs
:, have stoutly insisted from the outset I'll
l. they would never consent to the payment
st q cent toward furnishing the building. Hen
in considerable music may be expected VIII