St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-13
DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
Synopsis of the Governors Veto of the
Sphinx County Billie Will Be
Sustained.
General Work Of the Dakota DOctOrs-The
Anderson Hutchinson Case Exciting
Interest.
The aberdeen Democrats Meet, Orgnnfze
and Erpress their Yipscs-Death Of
Prominent Fargo Citizen.
Dakota Legislature.

BISMARCK, OAK, Feb. 12.-The governor
vetoed the SPHINX county bill, presenting to
the council the following points:
He regrets 10 dsapprove the bill because it
may be regarded as in some degrees as an
county. His first objection was that all the
local questions involved are not submitted
to the people interested. He objects also to
special legislation of this character except
where there is practical unanimity or the
question of division is submitted to vote.
He notes that there is food of schemes Of
county division.
THE COUNTY SEAT SPECTRE
sought TO be dspelled by this bill, rises In
numb Der Of other localities, though the time
will come when the large counties must be
divided. He regards this as an unpropitious
time. Unproptious because the territory is
seeking favor at the hands Of congress and
each new difficulty presented is used to Da-
kota's disadvan tage, because Dakota is in
vitng immigration, and these dissentions
and divisions present unfavorable aspects.
II it be said that this bill is in the nature of
punishment for the late disturbances. Then
the recent decision of the council relating to
taxing the costs on Sphinx county is a suffi
Gent answer, and indeed, the force of ex-
emplary legislation would be lost if the
SINS OF SPHINX COUNTY
were visited on Beadle county. A general
law applicable to a change in the county
lines and locating the county seats he would
gladly approve. Section 10 of the bill lie
considered very Objectionable. 1t provided
that the towns separated from Beadle county
should pay their proportions of the 1000,
the debt of Beadle county, while they would
also have to pay towards buildings, etc, for
the new county. though these towns might
vote against the division, yet they
could be forced into this double tax
alton by Sphinx county, which outnum-
bers Beadle county. The provisions
OF the bill authorizing the commissioners to
provide suitable offices for Sphinx county is
also objected to, for the reason it might
allow extraordinary expenditures to be made
without consent of the people of the
county. In conclusion the governor
hopes that the legislature will see in the flood
tide of these bills, which has followed the one
under discussion, a sufficient reason for
Withholding its encouragement.
THE VETO MESSAGE
will come up tomorrow and will no doubt be
sustained. The railroad commission bill
was under consideration. Verbal changes
were made, but no change in the general
provisions until section 10 was reached.
This is substantially the Oliver bill which
passed the house some days ago, and provides
for an opeu market Walsh offered his bill
as substitute for the remainder of the bills
which was ruled out of order on the ground
of its being pending legislation, which would
thus be advanced out of its order. Further
consideration was then postponed until to
morrow. Council passed bill providing for
u special election in McHeury county. The
house on assembling went into com Inittee of
the whole and discussed a large number of
bills. The railroad bill resulting from the
conference with the committee from the
Minnesota legislature was referred to a spec
ial com mittee consisting of the standing
committees on grain. grading and agricul-
ture. The election committee will have a
final meeting on the
ANDERSON VS.. HUTCHINSON" CASE
this evening. Anderson received major
ity of votes, but, as his initials were trans
posed, part of his votes was reported scat
tering, and the certificate OF election was
awarded to Hutchinson. The com III ittee re-
ported in Anderson's favor, but the house
delayed action out of courtesy to members
absent on the conference with the Minnesota
legislative committee. Anderson, embar-
rassed for funds, assumed that delay
meant trade that would defeat him, ana
withdrew bis contest, IL is alleged, in coDsid-
GRAFTON of the expense incurred. The com
mittec will probably find, in accordance with
the facts, that Anderson, having received
the highest number Of votes, Hutchinson
should be unseated, aud that Anderson is
unworthy OF a seat which he attempted to
trade of. Therefore the seat should be de-
clared vacant This was the spirit manifest
ed, and Andersou's testimony does not
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