The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-02-19
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

n AASoo0 Wollo INV CoLAAllute6 VI uuV
whole, Mr. Williams in the chair, when Mr..
Pickler opened the debate, making an elo-
luent plea In behalf Of his measure !.
Mr.. Blakemore supported the measure,
claiming that women, armed with the ballot,
would close the saloons, wipe out the gamb-
ing bells and abolish the houses of prostitu-
Hon that curse the land.
Y. Y. Barnes Of De Smet spoke in favor of
he bill. -.
Messrs De Woody and Oliver opposed the
pill on the ground that woman does not desire
the ballot Mr.. McCumber spoke for half an
hour against the measure, the vote was as
follows: e..
CLARK, Coe, De Woody, Gregg Huntington, Hues.
Picker, Pierce, Riddell, Roach, Steele, South
wick y Stevens Smith, spraGue steODins Stew
Negative-Dawson, Eldredge, Hobart. Helvig.
Larson. Myron. McCumber, McHugh. oliver.
e Wam MaEF wsEd p sGDs V"n0S
When the result of the vote was announced
vociferous applause followed, when an ad-
Iournment was had and Picker was con-
rratulated by the ladies present The bill
:onfers unlimited suffrage on all citizens of
turblng the present qualifications for holding
office. But little else was done by the house
to-day. The council was in session all the
Afternoon, considering unimportant meas
ures for the greater part Several house
bills were passed, the principal being one
authorizing Morton county to issue bonds to
build court house. The council committee
on railroads reported substitute for Mr.
Smedley's bill creating board of railroad
commissioners and regulating the Transport
tation of grain. The bill embraces the prin-
cipal features Of Mr. smedley's bill, one
introduced by Mr.. Jones, and Mr. divers
bill recently passed by the house The con-
alteration OF the bill is made special order
for Thursday at 8 O'clock Bills introduced:
By Mr.. Walsh, authorizing the boards Of SUI
pervtsors OF townships to issue bonds By Mr.
Kennedy, memorialtzing congress to appropriate
| . sufficient sum to improve the navigation Of
the James river from Columbia, Brown county,
to La Monre, La Moure county. BY Mr. Cam
eron, amending acts relative to the governing
board of the normal school at Madison; also,
incorporating the city of Madison.
BISMARCK. Oak, Special Telegram, Feb. H.
marked feature Of to-day's session of the
council was the close attention to routine work.
The different standing committees reported q
large number Of bills, and the time was wholly
taken up In their consideration. General i'm
| portant measurs were laid over to give the MEM
beers IN opportunity to prepare themselves for
final consideration Mr.. Walsh's bill calling for
an appropriation of 100000 for the North Da-
kota university was reported from the COM
| mittee to-day, the amount being cut down to
$4,000. The items making up this sum are as
follows:
Deficiency. $40, 36S22 Imp grounds. $500
WaseF sapps S sSS
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 in which the uni
position. The Judiciary committee reported
favorably on the Gamble bill providing for the
organization Of new countless and the considera-
o'clock Saturday Austin's bill revising the gen
eral insurance laws of the territory was made o
special order for IL o'clock Tuesday. Council
bills passed: incorporating the city of Kam-
pesca; INCORPORATING the city of Scotland;
| incorporating street railway companies; amend
ing the criminal code relative to evidence Bills
charter for the city Of Fargo: also. amending the
code OF civil procedure relating to actions Affect
ing the title Of real property; also. amending
enabling cities and municipal corporations to
purchase and construct water works. By Mr..
Nickeus. appropriating $751; for fuel for the
caused in the house by discussion In committee
OF the whole MIR. Oliver In the char, Of Steele's
bill defining the boundaries of Kidder county.
By the terms OF the bill one tier Of townships is
| taken from Burlefgh county and added to Kid
der. Williams of Burleigh opposed the measure.
he and Steele have had several tits both in
they engaged in 4 RI, NEE: a,
~. SOMEWHAT HEATED DEBATE, WI
both making use Of unparliamentary Language,
house. In ls79 Rurleigh county succeeded in
Kidder, and now the latter retaIiates through;
the bill under discussion to-day. Steele was
successful to-day in securing favorable recon-
mendation Of the committee OF the VIII ie for
his bill. The measure will come IN tomorrow
for final consideration. Austin's council bill
annex1ng Sargent county. to Ransom county for
present arrangement it is attached to Richland
county. and McCumber, from the latter county,
made fierce but unsuccessful attack upon the
bill Following are the principal bills intro
duced to-day in the house: By Mr. Oliver,
amending the session laws Of 1858 in regard to
drainage By Mr. johnson, locating q Normal
the construction of the same: also, providing
for the inspection Of Illuminating oils By
NE M Mnlt;I, ini amending the school
OF property exempt from 81, 800 to
81, 900. was up for consideration in the house,
and m amendment adopted reducing the amount
feated. Mr.. Pckler received to-day q box con-
tanning twenty-nine beautiful buttonhole bou-
q4ets, accompanied by the following note:,
Hon. J; A Pickler: Please accept these tokens
for each gentleman who voted for ..blll No II
yesterday. With compliments from ladies In
sympathy with you in the noble work" As a
| result, each Of the twenty-nine gentlemen who
voted for the woman suffrage bill wore bouquet
during tho afternoon. Opinions differ as to the
chances Of Pickier,s bill passing the council.
The leaders in that body are radically opposed
to 1t. but thoss who claim to know say il will
pass by o good majority. Gov. Pierce will prob
ably veto the Sphinx county bill on the ground
that the question Is not to be submitted to all
the voters in the county. but only to these in
that portion Of the county which goes to form
Garfield county: Friends Of the bill claim they
haze the requisite two-thirds to pass it over his
veto. 5l5$s 95 ~ 5,.5lIs5 . $50 a
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 70
The Sphinx county bill was returned to the
council to-day with the executive veto. The
message Is lengthy and touches upon all the
points involved The governor regrets the
necessity Of vetoing the bill, and goes on to
state his reasons, as follows: 3
He would be willing to approve bill arbi-
sfaIily fixing the county seat were the question
Of all the people in the county. Approval OF the
bill would bring on q deluge Of similar measures
t ti would involve both Legislature and execu-
this kind should be enaoted only where there
y practical !, pnanimity II IL be said
t that the bill Is tn the nature Of =
disturbances there, the recent decision Of the
council In relation to taxing the cost upon that
county is sufficient answer: All the force Of
posed to visit the sins OF sphinx county on the
heads OF the citizens of Bead1e county, who were
but but innocent SPECTATOR Of the trouble, It Is
arated from Beadle county to pay their propGr-S
Tomato share Of the debt Of Beadle county;
together with an extra tax to defray the expense
new county Of Garfield The message closes
with q protest AGAINST special LEGISLATION. and
suggests tnat . general law. De framed 70 +.
cover such cases. On motion Of Mr.. Nfckeus,
consideration OF the message was put under the
head Of general orders, hut as the afternoon was
fpliy occupied with other business ttwas not
reached. The friends Of the bill are considerably
discouraged on account Of the veto. It Is doubt
fnl whether 1t can be put through both houses
BY 9 two-thrds vote. Having originally passed
the council by q unanimous vote, the measure
VIII naturally have better support there than
In the house *5s 5s 81 So IS s5,Ss;'5Ej 4,
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
= At q O'clock the cotinciI into c0Yn m itfpa
Of the whole, Mr.. Mclaughlin In the chair, to
consider Mr.. Smedley,s bill providing for the APP
pointment OF Q board Of railroad commissioners
and regulating the transportation Of grain.