St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-16
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
Gov. Pierce Sustained in His Veto Of the
Sphinx County Matters.
Bill o Prohibit County Treasurers from
Holding Over Two Terms.
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BISMARCK, Oak. Feb. 14.-The house con-
yened at 10 a. N. The bill passed yesterday
amending the charter OF Sioux Falls, which
gave authority to regulate houses of i'll fame,
was reconsidered and recon mmitted. A mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the bill,
dividing Brown county into ommissioner
districts, was passed was laid upon the table
Oy unanimous vote.
Council bills passed providing payment for
the Elk Point bonds issued to aid the S ,uth-
ern Dakota railroad; repeating section OF
chapter 81 OF the laws of 1888; defining the
boundaries of Wells county; increasing the
directory of the Sioux Falls peniteutiary to
tive, aud providing for deputy warden
providing for a special election in McHenry
county.
Bills were Introduced in the house By
Martin, amending section Ala Of the code Of
civil procedure: providing that the territory
and counties need not furnish bond where
they are resp ndent; prohibiting the discharge
OF railway employees, excepting on written
notice and requiring full payment within
twenty-four hours. II no funds arc on hand
certificates of Indebtedness must be given
case Of violation.
By Mr. Hutchinson, defining the boundaries
Of Hand and Hyde counties.
By Mr.. Ward, location of United States
court at Mitchell, terms first Tuesday in May
aud Desem Der.
By Mr.. Steele, locating a university at
Steele, appropriating 10000.
BY Mr.. Larson, authorizing Union county
TO fund its indebtedness.
By Mr.. Scott, regulating the terms of
auditors in Cass, Grand Forks, Traill and
Richland counties.
The house bill passed authorizing the COM
missioners to purchase Melville's justice
practice.
House bills lost. fixing the time of ad-
journment at February 20; locating the
blind asylum at Salem.
Bill lost, amending the game laws. In
troduced by Mr.. Day.
The council met at p. rn., and the gov
ernor's veto Of the Sphinx county matter was
taken up. Wien the vote was announced
on the question whether the governors veto
should be sustained, it appeared that Mr.
Gamble had alone voted to pass the bill over
his veto. Amid considerable laughter, Mr..
Gamble changed his vote, and the governor
was sustained by a unanimous vote.
COUNCIL BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing Walsh county 10 issue bonds
to build court house; vacatng Orska in
part; authorizing the transfer of funds OF
Traill county; authorizing Miner county to
fund its Indebtedness; authorizing county
treasurers to institute u civil suit to recover
taxes where not realized at tax sale; estab-
listing independent school district,
No. 3, in Lake county; providing
for eight years education for all
blind minors; authorizing school districts
Seven and Eighteen, Cass county, to issue
bon Is to build school houses: authorizing g
registers and county auditors 10 administer
osths; prohibiting county treasurers from
holding more than two successive terms ;
vacating Denton, Sanborn county; yacatipg
Hammers addition to Mitchell; making civil
township election precincts ana supervisor
judges Of all elections, and requiring pre-
CibtS W pG hhoAif III pnS SoihlHieSINHNA .
district; establishing Marshall county from a
part of Day and Clark counties; providir Z
Fargo with new charter; regulating the
militia; appropriating 81, 500 for the adjutaut
generals office and l,5O0 Tor other ex-
penses; and providing for armories sites.
The railroad bill was ordered engrossed and
reprinted, and will come up Monday on final
nassaue