St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-15
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
Gov. Pierce Sustained In His Veto Of the
Sphinx County Matters.
Bill o Prohibit County Treasures from
Holding Over Two Terms.
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Special TO the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak. Feb. 14.-The house con-
vencd 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 recon nsidered and recommitted. mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which the bill,
dividing Brown county into commissioner
districts, was passed was laid upon the table
py unanimous vote
Council bills passed providing payment for
the Elk Point bonds issued TO aid the South
ern Dakota railroad; repeating section Of
chapter 81 of the laws of 1898; defining the
boundaries of Wells county; increasing the
directory of the Sioux Falls penitentiary to
five, and providing for deputy warden;
providing for 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. If no funds are on hand
certificates of Indebtedness must be given
and given right OF action for $50 damages in
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 December.
By Mr.. Steele, locating a university at
Steele, appropriating $40, 1000.
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 Melyile's justice
practice.
House bills lost. fixing the time of ad.
journment at February 20; locating the
blind asylum ut Salem.
Bill lost. amending the game laws. In
troduced by Mr.. Day
The council met at2 D. ln.. and the gov
ernur's veto of the Sphinx county matter was
taken up. When 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 to issue bonds
to build Il court house; racating Oriska in
part; authorizing the transfer of funds OF
Trail county; authorizing Miner county 10
fund its indebtedness; authorizing county
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
registers and county auditors TO administer
oaths; prohibiting county treasurers from
holding more than two successive terms;
vacating Denton, Sanborp county; vacating
Hammers addition to Mitchell; making civil
township election precincts and supervisor
judges of all elections, and requiring pre-
cints 10 be wholly in one commissioners
district; establishing Marshall county from a
part Of Day and Clark counties; providirg
Fargo with new charter; regulating the
militia; appropriatiug 81 800 for the adjutant
generals Office and 81 800 Tor other ex-
peDses; and providing for armories sites.
The railroad bill was ordered engrossed and
reprinted, and will come up Monday ON final
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