Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-28
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.

Press and DAkotsiap-Lsss thar fifty
bills have become la rs. Eleven days
OF the session remain. Not an appro.
pr:stion bill has beer passed OF the
eleven regular appropriation bills. The
northern agricultural college. soldiers
home, additions asked for five i~nstitu.
tions, the Black Hills insane asylum
all are yet TO dispose OF. The DISPOSE.
ton appears to be to do as little as
possible -"becsuse we will soon be two
states" That quotation is whas is rung
on every bill or proviso which any men,
Der is opposed to or tries to defeat.
Unless there is q ''public buildings"
combination to carry them through there
appears to be no possibility Of any ad-
dition being built to any of the state in
situations. Probably bonds will be
voted to reimburse citizens OF Madison
and OF Grand Forks for advances made
by them to rebuild at the former and to
repair at the latter city. Farther than
this there is 8 strong purpose not to go.
Il IL uap IchhCu khhOoSa a. my hokSo
OF the appropriation committee rooms
that tbs house committee has voted to
allow nearly the full amount of the ap.
preparations asked for by the trustees
of the eleven Institutions; and that the
council committee has voted to cut said
estimates from SOTO 50 per cent. Neither
committee has reported back any OF
these bills; bat when they do there will
be the regular old fight on each item to
raise 1t up to the estimate made by the
trustees. 1t has been the history OF
every state whose public intltutions are
scattered that there is always q ''public
building combine" They stand right
by each other all through. This combina.
tion usually get about what they ask for.
This same result will follow In the two
Dakosas. '.Pity tits tits true"
-Four days have virtually been wasted
-thanks to George Washington's birth
day, Friday. Saturday, Monday. Tuesday.
and nothing done, although they are
precious days IA the closing fortnight OF
the session. The house tried to work on
Saturday, bat was without q quorum
The council had none from Tuesday till
Tuesday.
| am not saying the house did nothing
in this quasi recess. They did do a very
he'll thing on Saturday by ordering a
message sent to Montana officials. that
there were only ten members Of the leg
islature in the party that went from here
to Helena on Ffiday. The reason given
for sending this was that some of the
party were alleged to be drunk, and
we're personating various members Of
the legislature. One man, formerly well
known in your town, was pat off of the
excursion train at Dickinson for being
too hilarious. But you couldn't we'll
get rs iunketers on q train where there
wouldn't be a little of this frolic1ngly.
The injury done by q legislative body
sending suoh a message lies in the fac,
that sll are held responsible for the mis-
deeds of a hummer or two who borrowed
a members ticket and crowded himsel
into the party. The air will be blu.
shen the excursion returns, for there are
some OF them who are not regarders o
that section of the deoslogue which re-
fers to swearing. The action OF the
stay -at-homes was very unwise and
short~sighted.
Many of us here are carefully scanning
the 'states" of state officers which tn
South Dakota papers are publishing
Let me call your attention to the fac
that of ell those gentlemen most promi
nently mentioned, there is not one o
them who Is q farmer. The farmers hav
shown themselves q power in the polite
of Dakois. One half of the member
from South Dakota are farmers. The.
are we'll organized and intend to stant
} together as 1 am reliably informed. &
q estate" that leaves them out will Gel
tainly be smashed. II is for the interes
of The dominant party that they bea
J this in mind. Ii they do not, the mi
nority party vail profit by such n~egligenc
Right here let me suggest that you
county has a we'll tried representative
here who would fill the office of lieu
tenant governor in an acceptable man
ner. He is so highly esteemed that 20
have sent him to the legislature fv
' terms in ala distinction enjoyed b,
I only one other member OF this legisla
ture. He Ia not q talkatiye member
neither is he te be found sitting neal til
top rail OF the fence. He 10 always O
one side or the other. Positively there
J In all legislation he Is straightforward
consistent, honest. He never bargain
With any one. His bills &C through o
r their merits or moi at all. Being whel
I can see him daily. it is but the trut
to state that he has the respect OF all b
9 colleagues for right down honesty
g purpose, cool headedness and good jade
ment. He may NOT always be on VIII
, is called the popular side. but it is ga
to say he is on the side OF the peopl,
d and Van cares for nothing beyond thu
A man OF such sturdy qualities is worth
OF the honor you conferred upon him
n that OF the largest majority piven to al
t. member OF the Legislature. Also,
l. running $40 ahead OF Mathew Wa In YAM
ton county.
al Now, why not bring Abe Van Ogd