Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-06
LEGISLATIVE DOINGs.
Statement From
the Territorial Veterina-
rian.
Wiping Gut Various Ornamental d
Expensive Officials.

Bismarck. Feb. 5-The house to day
passed the bill repeating the veterinary
surgeon law, also the bill repealine the
law creating public examiners. The
first BIAS evidently been abused. It pro-
vides that the veterinary surgeon shall
be O graduate OF a veterinary college
and shall nave had ten years experience
in practice. and that be may appoint
deputies. not to exceed five at one time,
who shall attend to his duties when he
is unable to attend to them in person.
The expenses of his department having
reached about SIG 900. he was called
upon for q detailed statement. He
makes a report as to about 5000 paid
from the stock indemnity fund, and IN
cluded in this is q statement which shows
that $3.50 was paid to Geo. Eastman
banker at Grand Forks; $l.774,7 5 to Nor
cross, q personal employe, who drives
the doctors carriage; $2.493 to Mr..
Blsokwood, a friend from Minneapolis.
who visits the doctor during the hunting
season; W. O. Laugdon, a genuine vet
Urinary surgeon at Fargo, got $573 30;
John Eli, $258 10; Geo. Going, S240; Mr..
Neussp, $41s. so; MIR. Collins, $6l7.79,
and Mr.. Reid. 1856, making a total OF
$6,911 Ia for deputies. Add to this his
own salary Of $4,000 for two years; his
own travelling expenses of about 81 900,
which comes out Of the general fund,
and $597.75 for incidentals, etc., and
1852 10 for disinfecting and burying
animals, and we have q very expensive
stock department.. The stock indemnity
fund, which seems to have beer paid TO
~"deputies", is raised by q tax of one mill
on the valuation of all horses, mules,
asses and cattle In the territory.
The public examiners law is q good
one, and has resulted in good to the ter
ritory, but it has TO go with the evils that
the last two sessions OF the Legislature
authorized.
The board of educasion will also go,
following the railroad commission.
Mr.. Morris presented a resolution de-
clariug that, as it is certain that Dakota
will be divided and both sections admit
ted, and as both o have sufficient
educational, charitable and penal insti-
tutions to meet the immediate demands
of each. that it is the sense of the house
that further appropriations, except for
maintenance, should be deferred until
division and statehood is gained. This
was iess-32 80 IS
Nh. Morris presented an amendment,
which was passed under o suspension OF
the rules, asking congress to pay Dakota
$40 ,455, already incurred, and $40 900
to be incurred this winter, for legislative
expenses. Passed.
Also q concurrent resolution introduced
by Mr.. Jones thanking Commissioner OF
immigration Mcclure for his services
and publications in behalf OF Dakota.
The house passed the bill appropriat-
ing So 500 for cattle killed in Oliver
county.
Among bills introduced in the house
was o by MIR. Allen appropriating
$l52,S25 for the Ysnkton asylum, OF
which $780, 900 Is for fuel.
BY Gronna, reduciug exemption to
5000,
In the council Walsh introduced o bill
providing for the publication of the laws
in newspapers having 800 circulation,
at the rate of 5 cents per folio.
By Mr.. Glaspell, requiring one years
residence to become q voter.
By Mr.. Hughes, giving DR.. Slaughter
$500 for the expense of contesting an
election in 1875.
Among the bills passed we're the fol-
lowing: Mr. Washabaugh's bill author
izing the expenses of experts in detect.
ing frauds in county finances; Mr.. Eric
sons bill checking the expenses OF
| preliminary examinations.