The Dickinson press., 1889-02-23
Tuesday, February 10.
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
The AlilcnS resolution expressing the
sentiment of the house as against the
location of institutions and eXtravagant
appropriations brought out Mir. Lamp.
man. of Valley City, who made a plea
for the agricultural college as an excep-
ton. Mr.. Newman fought for the Mil
ner school and against the resolution.
Elliott. of Lisbon, made an original argu-
ment against the wholesale attempt to
locate normal schools all over the prai-
rics. Before this discussion came up
Gronna had introduced a bill for a nor
NAL school at Lakota, Bergman had put
in IL for st. Thomas and Mcneil had
introduced a bill for one at Casselton.
This made six for North Dakota, with
three already located at the former ses-
sion and no appropriations made there
for. MIR. Hunter offered an amendment,
which was adopted, excluding additions
to existing buildings. This was aimed
at science hall that Nermillion university
Is asking for. The resolution as amended
was adopted-23 to 20. This kills the
agricultural college location at this ses-
sion and carries it over to the first legis-
latule of North Dakota. 1t also kills all
the projected normals and leaves the
legislature free to get down to business.
Patterns prohibition bill passed the
council. 1t goes INTO effect Jan. 1, 1890,
after both Gakotas have become states.
Hughes bill to fund the outstanding
capitol warrants passed the council.
These warrants amount to S553 900 and
now draw 10 per cent. interest; if funded
they will only draw s per cent. and save
a great deal to the territory, as well as
improve its credit. The bill accepting
the compiled laws passed the council.
HOUSE.
The house sustained the governors veto
of the bill reapproprjpting u%neXpended
balances to the Grand Forks university.
II also indefinitely postponed the council
bill providing for the foreclosure of
mortgages 10y action only.
The governor and the members of the
supreme court visited both houses and a
recess was taken in each to informally
receive them.
Wednesday, February 20.
HOUSE.
Both houses contemplate a trip to
Helena, leaving Thursday afternoon.
They will lose but one day, Friday being
a legal holiday. They evidently feel
like rejoicing with Montana over the
passage of the omnibus bill. of which
notice was received this afternoon.
When the new was received the DoXol-
ogy was sung and three rousing cheers
given for Sunset Cox. An attempt was
made by the enemies of the local option
bill. which passed the council, to put it
on its final passage, but its friends OPP
posed. II was likely to pass. The bill
providing for the appointment of women
TO the office of notary public having been
referred to the attorney general. he de-
cided that i'll his opinion it wa frivolous
are not citizens under the laws of con-
gress so far as they apply to holding
office or enjoying the right of suffrage;
that if they are citizens legislation is I'M
necessary, as the governor has the right
to appoint any citizen over 81 years of
age a notary public. Ilelcher's banking
bill and the railroad bill were made a
special order for Tuesday afternoon,
Among bills introduced in the house
were:
BY Upham-Prohibiting the sale of
unsound, diseased. adulterated, impure
or unwholesome articles of food and reg
ulating the slaughter of animals.
BY Allen-To pay Arthur Linn nearly
81 900 for interest OH his bid claim for
printing allowed two years ago.
By Prlce-A memorial for maintain
ing Fort A. Lincoln.
The house passed the following coun-
Gil bills:
Requiring publication of county finan-
cial statements quarterly.
Establishing two pharmaceutical dis
tricts. one in North and one in South
Dakota.
House BILLS PAssED.-Providing tina.
only two members of the public institu.
ton boards shall be appointed from the
county where the institution is located.
Its object is to avoid having them
treated as local institutions.
Allowing towns to vote a 8 per cent.
tax to aid railroads.
COUNCIL.
In the council MIR. Patton introduced
a bill appropriating $1G,O D to reimburse
citizens of Madison for rebuilding the
normal school.
Other unimportant bills passed and
the remainder of the day was pent con.
slderlng the educational bill being a
complete revision of the school laws.