Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-22
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.

between Newman and Elliott on the Milnor and
Lisbon normal school bills was before the north
Adams desired to change his vote after the re-
suit was announced and new vote was taken
and Newman Won Wellman. Welcome and 9TH
e e said they were pledged to both parties.
IN the house Mr. Patton introduced the
OH creating Mead county by division Of Law
renee, and Mr.. Baldwin bill requiring railroad
companies to furnish facilities for loading aud
unloading to and from farmers wagons at all
points shipping 200. 900 bushels of grain. In the
council a motion to reco nsider the judges ex-
nense bill was defeated by vote Of 10 to 10.
Inc committee on education presented its re-
wise OF the school laws. Mr.. Soderberg present
ed 10, bill app appropriatins 50 loo
Walsh bill to prevent the Importation of
armed mon or associations Of men for police
ductors police power. The council passed the
bill limiting sheriffs and treasurers to two
terms.
LITTLE done in the house on the sth, ex-
cept to discuss vetoes. Resolutions were intro
duced to put members on record on al attempt
to call the railroad bill from the committee and
also the woman suffrage bill. One of the reso-
lut1ons, which was voted down, requested the
supreme court for an opinion as to a bill which
was was up for consideration, quoting an old law IF
early days in response to q legislative resoltl-
ton. The railroad bill was recalled from the
legislative committee just us they were ready to
report and now after it has been in the hands
OF the railroad committee only four days it was
proposed to recall it from them The bin is re-
celv1ng thorough attention. Another resolution
intended to place members record directed
the Judiciary committee to report Il bill prohib-
iting territorial officers from using railroad
passes. This was voted down. Among the
bills introduced was one by Elliott taxing the
output of the mines and making railroads re-
| sponsible for injuries to employees by Mr.
Sheets preventing the sale Of liqror within
| three miles of college building. The wonl-
ans suffrage bill came up, and, after full discus
sion, the rules were suspended and the bill
placed on its final passage and was lost. Those
voting aye were Bennett, Burnham Cooke,
| Douglass, Elliott, Green, Lampman, Logan,
LLilllibridge; Mallory, Mcneil Miller
Reges R s5s shss asttsr VAN Eftan F Wis.,
The report Of the Judiciary COMMITTEES on tie
read. Mr.. Aikens, who said that his name had
been linked with that OF the governor in connec-
ton with this bill, made an explanation. To
would be glad. he said to state before an inves-
tigating committee, and if the opportunity was
Afforded he should do so. but not now. The
drawn in favor Of e1-Gov. Pierce and showed
that the $4,000 referred to by the governor was
or 50, 900 pamphlets for the New Orleans expo
sition. entitled Dakota a Delightsome Land "
The other charges were for clerks in connection
with the census, or for printing that had no re-
lation to the governor personally, and were COW
clerks while Church has drawn 5000 SO far
during his term for that purpose, OF which 50,
ols came from the notary public fund. The
nation in the veterinary surgeon matter and
for not giving information in response to their
resolution, and for going out of the way to
his predecessor. The bill passed the governor 8
objections notwithstanding, all voting aye ex-
cept Mr.. McNiell. the democrat in the house,
who remained silent In the council an at
tempt was made to reconsider the vote whereby
the veto Of the newspaper bill was sustained
asthe house judiciary committees report was
not v1o hnf0 fHo a
voted under q misrepresentation, but it was
held that vote of that character could not be
recoEsidered, and so the same object will be
reached by passing another bill, which will be
| done. The Mcpherson county court bill was
passed over the veto, Mr.. Cameron only voting
to to-, sustain the governor, and the struck jury
Ryan voting to sustain. The council spent
most of the afternoon in talk. Glaspell intro
duced bill appropriatins sl79, $50 for two years
maintenance OF the asylum at Jamestown. and
Cam ron bill prohibiting police officers from
gambling.
Gov. CHURCH on the 9th sent to the house q
special message IN which he attacked ex-Gov
Pierce, tho judiciary committee and especially
NJ. A. Aikens. He replies to the points pre-
sented in Mr.. Aikens speech of the Sth. He
quotes: 1T has been said that there were moro
jobs. more measures that smacked of dishones-
ty in the legislature Of 1887 than ever before III
the history Of Dakota" OF that tho governor
says he is we'll able to judge he MEM
Der of that body himself He declares that no
member Of the legislature hnd called and no in n
quiry of any kind had been made at the audi
tors office for facts on which the Judiciary com
facts in relation to the 50. 200 payment to Gov
| Pierce shown by memorandum in the aud
itors Office. The $1,000 was paid to Gov. Pierce
! January 81, three days after the New Orleans
appropriation was made, and that the state
ment of expenses was not filed till June. After
treating several items in this expense bill in
| connection with the printing of pamphlets, az
gregating $1,000, of which 5000 was paid by the
| Northern Pacific railroad and 5000 each by four
other roads for advertising, the remaining s., COO
i it is claimed WAS paid in this Pierce draft.
After scoring Aikens and covering the expense
| items the governor says: ut isa we'll known
fact that this gentlemnn, eS-Gov. Pierce, for
| the Pioneer, Press to which he had access as q
reporter INDUCED over his own signature in the
| willful abuse and Misrepresentation OF the
| present executive and the officers associated
| with him in tho government work, not comm
| ing himself to fair criticism, but making mis-
| representatio which were not only absolute
| knew, End which not only affected the good
| name of the officials who we're endeayoring to
| properly discharge their duties, but likewise
| misrepresented and injured the financial stand
| ing Of the territory" He took up Alkens state
| ment that Pierce had conrteously refrained
| from making appointments and declared that
| ing the ona man in charge of the treasury; for
| that he was willing to sacrifice all others. He
said that the president when informed OF the
facts accented his resignation by telegraph.
These are facts, he says. and he gives them be-
cause they seemed to be in search of facts, hay-
ing called for facts from different departments.
Col. Price moved to return the communication
to the executive, and that no reference to it be
made in the journal, but Mr., Aikens asked as a
favor to him that it be spread upon the records,
insisting that this and other special messages
| and the remarks made by the governor at other
times show his utter unworthiness for tho ex-
allied position he occupies, Little was done in
either ouse. The council passed the notary
public bill over the veto, Cooper, Hughey, Nc
donald and Sutton voting to sustain. Rvan
was paired with Ericsson. The newspaper bill
again passed the council-15 to 5, and bill APP
propriating $1,000 for maintenance of the public
offices. In the house Swanton wants normal
school for DEVILS Lake. and Jones $4,000 for
the commissioner Of immigration for two years.
AMONG the bills introduced in the council on
the 10th was one by Hughes to Pay j. N. Baun-
dnge S575 for cattle Filled by order Of The yeterin
airy surgeon also bills requiring all physicians
to register thus hcaling off all travelling
auacks approprintins 81 900 for the Bismarck
penitcntiary. Poil dcxter's bill passed placing
homeopal hic physicians the same footing
us regulars and the bill requiring county clerks
and auditors to max" quarterly reports, also
passed. When the session of the house began
on the 10th Mr.. Aikens offered the following
resolutions
Be it resolved, That the chief clerk OF the
house be- and he is hereby instructed not to