The Dickinson press., 1889-03-02
DAKOTA LEGISLATION
Thursday, February FL.

0dtllpDell, 0OOpcC, STdWlOlu, DOllaru,
Ericsson, Glaspell, HALEY, Harstad. Poin-
dexter, Soaerberg. Van Osdel. Walsh,
| Washahaugh, Woolhiser and Mr.. Presi-
dent. IL; nays. Cameron, Mcdonald and
Ryan, Il strict party vote.
BILLS PAssED.-House bill 2S3 provid-
iii that territorial! warrants draw here
after I per cent. instead Of 10.
Providing for more stringent measures
ia relation to gambling.
Providing for changing name of Gro
ton college.
House bill No. 20, empowering county
commissioners to compromise delinquent
taxes.
Authorizing Lawrence county to issue
bonds in r%efunding and paying off out
standing Indebtedness.
Providing for attaching Hettinger
county to Stark county for judicial pur-
poses.
Permitting insurance and loan compa-
mics to make contingent investments in
excess OF their capital stock.
The jamestown investigating commit
tee submitted their report, and the same
WAS made Il special order for next
Wednesday.
MIR. Hughes and Mr.. Stimmcls. cleo
tion bills were made n special order for
next Tuesday at 3 O'Clock.
BILLS INTRoDUCED.-By Washabaugh
TO locate al asylum for the insane at
Dradwood and appropriate $50, 900 in 5
per cent. bonds running ten wears there
Tor.
by Miller-To amend section 5000 of
the compiled laws, taking appeal from
decision of railroad commissioners in
cases of awards.
BY Cooper-To define the authority to
incur and limit indebtedness on the part
of cities.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The executive returned the soldiers
home bill without his signature and gave
his reasons therefor in a long ..lessage.
He says:
The bill appropriates $40, 900 for the
purpose of establishing Il soldiers home.
The sum appropriated is insufficient for
the purpose contemplated.
For a home that would be desirable
and OF sufficient size to meet the require
ments of the bill. an appropriation of at
least 500. 900 should be made.
an OF the opinion that an institution
Of this kind. at the present time, is not
needed.
The following are the several branches
" VIZ wi llOllSs
Central branch, Dayton. Ohio.
Northwestern branch, Milwaukee,
| Wis.
Eastern branch, Togas, Me.
Southern branch, Hampton, Va.
Western branch. Leavenworth, Kan.
Pacific branch, Monica, Cal.
or the states considered as union
states, to-wit: Maryland, West Virginia,
Indiana. Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas.
Tennessee-all have a larger population
and greater wealth than Dakota, and
have not established state homes to the
present time: and every state and terri
tory in the foregoing list furnished q
greater number of men to the union
army and navy than Dakota. This is
not alluded to with any disparaging in
tent. as Dakota's population during the
wal was only about 5000.
Those who come fromst ates which have
not established holAes, have the privilege
of the national homes as we'll as transpor-
tation to them, which is furnished by
the national government.
And | am justified in saying that al
most every state. if not every one which
has failed to locate and provide a home,
has provided directly or indirectly some
return in lieu thereof. and consequently
this appropriation is in the nature of q
provision of what has already been pro-
vided for by the national government
and by the states from which many of
our resident eX-soldiers enlisted.
Further, it is a grave question whether
this home established as provided, would
be occupied BY Il sufficient number to
Justify the expense incurred. 1t would
be located far away from the center of
pop lation and such isolation would not
be an attraction.
There is another objection, however,
which, in my opinion, is sufficient to
justify me in Withholding my approval
Of this act, and relating. not only to this
matter, but to all acts contemplating the
location of new institutions.
The dawn of statehood is upon us.
Politically, South Dakota is, to all in
tents and purposes, as separate from
North Dakota as she is politically sepa:-
ate from Maine or Texas. In a few
months a legislature will be convened in
each section, and under these circum-
stances it would seem that all questions
Of this character should be deferred.
BILLS INTRoDUcED-By Newman-To
create and establish the county of Harri-
son, from parts of Mcpherson and Camp
bell counties.
BY Misunderstanding for clerks to
judges of probate. Allows $500 per an
nun in counties having $500 people.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING acknosxl-
edgments taken by d. q. Jackson, regis
ter of Sully county.
BY Price-Re-enacting section 5. chap
ter 81 Of the session laws of 1881 repealed
in 1885, in relation to the county OF San
born.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-Aikens' bill
which corrects the law so as to fix a
definite penalty where the present law
requires half OF the maximum penalty
which is in operation where the maxi
mum is death.
Council bill No. 90. This bill makes it
a misdemeanor to take usury.
COUNCIL BILLS PASSED. Providing
for township organization in counties
where a majority vote for such organi-
cation.
Requiring dentists to file for record a
ropy of diploma or license or be deemed
guilty of a misdemcanor.
the vote whereby the bill giving the
chaplain the additional sum Of $3.5 10 per
aay was lost, but the motion was de-
feated.
The split-ticket bill defeated Wednes-
day was considered and sent to a special
committee.
The committee to investigate the
charges made against the Jamestown
asylum reported that from the evidence
given before them they considered the
facts did not warrant such charges be.
ing brought.
The woman suffrage bill again came
up for consideration and an attempt was
made to place it on its final passage. II
was finally made a special oroer for
Wednesday.
Tie house and council adjourned till
Monday. During the interim most OF
the members will take a trip to Helena