Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-01
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.
a Warm Time Over Rail.
road Matters I'm the
House.
The Council Passes tho Australian
Voting Bill.

Bismarck, Feb. 2S.-The railroad war
was on to-day in good earnest and the bill
psssea-ayes %. nays 10 The forces nf
those determined TO secure some kind of
railway legislation were led by Mr.
AikeDs, and for the first time in the ses.
sion appeared to his best o advantage. The
opposing forces were led by Messys.
Welcome and Newman. Messrs. Adams
and Lillibridge and Baldwin and Swan
son were paired. Messrs. Howell and
Wellman were absent and Messrs. Allen,
CLARK, Hunter, Mallory, Mcneil, New
man, Parkin, Patton. Ramsdell, Ryan,
Sheets, Smith, Trude, Turnbnll, Upham
White, Welcome aud Keith voted against
the bill. Ii there are changes Adams
and Swanson, paired, who will vote fer
il, will give o clear majority for sub
stituting this bill for any bill which may
come from the council. Mcneil will
vote aye il necessary, and Hunter is
claimed to vote no, because there is
some hope for the original alliance bill.
Mr.. Keith says he can show to his
constituents that it is a bad bill; Well
come and Newman claim the bill Is In
conflict with the organic act. Allen and
Mallory believe that the railroads would
not build another foot in the territory il
the bill became q law. An attempt was
made to refer the bill to the attorney
general, but the forces led by Aikens
stood firm on their point, A motion TO
reconsider and lay that motion on the
table was made after the bill passed, but
was withdrawn and renewed about 6 p.
M. When the vote was about to be
taken on this question a motion to adj
journ was made and declared carried,
though three to one voted against it.
The speaker refused to grant a division
though called for by many. This in
censed the majority and there is mur.
muring and threatening among them
tonight. The speaker explained that
the house had been in continuous ses-
sion for seven hours and it was time to
adjourn and that his action had no re-
lation whatever TO railroad legislation.
The alliance people in the council,
hewever, are becoming alarmed and will
attempt to rally on the Morris bill. There
is a feeling among them that they must
adopt come measure that will be to some
extent, at least. satisfactory to their
constituents.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. CLARK
locating an insane asylum in Custer
county. but was rejected.
Among the council bills passed we're
those requiring abstract offices to give
surety to damage growing out Of
errors; authorizing the refunding OF
county bonds; locating the North Dako.
to agricultural college at Valley City
ayes 50; nays g.. Those who voted no
we're Messrs. Bixler, Morris. Price and
Rafnsdell. Mcneil, of the Fargo dis
triot, voted for Valley City.
Several house bills we're passed and
an attempt was made to resurrect
the Pinkerton bill, killed yesterday, but
il failed by q vote Of 20 to "a.
In the council the Australian system
OF elections bill was passed. The
Hughes bill was the one passed, but il
incorporates the main features OF Slim.
mel's bill. Most of the day was con-
sumed on this biz and the veterinary
surgeons repeal bill. On the latter
there vas . tie and consideration was
deferred till Tomorrow.