Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-25

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ming an order IT court; also general tax law
changing the assessments from April to May.
in Mkns y, taxes due in January, delinquent in
November, allowing Is per cent instead Of 30 on
tax sales, the auditor instead of the treasurer
a 40 enlargns the powers of the board
also authorizing foreign executors, administra.
tors and guardians to assign and satisfy iudg-
ments an mortgages.
IN the house on the 18th woman's suffrage
Van Etten, Cooke, Lillibridge, Newman, Price,
Burnham and Potter. Messrs. Ramsdell and
Lilltbridgs were added to the railroad COM
mittee, and Messrs. Fletcher and Mallory to
the temperance committee. Mr.. Fletcher del
clined to serve, owing to apress of other duties.
ana q. a Mr.. Ryan was appointed in his stead. Ali
committee consisting of Messrs Fletcher.
Newman and Cooke. The treasurer replied to
the sheets resolution and stated his reasons
ties 1t was to tide over adefciency in the gen.
eral funds certain to occur during the summer
months The constitutionality of the Fletcher
heard ON that point by the Judiciary COM
mittee. resolution was adopted providing
tla.. no appropriation bill shall be in
be considered on the last day of the session.
Among the bills introduced in the house were
the following By McHugh, authorizing city
ducing the exemption from 1880 to $500; pro-
viding for woman suffrage; to strike out every
vesttge OF our school laws and provide for laws
on that subject that a lawyer can comprehend;
by Ltllibridge, allowing fences to protect trees
planted along the highways by Afkens. declar-
ing void chapters 81 and 81 laws Of 1887 which
Palmer, authorizing school township clerks to
administer the oath of Office to school officers;
allowing school directors 81. per day for SER
treasurers and registers of deeds instead Of
salaries by Greene, requiring divorced persona
to wait one year after the decree before
tax advertisement and sale by fletcher che isns
the Zee Tor Hing and indexing chattei mort es
cages; by Wellman. providing for an equal dis
tribution OF cars to shippers by railroads by
burnham requiring county treasures to de-
post funds with designated repositories, and
providing for interest," by Adams. repeating the
public examiner law; The house accepted an in
In the council the following bills were among
those introduced: By Atkinson, requiring
chattel mortgages to be discharged without
OF taxes on personal property; requiring dis
traint after March /, taxes to be cancelled
after August II unable to collect; the treasurer
to be liable If he fail to collect through neglect;
also providing for the deposit Of public funds
| in designated repositories; also regulating the
levy and collection Of poll taxes in Incorporated
well law; by Washabaugh, preventing the
spread OF infectious diseases; repeating the
law creating the office Of veterinary surgeon
warrants in excess of IS per cent of the tax
levy, or of the funds in the treasury; requiring
county commissioners to give bonds and max
this law, and limiting the compensation to
forty days in each year !; by Walsh, defining the
b9onds sns OF the Eighth udici41 dis
Crawford, creating the north Dakota
pharmaceutical district; also the south Dako-
propriating $4,000 for the expenses Of the
school of mines, including S2,7OO for deficiency
in the purchase of chemicals and metallurgical
ns oy van osdet the Tid
and for Rannie Voguild, injured-$1, 600 each to
the widows and $3.50 to the other. The council
did not print the message in foreign
committee; Mr.. Lowry introduced the usual
postage stamp resolution, which was defeated
aloint resolution was passed under suspension
providing for committee to examine and re-
port on compiled laws. Mr.. Washabaugh voted
no because he believed the governor should s-
sue the proclamation under the law Of 1887
Mr.. Van Osdel offered u resolution which was
adopted-ayes, IL; nays, 9-taking from the
committee of election the Winship- Walsh con
test and referring it to the committee of the
whole.
MIR. MORRIS on the 10th presented in the
house resolution reciting the suggestions o.
the Farmers alliance convention at James
town, embracing almost every topic of proba
BILE legislation, declaring it to be the sense Of
the house that all such suggestions as those
just made should be enacted into laws and up.
pointed q committee consisting of Messrs
Lampman, Potter, Douglas, Ryan. 4amsdell
Partridge and Palmer, to whom the resolutions
Of the alliance should be referred authorizing
them to report at any time, by bill or other:
wise. This resolution provoked q red-hot dis
cussion and was opposed by Mallory, Lamp.
man and others, but was finally referred. The
to McHenry for judicial purposes. Also Rogers
bill allowing pharmacists to register. Also
Fletcher,s bill requiring two years in the
qualify an elector, and Burnhams bill
repeating article 2, chapter II, and sections 721
to 7ss; chapter IS, civil CODE Among the bills
quiring the tax list to be printed in the official
paper; by Trude, providing for term of court
in Butte county, and attaching Horning. Bur
by Ryan, authorizing the county commissioners
to compromise delinquent taxes; by Palmer,
appropriating $1,000 for stock killed in Oliver
county by order OF board of health; by Burn
ham, limiting county treasurers and sheriffs to
| two terms; by McHugh, repeating the laws of
1887 to suppress the spread of infectious dis
and Bennett were added to the appropriation
committee in the council The contested cleo
ton case W; 3 taken up and consumed the morn.
Bangs appeared for the contestant and Ward
Wilder for the respondent. The reading of the
testimony was not concluded when the council
adjourned pending the discussion Of a motion
tostrike out the ties imony of David Davidson.
! Among the bills introduced in the council were
the following: BY Crawford, to locate and es-
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offers $4,000 i'll real estate and $50 600 i'll build
| ing and asks no appropriation; by Walsh to al
low counties to insure against local hail losses,
payable by the county treasurer on warrant of
the commissioners; by Allin, prohibiting towns
| from levying road tax in excess of the amount
voted Mt the annual meeting; also prohibiting
real estate transfers from record until the taxes
| are paid also requiring clerks to report the
I! election of town and village officers to county
| auditors by Van Osdel, to repeal the law al
lowing three county official papers; the bill al
| lows but one, and provides for posting notices
where there is no paper; by Walsh to change
| the name of Amund Amundson to Amund A.
| Doe. The Yunkton hospital investigation bill
| called out a hetted discussion, and was finally
! recommitted. The council is disposed to hasten
the investigation. The seed wheat bill was
| amended reducing the limit to $4,000, the
smaller counties not to bond in excess of $4,000
for each 100 inhabitants. The 200-bushe limit
is cut down to $50 bushels Final action was
not taken. Mr.. Hughes bill in relation to pre-
limnnry examination intended to save expense
! III that direction, was passed A bill passed
! both houses authorizing joint committee to
/, examine and report on the compiled laws. The
governor has approved the Turner county court
| bill. Tnere is IL move foot to depose the
president of the council and elect another il
his stead None engaged in 1t are hopeful Il: 4.
| the scheme will work. OF course there -
original opposition and some of the victors wTr
disappointed thnt the defeated were given no
spos in the way of clerkships, and then ther
| is not entire satisfaction With the reference o.
| bills. 4l.-