Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-30
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGs.
Governor Church Fires In
Some More Vetofs.
He Does Not Be ieve in Hiring Too
Mary Clerks.

bismarck, Jan. IJ-Ine pugnAGlOuS
little governor Of ID ,kpta, evidently dis
turbed by the quiet prevailing after the
disturbance of last week, reminded the
house to-day that he was still in the ring
By firing in two more ~vetoes, one being
of the bill providing for additional
clerks and the other for employees Of the
legislature, on the ground that the ex-
pence was moi provided for by the or
ganic oct, besides being objectionable
for the reason that the authority con
ferred upon the speaker of the house and
the president of the council is unlimited
as to the number of employees they are
empowered to appoint. Objection was
also made to the compensation named,
which. except for the pages "other en-
ployes," is in excess of the amount paid
to the members, the rate for most Of
them. including ~ianitors. being So per
day, while the members receive but Sd,
the assistant and bill clerk, stenograph-
ere, etc, receiving Sc per day.
He also vetoed the resolution author
izing the chief clerk to subscribe for
newspapers for the members, on the
ground that 1t did not state whether
they were to be paid for by the members,
by the chief clerk Oh by the territory.
RI by the chief clerk or the members it
did not need his APPROVAL; If by the terri
tory he saw no reason for the expense,
These v%etoes, or rather the first of the
two, revives the talk of a recess, or n
visit to Washington in o body to demand
the removal of the governor ct the time
Of tie inauguration of President Harri-
son.
The house to-day adopted unanimous
" a resolution chsracterizing an artiele
in Saturdays st. Paul Globe, credited
to its Bismarck correspondent, in which
the Oass county members ere referred
to as stinkers. as unworthy q place in
the columns OF q respectable newspaper,
and declaring that q repetition of the
ofense will result in the expulsion oil
the correspondent from the floor of the
house. The correspondent claims thai
he used the language of others and now
proposes to interview the members
quoted.
OF the forty-six bills pasned by the
house six we're introduced by one o.
those members, Capt. Burnham, who
has had sixteen years legislative expe-
Renee. and seven were introduced by
Mr.. Aikens.
Nj Parkins introduced o bill pFovid,
ing for the publication OF the laws ii
newspaper supplements. paying to each
newspaper $40 for circulating the
supplements, viii h ehall be furnished
free ct the expense Of the territory
Those having q circulation OF owe 50t
are to receive So additional for each To-
bona fde circulation. The bill appro
PIRATES $1,000.
Mr.. Trude introduced a bill appro.
psiating $40, 600 for an addition TO sh
school of mines, and $48 TIA for main.
tenance.
Mr. Bennett introduced o bill appro
priating $66, $500 for maintenance OF th,
Grand Forks un.versity and Sos, GOO TO
the construction of additions.
Nj. Cooke introduced another woman
suffrage bill. IT gives them the RICH
to vote OF county, township and mum.
cipai elections.
The house passed bills attaching
Church to McHenry county for Judicla
purposes, and giving to Walworth ant
Campbell counties a term OF court q
the county seat OF Walworth.
In the oolncil the afternoon wa
spent discussing the subject Of inseres
and usury, and q bill finally passed tina
body which makes ii a misdemeanor {
give or receive more than IL per cen
interest.
The governor approved the bill repeal
ing the gross earnings law. 1t restore
the law OF 1879. which taxes railroads q
other property is taxed. This is @ tenn
porary expedient, as other Legislation
will follow.
Messrs. Cameron and Ericsson wer
appointed in behalf of the council /
investigate the jamestown asylum.
The designations of Hughes, Erieso
and W~ashabaugh as members OF th
judiciary committee were accepted.
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