Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-22
LEGISLATIVE D0!NGs.
Report of the Jamestown
Asylum IIvestig ating
Committee.
The Governor Vetoes the Hot Springs
Slid ers' H1me Bill.

Bismarck, Feb. 21.-The Jamestown
investigation committee reported to-day.
Sixty witnesses were examined. The
charges OF INN orality and cruelty, they
report, are not proven; that drunken
and incompetent employees have net
been discharged: that the evidence does
not warrant the charge that public prop
erty has been pat to private use; that in
some cases the patients have been put
to too severe labor, bus the superinten-
| dent has been generally careful; neat
/ ness, cleanliness and good order every
| where prevail; that there is for
economy in the management; that the
board has met too often for the public
good, involving unnecessary expense,
The charges of extravaganza in the
| building are not sustained. The build
ing is too large, but not In excess of
what was contemplated by the legisla-
ture. The purchases Of supplies have
been unwiseIy contiaed to Jamestown
and without competition. About Sl,20G
worth OF coal has been used by tho
| ertesian we'll contractor without the
knowledge OF the board, and as the con-
tractor is in default and his bond is good
they advise suit to recover; they recon-
mend that the clerk ba discharged, the
expense being deemed unnecessary the
land purchase is declared to be straight.
Tba - ~ x,akoa1 tha cnlIfaraS hnpna
bill. He objects to the amount OF the
appropriation, which he deems INSULT
cient to provide accommodations for
200 inmates, aud thinks 800, 900 at least
will be required. He covers the whole
question OF soldiers homes, showing the
states which have and which have not
homes, the troops sent to the war, pop
ulation, inmates in the homes, etc., and
that Dakota then having o population
OF but 900 sent but 206 soldiers to the
war, that others are entitled TO be pro-
yided for in the states or in the national
homes and es to transportation; that the
home is 20 be built on la1d donated, and
that there ls no provision for the use oil
the property for other charitable pur
poses when the old soldiers are gone
that the appropriation is only prelimi'
nary aHd other large appropriations
must follow, that South Dakota canno
fairly be loaded with q debt at this time
| The veto was made q special order TO
Wednesday. The Indications are tina
1t will be sustained.
The house restored the misdemeano
clauee In the usury law by q vote Of 81
ito 4. Allen, Baldwin, Turnbnli ant
Welcome voted no. Aikens, Burnham
FLETCHER, Mallory and Palmer explained
they were opposed to the bill, but stoo
IN accordance with the demands of thei
constituents.
The woman's suffrage bill is made
Especial order for Wednesday.
Ms. A,kens' bill amending the pens
code so as to fix o definite penalty wher
it is now half OF maximum in operativ
in cases where the msximum is death
imprisonment for life, was passed.
In the council McHueh's bill to bon
for county buildings was passed owe
the veto-17 to 3.
The ninety page educational bill We
passed.
Among the bills introduced in tn
council was one for IN insane Asylum
Deadwood;; it approptiatea $50 900.
Among the bills passed were the TO
lowing: To refund the debt of Lay
renee county; attaching Hetsinger
I'd Stark county for iudiaial purposes.
1t is generally understood that the
On will be no further business done unit
Tuesday. Many OF the members ha,
q. gone home and some 40 on the excursic
to Helena tomorrow.