Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-01

t0an nvo nor moro than ten private eQucaL1OnA
institutions not below the academic grnde.
which shall be entitled to maintain q normal
department by territorial expense for not Les
than ten nor more than fifty pupils also 70
be published in the newspapers by Walsh. pro
vding for electing general of militia requir-
ing abstract officers to give bonds prohibiting
special assessments on permanent structures
i'll Incorporated cities. The PIE ,ident appointed
COMMITTEES on temperance: Messrs. Harstad,
Crawford, Allan, Atkinson and Soderberg.
Gov. CHURCH, on tho Odd, replying to the
house resolution Of the day previous. asking
information as to whether the officers Of the
jamestown asylum appeared before him In
stitution, replies that he presumes they did.
That he made it hts business to inquire as t.
the needs Of the institutions for wh: o,,,,pS-'
pr,,x,s,,, v,,, ...~.7. lne bill caihe to him
tie speakr Of the SS ard ar hs
Sterks, and was signed ,after duo eonside .
A further examination shows that tho bill was
engrossed without amendments was re senrto
the couNcit and was in every respect + 'pe'i ~
acted upon by That body. and when roturns.. w
the house that body concurred in the council
amendments. The fault appears to be III the
enerossment committee of the house which lost
or stripped it Of it's amendments. There is q
somewhat similar defect in the record Us to the
local option law, but the supreme court held
Tsion in .hev absence ena of pro
The el' returns. The ca nti so of h the
officers and the approval OF the government
must be accepted as a, evidence that the biz
gatlou Is to break down the lobby. The house
passedn bill extending the time for the 5 per
cent. penalty to attach Oh taxes Of 1888 to June
|. The north Dakota constitutional coIVsntion
bill was referred to the members from forth
Dakota. The auditor reports that the compiled
laws cost $4,000 for compiling, s755.5G for ex-
penses OF commissioners and &1O,7lf.21 for
printing. The item was stricken out of tho bill
requiring codes to be furnished to members
Among the bills introduced We're the following:
By Ryan, giving gross earnings tax Of per
cent on express and sleeping cur companies
whers not operated by the railroad company;
and on telephone companies; by Clark, repeal
ing the ,aw authorizing the division Of SCUM
ties; by Morris, requiring grist milIsto accept
one.eighth for tolls and give seyen-eighths In
500 for refusing and makes an overcharge q
misdemeanor; by Fletcher, taxing telegraph
companies 81 per mile on the first wire t5c=nts
wire. In the council Mr.. Lowrr in
sisted upon correction Of the journal to show
that he voted for Wnshp in t the contest The
crop insurance bill. The bill requiring tho ,eg-
istration OF dentists diplomas was passed.
The seed wheat bill was amended nearlyto.
sent message to the council accompanied bp
a letter from the treasurer reciting substan-
TALLY the facts already presented in relation to.
the finances of the territory and recommending.
Joint committee to consider the joint lcgisla-
ticn necessary to meet the difficulty. The mes
sura insinuations, made by certain St Paul
papers. Among the bills introduced in the
council were the following BY stilnmel, fixing
the compensation of judges Of probate; by
Glaspsl1, prescribing a system of territorial ac-
counts by Dollard, providing for the relocation
OF county seats not on railroad lines; by
Hughes, providing for assistant attorney
general; also for the appointment;of a board Of
five trustees for each of the several public insti-
tutions OF the territory, allowing salapY Of %
per day and travelling expenses.
ON the DAD Gov Church aent in fha fi11aInuvino
| nominations: Ward for auditor, and Mcclure
| for commissioner of immigration. Thehpuse
passed a resolution calling on the governor tor
q report as to the clerks employed in his office,
the amount paid etc, the object being to find
out about those notary fees The resolution
for investigating the Jamestown asylum was
also passed. Crawford's bill for u soldiers
home at Pierre was reported favorably' inths
bered. recommended Hot Springs and the de-
partment commander is at Bismarck in the
interest Of that bill. The seed wheat bill con-
| action was again deferred. resolution to in
crease the judiciary committee to ten mem-
bers, presented by Washabaugh was voted
down, whereupon Messrs. Washabaugh,,
Hughes and Erickson rendered their
resignation as members OF that committee, and.
ting the council out of the difficulty by mo-
ton to adjourn: In the council Ercson's town.
ship organization bill passed Also Crawford's
bill providing forthe Justification of sureties
| Among the billsintroduced was one by Hughes
appropriating $500 for electric lights for the
capitol during the session. Another fixing the
| fees Of sheriff on, mortgage foreclosures at IS
| under 81, 900 and $40 above that In the house
the north Dakota convention bill was amended
| by he committee of the north Dakota members
| by substituting Grafton for Fargo and it was
made q special order for Saturday afternoon. It
! is apparent that the probability OF the Springer
| bill passing the senate will delay final action
on the bill. The northern members are voting
| in favor of Grafton to compliment that worthy
village and to irritate the Fargo lobbyists Bis
\
| tho convention, partly because the combinat ion
is against her and partly. because her people
are confident the convention will II be held under
Bennett, Bergman, Gronna, Lampman
ham and for Fargo Messrs Adams, Burnhan,.
Elliott. Mcneil, Newman, Welman and We'll
come; ParEins was absent and Mallory was In
! the chair. Both would have favored Fargo,
Newnans Milnor normal school bill Yves killed.
The following house bills passed: McHugh's
village otficesI Afkens bill providing fuel for
the capitol building, Wellnnns bill providing
for term of court at New Rockford. for Eddy,
Foster, and Wells eoun les. at such time as the
court may direct Bul71ham's bill limiting the
terms OF treasurer and sheriff to two conseou-
olution in relation to the governors clerks Park
ms bill providing for an Investigation Of the
management and condition of the insane asy-
lum ut jamestown, including the patients;
Hughes bill providing for sending petty cases to
the grand jury without the expense of pre-
lininary examination, except in cases Of
felony and where there is danger Of escape,
The following house bills passed that body
McHush's bill providing for vacancies in city
and village offices Aikens bill for fuel for the,
capitol; Wellman'z New Rockford court bill !;
Burnhams sill limiting the sheriff and tire IA
urer to two terms. Among the bills introduced,
We're the following: By Burnhan. making In
jury destruction of mortgaged property a.
felony; by Patton appropriating $4,000 for the,
maintenance and $4,000 for u new dormitory at,
the spearfish normal school; by Gronna, st-
taching Church to McHenry county for judicial
purposes; by Afken:, repeating chapter 80, lava
of 1888, relating to the taxation of railrocdsi
On receipt of the nomination of Ward and
! Mcclure the council went into executive ses-
sion, remaining about five minutes, when
action was deferred until the day following.
The Indications are that the council wilt
further defer acton till about the close Ct the
session. and probably confirm no appointr-snrs
The same course will be taken as to tho ap-
pointinent OF Skinner for at orney general Gen
Allen has been appointed the Dakota member
of Gov: Beavers staff for service ut the iuaug-
! uration of Gen. Harrison, one member being
appointed from each state and territory.
In Brief.
!sn eastern syndicate has purchased 200
acres of land Immediately northeast Of
lapid City.