Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-24
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

1efuFe uOlh& Ii was only Iully ready
for business last Friday night. Then the
Winship vs.. Walsh contest case was de-.
clded by giving the seat to Walsh. Sew
eral cognoilmen who voted for Walsh
did so against their personal sympathies.
They believed that Winship was legally
elected, but Winship's attorneys were
slow in making their contest end some
OF the legal points we're 10 observed by
them. So as tho case had to be decided
on the law and the evidence Walsh won.
Have you any curiosity to know how
much ID cost them? Walsh, $500; Win
ship, 500. The salary OF the office is
$40 and the mileage is 500.
AS loon as the contest was decided q
large majority of the legislature started
on an excursion to Grand Forks and
retained early Monday morning. They
inspected the university in that city and
on Sunday dined at the insane asylum
in jamestown and we're shown through
the buildings. In each of these ~institu-
tons there is a magnificence in the fur
nishines and fittings which has no flavor
OF frosted wheat nor drouth, 1t is all
right to have everything substantial Ia
such buildings; but there is such a thing
as extravaganza which is nothing less
than waste.
handsomely in zach city. This is char
aoteristic of the people in every Dakota
town.
The first session after their return
opened with q sensation. Jones, of
Charles Mix county, was also a member
of the house in 1887 and one of the APP
preparations committee. Monday after
noon he arose in the house and stated
that he believed some one tempered
with the Jamestown appropriation bill
during the session of 1887, and he Offer
ed q resolution directing the Judiciary
committee to examine into the matter
and report what action should be taken
in case his statements are found to be
correct. The resolution was adopted.
Following are the facts In the case:
The bill as first introduced by Mr..
Dodds was for an appropriation OF 1884,.
600. After consideration, q part of the
committee agreed on giving 1858. 600; the
Others commended for $50 900. They
finally compromised on $102 900, and it
passed the house at this sum, Sd the
journal shows.
tn the council Mr.. Dodge, the mem
Der from jamestown, moved to reduce
he appropriation from Si94, Coo, (which
figures we're not in the house bilI to
Sl53.000, which was agreed to and the
council SO passed 1t. When returned to
bers of the appropriations committee
asked what the amendments were, and
they were told that "the amount of the
appropriation is reduced" This salts
fed them and the amendments
were conc1rred in without care.
fully examining the bill to sec
Just what they were. In the session
laws the amount IS 1858 900, which
amount the asylum has held. Now who
changed the figures? Besides all this
the funds uf the institution show q de-
foiency OF $40. 900 in the last two years,
Another member of the appropriation
committee in 1887 says the investigating
committee will have no trouble in find
lug who did it if they will go after the
matter in the right way. A gentleman
who was connected with that session
and is now here said to Mr.. Jones after
this resolution was adopted; 81 knew
at the time who got for q big slice foi
fixing those figures"
The famous .'seed wheat bill" il
looked upon by many as only q steal.
There are ten counties along our north
ern boundary that may need some help
next spring in getting seed wheat. Blu.
there are rs other counties that need
nothing of it. The bill allows commits
%sioners to bond their counties for $780,
600 each il they wish to raise money tc
buy seed wheat. If this becomes q Law
ii is reasonable to believe that many
counties will be needlessly bonded, the
money will go into the general fund and
he used under sill sorts of pretexts-sp6
the people will pay interest ON the bonds
for ten or twenty years.
Another thing: Many here in the
north are ps~titioning for an extension
of the time of paying taxes. Those il
the south don't want it because theJ
don't need il. Last years failure o.
crops in the north is the cause of th,
petition. If it isn't granted the nortl
Will howl; il it is, the south will how.
and say, 1--WE can't pay our interest; W
can't pay our bile if the taxes are no
paid till fall"
Bills have been introduced making i
legal to foreclose mortgages by action i
court. and repeating the law which re
quires notices OF foreclosures to be pub
iished in the papers. On the other HAND
Mr.. Van Osdel on yesterday brought i
a bill requiring chattel mortgage sale
TO be published twice in some paper 1
the county where the sale is to occur
first publication to be ten days befor
: the sole. Thus do the doctors differ. ]
there is any advantage whatever in I'D
vertising, the unfortunate whose Pre-
perty is going from him on account {
his poverty, should have the benefit {
o such publication, II certainty will in