The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-08
Dakota Legislature.
Thursday Jan; 81.

Thursday Jan: 81.
CorNcIi..-lnthc council toar Gov. Church |
returned the bill 10 examine the Yunkton |
huspita nj without his signature. liclied that |
in the interest of economy the officers alreatly |
elected could do that duty. and ii it WIS {; |
Joint resolution ii did not need his APPROX
nj. The seed wheat hill. which has been on |
deck for three ,nys. came up today and was
put upon its final passage. Dollarl and
Washpbnuah were the only members who |
voted against il. Tho law flows counties
to bond for $4,000 to furnish farmers who
lost their crops by frost in 1855 with seed
whent. The house hill extending the time
for paying 1883 taxes to June 1889. with |
voting no. Wnshblmgh introduced bills APP.
rropria,ing S37T0O forthcSpcartisll normal
school, llollcy of tho Black Hills in
troduccd IL hill approprating Slo,-
900 for the Rapid City school of mines.
Wnshnbaugh has also i'll n hill calling
Hot Springs Ericsson of Union To make dis
trict attorney for each district in place OF one
in each county, Walsh of Grand Forks has
offered II hill To tax railroad property the
same aus other property Patton OF Miner
introduced the bill Tor which something
over five thousand men, women and children
have retitioned the council, viz: to prohibit
the manufacture ind safe of liquor
HousE.-The railroad commissioner hill
wns sent to tleut,urnry general for his opn |
ion on its constitutionnlity. Friday he wo- |
nun suffrage bill comes up on petition OF
1000 women. Aikcns ofCnnton has offered
IL resolution to have Auditor Ward and
Treasurer Lnwlrr SHOW up Fletcher hats a
bill tn rrin, tho laws in supplement form.
Conklng has introduced his usury bill. |
White introduced II bill TO abolish all boards
of education and establish "a board |
.,fE &c., = Il
pel,ses. Bills rnssc'i: Requiring railroads
10 pay damages for killing stock in thirty |
days, or double pay: Whites bill douLngih |
tan ON telegraph companies. Elliot, and
Newman tried TO get the woman suffrage bill |
before tllr house TO-DAY. but il was too late
the effort iailed hut it made them solid with |
the lobby OF fair petitioners present.
Friday, Jan. %.
Observation-Disclosures bills excmpting farms |
from partial taxation for fire g'inris or
trees planted was defeated. y. NJ. Rowe OF
Fargo was appointed bill clerk. and John
Poin1cXtcr's Till 10 refuse To pay Tor any
mere clerk hire in The governors Office was
: reported tnvnrahy from the committee
Hughes Till to punish williIl Neglect of Of
iirnls passed. Poinlexicrs bill robbing he
Aopailir school OF lis monopoly on the
territorial bonrl Of health went through |
without opposition. Ercson's Till to rx-
"mpt soldiers from poll tax and jury duty
passed. Campbell OF Brown wanted to ill.,
,lule uu'lertakers. and lIarstah OF Trail
wanted exempt soldiers and sailors from all
taxes, hut the council would not accept tho
amendments. 'rawiord's bill. organizing
pharmaceutical societies for She two Dako-
tas. passed.
HorsE.-rhe event of to-day III thu rgisia
ture was the repeal of the gross earnings law
oftlr law taxing railroads upon the gross
earnings in lieu of any and all other taxes
upon railroads or any property owned by
them. The rate has been and j per cent.
Public sentiment las been steadily growing
in opposition to th, system. and tli"dcclarn-
lion OF Good lawyers that the gross earnings
Inv was unconstitutional. and that the
Inv. ii constitutional. only taxed tho
earnings Wit hin he territory, and could not
reach Interstate commerce as interpreted by
the courts. mad" il possible 10 suspend the
rules tu-,lay and pass II r hill II, j, came to
the house from the council. This same hill
was in the house tiliy-srvcl days two years
ago, and after lis final passage was lost in
transmitla 10 the council.
Saturday Jan. 90.
CorNcL-Elcvrn petitions came in from
the Grand Army posts To locate the soldiers
home nj Pierre and Ii" formal donation ot
The hotel and grounds from the Pierre board
of trade for the home. The committee on
banking reported in favor nj keeping interest
AT y lmr cent. in pace uf 10.
Tho veto Of the iaut,oM hospital invcs,i-
cation bill was the event ui the afternoon
Waishs motion To accept the governors
apology nndronsi;lcr the hill last was lost.
Crawford or Hughes opened the fight with
The argument that the bill wns proper and
should pass, but advised delay until Mon
day. Hughes OF l'irinigl held he governor
was in error as TO he bill comforting with
organic net. Poinlcxt,r of Sphinx opposed
.lelny hut it was lrtl for BAL
lard OF Bom-liomme to make
the fight Direct in II tone that could
have been heard down in the cxemtive
office. He opposed delay. He stylcdCh nrchs
vote lecture To the council OF mere pre-
tense. without II shadow of foundation to
rest upon. and openly charged the governor
with attempting TO block the wheels OF in
Ncestgation aud ior Il purpose. He said:
Let us break down this assumption of
power. Don't stand on he order OF break
ing. but break il ut once. Vnn Osdel. who
introduced the bill indorsc Dnllard lis remarks
mid TIE roll was called Cameron Me-
Donald and Ryan were all that voted no.
uorsr-1 v,s roror,od ,,,, .,o ae,.
tba hnmso .h,, a. uIon 'he ,oui ~, ~
,aar,l'ar, I'D W.. i iau t:,'ied .no
ramn ,inu., t,or war;. il, ,' , "", , ,u's nt,"es
tha h;,i. rnr IL hnnl III, 'a inat ~ i i'ss
came I'M r,s ~" ,t ~, ill.,, In ~ ~. .""u
n,,Ii NY ,i m.I WV, IN y" ."r r,t ro.us oI
pmp'i. l'ih,'i's III excess OF lhe government
reud. aud upon motion of Mr.. Atkins with
passed by n nrlctically unanimous y,,t"
The house ais, passed /, ne ;oiml r.soln,;m
providing for the investigation of The Yun,.
ion ilis,lnr ASYLUM over The governors veto
by an almost unanimous vote, The nnssn,rn
of both bills was greeted with npunuse Lv
the members. rlainly betrnyiner liz rh.nrr,i.
ness of their work.
The other item ofintcrcst in fin. houso w,s
the passage of the North Dakota constitu.
ton bill fixing the place OF meeting MI Graf.
ton. Walsh county. The combine WAS so
strong in favor of Grafton thai, the Fnrmn
PEOPLE practically abandoned ,hc t;~Lt
On The final vote there were. only six noes
MIR. Aikens, one of The combine. vo,c, n~n;,,st !,
the passage of thcbill on HE ground tint il
was Unconstitutional. He Ind ..vrm m
opinion TO that effect and Stuck # whr, h"
roll WAS called He WAS nwur. how.v.r ,J,,t
his friend MclIuuh iiub,nwrur C;r,i,on ras.,n
easy winner. and practically his vote made
indifference The Hill provides cor,he election
III delegates on the 9ti, of Anri] of His wear
and the act does no, take clloc, mil N,rrh
:. An amendment wns :,,lontcI mnl.;n" ~,
act vol, ifcoGgl..ss in the me;,ntme misses
an enabling act Tor North Dakota II also
makes tho Incmhrrsl;,, in TI,;s nu,n,n. !;
entirely too large. and will make u body so
,nwicldly ha, III" chances of making a con. !,
btitntion that the people will ratify are very
slim.