Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-22

ed that half of the time Of the house nns been
spent in considering the governors objection
criticisng him. and 1t was time to stcp it.
MI Jones has prepared resolution which he,
proposes to Introduce demanding the removal
menting his SALARY by the appropriating of
notary public fees, etc, and on various other
accounts The impression is gaining among thu
members that there has beOn quite enough ~
TINS sparrin9 back and forth. A resolution will
doubtless be passed and properly can be- after
the 4th OF March asking the appointment OF
OF the territory until admission is accomplished
The house again passed tho new spaper bill al
80 Adams chattel mortgage bill; the council
bill authorizing loan associations to extend
their business beyond the territory; the house
PHI taxing money. or dts, Judgments ETC.; q
PIN to pay John sundock for the expense of
requiring newspapers to BIO published six
months and have paying list Of $50 copies to
entitle them to publish legal advertisements;
pro hibiting the circulation of newspapers given
to illustrating or describing crime or immoral
acts; and repeating the Grand Forks special
law in relation to sheriff and county treasurer
Among the bills introduced were those raisin.
the agricultural board appropriation to 80 OCO;
recurring notice OF claim OF exemption to be
age of consent to 16 and in Of abduction te,
Is for marriage or immoral purposes; recurring
railroads to lease or license the right of -wav
for warehouses providing for a constitutional
convention for south Dakota the lattor intro
duced by Col Price; the constitutional conven-
Is to meet in May but the date and place are
not yet fixed, being left for the committee to
determine. The governor approved the North
Dakota convention bill.
DR. RoYER introduced in the house on tho
18th memorial to the president elect, praying
for the prompt removal of Gov Church by the
incoming administration, alleging MS reasons
therefor that he is antagonsric to the people
of Dakota; that he is unreasonable dictatorial
undlgn1ted and unjust in his treatment of the
legislature, given to harsh and uncalled for ex-
presslons toward members and others whom he
fancles oppose him. and has gone out of his
way to place upon the records Of the house re-
Elections upon his predecessor for which there
can be no possible excuse; that he obstructs
legis Station that in his vetoes he is inconsi
tent, and that for these and many
o5her reasons it is asked that his successor
ne named early in the new administration
The rules We're suspended and the memorial
read SECOND time and referred to the commit
yee on y federal M The house by unan
BIZ over the governors veto. Under suspen-
sion Of the rules bills were passed reapproprlat.
university, Grand Forks university, school Of
mines and agricultural college, Among bills
introduced were the following: BY Partridge,
locating normal school at Miibank; by d BUG
las adding part of the sisseton reservation to
Day county. Among the bills passed were also
the following; Authorizing mutual insurance
companies to do business in five counties for
the incorporation Of benevolent societies; to re-
qnire counties to let contracts to the lowest
bidders. In the council the day was consumed
in routine business. A bill was passed calling
on the secretary for a statement Of the notary
public fees paid over to the auditor for the
governors Office; also Dollard county seat re-
ing the unexpended balance of the Grand Forks
University. Mr.. Glaspell introduced a bill defin-
ing the liability of railroads for personal injur
les and Mr.. saderberg bill applying s4s 900 for
the deaf mute school ut Sioux Falls.
IN the council on the 18th bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Woolhiser to change the name Of
Church county to Mccormick. It ia an out
growth OF feeling against the governor. Tho
Roger memorial was quietly talked about and
position to it. In the house the railroad bill
was reported favorably. The same bill will be
reported in the council, but with amendments
probably placing telegraph and express COM
panies under the jurisdiction OF the railroad
commissioners. The usury bills were under
consideration in the house and the council bill
making the taking of an excess of 70 per cent.
interest misdemeanor was recommended to
pass. Another bill is before the house and
me meets with considerable favor providing that
tions are that such bill will pass.
the legislature may take q recess Of ninety days
| which was referred to special committee and
promptly reported back with recommends
lion that it do pass. Mr.. Adams introduced a
\ will allow counties to issue bonds under the
seed wheat bill where they have exceeded the
ll!Hit ol oeDt allOWe0 Dy Cne organic acG Mr..
White introduced a bill requiring notice to be
given before a tax deed issues. In tho council
most OF the time was spent discussing the vet
| Urinary surgeon and Fletcher's bill requiring
one years residence before voting This was
amended to six months and passed. The bill
taxing mortgages passed by the council was al
| 80 discussed at length and was finally killed
| The object of the proposed recess is to 20 to
| Washington after March and ask the removal
OF the governor and urge special session of
congress If congress does not provide for the
admission of the two Dakotas.