Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-03-01
DAKOTA LEGISLATION.
Wednesday, February go.

UHnUlN LUuNOLH llUlh
Wednesday. February 30.
HOUSE.
Both houses contemplate . trip to
Helena, leaving Thursday afternoon.
They viii lose but one day, Friday being
a legal holiday. They evidently feel
like rejoicing with Montana over the
passage of the omnibus bill, Of which
notice was received this afternoon.
When the news was received the Doxol-
ogy was sung and three fousing cheers
given for Sunset Cox. An attempt was
made by the enemies of the local option
bill. which passed the council, to put it
on its final passage, but its friends op-
posed. II was likely to pass. The bill
providing for the appointments of women
to the office Of notary public having been
referred TO the attorney general. he de-
cided that in his opinion it was frivolous
and unnecessary legislation; that women
are not citizens under the laws Of con-
gress SO far as they apply to holding
Office or enjoying tile right of suffrage;
that il they are citizens legislation is un-
necessary, as the governor has the right
to appoint any citizen over 81 years of
age notary public. Fletcher's banking
bill and the railroad bill were made a
special order for Tuesday afternoon,
Among bills introduced in the house
were:
BY Upham-Prohibiting the sale of
unsound, diseased. adulterated. impure
or unwholesome articles of food and reg
ulating the slaughter of animals.
BY Allen-To pay Arthur Linn nearly
81 600 for interest on his bid claim for
printing allowed two years ago.
BY Price-A memorial for maintain
ing Fort A. Lincoln.
The house passed the following coun-
Gil bills:
Requiring publication of county finan-
cial statements quarterly.
Establishing two pharmaceutical dis
tricts. one in North and one in South
Dakota.
HOUSE Bills PASSED. that
only two N Inbers of the public institu-
tion boards hall he appointed from the
county where the institution is located.
Its ohicc; Is to avoid having them
treated as local institutions.
Allowing towns to vote a 3 per cent.
tax to aid railroads.
COUNCIL.
In the council Mr.. Patton introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 to reimburse
citizens of Madison for rebuilding the
normal school.
Other unimportant bills passed and
the remainder of the day was pent con-
sidering the educa. .ional bill being a
complete revision OF the school laws.
Thursday, February 81.
COUNCIL.
The entire forenoon and part Of the
afternoon session was consumed in the
consideration Of the joint committed
educational bill, and when finally it was
put upon its passage it had been amend
ed and perfected in 50 many ways the
oris inal bill was not recognizable. Ii
was passed without dissenting vote.
Several petitions were read. one urg.
ing the passage of Mr.. Washabaugh' S
bill providing for the establishment Of
an insane asylum at Deadwood.
House bill No. 4. introduced by Mr..
McHugh and vetoed by the governor,
was passed. Ayes. Allin, Atkinson,
Campbell, Cooper. Crawford, Dollard,
Ericsson, Glaspell. HALEY. Harstad. Poin.
dexter. Soderberg. Van Osdci. Walsh,
Washabaugh, Woolhiser and Mr.. Presi-
dent. Il; nays. Cameron, Mcdonald and
Ryan, strict party vote.
BILLS PASSED. House bill 2s3 provid.
ing that territorial warrants draw here
after per cent. instead of 10.
Providing for more stringent measures
in relation to gambling.
Providing for changing name Of Gro
ton college.
House bill No. 20, empowering county
commissioners to compromise delinquent
taxes.
Authorizing Lawrence county to issue
bonds in refunding and paying of out.
standing Indebtedness.
Providing for attaching Hettinger
county to stark county for judicial pur-
poses.
Permitting insurance and loan compa.
nies to make contingent investments in
excess of their capital stock.
I The Jamestown investigating commit
tee submitted their report, and the same
was made special order for next
Wednesday.
Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Stimmels. elec
tion bills were made a special order for
next Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
BILLS iSTRoDUCED.-B Washabaugh
To locate an asylum for the insane AT
Deadwood and appropriate $4,000 in
per cent. bonds running ten years there
by Milier-To amend section 5000 of
the compiled laws, taking appeal from
decision of railroad commissioners in
cases of awards.
By Cooper-To define the authority to
incur and limit indebtedness on the part
of cities.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The executive returned the soldiers
home bill without his signature and gave
his reasons therefor in long message.
| He says:
The bill appropriates $45,000 for the
purpose Of establishing soldiers home,
/ The sum appropriated is insufficient for
the purpose contemplated.
| For home that would be desirable
and of sufficient size to meet the require
ments of the bill, an appropriation of at
least SiGO, 900 should be made.
/ am of the opinion that an institution
of this kinJ at the present time, is not
needed.
| The following are the several branches
of the National Soldiers home:
/ Central branch, Dayton. Ohio.
Northwestern branch, Milwaukee,
I Wis.
| Eastern branch, Tcgas. Ne.
| Southern branch. Hampton, Va.
Western branch. Leavenworth. Kan.
Pacific branch, Monies, Cal.
OF the states considered as union
states, to-wit: Maryland, West Virginia,
Indiana. Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas,
I Tennessee-all have larger population
and greater wealth than Dakota, and
haven not established state homes to the
present tin,c: and every state and terri.
4 tory in the foregoing list Furnished d
greater number Of men 70 the union
army and navy than Dakota. This is
not alluded 10 with any disparaging in.
/ tent. as Dakota's population during the
war was only about 5000.
| Those who come fromst ates which have
not established homes, have the privilege
II the national homes as well as transpor.
tation to them, which is furnished by
.