Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-13
LEGISLATIVE D0INGs.
Strong Memorial to Presi-
dent lect Harrison
Asking for the Immediate Removal
of Govsrnor Church.

Bismarck, Feb. 12-Dr. Roger intro
duced in Che house to-day the following
memorial to the president-elsot:
Your petitioners, tho Legislature. OF
Dakota, respectfully request the removai
OF Gov. Louis K. Church, OF this terri
tory. for following reasons: He ia an.
tegonistic to the people OF Dakota /,
partly because he came to the territory
with q political appointment given, not
because of his fitness, popularity OF dis.
tingnished ability, bnt as q reward for
political service in an eastern state, and
immediately'on coming to the territory
as Judge he commenced copspiring 20
secure o higher place, and through his
manIpulations secured the appointment
90 governor, antagoni2ing his own party
to such an extent that his most bitter
opponents are among the old citizens who
for years have been the most respected
members of his party. He IS unreaaon.
abie, dictatorial, undignifisd and upjuPt
in his treatment of the legislature, given
to harsh and uncalIed for expressions
/! toward and others whom, hss
~fancies oppose him, and has gone out of
his way to place upon the records OF the
house reflections upon his predecessor
for which there Gan be no possible ex-
cnse. He obstructs legislation, and
seems to hunt for exouses "a which TO
base yetoes of temporary or compa.a-
lively unimportant measures. with the
apparent purpose of placing on the
records of the house his filings
of envy or malice, casting some-
times the most unjust reflections
upon members of the legislature. In
his vetoes he Is inconsistent, approving
measures ct u time identical in gem
sral form and purpose with those for
merry Vetoad because their aims and
purposes were objectionable to him (;
vetoing a bill providing for the neces.
sary EXPENSES Of the Legislature, for
clerk hire, ETC.; vetoing another later
which took from his Office o large sum
that is in conflict with ths organic act
and was in the nature OF O supplement
to his own salary, and 1t is charged by
members Of the last Legislature that this
bill, as originally introduced, was so
amended as TO do this under inspiration
from him, aud pushed through under
threats of the use OF the veto power as
to other measures il it we're not passed.
The amount SO received by him nnder
cover Of clerk hire in addition to his
legitimate allowance for this purpose
| was IS. 0l9. He has succeeded in placine
| upon the records OF the house unsolicited
communications not pertaining TO mat
ters OF legislation, but Cor the purpose
OF rejecting upon members of the legis-
lsture or upon his predecessor.
At the present time of the twenty two
measures which have reached him from
the lower house eight have been vetoed;
one he refused to re ceive-a joint resoiu-
fion recalling q resolution in order TO
amend it 30 as to meer his obiections !;
one Was recalled for the same purpose;
one became a Law without his signature
and eleven, or lust one-half, have been
approved.
In view OF the above facts and for
many other reasons which might be pre-
sented we earnestly ask that his succes-
sor be named early In your administra-
tion.
The rules we're suspended and the bill
read a second time and referred to the
committee On federal relations. II will
come mp for consideration tomorrow
and it seems to meet with quite general
approval. Some think il untimeiy and
others that 1t is going too far, and yet il
is a natural outgrowth Of the war be-
tween his excellenoy and the legislature
The house to day by q unanimous yos.
passed the MCPHERSON county court bill
over his veto.
The house under tho suspension OF Oh,
rules passed the bills reappropriatinl
the unexpended balances for the Dakot
university, Grand Forks university
Lschool OF mines and agricultural college
Among bills introduced were the fol
lowing:
BY Patridge-Locating norma
school at Milbsnk.
BY Douglas-Adding a part of th'
Sisseton reservation to Day county.
Among the bills passed were che fol
LOVING: Authorizing mutual INSURANCE
compsnies to do business in five eoun
ties; for the incorporation OF benevoIen
societies; to require counties to let con
tracts to the lowest bidders.
In the council the day was consumed
in unimportant routine business. A bill
was passed calling on the secretary for
statement OF the notary public fees pait
over to the auditor for the governors Of
fee; also Dollard's county seat remoy0
bill. and Benefits house bill a~ppropriai
ing the unexpended balance OF th
Grand Forks university.
Mr.. GIaspell introduced q bill dafin
ing the liability of railroad for psssona
injuries and Mr. SoderbeTg q bill apply