The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-22
Dakota Legislature.
Tharsday Feb. 3.


shell into the secretary's camp. The oppor.
tunity wns presented by the bill repeating the
notary fee that lias l,een running to his Office
for clerical service. This veto was received
by the house with ironical nppaule, the loud
ct Of the session. The struck jury bill hus
Paesd as over the veto BY g unanimous vote.
nors criticism. and immediately the vote fol.
lowed Tie house also passed tho newspaper
bill over the veto, and the council Sustained
tile veto, making bad blood between the two
houses.
HousE-In the house there was q long
discussion on the woman suffrage bill, and
Mrs: Barker Of Fargo took part by request
OF the house, No action was taken. The
house passed u resolution authorizing tho
selsct COMMITTEES appointed to investigate
the territorial veterinary surgeons affairs
to summon witnesses. Il is reported thut
the committee has got the cinch GU DR.. Allo-
way, and there are witnesses to testify they
did not get all the money charged by him to
the territory.
Friday, Feb. 9.
CouNclL:-The North Dakota members o
the council have agreed OH Hughes, Miller
and Allen as u committee to visit Valley City
agricultural college. The fight ia growing
7Marm. John Ely Of Bottmeau county llus
been subppnaed before tl,e COMMITTEES investi.
eating the veterinary surgeon expenditures.
He is expected TO testify TINT lie rs,ceived on.
y 800 Of the $500 charged ngainst him, as
deputy OF the surgeon. A hill will lie intro.
duccti in the council establishing an industr
al college Mt Aber,lcen under that name, md
prescribing definitely the new education rs
the sole aim Of the new college Tine question
Of Lisbon OF Minor for the normal school ot
North Dnkota, or the fight between Seuman
and Elliott, is still very close. both claiming
a majority OF l. Tho jamestown asylum in.
TINT s very serious.
HorsE-The governors veto repeating tho
notary iCe law was overridden hy an unanj.
nous vote. The judiciary committee made u
careful report upon his sxcellcncy's oljc,.-
tions. and Aikens Of Canton made a
strong speech in explanation and in reply to
the governors chnryrs upon ex.Gov Pierce
and complaints generally.
The womun suffrage bill went down in the
house, after two hours discussion, BY IL vote
Of 20 ayes to 20 nays. The ayes were Bennett,
Burnham, Cooke, Douglas. Elliott, Greene,
Lnmpman. logan, I.ilibridge. Mallory, Nc:
Neil, Miller, Palmer, Potter. Powell. Pierce,
Roger, Ryan, Sheets, vanetten and Wetman.
Nays. Aikens, Allen, Adams, Baldwin Berg.
nun; Baxter; Clark: Fletcher Gronna, How
or. Rnms,icll, Smith. Swanston, Trude,
lrumbulI tpham. White. Welcome nnd
Keith. The struck jury repeal bill was pass
ed over the governors veto in both house
and council ind that law is now off the stat
ute hooks. A resolution instrirtng the
judiciary of the house to rerorta l,ill making
to travel ON rnilrOad passes WAS voted
down. The auditor was cnlled on by IL house
| resolution to report the disposition of the
militia fund for til" Inst fouryc,,r
Monday Feb. ~
CorMil..-'rhc South Dakota Live Stock us.
| aociatiOn sent II PETITION to the council ask
ing that the office of trrri,o orial veterinary
surgeon he retained aud not abolished as
proposed
HoCsE-t'Ol. Price introduced in the house
Il bill providing for Il new constitutionai con.
vention for South Dakota. The hill will IL.
pressed aud possibly passed If there is moth
ing done by this congress OF at an rxtrIl srs-
| sion. The superintendent for delegates will
| te On the basis of every 600 votes 0rfrartion
thereof. This movement of Prize will draw
the fire Of all the friends Jt he Sioux Falls
| constitution, The mIrr;lIlre people. he pres
i ent holders of the slate, and tile friends Of
Huron ns the Capital.
Gov. Church is still the subject of consider
able comment. aud this forenoon several res
| 0lution asking for his removal were pro-
posed. hut not introduced, fer the ostellsibl.
le,sOn that they were not satisfactory to the
leaders Of the house. Aikens of canton in,
troduce.i resolution that was unanimously
adopted declaring that no communication
| foreign to the business of the territory or the
house should ln reu,. The speaker aud
clerk are constituted u committee to nj a
upon the character Of the communications.
This unusual resolution is intended to shut
of the governor and keep him from MAXIM,
any more "breaks" like the one of last Sat!
ur'iny: The governor. however, is sma rt
| enough to get around il by san,lwiching his
comments in such messages ns are ;l,lrnissi-
ble. The house passed the bill providing for
foreclosure Of mortgages by advertisement
An official paper is defined ns paper Will,
go copies circulation md six months exist
cnCe.
Taeslay, Feb. 1e.
CorScIL.-The council pnsscil bill calling
tary fees paid by him to the auditor since
March, 1877: also bill allowing counties to
bond for I'll" erection Of public buildings.
The investigation Of the vctinary surgeon y
accounts il in progress Dr. Allowny shows
receipts from John Ely for all he has paid
him.
HousE.-Dr. Leroy Of Jerauld county in.
troducetl IL memorial to-day in the iO,i.c,
which was referred tnth"conlmIittec tec on federal
relations. that is u little previous. inasmucIl
az it is addressed to the president elert, re-
bodies sone Of the objections 10 tho governor.
but was introduced without the approval of
lepublican caucus md is Iccessa riy
immature The committee, however, can
amend it 10 the taste OF MI concerned. IT,
is holly objected to by some Of the nemb
berause they think it is not such u memorial
rs the legislature should pnss. II is assert ed
by the objectors that the Republican menu
hers in the caucus shonll adopt such me-.
mortal and not the legislature. 1t reads us
follows
Your Imtitioners, thc legislature of pnko
Ia. respectfully request the removal of Gov
Louis X. Church Of this territory for the fol.
lowing reasons: lie is ant ntagonistic To the
people Of the territory. partly because he
came to the territory with II political np
pOintment, given not hcr,uso of his fit
ness, popularity or distinguished abil
ity, but as n reward for political
service rendered in un Eastern state, and inl
medately on coming to the territory ms Il
Judge he commenced colspiring to secure 81
higher place, and through his mnnipuln-
tion secured the appointment as governor.
antagonizing lis own party to such m cx.
tent that his most bitter opponents arc
among the old citizens who for years have
been respected member of his rnrty. He is un-
REASONABLE, dictntorinl, nndigI,ited and unjust
"
harsh and unrallct-ior expressions toward
the members and Others whom he fancirs
oppose him, and he hns gone out of his way
to place upon the record Of the house reiiec-
tions upon his predecessor for which there can
be no possible excuse. He obstructs legis-
lation and seems to hunt for excuses on which
to base II veto oftemp0rary or comparatively
unimportnnt measures with the apparent
purpose Of placing ON the records of the
house his filings of envy or malice, casting
sometimes the most unjust reflections on the
members of the Legislature In his vetoes he
is Inconsistent, approving measures ut one
time identical in general form md purpose
with those formerly vetoed because the form
and purpose were objectionable to him.
The memorial then recitcs the various in.
power, and which have already been pub
iisiled. Partridge introduced IN the house u
bill locating nOrmul school at Milbank. IL
requires IL donation from the citizens OF &c.
600 and site.
Wedaesdsy Feb. 13,
CoUSCIL.- WoollIeser OF Hand county in
troduced n bill in the council changing the
name of Church county to Mct'ormnck 1t
was not enough to change the name, hut the
author, in seeking n new name, sought out
the governors bitterest political enemy with.
in his own party.
HousE.-In the house. Fletcher Of Brown
county introduced q bill amending section .
of chnpter OF the political code providing
for the legislature taking recess during
this or amy other session for Il period
not longer than ninety days. when.
ever in it's Judgment the best interests Of the
people require it, and he members of the ns-
safnhlv shulI rerpivp : cents moi. milo fnr tho