Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-26
CHURcH'S RED FLAG.
Nominations Sent to the CounciI An
~tagOnized by Republicans.

Nominations Zen to the Cous.ciI An
tagOnized by Republicans.
Bismarck special %: There we're
three sensations to-day. First in i'm
p%ortanoe were the reappointments OF
Auditor Ward and Z. F..McUInre, COM
missioner of immigration. These APP
pointments were entirely unexpected,
and nearly two months in advance OF the
expiration OF their terms. Ward does
not want a re%appointment and Mcclure
has said that he could not accept another
term II il was given him. Wards
grocery business in sioux Falls demands
his attention and McOlure'B hardware
business in Pierre makes it impossible
for him to stay as the capital. A year
ago Ward insisted on resigLing, but the
governor oyer persuaded him. There is.
no wever, OF this time q method In the
governors haste. He simply means to
throw down the glove to the counc,l and
if they pick it up the Issue is war, It ia
his way of telling the council that it
must confirm his appointments or he
will uss his veto power where end when
it will do most good. He has nothing
to gain and the council everything to
lose. In this unequal contest he ex-
poets TIC few points that may be crafty.
ing to himself if nobody else. There are
twenty-one members of kw~enty-tour in
the council republicans. They were only
in executive session for o few minutes.
but in that time there was enough eaid
to show that they were republicans. and
that confirmation was impossible, Ur-
der the rules the vote went oysr until
Tomorrow. The conncilmen do not
take kindly to the implied coercion, and
are already figuring on what their
shances Of Legislation will be if be proves
to be ugly and obstinate over their action
in rejecting his appointments or hang.
ing them up indefinitely. Pstten, Of
the Black Hills, presented his resolu.
ton calling upon the governor for q de-
tailed statement OF what he has done
with the clerical fund, and the same was
passed under the suspension OF the
rules without a dissenting voice. It was
Immediately transmitted to the council.
where it will probably be acted upon to-
morrow, and the next day will be sent TO
the governor for his signature or veto.
It is q joint resolution in the nature OF a
bill and must be approved or rejected by
the governor. Two suggestive resolu-
tons will be introduced so-morrow, one
calling upon the treasurer and
auditor TO send to the house q
statement showing the number and
amount OF the claims against
the territory for which no warrants have
been issued and one calling upon the ct
torney general to give his opinion upon
the legality OF the sreasurer's action in
using the money in one fund to pay the
claims OF warrants drawn upon another.
The object OF the irss resolution is to
find ont the indebtedness Of the territory
up to this time, and the object OF the
second is to find but where the adminis-
tration gets its law for borrowing from u
specific appropriation to meet the gem
eral Indebtedness of the general fund.
The nomination of r. Il. Skinner for
attorney general was sent in after Ward
and Mcclure we're safely lodged. Skin
ner has also ssid that be could not serve
longer than the end OK the legislative
session. II develops tonight that there
are a few Republicans who are anxious
about their w~oodohucks, and their weak.
ness is regarded as significant bps not
fatal to the republican majority. Robert
Lowry, OF Huron, made q sharp speech
in executive session against the con-
frmation Of ell appointments. He was
at the birth Of this republican party.