Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS

DAKOTA LAWMAKERS
TIE governor on the 7th vetoed the omnibus
appropriation bill. The gross earnings law is
re-enacted and is in the hands OF the governor.
It provides for a per cent. tax on oil earnings,
railroad companies agree to pay S2S7 0M within
thirty days and $4,000 before August Is. OF
this. s196 600 goes to the counties of North Da-
kota. 3e3, 900 to the counties of South Dakota.
and $135 900 to the territory. The other system
would not have given to exceed S2n, 900 during
the present year. McCumber's bill, the Alliance
railroad BILL after oil of it's stages OF tribula-
tion has gone to the governor for his signature.
After the defeat of No. 296. the NJ nnesota law
Swanson re-introduced the bill and it is likely
to become law. The veterinary surgeon in
vestigation committee reported thnt they
found that the veterinary surgeon had been en-
ergetic but extravagant in the expenditure Of
the public funds; that all but two of his depu-
ties were not competent veterinary surgeons;
that none had received written authority to act;
none had taken an oath OF office; one not an
elector Of The territory was appointed for duty
at the Minnesota transfer; his accounts were
not properly itemized and the auditor
and governor We're blamed for not check
Among the council bills passed in the house
were bills authorizing cities OF 5000 to appoint
one or moro assessors; paying Charles Thomp-
son Sc, 900 on account of capitol construction,
authorizing the payment of lost bonds or cou-
pons; providing for tho reassessment of abutt-
ing property for street improvement; providing
that no criminal suit except III case OF felony,
shall be commenced without consent of an at
torney, unless bonds for costs are given. A bill
creating Harrison county, from the western
part of McPherson county, was passed in the
house. Among the council bills passed by the
council were the following: Repeating chapter
lO5, laws OF 1855 reappropriating $1,000 unex-
pended balance for the Bismarck penitentiary;
exempting from taxation certain farming uten-
sils; to protect stock breeds and to promote the
improvement OF live stock Among the house
bills passed were the following Making void
the provision for attorneys fees in notes. bonds,
mortgages, ETC.; McNeil's bill regulating con
tracts BY county boards for stationery etc;
Whites bill providing for the taxation of tele-
graph companies; amending the charter of the
city of Maysville; authorizing townships and
pay E. T. Harrington for a herd of cattle slough
tered by order of Gov. Pierce; protecting own
ers Of warehouse and elevator receipts; abol-
ishing the Office Of county auditor where the
assessed valuation is less than S5OOODO; the
Alliance bill declaring trusts and combinations
unlawful; authorizing counties topurchase ar
tesian we'll outfits.
The governors veto of the Valley City Agri-
cltural college bill was sustained on the sth, by
q vote OF 10 to 10. The omnibus appropriation
bill was passed over the veto in both houses by
more than the requisite two-thirds. The pro-
hibition bill was vetoed and the veto sustained
by q vote of II to TO- The abstract Office bill
and the cyclone appropriation for the Grand
Forks university passed over the veto. The
alliance Dill having passed both houses, his
veto OF the law repeating the railroad commits
sioner act was sustained, The Bohemian church
veto was sustained; also the game law veto;
also striding out sham and irrelevant defenses.
The house passed council bills providing for
the payment of county warrants in case of dual
organizations; allowing the treasurer but per
cent. for collecting city taxes; allowing Judge
OF probate to order the SALE mortsaging or leas-
ing of real estate belonging to minors; Slim
mel's bills regulating marriages and stock
breeding. The council passed the following
house bills: Baldwins bill requiring railroad
companies to furnish suitable facilities for
loading and unloading grain from farmers wag-
ons i; allowing all taxes to be extended in one
column; repeating the special law in relation
to the salaries of registers of dee Is in Grand
Forks county changing the bounda. of Day
county The council passed the Following
house bills over the veto: Regulating building
and loan associations; to pay George Ingram;
to postpone the time of tax sales: providing
for compromising taxes; appropriating $4,000
| for department Of agriculture providing for
| the expenses of Investigating committees. Tho
governor sent in nominations for all territorial
| officers. Some days ago he approved q bill au-
thorizing their removal within ten days after
the new governor comes in.
THE last days session of the territorial regis-
lature closed shortly before l O'Clock on tho
morning Of the 9th after the most memorable
| gathering in the history of the territory. About
the last thing that was done was to refuse
| in executive session to confirm the appoint
meuts Of the governor for the territorial offices.
The vote in the council against confirmation
stood IL to 2-McDonald voting with the repup-
icaua