Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-31

rate Of taxation on telegraph lines was passed
without dissent, and In the council the repeal
only Hughes asking delay, and he voted finally
4 for the repeal. 1t will 50 through the house
also without opposition. Fletchers railroad
| opinion as to its constitutionaiity. II ena-
braces the main and best features Of the Me-
Cumber bill adopted by the farmers alliance
rn e scene n the council during the discussion
nature Of circus. Hughes pleaded for delay
In order 70 provide remedy for the present de-
fective system Of railroad taxation, and stated
that he did mot believe In demagogue leeisla-
tion. This aroused Glaspell, who pulled on him
| former opinion Of his when attor-
gsns1s ra assns .sa sas SGs's s
The council took no action ON the governors
nominations and II is generally conceded that
I'll March probably not until alter IN IN u Of
March In the house Mr.. White introduceda
bill aboishfng all boards Of directors OF the ter
their stead q board Of ive regents to take charge
OF ALL the local management to be placed In an
executive COMMITTEES to be appointed 10 the old
be selected from one political party. Among
the bills passed In the house was Mr.. Aikens
bill providing for payment for stock killed By
not 50 paid. The governor sent in bis arst
veto. 1t was Of the Joint resolution providing
for the investigation Of the Yankton insane
that there are re- oesrs already ~ prsoyidsd
tho public examiners for this work.
and for the further reason that the
chose to order The investigation By resolution.
He favored the investigation, but advised econ.
omy. The governor 10 said to be indignant over
in his office and intimat cd that II the iegisla-
ture proposes to restrict his office to the ex-
pensss authorized by the organic act that they
clerks without his approval The organic act
which provided for the necessities OF his once
twenty-seyen years ago applies with the same
eminent. Welcome tried to recall from the
CATION. but Aliens and others objected Ryan
that and Campbell counties. The he
seed wheat bill passed the coun-
Tomorrow. The bill extending time for penalty
to attach for non payment Of taxes till June
now awaits the governors signature Resolu-
daughter were passed. Washabaugh intro
duced bill appropriating $22, 700 for the Spear
fish normal school and $15 900 for a dormitory,
Ericsson introduced bill abolishing the office of
county attorney, creating instead q judicial
district attorney: Washabsugh also introduced
per cent railroad gross earnings bill. with
per cent. after FIVE years. Patton introduced
the prohibitory liquor bill. The chances are
that prohibitory liquor law will be enacted
in the house, Mr.. Aikens moving to suspend the
rule, and Messrs Burnham. Welcome, Newman
and others protesting against pushing 1t through
without any consideration whatever. The bill
was passed, all members but McHugh, who was
absent, voting aye. It was amended by the
council 30 as to re-enact the laws In relation to
the taxation Of railroads in force previous to
1879, but the title was not amended so as to
cover this additional provision, and the house
was In such hurry to pass it that they took no
note Of the defective title. It is surmised that
soms voted aye on the bin believing that the
that way in order to comply with the Farmers
alliance demands Still the law was certain to
be thoroughly remodeled. and this bill
was only preliminary to to an entirely new
woman suffrage bill was Knocked out ut
in the e FIR first round By e to II very
Etten's remarks were not well considered in
opening ths ball, and the bill did not have fair
III the S0aP S
exempting old sailors and soldiers from poll
tax was passed. Campbell tried to add under
them from all taxes. Poindexter's bill repeal
ing the territorial and county boards Of health
passed also Crawford's pharmaceutical ASSOC
NJ Rowe, Of Fargo, Bill clerk. and John Il. Wall,
OF Jamestown, stenographer.
THE governor on the 26th vetoed the printing
bill, basing his veto on the ground that money
should not be appropriated out Of the treasury
by joint resolution. but appropriations should
tom Of the Dakota Legislature not to appro-
pirate q sum in gross for legislative expenses
and then draw against the appropriation by
resolution, but to pass joint resolutions for
postage stamps newspapers, printing, etc.,
which resolutions, because they made appro-
priations, must go to the governor for his ap-
with trivial and unimportant legislation. The
veto was taken up at once and the bill passed
over his veto by "A to 2, two members being alb
Discovering what the governors veto was
likely to be based on a resolution passed both
houses recalling the bill from the governor, but
reached him and he refused to receive It,
The house was In committee Of the
whole when the message from the gov
consultation it was determined to 60
through with the work of the committee before
1t would be reeeived and thus give the clerks an
fore him before his veto would be ofacially re-
ceived. When the house came out Of the COM
mittee the governors refusal to send back the
bill was reported, then the veto was read and
immediately disposed OF as noted above. At
this point q message was received from the
council transmitting the bill for the investiga.
tiop of the Yankton asylum, which the council
had passed, governors veto Notwithstanding,
and the house then passed that over his veto,
H sso a Fl sna
no. There were three votes in the council
against the passage of the Yankton bill over the
veto, cameron, Ryan ana McDonalQ CONSTITUTE
ing the democratic party In that body The
house, by o vote Of 40 to none, two members
being absent, passed memorial to the senate
praying for the passage of the omnibus bill
with sucn amendments as are necessary to
reconcile its Inconsistencies, omitting the pro-
vision for new vote on the subject Of division.
Following this the house, by q vote OF 81 to 8,
passed the constitutional convention bill,
which shall not take effect till March S, and not
then II the congress provides for an enabling
act for north Dakota. The election will be held
April and the convention held at Grafton In
May, and the number Of delegates increased
to ia, based on one for each county
and for each 600 additional votes or the major
fraction thereof, u was rumored that the
Grand Forks people expected the convention to
by an amendment providing that all sessions
shall be held at the point named In the bill.
The seed wheat bill now awaits the governors
signature having passed both houses. The
county auditors to March. The house consid-
cred the governors message In referring the
several topics to the proper committees, but
during the discussion the message was treated |
rather shabbily. some portions Of it being at
first refe red to committees most inappro- |
pfiately that portion in relation to the militia
to the special committee on game laws, q motion |
first being voted down to refer IL TO Sitting |
Bull Appropriate references, however, were
finally made and the concluding portion was |
read. 1t welcomes the members OF the legisla- |
ture and expresses the hope that harmony will |
prevail between the executive and the legisla- |
tive branches. Mr., Jones remarked at its close |
4Let pa sincerely hope that the governor means |
paper resolution ayes, Is nays. II. The nays |
were Cooper, Crawford, Dollard, Ericsson, Har- |
stad. Hughes Poindexter, Soderberg, Van |
Osdel, Woolhiser and Stimmell. The council /
passed the Springer bill memorial but after |
wards reconsidered, ordered it printed and |
made IL n eDaciaI order for Mondav