The Bottineau pioneer., 1889-03-07
Dakota legislature.
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lists left for Helena. 1T W8s hardly expected
to-day and was something Of surprise, but
nouncement, and everybody was congratnlr
ating. II was now North and South Dakota
and no mistake. 1t was the opinion that the
legislature would now act upon the two
state theory to the letter and pending bills
would be indefinitely postponed almost rs
fast as they came up. Appropriation bills COW
ering one years maintenance would now
come up and be passed with dispatch. 1t
was jolly holiday. Bismarck will get the
constitutional convention. Asmall minority
OF the members of the legislature went to
Helena. The trip was considered too hong
and the weather too cold, and many who in.
tended TO go gayeu the idea. Among those
and Walsh, and Representa- YES Turnbull,
Palmer, Sheets, Powell, Upham. swanstrom,
Trude, Patton. Bixler, Bennett, Logan;
Lillibridge, Wellman, Elliott, Chaplain, Lane,
and President McLouth, of Brookings, col.
lege. +.. y ~ /
HousE.-Eleyen members of the house met
and adjourned. This was for the purpose of
keeping the record straight. A number of
the members went home. Councilman
Washbaugh went to Yankton to visit sick
child. The only child and daughter of Coun-
Gilman Miller died to-day ofscarfet fever. Rep
resentntives McHugh and Powell are both
sick. They are members of the Alloway in
vestigating committee. Witnesses were ex-
amined. in the sick room of McHugh. that
McKelvey and John Ely, two cattlemen OF
amined.. = &'sH~t<
MONDAY FEB 25. t.
Couneil.-The council met to-day, but there
was no quorum and on adjournment was
taken until tomorrow.
~HousE.-In the committee of the whole in
the House forty three bills were disposed Of
The bill investing the governor with power
of removal was recemmended by hecommft-
tee to pass with only one dissenting vote
Mallory of Dickey. The Minnesota railroad
commissioned law was up, and a little skirm-
ish over it occurred. 1t will be further con-
sidered tomorrow. This law meets with
great favor, and will sidetrack ell other bills
bilf reducing the exemption of $1,500 was
indefinitely postponed. The appropriation
bills are still in the hands of the committee,
but they will have right of way under the
rules when reported. The reports are now
being made up, and may be expected by
Thursday. They will probably be- confined
to one years maintenance and therefore tile
amounts will be smaller than for four years.
TUESDAY, FEB. &C. .%3@&7's> - !
HousE.-The feature of the legislature tb.
day was the fight over the three railroad
bills. These weresconsidered in the commit
tee of the, whole, Aitkens of Canton leading
the fight against the bill reported by the
Joint committee on railroads. He held that
it was unconstitutional, null and void and
absolutely Intellectual This was O, carefully
drawn bill and was the subject of q good
deal of work. The discussion forced by
Aitkens showed that it would not hold wa
ter, and after a powerful onslaught by the
Canton gentleman the committee voted
to postpone the 3oiat bill Indefinitely,
and with it went the Fletcher bill. The
Minnesota low was then accepted by q vote
of 90 to l6: 1t was however: by consent,
sent back the judiciary committee until to-
morrow, when it will be passed by an nincreas-
ed vote. During the railroad debate the SUBJ
ject of the excursion to Montana was touched
upon and Newman ofSargent, whowas one Of
the excursionists, scorched the eighteen mem
bers who sent the telegram Saturday advis-
ing the Montana legislature that there were
authorizing the appointment of ladies as
notalies public was passed by the house.
This was in face Of the attorney generals
opinion that tie bill was Unconstitutional
The council was busy but did, nothing i'm.
portant. n - ~ .s
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, J
CouNc1L.-The Australian system of voting
was discussed in the council, with an unfav-
orable tenor. The obiectors considered it
HousE.@Both houses passed the Soldiers
home bill over the governors veto. In the
house the vote stood 34@to 10. Those vot-
ing to sustain the governor were Cooke,
Logan, McNeil,s Miller, Morris, ! Partridge,
Potter, Smith, Turnbull and Van tEtten:,wIn
the council the vote was ] 5 to 4. Votes for
the governor We're Patten, Soderberg, Wool
heiser and Van Osdell. Twe Democrats dodged
Cameron and McDonald. Two thirds of the
council is sixteen. 1t was at once claimed
by a few that the passage Of the bill in the
council was not legal; that the organic act
meant two-thirds of the whole house and
not two-thirds of the. members present. It
was said that the courts would aconstrue the
organic act literally us meaning two-thirds
off, the whole house, present or !, alb
ton ton would iniure 1 ts''s the sale Of the
81, 900 OF bonds. On the contrary, tho
friends of the bill ch allenge the citation Of 4
ton OF the words, 'two-thirds of that
house" It was held that the practice In
congress- justifes the view that fourteen in
two-thirds, the total number present being
eighteen. The municipal suffrage bill was
killed by q vote of10 to "a in the house. Sheets
introduced resolution providing for the
Of the South Dakota Copstitstioh for gener.-
al distribution; REFERRED: ~fhe committee Of
the whole in the house acted favorably upon
the bill to Locate the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college at Valley City. The illinyest
ing ths.gevernor with the power of removed
was sreborted favorablyy; The so-called Pink
Of the'whole. The Banking and warehouse
bill was reported favorablys There, was .
telegraphic inquiry from Washington for
documents involving Gov. Church and his
snil up Salt creek. The Roger memorial ask
ing for Gov. Church's removal was asked fot
and it would have been. brought up to-day if
it had been reached in it's order. 1t will
probably come up tomorrow, be passed and
q copy sent at once to Washington. .&7r
THURSDAY, FEB. 49, -,
nCouNC1L.-ln the council the bill providing
for the Australian system Of voting passed
by good vote-16 to5. Nays were Dollard,
Ericsson, Harstad,-5 Walsh and Washabaugh,
A bill offered in the house establishing an ins
sane asylum west. Of the Missouri was reject.
cd and not made of record :, - A memorial to
congress, too late to reach that body, asking
coin, passed the house. A proposition to sit
this evening and listen to- the reading of the
endless testimony in the j jamestown asylum
Investigation was defeated. ..g.....s |
HoUsE.-The principal incident of tho >ses-
sion occurred to-day in the house. 1t came
at the closing minutes, and arose upon q
motion to consider the vote that passed
/ the railroad bill and lay that motion upon
the table. Adams made the motion, and
whils it was pending McHughes made q mo-
ton to adjorn. A point OF order was raised.
Speaker Keith ignored the point of order
and put the notion to adjoun and declared
it carried, amidst volley of nays
of the chair. Members were on their feet
calling fora hearihg, but no hearing was ac-
corded. The speaker left the chair abruptly, !,
and when he came down to the floor was first
.accosted by. one of his friends, who charact:
erized his conduct as an outrage and by 9th.
ers, who addressed him in tho Eseverest Ian
guage at their commend Every ruling she
ms oil