Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-09
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGs.
The Governor the Subject OF
a Searching Report.
His Notary Fee BusInss SIS OvsrhauIsd
yths Judiciary Committee.

Bismarck, Feb. S-L,ttle was done in
the house to-day except to dMcass
vetoes. Resolutions were introduced to
put members on record on an attempt to
cali the railroad bill from the committee,
and also the woman suffrage bill.
One OF the buncombe resolutions.
which, OF course. was voted down, was
one requesting the supreme court for an
opinion as 20 o bill which was up for con.
sideratjon, quoting an old law OF 1862
and an opinion by the chief justice given
10 early day s In response to q Legislative
resolution.
The railroad bill was recalled from
the Judiciary committee Just as they
were ready to report, and now otter il
has been in the hands of the railroad
committee only four days it was pro-
posed to recall il from them. The bill
is receiving thorough attention and will
be reported tomorrow.
Another resolution intended TO place
members on record directed the judiciary
committee to report o bill prohibiting
territorial officers from using railroad
passes. This was voted down.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Elliott taxing the output of the
mines and making railroads responsible
for injuries to employees.
BY Mr.. Sheets, preventing the sale OF
liquor within three miles Of q college
building.
The womsn's suffrage bill came up.
and, after full discussion, the rules wers
suspended and the bill placed on its
final passage and was lost. Those vot-
ing aye were Bennett. Burnham, Cooke,
Douglas Elliott, Green, Lampmap,
Logan, Lillibridge, Mallory. Mcneil,
Miller. Palmer, Partridge. Potter,
Powell. Price, Roger, Ryan, Sheets, Van
Etten. Wellman-22. All the others
voted nay.
The report Of the judiciary committee
on the governors veto of the notary
public bill was a scoroher on the Cover.
nor. as were also the remarks of MIR.
Aikens. who said that his name had been
linked with that OF the governor in SON.
~nection with this bill. To what extent
he was responsible for the law he would
be glad to state before an investigating
committee, and If the opportunity was
afforded he should do 30, but not now.
The committee took ap in detail the
warrants drawn in favor of Ex-Governor
Pierce and showed that the $4,000 re.
ferred to by the governor was for $4,000
pamphlets for the New Or.
icans exposition, entitled "Dakota
Delightsome Land" The other
charges were for clerks in connection
with the census, or for printing that had
no relation to the governor personally,
and were covered by law, about ST., Loo
only being paid for clerks, while Church
has drawn $6,019 80 far during his tern
for this purpose, of which $3,019 came
from the notary public fund. The com
rnittee roasted him for volunteering in
formation in the veterinary surgeon mat
ter and fol- not giving information in
response TO their resolution. and for 60
ing out of the way to ipjnre the score.
tary, or cast reflections upon his preje-
cessor. The bill passed, the governors
objections Notwithstanding, all voting
aye except Mr.. Mcneil, tho democratic
party in the house. who remained silent.
1t is apparent that the governor has the
worst OF il in this matter.
In the council an attempt was made
to reconsider the vote whereby the veto
of the newspaper bill was sustained, ae
the house judiciary committees report
was not placed before the council and
the members voted under q misappre-
hension, but it was held that q vote OF
chat character could not be reconsidered
and 80 the same object will be reached
by passing another bill, which will be
done tomorrow.
The MCPHERSON county court bill was
passed owe the veto, Mr.. Cameron only
voting to sustain the governor, and the
struck Jury bill also, Campbell, Hughes
Mcdonald and Ryan voting to sustain
The council spent most of the after
noon in talk. Glaspell introduced q bill.
appropr1ating SITS, $50 for two years
maintenance of the asylum at James.
town, and Cameron q bill prohibiting
police officers from gambling.
The jamestown investigating com
mittee is not banning out we'll for thos,
who brought charges. The committe,
goes to Jamestown tomorrow.