The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-21
demonstration second to none ever seen IN
Dakota ~.

Arthur Calvin MeIlette was born on farm in
Delaware county, Ind In 1874. While boy he
left college to join the army, being private In
the Ninth Indiana regiment After the war he
practiced law at Muncle. where he was elected
C. unity superintendent of schools. He was
elected to the legislature and is known as the
father of the present Indiana school of law. ii
went to Dakota in 1873 and was appointed reg
lister Of the Springfield land Office. which war
soon moved to Watertown, where he has since
lived. In 1888 he was elected governor OF the
State of South Dakota. Gov. Mellette is fine
specimen OF manhood, large and brainv, and has
an excellent record as y statesman.
Luther B. Richardson has been o prosperous
aud influential farmer near Grand Forks fol-
several years. The position or secretary of Da-
kota viii be the first public office he has ever
held, Dir. Richardson Is n graduate of Gornel
university. Nj. Mccormack, the retiring secTe'
tary, is firm friend Of his successor.
BISMARCK, Dak., Special Telegram, March IL
Coy. Melletts will find on his arrival at Bis
marck that his predecessor has filled all the
Offices by issuing commissions and forwarding
the sane to the apppateos, There have been
busy times Ia the governors roQm. In some
cases like the superintendent Of pubic in'
struction, he has removed them. to take effect at
some future date, and appointed a successor tC
begin from that date, Ip the commissions OF
attorney Heneral. .treasAret and auditor the COM
mission reads like this: During and until the
end of the next legislative council" The gov
ernor CONSTITUTES the second section of tha tenure
of office act as favoring his appointees. II
reads:
All vacancies created by death, resignation,
removal or under the provisions Of this act,
shall be filed by appointment by the governor
and the terms of ofAce of such appointees shall
expire at the end of the legislative assembly
next ensuing, unless sooner terminated npdeI
provisions OF this act.
The third section, running as follows. is broad
enough to cover all officers, and is the language
of the carefully drawn act as it passed the house
In the council it was tackled on to a bill pre-
scrbiRg the terms of the offices, but the life ir
1t was not killed.
That all officers OF the territory appointed by
the governor, bv and with the adViDe and con
sent of the council, or such as may be appointed
by him to fill vacancies, shall be subject to re-
moval at the pleasure Of the executive without
assigning any cause therefor, and the vacancies
thus created shall be filled by the governor; PRO
vided. however, that THIS act shall not be cou-
strued as applying to the governor Of any state
created out of this territory.
TO WHOM IT APPLIES
Subsequent act provided for the government
of the cub ic institutions and in whom vested
1t Is serted in administration circles that The
tenure of office act could not apply in any even
to these officers, but that must be a bad con
struction, as the foregoing says all officers ar
subject to removal: time of creation is inmate
rial The text of the trustee act is as follows:
The goverlor shall nominate and, by and will
the advice aud consent of the council, shall ap
int at this session of the legislative a.sembl!
five trustees for each of said Institution
manning all the public ins.itutionsl. two o
whom shall hold their Office for the period Q
two years and three for q Period of four year
and until theff successors are appointed ant
qualified, except TO Till vacancies, which ap
pointrpents shall be made by the governor ant
shall extend only to the end of the next session
of the legiSiatfye as ,embly during which session
the COVE nor shall nominate. and, by and will
the advice and consent Of the council, appoin
some person to fiji the said vacancy for the re
mainder of the term un"Kpired,
This act limits the number of sessions OF
board to twelve in one year, and the total mum
ber of days in session to twenty-four. The pc
diem is fixed at SO.