Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-16
LEGISLATIVE D0lNGs.
Nothing Important Result.
ed FTam thu Republican
g ucus
A Bill Granting Aid 10 The Wido s
CT Thompson am Lee, OF Yaak-
ton

Bismarck, Jan. l5.-Nothing r.sulte,
from the caucus last night except
J)lnt resolution, introduced in the hous
to-day, for a special committee of thrs
to visit end examine and report as to tn,
needs OF the seY eral educational institu
hons OF the territory, except those in tn,
Black Hills. and d like committee to re
port on the penal and charitable institu
tons. The soldiers home matter wa,
not brought up.
The house accepted an invitation q
visit Grand Forks next Saturday,
A wonan's suffrage committee wal
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Var
Etten, Cooke, LillibriGge, Newman
Price, Burnhsm and Potter. Messrs
Ramsdell and Lillibridge were added to
the railroad committee, and Messrs
Fletcher and Mallory to the temper.
ance committee. Mr.. Fletcher declined
to serve, owing to a press of other duties
and MIR. Ryan was appointed in his
stead.
All OF the usury bills were referred to
a special committee consisting OF Mel srs,
Fletcher, Newman and Cooke.
The treasurer replied to the Sheets
resolution and stated his reasons for
withholding the railroad tax from the
COUNTIES. 1t was 10 tide over a de-
f~ciency in the general funds certain to
occur during the summer months.
The constitutionality OF the Fletcher
railroad bill beng questioned, attorneys
will be heard Tomorrow on that point
by the judiciary committee.
A resolution was adopted providing
that no appropriation bill shall be intro.
duced after February 18th. and none be
considered on the last day OF the session,
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
By MISUNDERSTANDING city coun-
ellis to fill vacancies.
By Notwithstanding the exemp-
ton from 81 800 to $500; providing fol
woman suffrage; to strike out every yes.
tige e our school laws aud provide fol-
laws on that subject that O lawyer car
comprehend.
BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fences %
protect trees planted along the high.
wsys.
BY misunderstanding void chapters
81 aud 81, laws Of 1887, which the %ofioini
journal shows were not passed.
BY Palmer-Authorizlng school town.
ship clerks TO administer the oath Of
office to school officers; allowing school
directors ST. so per day for services.
By MISUNDERSTANDING fees to county
treasurers aud registers OF deeds instead
OF salaries.
By Greene-Requiring divorced per
SONS to wait n year after the decree
before marrying again.
By Notwithstanding the time o.
tax advertisement and sale.
By Fletcher-Fixing the fee for filing
and indexing ohattel mortgages.
BY Misunderstanding for on equaI
dis ribution Of cars to shippers by rail
roads.
BY Misunderstanding county treas
urers TO deposit funds with designated
repositories, and providing for interest
By Misunderstanding the public ex-
amIner law.
In the council the folio wing bills we're
among those introduced:
By Misunderstanding chattel mort.
cages to be discharged without fee.
By Stimmel-Providing for the col
iecting OF taxes on personal property
requiring dlstraint after March L, taxes
to be cancelled after August il unabl,
to collect; the treasurer 10 be liable i
he fail to COLLECT through neglect; alse
providing for the dep sit of pubic funds
in designated repositories; also regulat-
ing the levy and collection of poll tsxe1
in incorporated cities.
By Woolheiser-Rspealing the a~rtesiar
we'll law.
~ uohubnuBu- fCfcuktuk kut
spread OF infectious diseases; repeallns
the law creating the Office of veterinar,
surgeon.
BY Hughes-Prohibi.ing the issue o
county warrants in excess OF IS per cens
OF the tax levy. or of the funds in tn,
treasury, requiring county commissioner
to give bonds and making them lisbl,
for warrants issued contrary to this Law
and limiting the compensation to fort,
days in each year.
BY Walsh-Defning the boundaries O
the eighth judicial district and to at
tach Towner and Ramsey counties TO
iudicisl purposes.
By misunderstanding the north De
kota pharmaceutical district; also th
south Dakota, division on the 7th stan
dard.
By Hally-AppropriatiDg $40, 300 70
the expenses Of the school OF mines, in
Guiding So. 700 for deficiency in the pun
chas OF chemicals and q m~etaliurgicn
laboratory.
By Van Osdel-providing for the wild
ows Of persons killed at tho Yankto
asylum and for Rannie.. Voguild, iDiure
81 600 to each OF the widows and $25
to the other.
The council decided not 10 print th
message in foreign languages.
TIE seed wheat bill was referred TO