Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-28
LEGISLATIVE DolNGs.
Governor Church FncOun.
tefs a Two Thirds Ma
jority.
The Yankton Bill Passed Over the
Executive Veto.

The Yankton Bill Passed Over the
Executive Veto.
Bismarck, d. T. Jan. 26-The gov
erno to-day vetoed the printing bill,
basing bis veto on the ground that
money should not be appropriated out
of the treasury by joint resolution, but
appropriations should be made by q
regular enactment. II is che custom OF
the Dakota Legislature not to apprc-
pirate o sum in gross for legislative ex.
penses and then draw against the ap.
preparation by resolution, but to fire IN
joint resolutions for postage stamps,
newspapers, printing, etc., which reso-
buttons, because they made appropria-
tione. must 60 to the governor for
his approval, thus Numbering up the
statutes with trivial end unimportant
legislation. The veto was taken up at
once and the bill passed over his veto
by IA to 2, two members being absent
and Messrs. Psrkins aud Smith voting
no. Discovering what the governors
veto vas likely to be based on q resolu-
ton passed both houses recalling the
bill from the governor, but his veto had
been sent up before the resolution
reached him and he refused to receive it.
The house wns in committee of the
whole when the message from the gov
erncc reached 1t, and after q whispered
consultation it was determined to go
through with the work OF the committee
before it would be received and thus
give che clerks an opportunity to get the
resolution of recall before him before
his veto would be officially received.
When the house came out OF the COM
mittee the governors refusal TO send
back the bill was first reported. then the
veto was read and Immediately disposed
ct as noted above.
At this point q message was received
from the council transmitting the bill
for the investigation Of the Yankton
asylum, which the council had passed.,
governors veto Notwithstanding, and
the houss then passed that over his veto,
also by a vote Of 40 20 6, Messys Adams,
Baldwin, McNeill, Miller, Smith and
Welcome voting no. There were three
votes In the council against the passage
of the Yankton bill over the veto,
Cameron. Ryan and Mcdonald oonstitu.
ting the democratic party in that body.
The house by a vote OF 46 to none,
two members being absent, passed o
memorial to the senate praying for the
passage of the omnibus bill with such
amendments as are necessary TO reconcile
its inconsistencies, omltting the proyis.
ion for a nav vote on the subject OF di-
vision.
Following this the house, by a vote OF
81 to 6, passed the constitutional CON
vention bill. which shall not take effect
till March S. and not then IL the SON.
Rress provides for an enabling act for
porth Dakota. The election will be
held April 8 and the convention held q,
Grafton in May. and the number of deis.
gates increased to ia, based on one for
each county and one for each 600 addi-
tional votes or she major fraction there
OF. 1t was rumored that the Grand
Forks people expected the convention to
adionrn to that point, but this war head
ed off by an amendments providing that
sll sessions shall be held at the point
named in the bill.
The seed wheat bill now awaits the
governors signature, having passed bott
houses.
The house passed the bill extending
the time of county auditors to March.
The house considered the governors
message in referring the several topics
to the proper committee, but during
the discussion the message was treated
rather shabbily, some portions of 1t be
ing at first referred to committees mos
inappropriately, that portion in relation
to the militia to the special committed
on game laws, q motion first beng votet
down to refer il to Sitting Bull. APP.
propriate references, however, were
finally made and the concluding portion
wat read. 1t Welcomes the members o
the legislature and expresses the hop,
that harmony will prevail between th,
executive and the legislative branches
Mr.. Jones remarked at its close: "Le
as sincerely hope that the governo
means what he says"
The council passed the newspape
resolution-ayes, 10; nays, II. The nay
We're Cooper. Crawford, Dollsrd, Eric
son. Harstad, Hughes. Poindexter
5cderberg. Van Csdel, Woolhiser ant
Stimmell.
The council passed t.1e Springer bill
memorial, but afterward reconsidered
ordered it printsd and made ID q specia
order for Monday.
The republicans are In caucus to
night.
Not q California Rear.