Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-11
LEGISLATIVE D0INGs.
The Governor Continues to
Shew his Ears.
A speaisl Massage Refeotins Oh his
Predecessor in Office.

disfsared. the governor is sill in the
ring and sent TO the hnuse TO- day a
special message in which he roasts Ex-
Gov. Pierce, the judiciary committee
and especially L. A. Aikens. The wal
with the Legislature is on the governors
mind to such an extent that he made q
humorous reference to il in a speech at
the Ct. A. r. camp fire last evening, say
ing among other things that the Grants
and Sheridaus of the the late war were
nothing compared with the Aikens, the
Joneses and the Dollards. In his mes.
sage to-day he replies to the points
presented In Mr.. Alkens' speech of yes
terday. He quotes: at has been said
that there were more jobs, more meas
ures that smacked OF dishonesty in the
legislature of 1887 thar ever before in the
history OF Dakota" or that the COVER
nor says he is able to Judge, as he was a
member of that body himself. He de-
clares that no member of the Legislature
had called and no inquiry of any kind
had been made at the auditors office
for facts which the judiciary committee
based les reports. He ~recites the facts
IN relation to the $4,000 payment
to Gov. Pierce, as shown by o memo
randum in the auditors office. The
50 900 was paid to Coy. Pierce January
Al. TIRES days sitter the New Orleans ap-
preparation was made. and that the state.
ment Of expenses was not filed till J June.
After treating several items in this
expense bill in connection with the
printing Of pamphlets, a%ggregating 49,.
400, of which 5000 was paid by the
Northern Pacifc railroad and 5000 each
by four other roads for advertising. the
remaining So. 900. it is claimed, was paid
in this Pierce draft. =
After roasting Aikens and covering
the expense items the governor says.
1T is o well-kuown fact that this gentle
man, ex-Gov. Pierce, for months through
the columns Of a newspaper (the Pioneer
Press) to which he had access as q re-
porter, INDUCED oyer his own signature
in the willful ABUSE and misrepresents-
ton OF the present executive and the
officers associated with him in the gov
eminent work, not combining himself to
a fair criticism, but making mierepre-
sensations which were not only absolute.
ly false but libelous in their nature, 40
he we'll knew, and which not only at
fected the good name OF the officials
who we're endeavoriug to properly dis
charge their duties, but likewise mis-
represented and injured the fnsneiei
standing of the territory"
He then took up AIkens' statement
that Pierce had ~courteonsly refrained
from making appointments and declared
that he tried to make an arrangement
for continuing the one man in charge of
the treasury for that he was willing to
sacrifice all others, He said that the
president when informed of the facts
accepted his resignation by telegraph.
These are facts, he says, and he gives
them because they seemed to be In search
OF facts, having called for facts from diff
ferent departments.
Dol. Price moved TO return the COM
munication to the executive, ami that
no reference TO Is be made in the Jour
nal, but Alkens asked as a favor to him
that it be apread upon the records, In
sisting that this and other special meg
sages and the remarks made by the gov
ernor at other times show his utter n
worthiness for the exalted position he
occupies.
Little was done in either house. The
council passed the notary public bill
over the veto, Cooper, Hughes, Nc
Donald and Sutton voting to sustain.
RyaE was paired with Ericsson.
The newspaper bill again passed the
council-15 to g.. and o bill a%ppropria-
ting SIS. 600 for maintenance OF the public
offices.
In the house Swenton wants q normal
school for Devils Lake, and Jones $14,-
600 for the commissioner OF immigrs-
ton for two years.
There is q general talk OF d recess, but
1t will not pan out.
The jamestown Investigation is de-
cidedly rich, doctors and attendants and
eccusers and patients being mixed up in
the most compromising positions,