Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-02-21

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or less Importance. Among them are No.
203. authorizing county commissioners
to purchase we'll boring outfits and en-
gage in general we'll boring business.
The vote on the bill was: ayes %, nays II.
There was quite a little furry over house
bill No. 81, a bill for an act to empower
the governor to appoint women notaries
public, Capt. VanEtten was enthusiast
cally in favor of the passage of the bill.
He said that there we're some members
of the house who evidently thought
woman was mot person but thing"
The bill was finally referred to Attorney
General Skinner to pass upon the consti-
ru!ionahty Of the measure.
Bills introduced today weresas follows:
House-By Aikens, amending the p olti-
cal code so that county treasurers shall
not receive fees for the collection of
money handled by salaried officials; by
Green, to provide for deputy territorial
treasurer at salary of $1,000 per year;
by Morris, complete railroad bill, de,
fining common carriers and the relations
of the railroad commission thereto; by
Douglass, to provide the method of in
corporation for county mutual insurance
companies; by Aikens, refundlng taxes
on certain property, the title to which has
been clouded by recent decision of the
Interior department.
Council-By Soderberg, relative to the
reassessment of property; by HALEY,
ending the law creating the school OF
the officers; by Bughes, amending the
code of civil procedure; by Campbell,
amendatory of the laws OF 1887, relating
to the incorporation of cities; by t
committee on elections, to limit the term
of Office of territorial officials and trustees
of public institutions appointed by the
governor to 10 days after the expiration
of the term of Office OF the governor who
appointed them, also to establish an in
dustrial school at Aberdeen; 2y Ryan to
amend the law providing for the collee-
ton of taxes IN incorporated cites; and
by Glaspell to amend the present laws
governing the incorporation Of cities.
NOTES AND COMMENT.
Among today's arrivals from the me-
tropolis of the James were Attorney E.
W. Camp and Dr. Archibald.
The governor vetoed house bill No. 4
today. This is bill authorizing the is
suance OF bonds for the erection of coun-
ty buildings for court and Jail purposes.
The house today concurred in the un-
Important amendments to the Soldiers
Home bill, and unless Governor Church
again uses the veto the bill Will become
law.
Council bill No. 221, the bill which pro-
vides for furnishing the members with
newspapers, went over the second veto of
the governor today in the house, and is
now a law in spite Of the executive dis
approval.
A caucus of the republican members of
the house was held today on the Hughes
adjournment resolution. The vote stood
tie. The democratic senators can say stay
or CO. and it is reported that they win
articulate the latter monosyllable.
The Judiciary committee today sub
mittsd double-header report on house
bill No. 2s4-a bill giving to women who
paw taxes the right to vote. The major
ity report declares the measure constitu
tioual; the minority report says it is un-
constitutional.
It is said that the report of the James
town asylum investigating committee
Will be presented tomorrow. It is i'm
possible to learn definitely the nature of
the report which they will make, but
there seems to be no question but that
DR.. Archibald will be exonorated FROM
the charges of cruelty and immortality
and the management Of the institution
roasted for extravaganza.
Council bill No. 125, the bill authoriz-
ing the appointment of a deputy or as
sistant attorney general, passed the
house today under suspension of the
rules. The bill is a recognition OF General
SINNERS personal popularity. Il is an
unusual proceeding for this raving,
cranky Legislature to treat with any de-
gree OF respect, to say nothing
to complying with the request
of democratic official. Nr.
SINNERS business will call him Away
from Bismarck shortly aud the bill makes
provision for legal advice for this legisla-
ture during his absence.
There was discussion in the house OF
representatives yesterday as TO whether a
woman was citizen or not under the
constitution. The same was developed
on the introduction OF a bill which al
lowed female to become notary pub
hc. Capt. Van Etten orapeed bravely to