St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
GRAVEYARD DAY.

In the Dakota Legislature Several
Measures Are Buried, Never to
Be Resurrected.
Special to the Globe
BISMARCK, N. D., March 6.-This has
been field day for the passage of un-
important measures, each house passing
a score or more. Vetoes, too, appeared
semi-occasonally. The council killed
the bill appropriating money to aid in
digent soldiers to obtain pensions due.
This was introduced by Mr.. Ryan, one
OF the three Democratic members, and
was lost on Republican votes. The bill
prescribing somewhat stringent qualif-
cations OF voters was also killed. The
arteslan well and waterway measure
passed after a spirited battle. Mr..
Walsh had three of his favorite
bills vetoed, reappropriating $1,000
unexpended balances of the Grand
Forks university; the S22, ZOO appropria-
ton for re-erecting the building blown
down by the cyclone, and requiring alb
stract agents to give $4,000 bonds. The
much-discussed game law. making the
feathered tribes ripen Aug. Is instead
of Sept. l, was likewise vetoed. The
house passed the Hughes Australian
election law, and it is now in the gov
ernor's hands. Upham's bill prohibit.
Ing the sale of diseased cattle and adul-
terated food, passed.
The battle of the day occurred over
the council bill refunding outstanding
capitol warrants, which the minority
reported adversely and promised TO re-
veal some startling facts connPctedl
Herewith. These sensational feat,
ures not being forthcoming, it'll
passed. A measure prohibiting the
sale of liquor within three miles
OF any territorial educational
institution was lost. Veto messages
were received on bills defining a legal
newspaper as one with a bona fide cir
culation of 500, and six months of age;
and regulating building and loan asso-
Citations. Strange to say the former
was sustained by twenty-one votes
while the latter was disregarded. 1t is
reported that the governor will veto the
omnibus appropriation bill at the last
moment, claiming that it is eXtravagaut
$780, 600 in excess of two years ago
being appropriated. Col. Lounsberry
received letter to-day from a friend in
Washington regretting that he could
not support him for territorial secre-
tary for the reason that he is already
pledged to EX-GOv. Pierce. The sudden
drop III the latter S aspirations is great
ASS w POiitiClolIo
BLAINE's BUSINESS BEGINS.
Kansas City Furnishes Case of
abduction of an American
Baby.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 6.-Kansaa
City has furnished Secretary Blaine
with probably his first official business
with a foreign country. The facts of
an interesting occurrence which led to
telegram being sent from here by the
Humane society to the state department.
this afternoon are as follows: A few
days ago Mrs. Daisy Spellman, young
widow, made complaint to the Humane
society that George Henney and
wife had left the city, taking with them
her eighteen months daughter, Lucy.
She thought that their destination was
Manchester, England. Five months
ago Mrs. Spellman had arranged with
the Henney family to board and take
care of her baby. The theory is that
tached to the child that when Mrs.
Spellman notified them few days ago
that she would take care of it herself,
that they took it away with them Sc
cretly, being unwilling to part with it.
The Henney family is highly respected.
This afternoon Secretary Huckett, of
the Humane society, sent the following
telegram to Secretary Blaine: To
the Hon. James &. Blaine, Secretary
of State, Washington, ID. George
Henney and wife, British subjects, left,
Kansas City last Wednesday. via Wash-'
ington, for New York. Their destina-
tion is Manchester, Eng. They took
with them Lucy Spellman, aged
eighteen months. child of American.
parents, which they are carrying out Of
the country secretly, unlawfully and
against the wish of the widowed
mother. Please refer to the British
minister at once that he may cause the
register Of outgoing steamers to be exc
amined and prompt action taken.
[Signed, w. o. HUCKETT,
Secretary Humane Society,""