Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-01
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.
A BILL passed the house on the 18th amend.

embraces
ing features Of the Kansas prohibition law, with
such notifications as Dakota's experiences with
local option on,, have made mas necessary. Mr. Nc
and incorporated cities to aid in the construc-
ton Of railroads. Among the bills passed were:
Providing that Longs legislative hand book
ture members Of the constitutional conven.
TON esc; giving three years for the redemp-
tion OF land sold for taxes. at u per cent.
Interest authorizing the appointment OF
necessary; making it unlawful to offer
purses tor speed horses ut agricultural fairs
The house sec. Gommitte is considering the appro-
priatton bills. The sum asked for the support
Of the twelve territorial institutions, according
to tho bill under consideration ia sJ4l, e1y or
$3.50 los more than the appropriations for the
In sight for tho current year amount to $3.50 900,
not to speak OF the proposed additions to the
present institutions: amounting to ss4e,756 In
the counctl Mr. Dollard introduced bill pro-
vidfng Tor landlords leins growing crops
Tho COMMITTEES bill making the compiled, stat
utes Legal evidence passed. also the bill au-
cfes; authorizing the attorney general to ap-
point assistants; regulating the salaries
Of Judges Of probate; providing for trials
the funding Of county warrants prohibiting
di elimination between patrons Of telephone
companies s NE, and n. the amendment to the seed
time the newspaper bill.
MR. WAsHXBAuGHs bill bringing Deadwood
under the general liquor laws of the territory
passed the house on the 18th, also Patton bill
creating Mead county from part of Lawrence
Mr.. Miller in the house offered bill strength.
ening the local option law MIR. Durham a
bill granting the right of suffrage to women
who p pay taxes To- sa Mr.. Smith, u bill to pay the
viding Tor the taxation of express companies.
In the council resolutions were passed EXPRESS
Ing i sympathy m with Hon. Robert Lowry on &C.
and Ericsson were appointed special commit
tee on artesian wells to act with a similar COM
m NIT on the part Of the house: Among the
poll, giving the public examiner authority to
inspect and reject official bonds; by
CraWford, requiring assessors to collect
The newspaper bill was passed over the COVER
nor,s veto-nyes, II; nays Z. Walshs bill pro-
hibiting the importation of armed men for po-
Dollard's insurance bill. The soldiers home
bill was passed-15 to 8; nays, Crawford Eric
son, Harstad, Miller, Patton, soderberg Van
Osdel and Woolhiser.
The following nominations We're sent
to til, the 80. governor by the council
John Martin, Waterfowl; Geo. G. Crosse, High
more; John Q. Allison, Brookings; G. l. CRATIC
Brookings. The governor approved the Camp
bell county court bill and the bill extending the
term OF auditors till March. Hevctoed the bill
reappropriating the balances OF appropriations
for the Grand Forks university, Brookings agrl-
cultural college and school Of mines, and in
doing so placed on record some more facts in
ficiencies. The auditor responded to the call
for facts in relation to the expenses of the mill
tia, in which the fact is made prominent
that the former
an unexpected balance Of '' 81, 4sI I
The bill repeating the railroad commissioners
act. which VII passed the council : few days ago,
was indemnity postponed for the reason that
the Joint committee has reported a substitute
for the fletcher bill which continues the board
is agreed shall pass This is the McCumber bill
adopted by the alliance but revised and i'm
proved. The farmers in caucus agreed to stand
together on oil further legislation. There was
no quorum in the caucus. The house bills
passed, giving Mclean, Sheridan and Garfield
counties a term Of court ut Washburn; appro.
prohibiting the sale of liquors ut fairs. In the
| council Mr.. Ryan introduced bill limiting the
rent OF armories to $500 and the men in military
companies to forty also to aid in procuring pen.
stons to disabled soldiers; appropriating 5000
for the adjutant generals Office. Van Osdell's
bill fixing the liquor license at $1,000. to take
effect June 1885, passed also the bill requiring
abond of 5000 for abstract Offices ;also Hughes
bill regulating the appointment of trustees for
the territorial institutions one set to act for
proved the bill allowing loan associations to ex-
tend their business beyond the territory.
A CANVASS of the council shows but ten In ia
vor OF the plan Of recess from February ~ TO
March sth, and there will doubtless be an at
sion and adjourn sine die. The governor vetoed
McHugh's bill authorizing counties to issue
Tor III ,Hs his being
legalize bonds illegally voted and illegally is.
sued for this purpose. The veto was referred
hs b The the
and the council bill over the veto, APP
propriating the unexpended balances for the
Vermillion university, Brookings college and
school OF mines. The house railroad commit
tee introduced it's substitute for the railroad
bill and reconsidered the vote indefinitely
postponing the bill repealing the railroad com
mission law, and Mr.. Morris introduced q bill
establishing railroad and warehouse commits
sion, being substantially the Minnesota law.
The council indefinitely postponed tho bill re-
Dakota college bill passed, Is to 6. It locates
the college at Valley City instead of Fargo. In
the house Mr.. Aikens introduced resolution
should be located at this session of the legisla-
ture, nvew of the prospective division Of Da-
kota, and that appropriations should be made
ance Of public institutions. Bills were intro
duced in both houses repeating the militia law
Of 1887 Among the bills introduced in the
provements at Bismarck penitentiary. Mr..
Campbell introduced d bill appropriating $50,
COO for the industrial college at Aberdeen. The
placing Deadwood under the general liquor
laws Of the territory. The council passed Mr..
Poindexters bill locating a normal school at
Ashton also Mr.. hughes bill for the collection
of city taxes.
IN the lower house on the 18th the governors
veto of the bill reappropriating the unexpended
balances for the Grana Forks university was
sustained-25 to 1s. Among the bills intro
duced were three normal school bills, one ut
Lakota one at St. Thomas, and one ut Cassel-
ton; by Ryan. to pay for horses killed by orde:
of the veterinary surgeon beon ling to E. !
Hines ut Wnlworth. The resolution presented
by Mr.. Aikens declaring agninst appropriate ns
for new institutions or the locate of new in
stitutiOns was amended to include additions to
old institutions and was passed-23 to 20. The
Minor and Lisbon normal school bills We're
killed and the Indications arc that the agricul-
turnl college will share the same fate and also
the soldiers home bill. If it is vetoed by the
governor. About a dozen bills were killed III
the house, among them Hughes bill providing
for the foreclosure of real estate mortgages by
action, Poindexter's bill polishing clerk hire
for the executive office. Dollards dentistry bill,
Ericsons bill in relation to township organiza-
ton, and Arkinson's bill registering county
warrants. In the council Patterns ironclad pro-
hibition bill passed--12 to t. Messrs. Dollard,
HALEY. Hughes, Ryan, Van Osdel and Washa-
baugh voting mo y McsSrs Atkinson and GlGs-
pell, Campbell and Miller. Lowry and S. imlnell
being paired MIR. Soderbergs bill, extending
for FIVE years the provisions OF the law giving
bounties for planting trees passed also Allen 5
bill prescribing the character of investments to
be made by Dakota organized insurance COM
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