Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-31
DAKOTA WMAKERS.

CATION in connection with the approximation OF
ri s assad @ nlospiss lot ne
In the last Legislature for s1az.000; the house
committee reported Il back for $4,000 and q
majority report raised Il to SO, goo; This was
council raised it to S153 600, but the house. he
claims, meyer consented to this amendment. II
was e. ated that he said after the Legislature adj
turned that some Of the appropriation bills had
been tempered with and he believed that this
was In the list The resolution was adopted, as
was another calling upon the governor
hcerz OF the jamestown asylum came be-
fore him and discussed this appropriation
before he signed the bill. An examination Of
that the bill was introduced, reported and
passed. as stated by Mr.. Jones. It then went
to the house and on motion Of Mr.. Dodge the
striking out slsa 900 and inserting $751; 900, and
It 90 passed the council. It was so returned to
the house and on motion Of Mr.. Aikens the
and the council may have supposed that they
matter Of fact thoy raised the house bili
AZ 1t came to them S51 900 and the house con-
sented to It. Mr.. Burnhams bill REQUIRING real
estate taxes and note az 70 former unre-
deemed sales to be noted on the tax duplicates
passed Among the bills introduced were the
following: By White, taxing telegraph com
paniss 30 cents per mile on the hrst wire 60
cents on the second, and 40 cents on each addi-
tional wire by Fletcher, making all elevatorsrs-
ceivtng grain for shipment public warehouses !;
authorizing women over Is years to hold the Of
boundary lines Of Butte county to take in
Harding. In the council the following were
among the bills introduced: Regulating prim-
airy meetings The call must be made by an au-
thorized committee. five days notice being
held from to p. m. The judges must be
sworn and are to receive 81 each The place
must be the usual place Of holding election !;
challenges are allowed; the penalties for ille-
gal voting are the same as at the polls also
allowing the original notes Of stenographers to
be used In evidence; also bill embracing the
the Australian system. By Cooper, authoriz-
ing the county superintendent Of schools to re-
arrange the districts on a petition Of Eve by
Miller, regulating chattel mortgage fore
closures; It requires two weekss notice
In newspaper; the person making the sale
cannot purchase; an attorney is allowed only
ICES the postponement Of sale when the price
is too low. BY Mcdonald. appropriating $780,
coo for the agricultural college at Valley City;
by Van Osdel, providing for designating not less
than Ave nor more than ten private educational
institutions not below the academic grade,
which shall be entitled to maintain a normal
than ten nor more than fifty pupils; also re-
quiring ohattel mortgage and probate sales to
be published in the newspapers; by Walsh, pro-
Ing abstract officers to give bonds; prohibiting
special assessments on permanent structures
In incorporated cities. The president appointed
Temperament M068f9,
Crawford, Allan, Atkinson and Soderberg.
Gov. CHURCH, on the 22d, replying to the
house resolution of the day previous, asking
information as to whether the officers OF the
Jamestown asylum appeared before him In
connection with the appropriations for that In
That he made It his business to inquire as to
the needs of the institutions for which appro-
priations were made. The bill came to him
signed by the speaker of the house and the
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clerks, and was signed after due consideration.
A further examination shows that the bill was
the council and was In every respect properly
acted upon by that body. and when returned to
the house that body concurred in the council
70
or stripped 1t of its amendments. There is
somewhat similar defect In the record as to the
local option law but the supreme court held
s ss0n nsy Tha Of the
and sae % the s sna 5
passed In due form. The object of the investi-
cation 10 to break down the lobby. The house
passed a bill extending the time for the s per
cent. penalty to attach on taxes OF 1883 to June
j. The north Dakota constitutional convention
bill was referred to the members from north
Dakota. The auditor reports that the compiled
laws cost %, 200 for compiling, $755.66 for ex-
penses of commissioners and &c., for
printing. The item was stricken out OF the bill
requiring codes to be furnished to members
Among the bills introduced were the following:
By Ryan, giving gross earnings tax OF per
cont on express and sleeping car companies
whore not operated by the railroad company;
and ON telephone companies; by, CLARK, repeal
ing the law authorizing the division OF coun-
ties; by Morris, requiring grist mills to accept
one.eighth for tolls and give seven eighths In
exchange for grain. It provides fine of $25 to
S100 for refusing and makes an overcharge
companies d per mile on the first wire, IS cents
,,.< f1a nd aud aay,fa aann mat
wire. In the council Mr., Lowry In
sisted upon correction Of the journal to show
that he voted for Winship In the contest The
insurance committee killed the Walsh county
crop insurance bill. The bill requiring the reg
istration Of dentists diplomas was passed.
The seed wheat bill was amended nearly to
death and referred to be revised. Gov. Church
sent q message to the council accompanied by
. letter from the treasurer reciting substan-
TALLY the facts already presented in relation to
. joint committee to consider the joint lcgisla-
ton necessary to meet the difficulty. The mes
sage seems to be an indirect answer to the alb
papers. Among the bills Introduced in the
council were the following: By Stimmel, fixing
the compensation Of judges of probate; by
counts by Dollard, providing for the relocation
Of county seats not on railroad lines; by
Hughes. providing for an assistant attorney
i've trustees for each q he several public nsti.
tutions of the territory, allowing o salary OF %
per day and travelling expenses
ON the 2sd Gov. Church sent in the following
nominations: Ward for auditor, and Mcclure
for commissioner Of immigration. The house
passed Q resolution calling on the governor for
d report as to the clerks employed In his office,
the amount paid. etc., the object being to find
out about those notary fees, The resolution
for investigating the Jamestown aayium was
home at Pierre was reported favorably in the
house The grand army J. Will be sa r en-
Interest Of that BILL The seed wheat bill CON
sumed much OF the time Of the council and
action was again deferred. a resolution TO In
GREASE the Judiciary committee to ten mem
bers, presented by Washabaugh. was voted
down, whereupon Msssrs. Washabaugh,
Hughes and Erickson rendered their
yesiguation Dc members Of that committee, and
. red-hot discussion resulted MI Glaspen get
tion to adjourn. In the council Ericson's town.
ship organization bill passed Also Crawford's
bilf providing for the justification Of sureties.
appropriating $500 for electric lights for the
capitol during the session. Another fixing the
fees OF sheriff on mortgage foreclosures at rs
under q 600 saa go sbayys that e the aoSss
by the committee of the north Dakota members
BY substituting Grafton for Fargo and it was
made o special order for Saturday afternoon. 1t
is apparent that the probability Of the Springer
ON the bill The northern members are voting
IN favor Of Grafton to compliment that worthy
Village and to irritate the Fargo lobbyists. Bis
the convention, partly because the eembinaf lon
ii againat her and partly because her people
are confdent the convention will be held under
TIE Springer BIN Th 1sa names h.ld%n
McHugh, smith, Swanson and up
BAN. and feT Fargo, Measrs; Adams. Bnrnh hem