The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-28
Dakota Legislature.
Friday. Feb. III.

CoUNCIL.-Telegrams we're received from
Judge Moody, Delegate Clifford and Delegate.
elect Mathews to-day and read in both
houses. announcing the result Of the vote in
the lower house. Of congress. Cheers and
hearty hand-shaking greeted the Welcome
messages Aiken 81 Canton introduced 4
Joint resolution rendering the thanks Of the
legislature to all friends at Washington who
have been engaged in the work of admission
and division. Ii was adopted by both houses
council the bill locating the soldiers home
OF Hot Springs was passed by vote of Is
to 8. The governor is expected to veto the
bill, but it can be carried over his head.
Crawford will. vote to pass it over
the Veto. Before the bill passed Crawford
withdrew the offer Pierre made to catch the
home. There vas q bill passed by the coun-
armed men for the purpose Of doing police
duty. 1t is directed at the employment Of
Pinkertona' detectives. and has for it's prin-
cipal object their exclusion from the territory.
The council passed the newspaper bill
over the governors veto by a vote of II to
z. The governor sent to the council the
names of the new trustees for the Brookings
Agricultural college. During the executive
session OF the ~councila man in the attic over
heard what went through the ceiling. He
was; however, not a newspaper reporter. but
on employee engagedin fixing the electric light
wire. =.
HousE.-The most important political
legislation of the session will be introduced
tomorrow by Aikens Of Canton. 1t will be a
bill providing for the removal of oil terri
torial officers at the pleasure of the execu-
tive without assigning any cause therefor
and empowering the executive to fill the va
cancies thus created. There is no statute of
this character, and it has heretofore been
s,p1orSto I'D thot tho .ornvorpnp ha1 M rnvuor
Of removal except the authority, contained
in the public examiner of Law and the con-
struction given it by Chief Justice Trip in
the case Of the Yankton insane asylum
removals. This will be known as
Dakota's tenure of Office act, and is intended
to avoid the necessity of a recess by the
legislature for the purpose of defeating
will invest the executive with the power of re-
moval, and when the new governor comes in
it will make no difference what his predeces'
sor has done in the way of appointments
This bill has the approval of some of the
ablest lawyers, and is the legitimate way Of
comprising thepresent executive. 1t meets
the hearty approval of Washabaugh, the au'
thor of the recess idea. Appropriation bills
amounting to over 5000, 900 have been in
PRODUCED already for maintenance for public
institutions, and about $500, 900 for i'm
provements apd new buildings. Both will be
cut down to nearly one-half before they pass
Saturday, Feb. l6.
CouNc1L.-The governor sent to the legis.
lature two vetoes to-day. They referred to
bills r"eappropriating unexpended balances
belongingt to several Observation-Disclosures
They were deferred until Monday, when they
will be passed over the vetoes. Crawford in
troduced a bin in the council locating q blind
asylum at Pierre.
HousE.-Aikens, Of the house. introduced
his providing for removals by the territorial
executive. 1t meets with approval, and prac
tically kills the recess idea. A move will be
made to limit APPROPRIATIONS to one years
necessities instead of two. as the territorial
condition required. Tn state legislatures
next winter will provide for the second year
A resolution is talked of in the house declar
ing against expediency of locating n more
public institutions at this session. Elliot
succeeded to-day in getting the committee o
tho whole to report favorably upon norma
school at Lisbon. The Minor school also
has been reported favolably. The legisla
ture from this on may make a record that
will make the appropriation hunters tired
Church is making q record, and the legisla
ture is in q position to make one that viii
amount to something.
Monday. Feb. Is.
CouNcIL.-The feature Of the legislature to.
day was the passage of the agricultural col
lege bill, locating that institution at Valley
City. = The effort to relocate it at Fargo
tailed. Tho vote on the bill on it's final pms
sage was~ Is to 9 in favor of Valley City
Mcdonald, chairman ofthe committee OF ap
propriations, made the combine. 1t was his
bill. 1t goes to the house, where it will meet
with more opposition. Aikens of Canton in
troduced a resolution favoring appropriation
bills for one year only, and declaring
against the establishment Of any
cited the. fact that there were tC
be two states the currentsyear and there val
no necessity for appropriations for mor
than one year. The house passed the news
paper. bill over the governors veto and it be
came aalaw. The governor vetoed Hughes
bill providing for the issuance of bonds fol
q county building, as it seemedto ]egalize the
two years. Hughes offered q resolution il
the council adjourning from Feb. 28to Marcf
8, but it failed to pass. The object was tc
attend the inauguration of President Har
rison. Thirteen more bills were introduced II
the council, including the one establishing al
industrial college at Aberdeen. The council
is not getting ready to adjourn
asking tor improvements and main
tenance Of Bismarck penitentiary. $4,000
The soldiers home bill went to the governor
to-day for his signature. Thirty-one bill
have become laws. and are u~nimportant
About 300 arc pending in the house. Coun
cilmen Lowry and Miller have been excusel
for the rest of the session; Lowry on accouu1
otthe death ofhis son, and Miller on account
of the serious Illness OF his only child. Rep
r~essntative Howell Of Mcpherson county i
very sick. The Jamestown asylum sinyesti
cation committee will report tomorrow. i
is understood that the trustees will be sharp
~ criticised for their extravaganza, bnt thai
Dr.. Archibald, the superintendent will b
vindicatea. E St
Tueadsy, Feb. To-
CouNcILs-Pattern's prohibition bill passet
the council. 1t goes into effect Jan. ], 1890
after both akotas have become states. III
paaseg the house it will certainly be vetoed
and the veto will be sustained. Hughes bill
to fund notwithstanding capitol warrants
passed the council These warrants amoun1
40 $53, 900, and now draw 10 per cent. in
2srest; II funded they will only draw s pc
as we'll as improve it's credit. The bill accept
ing Che compiled laws passed the council.
HousE.-Tfe Aikens resolution, expressing
the sentiment of the house asagainst the 10
cation Of institutions and ~extravagant 5ap
preparations, brought out Mr.. Lampman 9
ralleysCity, who made q plea for the agricul
tural college as an exception. Mr.. Newman
fought for the Millner school and against tn
resolution. Elliot OF Lisbon made an origin
al argument against tie wholesale attemp'
to locate normal schools all over the prairies
Before this discussion came up Gronna hat
introduced q bill for q normal school Al
LAkota, Bergman had put in one Tor st
Thomas and Mcneil had intr6
duced a billforo one at Casselton. This mad
nix for North Dakota with three already 10
Gated at the former session and no appropri
ations made therefore. Mr.. Hunter offeret
IN amendment, which was adopted, exclud
ing additions to existing buildings, Thi
y q aimed at science hall that Vermillion uni
xaraitvsis nskinp for. The resolution M