Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-16
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.

DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.
MEETING OF THE EIGHTEENTH AN
NUAL LEGIsLATURE
H. II. Keith, Of Sioux Falls. Elected Spca1Eex
of the House--smith stimnrn, or Fargo.
President oi the Council-Other Oniccrs
Elected--Routine Business.
TIE territorial legislature met 1T nooa
of the sth, when Rev, Mr.. Lane. q
Mandan. invoked the divine biessing. Mr..
Keith was elected speaker, Mr.. Aiken yot-
ing for Price, Burnham and Keith being excus-
ed. Jones, Norris and Upham voted for Burn
ham, nl the cthers for Keith On taking this
gayei MIR. Keith made hand some speecn,
which was applauded by ell. He recognised
the agricultural interests foremost OF nIl the
foundation upon which all others rest, and de+
elared that he would cndeavor TO prove by his
acts that those having these interests specially
In mind had not made mistake in choosing
him to preside over the deliberations of the
elected; Hamilton, chief clerk Ruggles, assis-
tAst;; 0Er, ENROLLING clerk: Mofistt, Assisthnti
ssois ssoas s s1s sss nm wsEss
man Ward, postmaster McQermon, messen-
ger; Dowdelie. doorkeeper. The council was
kingsbury, Of the last council. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Kline of Bismarck. Al the
members being present, Gov. Church admins
tered the oath Of office. Messrs. Stimme1l and
Washabaugh being nominated for president.
the result was 15 for Stinmell and for Washa-
baugh, as follows: For Stinnell Soderberg,
Van 0sdel, Patton, Atkinson. Woo hiz r, Coop
Cameron, Ryan, Glespell and Stimmell. For
shnbaugh-poindexter. Crawford Lowry,
Haily, Dollard, Ericsson, Hughes and Campbell,
Mr.. Washabaugh voted for Poindcxter. Mr..
stimmel made n neat speech on taking the
chair and trusted that the feeling developed in
the race had all been born OF kindly spirit
and would pass away. The following officers
were then elected: Wallace chief clerk
Goodfeliow, assistant: Iyerson, engrossins
clerk; Ellis, serseant-at-arns Rev. Mr., Kline.
chaplain Hanscomb, messenger: Hines door
keeper; BHsbine, watchm II. Forrest viii he
appointed assistant sergeant-at- arms. The
legislature will meet In joint session at p, III.
1 tomorrow to listen to the message OF the gov
ernor.
In the house on the 9Th Represent ative Nor.
ris offered an amendment to the rules Of last
session, which will be known rule Sc, which
provides that any bill offered or introduced by
! request Of the territorial alliance may be
called up ut any time for any purpose, regard
! less OF its regular order, by majority vote.
This was adopted by a vote of IL to 4. Mr.. NAL
lory said he favored the alliance, but he had
not gall enough To vote for such measure as
this. Rurnhaln MeNeai and few other proru-
inent alliance members voted no, The speaker
voted aye. Mr.. Elliott introduced tho James,
town committees north Dakota convention
/ bill. 1t provides for an election Mir,h
o, the convention to be held nj Fargo on
the second Tuesday in April, and the expense
to- be paid by the territory. to be refunded by the
counties. 1t appropriates $4,000 to pay 81 per
day to delegates, and the session is limit ed o
thirty days but as much time as is necessar
may be taken. adjourning from time to TIM.
Mileage is fixed at cents. The convention sill
have seventy-eight delegates as follows: Burne
3; Burleigh. 9; cass, 81 Cavalier. 2: Dickey. ):
Grand Forks. Z; Morton, u Pembina, 4 Rich.
lnnd 3; Ransom. 3; Ramsey, 3 Stutsman 3 !;
Sargent, 2; Traill 4; Walsh 6 all others inelud-
ing Pierce and Buford, each. Mr.. Adams I'M ro-
duced bill authorizing counties to issue bonds
to provide seed wheat for those who have lost
their crop limiting the ainount to 200 bushels
each Mr.. McHugh introduced bill extending
to July 1889. the provisions OF bill authc rizing
counties to fund their debt, making interest
payahle annually: also empowering counties TO
erect county buildings by issuing bonds for that
purpose. Mr. Ai.en in tn joint convention
offered II Joint resolution, which adopt cd
by unanimous vote, for the division of Dakota
aud the admission of both sections into the sis
tcrhood Of states under the names respectively
of South and North Dakota. Copies were order
ed sent to the president, president Of the SEN
ate, speaker of the hoase, to Mr. Spficger and ell
members OF the committee, and to Mr.. Clifford.
In the council Mr.. Forest, of Barnes waa ap-
Ward page. Mr.. Parshall OF Hanson, was
elected messenger Codes were ordered for the
use OF the members, seven voting no. After he
Joint eonyention both houses adjourned until .
O'Clock Thursday The governors message
wss well received and was loudly applauded.
THE mostI important bill in the house on
the 10th was that Of Allen, providing for ro-
convening the South Dakota constitutional
convention In order to adopt the Platt bill
amendments and to submit tho cons tuition to
a vote of the people, and provides also for a
new election OF officers, members Of the legis-
slfp Ar,sarn iata
and names Huron as the place The dates are
blank, TO be filled by the committee. me-
mortal was passed praying for the opening OF
the Sioux reservation. Messrs Adams. Bald
win, Clark, fletcher, McHugh, Patton. Ryan
and Trude voting no; Mr.. Elliott absent and
all the others aye. Col. Price introduced a res
olution which calls for an inquiry as to railroad
taxes, when paid over to the counties, etc. A
usury bill was introduced in the council and
also a bill repeating the gross earnings law
and the board of railroad commissioners
The following bills introduced In the
house: BY Acker, repeating the law in rela-
tion to struck turies; by BnrnhaIn, making the
one years residence for divorce application by
Swanson, attaching four unorganized town.
ships to Walsh and four to Ramsey county by
Elliott, for oil inspectors, one for north and
one for south Dakota; for the establish,nent of
normal school at Lisbon. requiring tine dona-
tion OF 160 acres OF land, and appropriating
twenty sections OF school lands when all get
them; by Fletcher taking from the govern
ment the 90 notary public fee and giving 1t to
the secretary requiring qualifications for an
elector of two years residence In the United
States, one year in the territory, three months
in the county and ten days In the precinct; pre-
seribins the form and color OF ballots making
vote split tickets, ana making the ballot void
as to the name substitut ed the regular eau
dIdates name may be erased and
another written thereon. however; by Clark,
est alter February j, and penalty of 5ies per
cent. per month thereafter referred to a spec
iaI committee consisting OF I.ampinan, Part
ridge and Fletcher; by Granna, the same, or.
eept the penalty attaches October L. II. Fl.
sanfort was appointed official stenographs r.
In the council the following acts were intro
duced: By Rapell repeating the gross earnings
law; by Hughes, providing for marriage license
and registration also for penalty for neglect or
ofhoers to make reports required by law also
providing for q thorough inquiry by nagis-
trates before warrant of arrest ia issued and
for waving OF trand jury except in cases of
felony or where there IL dgnger OF escape. the
object being to reduce expense In preliminary
examinations by Dollard FORGETTING all intor-
est IL rate in excess of IL per cent. is contract
ed; repeating railroad commission law max
ing disposition or injury OF mortgaged prop
erty misdemeanor and usury a crime:
BY Mr.. Crawford, extending the time for coll
Cooper. to print 1900 copies OF the gover1or.s
message; 500 in German and ta0in Norwegian;
by Hughes, a bill for constitutional convention
for north Dakota the election to be- held April
.. and the convention to be held at Bismarck
April 90: attaching stanley Sterling Nomlin,
Pratt and Presho counties to the eighth Judi
cial district; by Erickson, providing for town.
ship organization where not adopted a vote to
be taken on petition Of third OF the legal
voters ; by Hughes, aboiishing foreclosure by
advertisement it must be done in court and
one year allowed for redemption after jadg-
ment: when saie is ANAL it saves expense ii
redeemed and protects frein excessive attur-
ney foes. l.. D, Lyon was appointed postnns-
ter and John Rea page.
In the house the ii,h, Mr.. Fletcher intro
duced his railroaa bill. which ia substantially
the MeCumber bill, adopt d by the alliance,
except that u restses and corr cts the extreme
features of that bill and nnlits tiis provision in
relation t. scales. which Mr. Fletcher says
would cost the railroads, il adopted, 5000. .06o,
1t allows appeal by the railroads and IL In
many specta better. The alliance bill v III 30
before the committee, however for considera-
tion with tho other. Tho seed wheat bill
passed the house Among othcr bills nitro
ducrd arc the following: BY Burnhaip, pl0c-
ing the tax duplicate in the hends OF the treas