St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
Dakota Republicans Refuse to
Confirm the Governors
Nominations.
They Also Demand Of Him an
Account Of His Stew
ardship.
Wanamakep Is Probably Down
for a Place in Harpison's
Cabinet.
He Holds the Longest Confer
He Holds the Longest Confer
ence on Record With the
Ppesident-Elect.
Speci Il to the Globe.

Specia to the Globe.
BFMARCK, Dak.. Dec. 23.-Gov.
. CSts CHI has reappointed j. A. Ward
auditor, and P. F. Mcclure immigra-
zion commissioner, and sent the nomi-
nations to the council to-day for con-
firmation. No action was taken on the
matter and leading Republican men,
Der informed your correspondent that
none will be during this session. That
If the issue IS forced and war declared
they will reject these as we'll as other
nominations. 1t took longer to accom-
pliSh nothing in the council to-day than
at any meeting heretofore held. electric
lights being ISed for the first time. Dol
lard and Hughes fought hand to hand
all the afternoon over the seed wheat
bn. The contest resulted in draw
Ed will be resumed tomorrow. In the
house a recess was taken to give
special committee, consisting of all
members from North Dakota, an oppor-
tunity to consider the constitutional
convention bill. The point of attack
was section 5, providing that the con-
VentiOn be held at Fargo. 1t was
amended by substituting Grafton. Nc
Hugh led the Grafton forces aed pressed
The fight. All those favoring Fargo
thought they were commanders, and
tried to put off the battle, but they had
to fight then and there, and, of course,
were defeated. They claim this is only
preliminary skirmish, but it doesn't
look that way to an outsider. The
bill is fixed for special order of bust
ness on Saturday at three o'clock, The
mania for putting somebody Ill the soup
appears contagious. Patten introduced
Joint resolution with this as it's object
and the government the victim. He
wants the executive to furnish a state
ment regarding the expenditure in his
office for clerk hire, during his term of
Office; also the names of those employed,
hoping to show that Churchs' son has
been receiving a salary in excess of
what this farmer Legislature deems the
proper thing. Patten also asks for the
modest sum Or S55.700, for a normal
school at Spearfish, an Agricultural
camp in the Black hills. Aikens wants
the railroad taXatinn law of 1858 re-
pealed. The jamestown asylum scan
dial is not dead. but only taking
a nap until the committee wakes it up.
WILL BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Notwithstanding the decision of the
United States supreme court i'm the case
of the Philadelphia Mail Steamship
Company VS.. The State of Pennsvl-
Vania, rendered in May, 1887, declaring
the gross earnings law" so far as in
terstate commerce is concerned, uncon-
stiVav NAL, Dakota Legislators continue
to introduce bills based upon this Sys-
TEN of taxation. The latest includes
express, telephone and sleeping car
companies. In this case, however, Mr..
Ryan, of the house, stated that the
measure was introduced by request,
and it Is so labeled. Your correspond
ent had a talk with Attorney Dodge, of
the Manitoba road, upon this subject.
and he stated that there would
probably be no opposition Oh the part of
the railroads to paying taxes upon this
basis, and that the real effect of the
above decision would be thus averted;
as the supreme court does not prohibit
the payment on this ground, but merely
says that the tax I'd company is not COM
PEELED to do so. He went further and
developed some plan whereby the same
results attained by the gross earnings
law could be reached through
A DIFFERENT CHANNEL,
but it requires just such legal expert
as Col. Dodge is acknowledged to be, to
see through the scheme, and if this all-
ance legislature is wise it will steer
clear of that system. OF course, the
Manitoba roads agents, or those of any
other corporation. for that matter, will
take any part i'll shaping legislation, but
if committees need any legal advice
there will probably be no difficulty in
securing free of charge the most tai
ented attorneys in the NorthweSt-and
they are connected with the railroads.
Mr.. Morris, from the Yankton district
Is rot a member of the alliance cOmbina-
ton that captured the house early in
the session, but when it comes to look
ing after the farmers interests no one
goes further i'll the direction of radical
class legislation than he. His last bill
of this species fixes the toll to be charged
by grist mills at One-eighth. and other
wise interferes with the management of
these private business enterprises in a
manner that will surely win the hearts
of those grangerS who regard all other
pursuits as the natural enemies of soil
filling. Denny Hannafn has not yet
succeeded in getting any member to in
Il troduce his bill allowing farmers 81
day and mileage for attending prairie
fires, but the tendency is that way and
it will doubles be reached before the
session closes.
In the council motion to increase the
membership of the judiciary committee
to nine being lost, Washabaugh and
Hughes rendered their designations as
members of the committee, but motion
to adjourn prevented action thereon.
Tonight much feeling is manifested.
and it is thought the affair will create a
serious rupture in that body. The idea
is Increasing that the scheme is to get
more lawyers on the committee, thus
augmenting the working members,
which is claimed TO be necessary. This
the farmers oppose.
PIERRE FOR CAPITAL.