Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-02-14

and Newman won. wsilman. Welcome doth
ers sad they were pledged 20 both parties.
bili creating Mead county BY q division Of Law
renee, and Mr.. Baldwin bill requiring railroad
companies to furnish facilities for loading and
unloading to and from farmers wagons ut all
points shipping 200 600 bushels Of grain. In the
council q motion to rec nsider the judges OK
.ense bill was defeated by vote Of 10 TO 13.
wise of the school laws. Mr.. Soderberg present
cd o bill appropriating s44, 100 for improvements
at the deaf mute school at Sioux Falls. Mr..
Walsh BILL to prevent the importation Of
armed men or associations of men for police
duty Mr.. Glaspell bill giving railway con-
ductors police power. The council passed the
bill limiting sheriffs and treasurers to two
LITTLE was done In the house on the Sth, ex-
cept to discuss vetoes. Resolutions were intro
duced to put members on record on an attempt
also the woman suffrage bill. One of the reso-
lutfons, which was voted down, requested the
supreme court for an opinion ss to q bill which
was up for considerations quoting an old law OF
IS and an opinion by the chief Justice given in
early days in response to q Legislative resolu-
ton. The railroad bill was recalled from the
report, and now after 1t has been in the hands
of the railroad committee only four days 1t was
proposed to recall 1t from them. Tho bill 10 re-
ceiving thorough attention. Another resolution
intended TO place members on record directed
the Judiciary committee 10 report a bill prohib-
iting territorial officers from using railroad
bills introduced was one by Elliott taxing the
output of the mines and making railroads re-
sponsible for injuries to employees; by Mr..
Sheets, preventing the sale Of liquor within
three miles of college building. The wom-
ans suffrage bill came up, and, after full discus.
sion, the rules were suspended and the bill
voting aye were Bennett, Burnham. Cooke,
popglas Elliott Green Msar
Ralmsr. sPatrIdesi Potter. Powell. fTis;s,,
manI2e All the Others voted nav.
The report Of the Judiciary committee on the
read Mr.. Aikens, who said IL at his name had
been linked with that of the governor in connec-
ton with this bill, made an explanation. To
what ext mt he was responsible for the law he
would be glad. he said, to state before an inves-
tigating committee, and II the opportunity was
afforded he should do so, but not now. The
drawn in favor of ex-Goy. Pierce and showed
That the 30 900 referred to by the governor WAS
for 81, GOO pamphlets for the New Orleans expo
sition entitled Dakota a Deliehtsome Land"
The other charges were for clerks in connection
with the census, or for printing that had no re-
lation to the governor personally and were Gov
cred by law about $1,000 only being paid for
clerks, while Church has drawn 5000 so far
during his term for that purpose. of which ST.
019 came from the notary public fund The
committee censure him for volunteering infor-
nation in the veterinary surgeon matter and
for not giving information in response to their
resolution, and for going ont Of the way to
his predecessor. The bill passed the governors
objections notwithstanding, all voting aye ex-
cept Mr.. MCNEIL, the democrat in the house.
who remained silent In the council an at
tempt was made to reconsider the vote whereby
the veto of the newspaper bill was sustained,
the house Judiciary committees report was
not laced before the council and the members
voted under Misrepresentation, but it was
held that vote of that character could not be
recoEsidered and SO the object will be
reached by passing another bill. which will be
done. The Mcpherson county court bill was
passed over the veto, Mr.. Cameron only voting
to sustain the governor, and the struck jury
bill also, Campbell. Hughes, Mcdonald ard
Ryan voting to sustain. The council spent
most of the afternoon in talk. Glaspe1l intro
duced bill appropriating S179 $50 for two years
maintenance Of the asylum at jamestown. and
Cam ron bill prohibiting police officers FROM
gambling.