Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-19
LEGISLATIVE DOINGs,
appointment of the Insane
Hospital live tigation
Committee.
The Council Contest Case Closes
in Favor of Wash
AN INVESTIGATES ooMM1rrnE.

AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Bismarck. Jan. Especial TO the
Press and Dakoteian-Tne Yankton ssy-
lum investigation resolution has passed
both houses. Tho investigating COM
mittee is Washabaugh, Campbell,
Fletcher, Burnham and Hunter.
The Walsh and Winship contest was
settled in favor OF Walsh.
yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
Bismarck. Jan. lS-The house passed
the council bill for investigating the
Yankton asylum, and she speaker APP
pointed Messrs. Fletcher; Hunter and
Barnham on thepsrt OF the house men,
bers OF such committee.
The following house bills were also
passed by that body: MeHugh's bill
sevIving for two years the law Of 1887
authorizing counties to fund debts the
Judiciary committees substitute for
Fietches's bill taking from the governor
the notary public fees; Aliens bill al.
lowing o special tax to pay road super
visions; Gronna's bill making the tax sale
in November; Douglas bill limiting
assessors pay to $40 for each congress
sional township.
Among the bills introduced in the
houss were the following:
BY Notwithstanding the Aber-
deem university; il appropriates $50 ,0e0
IN 6 per cent bonds.
By MISUNDERSTANDING a normal
school ct Minor; i. appropriates twenty
sections OF land when granted to south
Dakota.
By Bixler-Ohanging mustard to
Russian thistles in the list OF noxions
weeds.
By Alken-For the assessment and
taxation of railroads; it creates county
clerks and auditors O board to assess
railroad lines passing through or into
their counties; requires them to meet at
railroad headquarters, if within the terri.
tory, otherwise ct the largest town in the
territory on the line assessed; requires
them to appraise the roadbed. stations,
rolling stock, etc, dividing total value
Of property by total length of line and
su%bdiyiding the result by the length o.
line in each county. their appraisal to be
subject TO review by the governor, audi.
tor and secretary, acting as q board oil
equalization; counties, towns. etc., to
levy tax on the valuation assigned them
by this board for that purpose. the same
!! as other taxes are levied. Also O bill tc
add TO subdivision s, section 3. ohsptc:2ss
political code, the following words. "AIl
credits, whether money, property OF
labor due from solvent debtors ON con-
tract or in judgment, and whether with.
in the territory or not" Also amending
the gene laws.
BY Royer-Rsgulating the charges o.
telephone companies.
By MISUNDERSTANDING druggists in
local option places TO keep q re,ord as &c
whom, when, in what quantity and fol
what purpose Intoxicating liquors ar,
sold, the record and prescriptions to be
open at ell times to inspection.
By notwithstanding twelve free G,
claim holders In the township to petition
for a change OF public highway instead
of six as now.
Both branches Of the legislature hav,
gone to Grand Forks.
In the council the Walsh-WinshiK
contest was resumed. Mr.. Bosart
opened the case OF l:30. Gen. Wal6
followed, Judge Bangs closing, thre,
hours being consumed in che argument
After en- executive session Of half al
hour MIR. Glaspeil moved a resolution
seating MIR. Walsh. The vote was o.
follows.