The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-17
Dakota Legislature.
Taesday. jan. 3.

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CouKcIL.-The Dakota Legislature organize
to-day by the election. The council was chi
ed to order by Chief Clerk Kinesbury. 81 ia,
last legislature. All members were nresent
Prayer by Rev. Kline. Gov. Church admins
tered the oath Of Office to the members, col
iectively. Mr.. Miller nominated Smith Slim
mel OF Cass for president, and was elected
and the organization was complete.
HousE.-The house was called 10 order b,
Mr. Eakin, the chief clerk ofthel last assembly
Gov. Church administered the oath OF ofic,
to the members collectively, standing. Mr.
Newman OF Sargent nominated Hon. III. II
Keith Of Minnellaha for speaker. Mr.. Aikini
voted for Col. Price. Messrs. Burniiam anG
Keith were excused from voting. Mr.. Jones
voted for Mr.. Burnham, Mr.. McHugh voted
for Akin, Mr.. Morris for Burnham and Keith
received the balance. The result was: Keith
Al; Burnham, 3; Akin, /; Price, /; excused
2: Messrs. Burnham and Price were appoint
ed as o committee to escort Speakereelect
Keith to the chair.
For chief clerk, Maj. J.. G. Hamilton Of
Grand Forks secured forty-eight votes. For
assistant clerk b. r. Ruggles of Day County,
was elected by acclamation. For ENROLLING
clerk G. G: Orr got forty-eight votes. Fol
assistant Mofat of Bismarck, .settler, y re
ceived his election by acclamation. For bill
clerk, Mr.. Eakin. This ended the caucus
nominees. Mr. Forepaugh was elected Ser
geant-at-arms.
Wednesday jan. Q.
In joint convention Gov. Church read his
message, occupying an hour and ten minutes.
In the council A. J.. Parshall of Huron was
elected messenger. He is an ex-member Of
Aikens introduced q joint resolution in
joint session praying for the division and ad.
mission OF the two Dakotas as o as posi-
BILE: 1t shows the boys are of one sentiment
the. states to be called North and South
Dakota. Passed by o unanimous vote. FL
hot in the house introduced the bill for a con-
stitutional convention for North Dakota at
jamestown. The election to be held March
8; the returns to be made in ten days. The
expenses to be paid by counties; delegates to
receive $5 o day and FIVE cents a miles, to
be paid by the territory, ultimately by the
counties. The pay Is limited to thirty days,
but the convention may adjourn from time
to time. The bill appropriates $4,000.
Thursday, Jan. 10.
Co~UNCIL-Glaspell put in a bill to repeal the
gross earnings law, and thus shift taxes up
Also a bill by DolIardt to repeal the law Great.
ing the railroad commission. His theory is
that the railroad commission is q nuisance.
He put in matchmaking usury q misdemea-
nor. Crawford-A bill extended all but rail.
road and telegraph taxes of 1883 to June l,
1889, when penalties add. Hnghes-Re-
curing marriage license and registration
also. prescribing penalty for neglect in
making official returns or reports; also, pro-
vide for stopping trivial cases in Justices
courts and preventing the escape of Grim Halls;
also, abolishing foreclosure OF real tSlate
mortgages by advertisement, and havii ythe
same done by court, as it saves expense if
redeemed, and prevents exorbitant charges
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to congress to open the Sioux reservation.
Passed under suspension of rules.
HoUsE.-Price introduced the following
resolution on railroad taxes which was
adopted.
Resolved, That the territorial treasurer
be requested to report to the house the
amount due from and paid by the several
railroad companies to the territory to the
credit of the several counties since Dec. 1,
1888, and when the said amount became
due: when the same were respectively paid
into the treasury and the dates and when the
said amounts were paid over to the counties.
Fletcher got in his wipe at the governor in
q bill to abolish the governors % notary
public fees, and requiring the So to be paid to
the secretary; also q bill fixing qualifications
in the United States, one yeasi in the TERRITORY,
three months in. the county and ten days in
the precinct. Also q bin after the Australian
system of voting. 1t provides a form of
tickets to be used at elections, color o fpaper,
prohibits split tickets, makes it o crime tt
print, write, vote or distribute the same, and
making void all tickets not voted according
to law. Allen of Walsh got after the South
constitution and introduced a bill
reconvening the South Dakota constitutional
conventions; to adopt amendments as to the
name and boundary; to provide for the
election of officers and a legislature at HUI
ron, and q $25, 900 appropriation asked.