Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-02-27
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NJ ~ &pe plan Of . recess from February ~ to
HAs9k ~, and there will doubtless be an at
lsIne ensds to close up the business Of the ses-
lfoasASS adjourn sine die The governor vetoed
MoUn2Aa bill authorizing counties to issue
bon4a3nr county buildings, his objection being
10 tA44wo sections cf the bill which seem to
lsg111 bonds illegally voted and Illegally is
,sea ibis pusRess' IN. VETO was as, reterrea hasa
pAsee the newspaper bill over tho veto
Aasd "A council bill over the veto, ap-
proJ king the unexpended balances for the
vexp on university. Brookings college aud
eeb& Df mines. The house railroad commit
to r. tyHluced its substitute for the railroad
bill - reconsidered tho vote indefinitely
pose sng the bill repeating the railroad com; 9,
mto0@.M law, and M. Morris introduced bilA
gDtA1 fshing q railroad aud warehouse commits
eioa, Dsing substantially the Minnesota law.
Ths euancn inds.nnitsly postponed the btil re.
bakSke college bin paused, Is to 6. Il locates
thsf 1lege at Valley City instead of Fargo. In
the hss Mr.. Aiksns introduced resolution
s ioossed = i shss session ot Of the isisla
tuxe, II view OF the pnQs,1ectiwe division of De-
los ma that appropfs saons should he made
qsssae e s.s ss sas sas.a. ssssse-
ducsd IN both houses repeating the militia law
OF 1857 Among the bills introduced in the
council was oue appropriating $1,000 for i'm.
provements at Bismarck pententary, Mr..
Campbell introduced n bill appropfiating Ss3,-
COO for the industrial college at Aberdeen, The
governor has approved Washabaueh's bill
laws Of the territory. The couneil passed MI
Poindexter's bill locating normal school at
Ashton also Mr.. hughes bill for the collection
OF city taxes
In the lower house on the 18th tho governors
veto OF the bill respprcprieting the unexpended
balances for the Grand Forks university WAS
sustained-25 to Is Among the bills intro
u Al~~nn ,,,.I =; x,..t
LAX ota, one ut st, THOMAS, and one at Cassel-
ton by Ryan. to pay for horses killed by order
OF he veteilnsry surgeon beon ing TO Il. 1.
Hin, s. 1T Waive rtl, The resolution presented
by Mr.. Aikens declaring mgainst appropriate ms
for new institutions or ne location of new in
situations was amended inc iuae additions to
old ,lstitutions and was paa sed-S to -. The
Minor and Lisbon normal school bills were
killed and the indications that the agricul.
tura1 college will share the same fate, und also
the soldiers home bill, II it is vetoed by tho
governor. About dozen bills were killed in
the house. among them Hughes bill providing
for the foreclosure Of real estate mortgages by
action, Poiudexters bill abolishins clerk hire
for the executive office, Dollafds dentistry BILL
Eric son D bill in relation to township organiza-
ton and Atkinson's bin registering county
warrants. In the council Pattens . ironclad pro-
htbition bill passed-12 to 6. Messrs. poilard.
HALEY, Hughes, Ryan, Van OsdeI aud Washa.
baugh voting mo !" Messrs. Atkinson and Glas-
pell, Campbell and Miller. Lowry aud imlnell
being paired. MIR. Soderberg's bill, extending
for five wears the provisions OF the law giving
bounties for planting trees passed also Allen's
bill prescribing the character of Investments to
be made by Dakota organized insurance COM
panies placing them under the supervision OF
the public examiner. md funding the outstand-
ing capital warrants. Those voting no were
Cameron, Ericsson. Glssrell, Mcdonald, Ryan,
soderberg... Van osdei and Woolhiser.
The council voted to take a recess from Thurs
day till Monday Among the bills passed in
the house were the following: Giving term OF
court to Butte and other counties; defining the
boundaries Of Butte county, taking In part OF
Harding ana adding the remainder to Burdick
for funding out standing county debts; protect
ing trees as well RS hedges planted along high
ways providing for tax sales in October instead
OF September; limiting assessors comp nsation
TO 500 for each congre ssional township; declnr-
ing void two laws enormously published us
having passed at the last session; aud the fol-
lowing were killed: Providing for two justices
in towns and villages; BiXler's noxioua weeds
bill.
In the council on tho Goth an attempt was
made bv the ensmies of the local option bin 70
put it on final pass sage, but its friends opposed,
It was not likely to pass. The bin providing
for the appointment of women to the Office OF
notary public having been referred to the at
torney general, he decided that it was frivolous
not citizens under the laws Of congress, SO n
as they apply to their holding Office and enjoy
ing the right Of suffrage That il they are ciii-
zens legislation IL unnecessary, NJ the governor
has the right to appoint any citizen over Il
years Of age notary public. Fletchers bank
ing bill and the railroad bill were made spec
ial order for hearing Tuesday afternoon.
Among the bills introduced in the house were
these: By Prohibiting the sale Of un-
sound, diseased, adulserated, impure or un-
wholesome articles OF food ard regulating the
slaughter Of animals. BY Allen-ro pay Arthur
Linn nea ly 81 900 for interest on his old claim
for printing allowed two years ago. by Pric $50
A memorial for maintaining and improvi Hg
Fort Abraham Lincoln. The house passed the
following council bills Requiring the publicn-
tion Of county financial statements quarterly
establishing two phar,nated districts, one in
North and one in South Dakota, and the follow
ing house bills: Providing that only two mem
bers of public institution board shall be ap-
pointed from the county where the institution
is located, the object being to avoid having
them treated rs local institutions; allowing
towns to vote per cent tax to aid railroads.
In the council AIR. Patton Introduced n bill APP
propratine $1,000 to reimburse the citizens Of
Madison for rebuilding the normal school. An
unilnport ant bill was passed and the remain
der of the day WAS spent considering the educa-
tional bill. being . complete revision Of the
school laws.
TEE JG1acstcwn investigating committee re-
ported on the 21st. Tho charges Of immortality y
and cruelty are not proven drunken and in
the evidence does not warrant the charge thai
public property has been put to private use
In some cases the patients have been put to toe
severe labor but Che superint endent has been
generally careful; neatHess. cleanliness aud
good order ever where prevail; there Is room
Tor economy In the mana omeut; Tire brnrd hos
mo: too oft.a FOR ti.e l,qblic Ed, ir.ol ~ j.
necessary expense. The charges Of extravH-
gunce in the building are not sustained. The
building is too large but not i'll excess OF what
WAS contemplated by the Ii gislatufe. Tho pur-
chasos Of supplies has been unwisely confined
to jamestown and without competition. About
u. 800 worth Of coal has been used by the arte-
sian we'll contractor without the knowledge of
board and as the contract or Is in default and
de- h1NdI a O<n1 fhnv o. IN rIa lar
they recommend that the clerk be discharged.
the expense being de- med unnecessary; tho
land purchase 10 declared to he straight.
The governor vetoed the soldiers home bill. He
objects to the amount Of the appropriation,
which he deems insufficient to provide accom-
modations for 300 inmates, and thinks SlG0 000
At least will be required He covers the whole
question OF soldiers homes, showing the states
which have and which have not homes. the
troops sent to tho war, population. inmates Ia
the homes etc. and that Dakota then having q
population OF but $500 sent but Dog soldiers tc
the war that others are entitled to be provided
for In the states in the national homes and
to transpo tation that the home IL to be built
on land donated, aud that there il no provision
for the use Of the property for other charitable
purposes when the old soldiers are gone; that
the appropriation is only preliminary, and
other large appropriations must follow that
South Dakota can not fairly be loaded with a
debt at this time unnecessarily when not fairly
represented. The veto was made special or.
der for Wednesday,. The house rest orci the
misdemeanor clause in the usury law by vote
OF 81 to 4. Allen, Baldwin. Tnrnbul aud Wei
come voted no. Aikens. Burnham Fletcher,
Mallory and Palmer explained they were op
posed TO the bill but stood in accordance with
the demands Of their constituents. Tho wo
mans suffrage blu ID made the special order
for Wednesday. Mr.. Aliens bill amending he
It 10 now half Of maximum imperative in ceset
where the maximum 10 death or Imprisonment
for life. was passed. In the council McHugh's
bill % bond for county buildings was passed
over the veto-17 to 3. Tho ninety page educa.
tional bill was passed. Among the bills intro
duced In the council was one for an insane nsy
lu1n at Dead wood; IL sppropriatcs $4,000
Among tho bills passed were the following: Tc
refund the debt Of Lawrence county; attaching
Hettinger to Stark county for judicial purposes
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