Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-02-13

drawn In favor Of ex-Gov Pierce and showed
that tho ~ 00O ref rrcd 70 by tho governor wss
for 80 00o pamphlets for tho New Orleans expo-
sition entitled Dakota a I oil ihtaomo Land
he other charges were for clerks in connection
with the census. or for printing that had no re-
lation to the governor personally. and were COW
cred by law, about Leo only being paid for
clerks, while Church has drawn $6.Ola 90 far
during his term for that purpose. OF which S.
Ols came from the notary public fund The
committee ccnsure him for Volunteering infor-
nation in the veterinary surgeon matter and
for not giving infol nation in response to their
resolution. and for going out OF the way to
his predecessor. The bill passed the governors
objections notwithstanding. all voting aye ox-
cept Mr.. McNiell. the democrat In the house.
tempt was made to reconsider the vote whereby
the veto Of the newspaper bill was sustained,
a. the house Judiciary committees report was
voted under misrepresentation, but It was
held that vote Of that character could not be
recoEsiiered and 20 the same object win be
done. Tn. McPhsrson county court bill wss
passed owes the veto, Mr.. Cameron only voting
,o,, 70 sustain ne governor. and ths struck Jury
Ryan voting D sustain. The council spent
most OF the afternoon Ia talk. Claapsll intro
duced bill apPrcrsiattng sl79. 7sofor two years.
Cam, ron BIN prohibiiine police officers from
gambling.
Gov. CHrRca on the 9Th sent to the house
spscia, messsss in which hs attached sH-Cov
Rtssas, AAA jadlsiasv natAsa - 4ne slasles
d. 4. Atksns. He replies TO the points pre-
quotos: 1t has been said that there were more
Jobs more measures that smacked Of dishones.
Y n the logislnt9re Of isea than ever before in
says he 10 we'll able to Judge, as he WAS men,
bef Of that BODY himself. He declares that no
member OF the legislature had called aud no in
quiry OF any kind had been made at the audi-
tors Office Tor facts on which theiuiiciary com.
mittee had based fts reports. He recites tho
facts In relation TO the $4,000 payment TO Gov
itors Office The s2NoO was paid to Gov. Pierce
January 81, three days after the New Orleans
appropriation was made. md that the state
treating severn, items in this expense bill in
co nection with the printing Of pamphlets, ag-
gregating e3 400, Of which 20 was paid by the
Northern Pacific railroad and S2OO each by four
other roads for advertising the remaining be GOO,
u 10 claimed was paid in this Pierce draft.
After scoring Aiksns and covering the expense
fact that thi. gentiein, n. es-Gov. Pierce. for
months through the columns OF newspaper
tths Pioneer Pressl to which he had access as
wfllfui ahuso and Misrepresentation OF the
present executive and the officers associated
with him 10 the government work. not confn-
ing himself to . fair criticism, but making mis-
Representations which were not only absolute
" false but lbelous In their nature, as he we'll
know. md which not only affected the good
uhuA0 Oi tuo oNlciAtB VINO were eEuecvaflnR TO
properly discharge their duties but likewise
misrepresented and injured the financial stand.
ing cf the tsrritory.' He took up Aikens state
Ensnt that Pierce had courteously refrainsd
from making appointments and declared that
he tried TO make 81 arrangement for continu.
ing the on, man in charge OF the treasury; for
that he wes willing to sacrifice all others. He
said that the president when informed Of the
facts accei ted hts resignation by telegraph
These are facts he says. and he gives them be-
cause they seemed to he In search of fact q, hay-
ing called for facts from different departments.
Col Price moved to return the communication
to the executive, and that no reference to it be
made IN the Journal. but Mr.. Aikens asked as
favor 20 him that 1t be spread upon the records,
insisting that this and other special messages
and the remarks made by the governor at other
times show HIS utter unwort Illness for the TX.
allied position he occupies. Little was done In
either ouse. The council passed the notary
public bill over the veto. Cooper. Hughey, Nc
donald and Sutton voting to sustain. RYAN
WAS paired with Ericsson. The newspaper bill
again passed the council--l5 to s, and a bill ap-
propriating 900 for maintenance Of the public
! Offices. IN tho house swanton wants normal
school for DEVILS Lake. and Jones $4,000 for
the commissioner Of immigration for two years