Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-02-15
saturday, February o.


The Cass county Farmers alliance pre-.
| sented, through Capt, Burnham, reso-
| luton declaring that the North Dakota
Agricultural college should be located at
| Fargo.
The joint committee to whom was re-
ferred the compiled laws reported that
the position Of the governor. as stated in
his message on the subject. was correct,
taken similar to that taken By congress
in relation to the revised statutes.
BILLS INTRODUCED.-By Burnham-
Increasing to one year the time Of resi-
dence required before beginning pro-
ceedings for divorce. Intended to cor
rect the reference made in house bill No.
8, heretofore passeS. The bill was passed
under a suspension of the rules.
BY Parkin, by request Making Nc
Lean, Sheridan, Stevens and Garfield
counties a subdivision of the Sixth judi.
cial district, with court at Washburn.
BY Swanston-Locatinga and endowing
a normal school at Devils Lake.
BY Jones-Providing for printing and
other expenses of the commissioner Of
immigration, appropriating $1,000 for
1889 and 81 900 for 1890
The governor submitted a special mes
sage in response to the house judiciary
committee repor. on the notary public
veto, and the remarks of Mr.. Aiken
thereon. The message was mainly an
attack on Ex-Governor Pierce and his
management of the New Orleans exposi.
;ion exhibit. Mr.. Price moved that the
message be sent back to the governor
and that no reference be made to il in
the records of the house. Mr.. Aikens
hoped the motion would not prevail.
He desired this message to be spread
upon the records. He hoped the execu-
tive would be given full opportunity for
expression. no matter what he might
have to say. even if he desired to use the
term he is reported to have used in refer
ence to the members of the house. His
message and his speech only tends to
Ia show his absolute uniitness for the
high position he enjoys, The motion to
return was lost. Ayes, none. Mr.. New
man moved TO lay the governors COM
munication on the table, as the house
has no further use for it or time to waste
upon it. The motion to table was
adopted.
In committee Of the whole, Mr.. Bixler
in the chair There were several bills
under discussion, but the afternoon was
taken up in discussing the chat,el mort
gage bill and Mr.. Adams bill for puni-
tive and comparative damages for in
jury to persons in railway and other
cidents. Both were referred for amend
ment.
COUNCIL.
After the reading of the journal Mr..
Walsh introduced resolution authoriz-
ing the president TO appoint committee
10 examine and correct the preceding
days journal and the same was adopted.
BILLS lSTRoDUCED.-By Dollard-
Making taxes delinquent Feb. | each
year and draw interest at I per cent q
month thereafter and the per cent pen
atty attaching on June /.
BY Dollard-To prohibit the contract
ing for attorneys fees in chattel mort
cages, promissory notes and other in
struments in writing, except in real es-
tate mortgages.
BY Crawford-S Striking off the per
cent penalty on delinquent taxes. there
by reducing the annual interest from -
to % per cent.
House bill No. u, known as the notary
public bill, came up for consideration.
and the governors veto thereof, together
with the house Judiciary report concern
ing the same. The bill passed. Cooper,
Hughes, Mcdonald and Patton voting
nay.
BILLS PASSED. - Appropriation for
electric lights at the capitol building
during the session.
Providing for the sale of the New Or
leans exposition Dakota exhibits.
Authorizing the territorial auditor to
audit claims against the capitol building
for maintenance and repairs not exceed
ing $1,000 in any one year
Authorizing the auditor to audit
vouchers against the territorial school OF
Mines, the Dakota university and tho
Brookings Agricultural college.
A bill providing newspapers for the
members of the legislature was passed
under stsDension of the rules