Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-12
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGs.
appointment of Commit
tees In the Council
and House.
The Granger Railroad Bill Intr-'
du5sd in the Lower House.

were announced in the house and council
to-day. As to TIE houee there is some
criticism and disappointment as to their
makeup, but not enough to lead to
serious ill-will. The Aikens men an.
DouDced in advance that they did not ex-
poet much consideration, end yet they
have little reason to complain. Several
are given o~haiEmanships and places on
other important committees. Aikens
was offered and refused the chairman
ship of the judiciary committee. Mr..
Fletcher feels hurt that he was not
placed on the temperance committee
and thinks the omission an intended
insult. Judge Oonkling says Mr..
Fletcher would have been placed on the
committee If he had been known TO be o
prohibitionist.
Mr.. Hunter, chairman OF the railroad
committee, is not q farmer, but On inde-
pendent wheat buyer who has had much
trouble to obtain cass. On one occasion
he tool cars by force and loaded Them
and has been repeatedly in conflict with
the railroads. He may be relied upon to
do his duty to the farmers. Mr.. White
wes given the Craftsmanship OF the agri-
cultural committee and Mr.. Patton the
ways and means. Patton, however, de-
clined, prefeIring q place on the appro-
priatlons committee, and Mr.. Trude
takes his place on the appropriations.
MIR. Mallory says the committees are
satisfactory to him, and Messrs. Jones
| and Morris say they presume the
speaker did the best he could. but they
| regret that Fletcher was not put on bis
fayorite committee. This overnight will
be corrected.
Mr.. Fletcher introduced his railroad
bill, which is substantially the Mo-
Oumber bill, adopted by the alliance,
except that il revises and corrects the ex-
treme features of that bill and omits the
provision in relation TO scales, which
MIR. Fletcher says wonld cost the rail
roads, if adopted, SIS, 000. 900. 1t allows
appeal by the railroads and is in many
respects better. The alliance bill will
go before the committee, however, for
consideration with the other.
The seed wheat bill passed the house
Among other bills introduced in the
house ere the following:
By Burnham-Plaoing the tax dupli-
cate II che hends of the treasurer; re-
quiring o note on the duplicate OF de-
linquent real estate tax or OF former taz
sale; allowing general and other taxes to
be placed in the same column.
By Allen-Providing for special read
tax where necessary to pay road super
visors.
By Roger-Striking the three month";
clause cut of pharmacy law, thus allow
ing certain persons to register.
By Manufacturing chsttel mort
gage notice of sale to be printed in
newspaper and the sale to be made Sat
urday afternoon.
Py Price-Making q mlsdemeanor Il
take excess of legal interest in any form
by commission, discount or other wise.
The council provided for O Temperance
committee, increased the election com
mittee to seven and passed the Siou.
reservation bill.
Among the bills introduced were tn
following:
BY StiEmel-Providing for marriage
( license, FIXING the age of consent, fine
for.illePally solemnizing marriages, etc
BY Oampbell-AmendiDg the laws il
relation TO loan and building aBsocia
tions, making the office Of Judge Of pro
bate salarIed, based on population
Regulating the salaries OF register ant
treasurer.
BY Van Osdel-For investigating tn
Yapkton insane asylum.
By Crawford-Prohibiting an attorne,
from charging for services more than /
. per cent of a written contract; to pre-.
vent embezzlement by county sreasur.
ers; to allow a court to try issues OF fac
upon application of either party; ex.
tending the time on all application
ninety days, and providing for turtle
extensions; requiring costs of iustifcatie
to be paid by the party offering bonds 1
certain cases for taking dispositions on
of the territory; requiring sixty day
notice by g holder of o tax title befor
. tax deed can be issued.
By misunderstanding the civil pre-
. oedure in referee cases; requiring der
fists to file certificates from denti
schools; to punish insurance companie
for false statements, the penalty to b
two or five years in the ~penitentiary on
finer, and requiring them in case of lot
TO pay the full amount stated l
n the policy; to abolish struck iurie
abolishing the office Of public examine
Y repeating the Law allowing the expens,
Q of judges; requiring three months' motto
before taxing tai deed; abolishing Il
: territorial board Of education; allowin
q vote to abolish town organizations.
By P~oindexser-R pealing the 10
following judges expenses.
By AlIen-Ohanging to April the tin
Of assessment; also changing the date
tax sale;% extending the time Of psyir
\ taxes.
By Poinde xser-Transferring to II
secretary the power Of issuing commi
sions to notaries public and reduoir
the fee to So.
By MISUNDERSTANDING attornt