Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-29
LEGISLATIVE DOINGs.
The Governor Weakans and
Everything is Lovely.
Approval Of the Bill Extending Time
f.r TexPayments.

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lature is very agreeable and the breach
so fer as the governor is concerned, may
now be closed up. The governor de-
clares that he did not call the members
naughty names, and is disposed TO APP
prove all reasonable legislation. He sp.
proved to day the bill extending the
time when penalty shall attach on I'M
paid taxes until July l. Ths l per cent
interest. however, follows from February
l. The governor to-day approved the
Joint resolution appropriat,ng $40 to
each member for postage stamps. From
this it would appear that he has aban-
doned the supposed intention Of vetoipe
all appropriations not provided for in
the organic act.
When his approval of the tax bill was
sent to the house it was received with
applause.
The woman's Suffrage bill was recon-
mitsed by q vote OF Is and will come ur
again for discussion and final action.
MIR. McNeill introduced 8 bill In the
house locating the North Dakota agrl-
cultural college OF Oasselton, on O qaar.
ter section OF land within o mile of the
city, which is rendered as q free dona-
ton for the purpose. 1t appfopriatea
$40 600 in territorial bonds and allows
Casselton to donate q like sum in. city
bonds.
Mr.. Miller's Madison normal school
bill appropriafes $34,700 for two years.
maintenance.
Mr.. Newman presented @ scheme fer
the taxation OF telegraph and telephone
com panies. 1t requires the companies
to report the cost, and q tax is to be
levied end paid into the territorial treas
ury equal to the aggregate or the total
taxes of the same valuation for the pro-
oedinR year. one-half goes to the coun-
ties and cne-half to the territory.
MIR. Hunter introduced the board OF
education revision OF the school laws.
House bills passed by the house: An
nulliog chapter 81 and chapter 81, laws
OF 1887, enormously certified as having
passed at last session; authorizing clerks
OF school districts to administer oaths OF
office to school officers; allowing fences
to be thrown out for the protection OF
trees along the public highway /; creating
a subdivision of the Black Hills judicial
district, embracing Butte ard other
counties; authorizing commissioners TO
compromise taxes where the value of the
property is depreciated; adding the
Russian thistle to nc1ious weeds; MAX
ing it q misdemeanor for an attorney TO
take o fee for f%oreolosing o mortgage
note. lien or other instrument in which
he has.or has had personal interest.
Mr. Van Etten's bill amending the
exemption Law was indefinitely post,
poned.
In the couacil Mr.. Poindexter intro
duced 81 bill requiring affidavits to be
filed when liquor is purchased for me.
dicinai purposes, and with heavy penal
ties forlviolaiion,
Mr.. Dollard introduced a bill for the
assessment and taxation of railroads, ex.
empting the Northern Pacific railroad
right-of- way. IL requires the companies
TO list in April with county clerks, the
territorial board TO equalize; taxes to be
levied as on other property.
Mr.. Walsh presented o reconstructed
hail insurance bill authorizing counties
to ipsnre individuals against loss.
The council passed the bill repeating
the law providing for clerks in the gov
ernor's Office. This, il it reaches the
governor, will be vetoed with ON ex-
tended reference to the apparent neces-
stiles of other offices where ample pro.
vision he's been made for CLERKS.
The council, by a vote of II to A
adopted the memorial for the amend
ment and adoption OF the Springer bill
but protesting against the amendmen,
being insisted upon il to do 30 jsopar-
dies the passage OF the bill.
The council passed the printing bill
over the governors veto, Messrs. Cam
eron Hasstad. Ryan, Crawford, Walsh
and Stimmel voting NO. Messrs. Hughes
Glaspell and Mcdonald we're absent.