The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
Full Report Of the Doings Of the
Peoples Lawmakers at
the Capital City.

VIC AdP1tdI N.Y.
Pierre, Feb. 8.-The governor sent
his veto message to the senate today
as soon as the session opened Glsap-
proving the bills for the normal
schools of Aberdeen. and Water
town.
The veto message is predicated on
the ground that a multiplication of
educational instltut Ons will weaken
rather than strengthen the educa-
tional system CONSOLIDATION of
the system will bring good results.
Expansion and multiplication of
schools will result in embarrassment
and demoralizaIion."
The governor says that the north
end of the state suffers from an I'M
just distribution Of institutions but
does not believe that it is a wise pol
icy to provide new schools till there
is greater need Of them. He alo says
that there are too many normal
schools, more than some Of the older
states now have, and that future
schools should be of a differen char
acter.
The adjutant generals appropria-
ZION bill was killed. Jones of Char
les Mix roasted the republicans for
want Of patriotism in refusing to
pay the adjutant general for his
work in organizing the South Da-
kota regiment.
Hanton's bill making railroads
absolutely liable for all damage by
fires started by locomotives passed.
Senator Cooke of Turner iutroduc.
ed a buncCmbe resolution endorsing
Kyle for voting for the treaty and
c%ensuring Pettiyrew. 1t will be
met with some red hot shot from
~Pett;grew's friends. This resolu-
ton aud the former one indoroiny
expansion are the only measures
Cooke has introduced since the be-
ginning of the session.
The house passed a bill approp.
Rating $35, 00O for a feeble-minded
Institution at Redfield. The bill for
a dormitory ut the normal school al
Madison was killed but will be re.
considered.
1t is understood the republicans
have concluded TO pass a telegraph
bill to keep their party record
straight, but have concluded to kill
the express bill.
Feb. 9.-In the senate today Gun
derson' $ bill for the taxation of rail
roads passed with Hanton's amend
ment making %two-thirds Of the valu'
alton returned by railroad officer:
the minimum valuation for assess
ment purposes. Under this amend
ment two.thirds of the valuation
fixed upon railroad property by thu
courts or the railroad commissioners
for the purpose Of establishing max
imum rates, will be the basis O
5 assessment. This would make tn
Milwaukee company's assessment
81, O60 per mile. The Hantor
amendment was unexpected ant
Guuderson was considerably sur
prised when it was offered.
The railroad commissioners de
t%iciency for $l,450 till July l passed
When the Cook resolution censur
ing Senator Pettigrew for votint
against the treaty came up, Senate,
Edmund Smith offered a substitute
; in which be referred briefly to The
treaty OF peace, reviewed the cause:
, Of the war against Spain as outlined
by Mckinley and finally declaring
explicitly against the annexation OF
the Philippines in the following res.
olution:
!"Resolved by the senate, that We
earnestly urge of u representa-
tives in congress to use all honora.
BILE means to ecure the speedy re-
turn Of our soldiers stationed in the
Philippines, thus preventing the
slaughter OF our brave and patriotic
soldiers, and permit the Philippines
to establish such form Of govern
ment as they may desire, the same
as the noble Lafayette did with
. the colonies at the close ot their
heroic struggle for Independence.