Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-01-17
DAKOTA RR-SPONDENCE OF
THE REGISTER.

f'onment bull Red R,rer in a Cloud
Military Aatters-Delegate Contest
Indian Afaus, DC. dc. Il
YANKroN, Jan. l4,h, 1863.
DEAR REGlsrER:-The Legislative as
sembly adjourned sine die on Friday, the
9Th inst. The great gigantic fraud fight
OF the session came off on the day Of adj
journment, over the bill appor,iouing
new representation to the several districts
Of the Territory. The inception and
movement Of this monstrous bill has done
more to reveal and lay open to view the
true or false manhood of the different
members and officials, than all the other
proceedings of the whole session. A brief
statement will explain all: On the day
before the final adjournment the two
Houses had agreed upon and passed a
very fair apportioument bill, that is, one
which came nearer doing justice to all
Districts than any that had been proposed.
The Bon Homme aud Red River districts
however, were dissatisfied. The Bill
(which has since been approved by the
Governor aud is now II < as fol-
lows: Cole county, thrs and
five Representatives. aha
Lincoln, &c, including .s-s,hree
aud six; Yarktou, three sAns-su I'VE Bon
Homme, one and two; Mix and Brughier,
one and two; Todd and Gregory, one and
two ; Red River, one aud two. Total,
thirteen Councilmen and twenty four Re.
personalities. On the night after this
| bill was passed, there being bu. une day
of the session Left, the Red River Delecu.
ton started on their long journey home
ward. No sooner had they left the city
than few of the great Todd MoguIs aud
the great Republican chief, Gov. Jayne,
met, embraced, and slept in each others
arms, and alas what a mou strous birth OF
corruption was the result of their strange
counexion. A new Bin was drafted, Civ.
ing the same representation as the old one
to all districts, with the exception of Bon
Homme and Red River, the first Of which
WAS increased to two Counc.lmen aud
three Represe natives, and the second was
stricken entirely from the bill and a clause
inserted repeating the Red River arpor.
uonnent Of last wInter, and leaving then.
without representation IN either branch
OF the Legislature. This was agreed to
By Gov. JAYNE after q solemn and public
declaration OF his determination no, to
approve any bill increasing the Bon
Homme representation, and also, after he
hal signed, with his own hand, bill Civ.
ing to Red River one Councilman and Two
Representatives.
la the morning :he new bill WAS intro,
duced into the Council by Mr. Shober, aud
passed lis hrsi, second and third reading,
under suspension OF rules, VAS sent to
the House and passed, in order, to its
SECOND reading, when the question arose
for II suspension OF the rules tina, he b.i
might be read second and third time
aud put upon its passage; and the vote
being taken there were ayes I, hayes 5
1t requiring two third vote, the Speaker
cast IN The negative aSd the motion was
lost. The galleries were crowded with
| excited spectators. and when he vote was
declared an irrepressible shout wen, up
from the hearts of the people. One vote
in the affirmative, and Red River would
have fallen dead cock in the pit, aud
| the great Executive would have tapped
his wings and crowed with victory The
| FED River mem bers, with one eNctp,iun,
had voted aud worked, in the Halls aud a,
home, for Todd aud the Delegate vote IN
| that country had been cast against JAYNE
! Hence toe Executives wrath was No. aud
although the Bon Homme delegation had
! been equally as bitter against him, set
they now Promised TO be his friends, and
he therefore lent his great ear and granted
their large requests. In the House, the
Bon Homme and Clay county members,
except Mr.. Harlan, voted IA body 70,
the bill, In the Council. S utsman, Shooter,
Boyle, Brooklns aud Duel, voted it ,hro',
the last three OF whom have ALWAYS doubt
ed the right Of the Red River people to a
representation, hence their votes are con.
s'stent. Mr.. Shober has always worked
with the Red River members Mr.. S,u,s-
man has always opposed. and does still,
/ wv to''Sy vi oiio"ihp ZIG lHulaH leFritO
nv N representation in the Leglslature-
This may be right, and Mr. Stutsman may
have founded his action upon legal
grounds and honest convictions. 1t would
seem tina, if the uncedeG aud unsettled
lands on Red River are entitled to voice
in the Legislature, they should certainly
have extended to them the same rights in
the valley o! the Upper Missouri. which
is intimately connected with I habi,ed
portion of the Territory, f .es
| all its trade in furs ana be
southern portion Of Dakolas .sllar
OF trade on Red River is han. .ss->,ver to
the city Of st. Paul and thence down the
Mississippi to Eastern markets They pay
no taxes and have no common interests
with the growth and prosperity of towns
and settlements on the Missouri Slope
The only inducement for them to leave
their northern trading posts and visit US
once q year, is to draw from the Secrets
rvs safe the snug sum of $500 90 in per
diem and mileage. Blu, the Governor and
Legislature last year did wrong in increas.
ing their representation, ard the only lust
way now to undo the wrong is to repeal
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