Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-12-19

BY the election OF Hon. E. Stutsnan, Of
Yankton, President Of the Council, and
Hon. A. W. Puett Of Vermillon, Speaker
Of the House.
The Council organized with eight mem.
bers, the House with ffteen-Cole and
Boone counties being contested, and Red
River absent. On the second and third
days, the committees on credentials. in
both House and Council. reported in favor
Of the unconditional Union Members from
each contested district, whereby the House
was a'led UP to twenty two Representa-.
tives, and the Council to twelve Members
the Red River delegation. consisting of
one Councilman and two Repre sen,atives,
still being absent at the date Of this wri.
ting, with no PROBABILITY Of their arriving
at all.
Had the Democratic delegations been
admitted from both Cole and Bon Homme,
the Council would have stood seven Dem.
ocra's and five Republicans, bu. the House
would still have retained two Republican
J majority. A it n,w is, the Democrats in
both Houses are, like our soldiers at Bull
Run, overwhelmed by superior numbers"
But it could not be otherwise expected
than that Republican committee would
report in favor of the Republican Mem.
bers Democrats weuld have done the
same thing. Perhaps am doing wrong
in fact I am not correct-in chasing
the opposing candidates in the Legisla.
ture as Democrats and Republicans
There are no such party organizations in
the Territory. These names were first
given to the followers Of Todd and JAYNE,
in the Delegate election Of lsC2. and al.
though Todd was Democrat AMI Jayne
a Republican. many Of the mos, ultra Re
pnblicans in tho Territory supported the
former. while some Of our oldest Demo-
Gratis voted for the other.
Since then there has been opposing
| parties in Dakota, each Of oh was an
nmalg.m"tion Of men Of all political pro.
clivi'ies. The war Of these parties has been
moro for men, localities and prejudice,
than for the good Of the pc ople. the Ter
r'tory or the Government. Hence, in
speaking OF the two con'estins delega.
tons from Cole county, should state that
a majority Of each delegation was strongly
Republican. But the whole Of one dele
CATION was in favor Of Governor JAYNE
receiving his seat in Congress, and the
other, l believe, were considered Todd
men. Notwithstanding, the rejected del
CATION had nearly two vote, to oue re,
ceived By those who now hold their seats.
The reports of the committees on creden.
t'als, however, were very fair and Impair
t'nl; but the repor. WAS founded upon the
bare fact Of Illegally in the election call
and the issue Of certificates under which
the Elk Point delegation claimed seats,
while the credentials held by the Brule
! Creek delegation were pronounced as Ger.
| tlticates Of the only legal and valid efeac
! ton held in the county The same was
the case in BonlIomme county. The Only
way to remedy these evils in future, is for
the people to follow strictly the election
law, and then TO rally their voters to the
polls; for politica! intrigue in new Terri,
! tory will snatch at the mos. innovent faul,
to inva'idate all honest election and d.,
franchise a worthy and Industrious people.
! The message Of Governor Elmunds was
delivered before Joint Convection of
both Houses on the third day Of the ses,
sion, and was replete with good sense aud
practical Recommendation. M.ny bills
have been already introduced, among
which is one repeating the Rid River Ap
portionmen. bill Of ioG2, and cut,n, #
the representation of tina, portion nf the
Territory, aud leaving them on an equal
footing with all other white settlers on
uncedcd Indian lands. The bill has pass
ed both Houses with but slight amend
ments. With this act repealed, the DAko.
Ia Legislature will stand: Council L.
House 22-Tu,aI 81.
There is not an equilibrium Of parties
in either House sufficient to make the
sessions and discussions interesting and
, spicy aud fear in consequence ,ha, |
shall not have much to write you during
the winter. The siuless Secretary of the
Council, Judge Hanson, admits me to his
drawer Of stationery, and the compa<sion-
ate President has promised to prssen, me
with his "s,oga boots as soon as show
my head in the Council chamber.
The Dakota Historical Association have
| inaug"rated a series Of lectures for the
winter, the first Of which was delivered
last Sa,ur lay evening, by N. X Arm.
strong, on the Early History of Dako,a.'
The mex, Of the series will be delivered
BY Mr.. Hoskins, Of your city, on the eve.
ming Of the 10Th inst.
Col. TIL ompson, with his train Of 100