Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-19
rus MACK nili.s COURT.

Mr.. Weber, from the conference
snaaitss sepslstsd TO consider eoun
dl bill number ~, for N ace 10
define the h nntarlcs Of i, dicisl districts
aud locats sebonr,s therein, presented . mi.
notity rcpor, rec omnending that the hou.c
do not recede from its amendment 10 the bill.
The ancndmsnt placed upon the bill 10 the
house provides That the United States court
shall be held ct Rapid City instead Of
DeadWood.
Mr.. Trygs.ad, from the conference com.
mittee on the same measure, presented n ma.
jority report, stating tina. the committee had
examined the subject and heard evidence
upon il, aud recommended that the next
term Of the United States court be held at
Rapid City, and that subsequent terms be
held ut Deadwood. To the report waa Al.
tAched : worn statement from District AT
torney Campbell, setting forth facts favora.
BILE to a change Of the location Of the cour.
from Rapid City TO Deadwood.
Upon tho presentation. Of these two re.
ports the battle began.
Mr.. Gray moved that the house recede
' from its amendment to the bill.
MI. Whitfield, who stood alone in the I'm.
equal contest, spoke long and ea,nes,ly in
favor Of the minority report. He is the
representative from Pennington county aud
Rapid City is ii home. lie in,ima,ed that
the committee had been unduiy Influenced
In its decision and called for IL certain let
ter In the possession Of Nj. Flick which he
said had accomplished the result.
Mr.. Flick replied that he did not think
it right that his private papers should be
placed before tho house, but il the house
compelled him to give them up there might
not be any other alternative.
Mr.. Gray raised y point of order that the
Discussion was running away from the. sub.
tect before the house. which point was sus.
tanned.
MI. Whitfield prote. ted end the speaker
ruled thai be must talk to the subject.
A telegram received by the speaker was
read which represented the wishes Of three
thousand petitioners IN Dsvd wnpd that the
coult be lnoyed TO Dsadwood.
Mr.. Cray withdrew bis motion To recede
from the amendment.
d council message upon he passage of
the bill, and those portions of the bill rcIs,.
ing 10 the first and third districts. were
read. >
MI. Gray moved the adoption of the ma.
jority report.
The speaker ruled the motion out of or.
der, on the ground tina, the house was now
considering messages from the council.
Mr.. Gray said he would like TO have eth.
er the speaker Vr the clerk inform the house
what to do. 81 $685.
The speaker held TO his ruling, and the
order was gone through with.
Mr.. Gray moved the adoption of the ma.
jority report.
Mr.. Whitfield moved a suspension Of the
rules and the adoption Of the minority re-
port.
Mr.. Burbank said it was . peculiar bill
It contained som legislation affecting the
third district, which had yesterday beensact-
ed upon.
Mr.. Gamble said the council had been
ankeriog with the bill beyond it's iuris.
diclion.
The majority report Of the CON- renee
committee was again read and everybody
agreed That they knew what 1t meant.
The fgh. reopened upon the direct pro-
position to locate the Black Hills cour, at
Deadwood. Mesars. Gamble and Grav
spoke for an hour in favor Of such transfer.
when .
Mr.. Weber moved to adjourn.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Whitfield called the previous oues.
ton, and was sustained by Mr.. Stephens.
After some squabbling over this point
the proceedings drihed into another arp,~
ment upon the merits of the main question.
Messrs. Gamble, Burbank and Flick speak.
ing in favor of the removal Of tie court to
Deadwood, and, Mr.. Whitfield against il.
Finally the ammunition was all exhaust
Cd, and the question coming up as to the
adoption Of the majority report, ii was
adopted-b by the following vote:
" ouEOenAs CIOss, fllCR,
Fockler, Gamble, Gray, Gnnderson. Helyig,
Hoyer, Hoyt, Huseboc, Johnson. Langness,
M.uksch, Shelly, s,.monsop, Stewart, Tryg-
stsd, Weeks, and Mr.. Sp, ake,A2O.
Noes-Messrs. Brown, Peterson. stephens,
Walton, Weber and Whi,6.ld-6.
Whitfield changed his vote and gave
notice Of a motion 10 reconsider.
On motion Of MI. Gamble, the house re-
coded from ito amendment fixing theeourt
at Rapid City.
On motion. Of Mr.. Gamble, the house
adopted the amendments r.con mt1 did in
tie majority report. 1@
On motion Of Mr.. Burbank al reference
to the third Judicial district was stricken
from the bill. sS as.