Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1879-02-20

future territories.
The Railroad Bill referred to in former
letter, has passed both houses aud is being
enrolled for the Governors signature. 1t
has been amended 50 as not to- effect taxa
tton Of railroad lands. only the road. bed
and rolling stock.
A bill to regulate baking has passed
both houses.
MI. Lsugness' House bill putting liquor
licenses $500 to $1,000, is awaiting lis
third reading in the House. It will stand
a better show than his 6rst bill did, and
there might be such thing as it passing
and becoming \ law.
A bill has passed both houses granting
relief to the County Of Graud Forks from
their territorial tax for 1878 and 1879. to
the amount of $1,000, on account Of the
ravages of small pox last summer. We
fear that the Gand Forks Plaindealer in
its denial Of that pest in that county,
dbcd not little.
The big job of the St ssion is on the hands
ofthe jointapportionmeut committee. The
Council committee have prepared bill
which districts the territory as follows: 1st
district, Union county-one member Of
the council and two Of the house; I'd
district, Clay county-one member of the
council and two members of the house;
Sd district, Yankton county-one member
of the council and two of the house; 4th
district, Bon Homme, Charles Mix, i'm
Guiding the Yankton reservation, Brule,
Buffalo, Hutchinson, Armstrong, Hanson
and Dawson countics-one member of the
council and two members of the house;
5th district, Lawrence county-two mem
bers of the coDucil and five members of
the house; 9Th district, Turner and LIN
coin counties-one member of the council
and two members Of the house; 7th dis
trict, Minnchaha and McCook counties
one member of the council aud two of the
house; 9Th district Lake, Moody, Brook
ings, Deuel., Codlngton, Hamlin, Wood
and Grant-one member of the council
and two members of the house; 9th dis
trict, Cass, Richland. Barnes, Ransom,
Foster and Stutsman counties-one men,
Der Of the council and two members of
the house; 10th district, Traill, Grand
Forks, Ramsey and Pembina-one mem.
Der of the council aud two members of
the house; 18th district, Burleigb, Kid.
der, Morton, Emmons and Stcvens-onc
i member Of the council and one member
of the house; 18th district, Pennington
and Custer counties one member of the
house.
MI. Gamble introduced into the house
an spportionment bill which is the same
as the one introduced into the Council
with these exceptions: It gives to Yank.
ton County one member of the Council
and three of the House; to Lawrence
County one member of the Council and
tour members of the House; to Minnehaha
County one member of the Council and
two members of the House, and takes
McCook county from the Minnehaha
County district; to Pennington and Gus
ter counties one member of the Council
and one member of the House; and it
takes Stutsman County out of the ninth
district and places it in the eleventh dis
trict with Burleigh County, as it is claim.
ed that Burleigh and attached counties
will not, without Stutsman County, have
sufficient population to entltle them to q
Councilman and member of the House
Of Representatives.
The big strife will be between the
Yankton and the Hills members
| We see that Bro. Huntley, Of the Bis.
marck Tribune, has been getting married.
'Tis we'll. We present heartily our con-
gratulations. A long and happy married
life to you Bro. H.
The following bills of general import.
ance have been approved by the Gov.
ernor:
Council Bill No. 37-Introduced by
s. G. Roberts, approved Feb. 10th, "An
Act relating to the rules of evidence in
criminal proceedings"
Council Bill No. 54-An Act for an
appropriation to reimburse the Governor
of this Territory for money expended in
construction of Hospital for the Insane,
approved Feb. 10th
Owing to neglect Of the House Enroll.
ing Committee, no House bills have been
| nresente6 aa vpt for Govornor Howo ~,