Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-02
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Territorial legislature.

Territorial Legislature.
YANKToN, Jan. 26--Bills introduced ir
council: By Walsh to establish the office
of county attorney; by jackson to amend
section 60, article 2, chapter l, title
part of the civil code. This amends thu
divorce law making actual separation fol
three years sufficient grounds for divorce
also when it Is shall appear that Is impos'
sible for the parties to live peaceably to.
gether, and it shall appear to be for the
welfare of both to separate.
In the house, Sterling for the erection
of courthouse and Jail for the county o1
Deadle.
by Rice to legalize the record Of the
conveyances of land when the rccord
shows no seal to the certificate of the
officer; by Rice, defining therefor an
effect of instruments heretofore recorded
IN the Office of the register of deeds when
the same were not legally entitled tc
record.
BY Nowlin to regulate the applications
for pardons.
BY rychsen to amend section SO, chap.
ter IA, of the law of 1879 to require the
reading of the bible IN public schools.
Mr.. Thompson's bill to increase the
maximum price of license for the sale oi
liquor to 1000 and increase the bend
liability of saloon keepers, went half way
through the legislature this morning apd
was then pulled back and sat down upon.
1t passed the house, several of the mem.
bers voting for 1t without really knowing
what was up, but as soon as they found
out the purport of the bill they had
passed they got reconsideration and
killed the bill by small majority.
Several bills of no special general i'm.
portance were killed in the council to-day.
The Grand Forks charter bill was re-
ferred back to its originator for correc-
ton.
Speaker Williams, of the house, left
this afternoon for the east on three days
trip and 1nman, of Clay, democr at, is
speaker protein.
YANKroN, Jan. 26-Jud LaMoure, SER
geant at arms, who has been in poor
health for some time had hemmorhage OF
the lungs last night and to-day he re-
signed his position in the house and
Theodore Reiter, of Richland county
was appointed his successor. The bill
raising the maximum of the liquor license
to 81 900 was killed in the house this
morning and the bill increasing and fix.
ing the fees of the clerks of district
courts was killed in the council.
YANKToN, Jan. 27-ln the house to-day
a bill was introduced to repeal the extra
salary heretofore allowed Judge Moody O
the first district; also bill to establish
the county of Steele by taking fraction
from Trail and Griggs counties.
In the council bill was introduced tt
create the office of county auditor; also 6
bill to permit the collection of debts by
Karnishment. Hon. John Lawler, 8
prominent railroad man Is here. Legis-
lation IN regard to railroad matters is
presumed to have suggested the visit.
YANKToN, Jan. 29-Another two houl
session to-day. The legislature has only
held half day sessions 50 far and appears
to have little to do. Promise more worL
will develop by and bye. There are thir'
ty days of session left. Bills were intro
duced by Wagner to require railroad
companies to construct fences in certain
cases, by Rinehart to repeal chapter IL;
of the laws of 1881 providing for the reg.
istration of voters and to prevent fraudu'
lent voting; to repeal section q, chapter
%, of political code entitled revenue; tc
amend chapter 81, of political code.
House bills nineteen, twenty-six and
flf,een were passed by council. House
bill 10 regulate applications for pardoni
pissed the house.
Pvatt gave uotice of motion to recon.
s,der the vote by which council bill thlr.
teen was passed by the house. The bill
"a amended increases the maximum mum
Der for Grand Jury from l6 to Is. Origi'
nal bill made the maximum % and Pyatt
moves reconsideration for the purpose
Of restoring the maximum provided in
the origins! bill.
Choteau gave notice Of bill permit
ting Deadwood to give bonds to the Black
Hills & Fl. Pierre Ry Go. 1t contem
plates the enactment of special Law
law which will give the city of Dead.
wood permission to vote bonds to a mar.
row gauge line now running from Lake
City within twelve miles of Rapid City
1t is expected that the election commit
tee will make Its report tomorrow on
the continued case from the 18th District
YANkroN, Jan. 3o-Bills introduced IN
the council:
BY Roberts, to amend section 3. u and
3sl, of code of civil procedure in relation
TO attorney fees.
BY Roberts, relating TO the cost in clvi
actions.
Dv JaCkSOn, 10 incorporate Tic Guy Ol
Sioux Falls.
By Walsh, to allow supervisors of town.
ships to issue bonds for the purpose o
improving public highways.
BY Walsh, to locate the seat of thu
government of the territory and to pro
vide for the removal of records and othe,
property of the territory to the seat of til,
government.
In the house: BY Bowman, to ament
chAnter Ii of code of civil nrocednre 70