Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-02

the Governor appears to have u combina
ton of his own we'll in hand.
The capitol removal is agitated strong
er than ever, and the climax will be
reached probably tomorrow. There are
many in favor of removal, but divided as
to place. The committee is to report to-
morrow on the bids of various towns.
Washabaugh's council bill to provide
a constitutional convention for southern
Dakota was introduced to-day.
Roberts has introduced bill to provide
for public examiners of accounts.
Sterling has introduced bill to create
the counties of Shannon, Washington,
Morton, Wagner, Pinchart, Chateau,
Lugenbeel and Washabaugh from the
present Shannon, White RIVER and
Lugenbeel counties.
Council bill making an appropriation
of $50, 900 for additional improvement at
Sioux Falls passed.
| YANKToN, Feb. 27-- Yesterdays prom
lsed reconsideration Of the confirmation
of Gov. Ordway's son as auditor did not
come up and will not.
The governor to-day signed the bill
locating the northern pcnitentiary at Bis
marck, and appropriating $4,000 for its
construction.
Walsh introduced bill to provide for
maintaining the north university at
Grand Forks.
funds to construct deaf mute asylum at
Sioux Falls.
The governor signed bills defining the
boundaries of Hyde county; authorizing
school district No. Clark county to ls-
sue bonds; to amend the incorporation
act OF the village of Flandrean; for an
agricultural college at Brooklngs; pro-
vlding funds for the completion of the
university of Dakota at Vermillion; es-
tablishing territorial university at
Grand Forks; providing funds for the
construction of the university of North
Dakota at Grand Forks; creating the
counties of McCau]ey, Edgerton and In
man, and defining the boundaries of
Brown county.
House bills passed the house: To
stock the waters of Dakota with foolish;
to create the county Of Towner and de-
fine the boundaries of Rolette and
Cavalier counties; to create the county
Of Harvey; to attach unorgonized terrific
ry, kichland county; to create counties of
Willard, Bowman, Ewing, Burdick, Bill
lings and Harding; to incorporate the
city of Grafton.
Council bills passed house: Author
izing Deadwood 70 issue bonds in aid of
railroad construction; to erect court
house In LaMoure county; to incorporate
the city of Brooklngs.
Sterling put in a bill to-day to move
the United States court from Yankton to
Huron.
The capital movement is quiet, but it
is rumored that Gov, Ordway's scheme IS
to leave the location to commission ap-
pointed by himself IS gaming ground. A
syndicate is working inside for this rea
son. If 1t succeeds there's speculation in
it.
A department for Dakota of the grand
army of the republic was organized here
to-day by Major Free, provisional com.
mander. Nine of the sixteen posts in
Dakota are represented by delegates and
the following departments officers were
chosen: Commander, Thos. s. Free,
Sioux Falls; senior vice commander, A.
Hughes, Yankton; junior vice comman-
der, s. w. Laird, Pierre; medical dlrec-
tor, j. E. Snyder, Egau; chaplain, Rev.
j. G. Travis, Yanktcn; assistant adjutant
general, W. s. Potter, Sioux Falls; coun-
Gil of administration, }. A. Wallace, Elk
point; j. E. Elson, Huron; j. l.. Jolley,
Vermllllon: q. w. Harlan, Canton; j.
NJ. Adams, Mitchell; S.A. Bayles, Yank-
ton, chosen delegate, national encamp-
ment at Denver, and NJ. b. Kent Elk
point, alternates.
YANKToN, Feb. 2s-Bills introduced
fixing the salary of the territorial treasurer
at q, 600 per year; fixing the salary of the
superintendent Of public instruction at
81 200 per annum.
To authorize the county of Lawrence to
issue bonds to refund outstanding IN
debtedness.
House bills passed counsil: To author
ize the county of Morton to issue bonds
4 to fund Indebtedness; to create and define
the boundaries of Steele county; to estab-
lish territorial normal school at Penn
bina; to amend the incorporation act of
Mandan; to limit liability of irrigating
ditch owners and companies; caeatlng
the county of Schnasse to preserve waters
of the James river for domestic and drink
ing purposes.
Council bills passed the house: Amend
ing the Fargo education act; authorizing
the taxation of telephone companies; to
legalize the acts of the commissioners of
Crank Forks in issuing bonds; to legalize
assessment in the city of Grand Forks.
There is yet considerable talk in refer
ence to the scheme to appoint a committee
!; upon the location of the capital. The
proposition is for the governor to appoin,
committee and the council to confirm
his nominations 1t gained some strength
asst night but appears to te more quiet
} to-day. Towns which first started the
capital removal are now considered and
! all interest centre on the possibility tha