Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-02
vOL5.
Territorial LegIslature.

penitentary at Bismarck and approprla
ting $50, 900 for its construction.
The house bill to modify the exemption
law was filed in council.
The council bills makine appropria-
tions for the agricultural college al
Brookings and for normal schools a,
PeE,bina and Springfield passed the
house.
The house passed a resolution censur-
ing council for neglectlng to treat COM
munlcations with respect and binding the
house not to pass any council bills until
council become more courteous.
A resolution passed the house cutting
off new business after next Wednesday,
The capitol removal fight is about the
same. The north is disposed 10 stand for
jamestown, while the south is divided
with Pierre.
Prominent among the bills introduced
were the following: Locating reform
school for juvenile offenders at Pankin-
ton; raising the salary Of probate judge
to $500 ana fees il; counties of not over
5000 inhabitants; to amend session laws
of 1881 relative t o holding district court
In Brookings and Kingsbury counties;
creating the county of Roberts; to create
the county of Butte from portion of
Lawrence county; to locate 3 normal
school at Baxton; Trail county, giving
cities, towns and villages the exclusive
right to license the sale of liquors; to es
tablish and provide for maintenance of
uniform system in common schools.
Benson introduced bill for division of
Harding and Billings counties into six
counties, three for Billings and three for
Harding. The names are Billings, VIII
lard, Bowman, Ewing, Bordlck and Har-
ding. Ransom county is to be divided
and southern half named Sargent. In
council Washabaugh and Dewey were
appointed committee to draw up bill
providing for calling constitutional
convention for the part of the territory
south of the 46th parallel.
YANKToN, Feb. PA number of i'm
portant council bills of local nature
passed the council The following house
bills passed council:
To amend section 1877 of the civil
service code to secure creditors when
debtors are about to remove from the
county.
To amend section 397 of civil code re-
lating to foreclosure of mortgage by ad-
vertisement.
Relating to the disposition of hides of
neat cattle.
House bill modifying exemption laws
was lost in council.
Council bill authorizing bringing suits
to recover delinquent taxes on certain
lands IN Black Hills county passed coun-
Gil also house bill to establish and endow
school university at Rapid City.
Council bills passed house:
To amend section 46, chapter 81, poll
tical code, providing for appeals from de-
cisi ons of county commissioners.
To provide compensation for publica-
ton of tax sales. House bills passed
house: To legalize acts of the commits
sioners of Walsh county; tc incorporate
the village of Mandan; to create the
county of Sergeant from the south half
of Ransom county; to provide an examln-
er of public accounts.
In council committee of the whole q
long discussion over council bill to tax
railroad lands was made special order.
Nelson Of Pemblna introduced q resol-
utlon IN the house censuring railroad
representatives for being present and
charging them with an attempt to influ-
ence legislation, particularly in reference
to the capitol removal. After double
headed preamble. the resolution reads:
Resolved, That members of the leglsla-
latiye assembly, as representatives of the
people Of this territory, express our con-
demnation of the course adopted by such
representatives as q corrupt and unjustifi.
able interference with honest legislation.
There was long argument, and the
house by vote of 18 to 6 rejected the
resolutiou.
The capitol matter is quiet. The COM
mittee to receive proposals meets Monday
night and action is expected in council
: on Tuesday.
The president of the council appointed
Roberts, Washabaugh, Ziebach and Jer.
auld as council representatives of the
joint apportionment committee 20 redis.
trict legislative districts.
YANKToN, Feb. 26-The feature of to.
day has been the nomination by the gov.
ernor of territorial treasurer and auditor
and their confirmation by the council
For treasurer VIM. H. McVay, of Yank-
ton, the present incumbent Is appointed
and for auditor George l.. Ordway, o.
Pierre, son of the governor. The latte1
appointment has created much surprise.
The office is the best in Dakota, being
worth over "a 600 per year. The council
debated the confirmation of the audito
half an hour, and finally gave it by vot
of seven to five. There was talk of re
consideration this afternoon, but it fel
through. It may be done Tomorrow.
In the house the house bill to move tn
deaf and dumb asylum from Sioux Fall
to the pennltentiary passed the house
The legislature received a message fror
Gov. Ordway, transmitting copy of
communication from Gov Grossly @
Montana, recon- nending that Dako,
unite with Montana In the passage o