The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-02-22

In the council, the report OF the COM
mittee on counties favoring the bill erect
Wagner county, with Scotland for the
county seat and making Springfield the
county-seat of Bon Homme county and
.Miltown the county seat of Hutchinson
county was adopted and the action has
caused much comment. The bill is called
unnecessary aud outrageous. The bill
locating and constructing university at
Grand Forks passed.
In the house. Mr. Rice's bill taxing
railroads on their valuation was kill
| ed.
THIRTY NINTH DAY.
This was busy day in the Legislature.
The most important measures have been
the various appropriation bills, which
have passed both houses. These include
S75, 900 in bonds for permanent asylum
improvements, and S55, 900 for two years
contingent expenses; $780, 600 in bonds
for Dakota university al Nermillion and
contingent expenses, in addition to pro-
viding funds for the normal school at
Speartish, and providing $50, 900 in bonds
for the north Dakota university at Grand
Forks.
The bill making twenty cents descrip-
ton the price for publishing tax-sales,
and the bill authorizing the retunding of
the indebtedness of Yankton county passed
both houses.
The bill sub-dividing Brown county was
favorably reported in the council in COM
mittee of the whole. The new county of
Nckeus will be north of Nelson, and
formed from Walsh and Cavalier, Ord
way county is still further north and form
ed from Pembina and Cavalier.
FORTIETH DAY
Washabaugh introduced in the council
a resolution for appointing committee to
draft q bill to call convention for south
Dakota, making an appointment, etc.
Thelresolut;on was adopted. .-.7
A resolution passed both houses to-day
/ instructing the territorial treasurer to fur
nsb statement Of the delinquent taxes
of the various counties due the treasury
during the past five years; also an
approximate statement of the revenue of
the territory for the next two years. 1t
is understood that several counties are be-
hind with their taxes, and some effort
will be made to make them come for
ward.
Benson's bill creating mining com
mission and taxing bnllion came MP in the
house and was defeated. .....
Bills passed the council Providing for
killing wolves, foxes, gophers and squir-
rels. Creating the counties Of Edgerton,
lnman and McC.uley from Brown coun
ty.
The committee of the whole favorably
reported the bill prohibiting the import
alton of Texas and Cherokee cattle.
FORTY SECOND DAY.
An interesting discussion took place in
the house over Mr.. McAlister's bill re-
ducing the exemption from legal process
from 81, 500 to $500. The bill passed by
a vote of 12 to L. Several members con-
slider the reduction too sweeping, and a
move will be made for reconsideration
and compromise on $500 .........
Bills we're introducedin the house for
creating Towner, Harvey, Nickeus and
Benson counties in Devils Lake coun-
ty.
The council passed a bill prohibiting
the importation of Texas md Cherokee
cattle Council bills introduced: By Mr..
Jackson, to establish the Dakota school
for deaf mutes at Sioux Falls. By Mr.
Jerauld, for creating the Office of attorney
general. BY Mr.. Dewey, for protecting
school lands and improvements thereon
By Mr. Nickeus, to establish and CON
tract for an insane asylum at Jamestown
The bill for the taxation of mines on
their products and for the appointment of
mining commission armed with unusual
powers, which has been slumbering in
committee for some time past, was resur-
ected and given its quietus
Mr.. Washabaugh has introduced anoth-
er resolution in the council calling for
the appointment of a committee to take
the preliminary steps for a constitutional
convention for southern Dakota. It is
the desire of many people. that the legis-
ature make move in this direction, so
as to provide for any contingency which
may arise
FORTY-THIRD DAY.
Mr. Jerauld introduced in the council
a bill creating tax commission of three,
who shall investigate the whole subject of
taxation with a view especially TO ascer-
tanning the inequalities ana evasions of
taxes with salary of Sc per day for ac-
tual time employed, and expenses.
In the house, Mr.. Thompson's bill tax
ing railroads the same as ether property,
indefinitely postponed The house at
last passed the bill appropriating s77, 900
for current penitenitary expenses for two
years.
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