Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-09
we're then adopted, and the bill goes to
the governor for his signature.

act, as the organic act of the territory
says, "be located by the governor and
legislature" and gives no authority to
commissioners to select. Argument on
this bill occupied day in the council and
the house recess early this forenoon so
as to be in position to adopt the council
amendments to the bill without suspcn-
sion Of the rules, which would have been
necessary if the regular order had teen
passed. Early in the day the whole scheme
was well fixed and won.
YANKTON, March S.-Leglslatlon went
along smoothly to day and not much ex-
citcment. Jeranld, of Lincoln county,
who held the balance of power in the
council on the capital removal bill, and
after long hesitation went over to the
side of the enemy and carried the bill,
has been ANONYMOUSLY sat down on by
the men he served. Measures they prom
ised to carry through for him, particular
ly those relating to the railways, have
been ruthlessly slaughtered, and Jerauld
given to understand the crowd were
through with him. There was scheme
fixed to attempt the removal of the U. s.
court from Yankton TO Jerauld's home,
but it is dropped. Members of the land
syndicate who procured thu passage Of
the capital bill are fearful the Yankton
people will contest in the courts the re-
moval act, which is admitted to be un-
constitutional, and have been interview
ing leading citizens to-day, promising to
keep hands off the court if they will not
appeal to the court.
The governor signed the capital bill to-
day. In honor of the event the Yankton
cornct band was out on street parade,
discourslng its best music. The cause of
rejoicing Is not so much the capital re-
moyal as the fact that its removal takes
Gov. Ordway from here. lie always has
been unpopular and his connection with
the capital and syndicate made him still
more 50.
The legislature will adjourn sine die
about midnight Tomorrow night.
The legislative appointment bill as finally
fixed up and as 1t will probably pass to-
morrow makes the districts as follows:
1st--Clay, Union and Lincoln counties.
nd--Yankton, Hutchinson and Miner
counties
3rd--Bonhomme, Charles Mix, Doug
las, Amora, Jerauld, Davidson, Brule,
Buffalo and Hanson counties.
4th-- Minnehaha, McCook and Miner
counties.
5th--Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake and
Moody counties.
6th-Hamlin, Clark, Sphinx, Beadlc,
Sanborn, Baulk. Hand, Potte, Su]ly,
Hyde and Hughes counties.
7th--Deuce, Grant, Codington, Day,
Brown, Edgerton, McCauly, lugman,
Mcpherson, Edwards, Campbell, Roberts
and Walworth counties.
s,h-Lswrence, Pennington, Custer,
Butte and Fallercr counties.
9th--Barnes, St1tsman, Griggs, Foster,
Wells, Kldder, Burleigh, Sheridan, Ste.
vens, RenvilIc, Mountralle, Wallace,
Howard, Williams, Mercy, Morton,
Hark, Billings, Emmons, Logan, Benson,
Dcsmet, Rolette, Battineau and McHenry
counties.
lOth-Cass, Richland, Ransom, Sar-
gent, LaNloure and Dlckey counties.
llth--Grapd Forks, Nelson, Trallle and
Steele counties.
l2th-Pembina, Nickeus, Cavalier
Walsh, Harvey and Ramsey connties.
Tie council bill which provides for
South Oak ,ta passed the house.