Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-09
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Territorial Legislature.

Y4ANKToN, Feb. 2-The event of to-day
was the adm. ission to seats in the house of
w. II. Lamb and Z. II. Phillips, contest
ants for the seats of Schafer and Hauser
from the seventh district. They were ad
mltted on unanimous report OF the cleo
tlons committee. McCauley, contestant
from the same district for Donaldson's s
council seat, will probably not get in,
though no report is yet made.
Little Of Importance done to-day. Dew
ey introduced two bills in regard to hos
pital for the insane which provide for ap-
preparations for maintenance Of patients,
board Of officers, ETC., $24,450, wages of
employees 300, fire and lights 81 900,
incidentals Sl,5o0, medicines, books and
amusements $4,000, repair and improve
mcRts s., 500, improvements on farm $3,-
600, Improvements on grounds $1,000,
total $751; $50. The other provides for
erecting wing same size as that of one
built $4,000, finishing the main building
$4,000, steam heating apparatus
and machinery for kitchen and
laundry 900 for building engine house
$4,000, building kitchen, library, laundry,
chapel and shops $4,000, steam engine,
pumps, etc., $4,000, putting IN steam
heating apparatus 81, $50. putting IN gas
machine aud fixtures $4,000, building
barn "a 900; artesian well 1900. Bonds
to be issued amount to s77,5oo, due in
twenty years, with privilege of paying
them any time after five years, interest at
per cent per annum.
Mr.. Scoby introduced bill to punish
any person selling drugged lntoxlcants
with a fine of not over $500 or imprison-
ment in the penitentlary not over two
years. ...
Mr.. CODY this morning introduced a
bill to provide for the issuing of 100000
Of bonds, the funds derived from the sale
of which to be used in constructing ter.
ritorial agricultural college at Brookings.
YANKToN. Feb. 3-Blll introduced in
council by Seibach, to provide funds for
building territorial normal school at
Springfield.
By Donaldson, to allow the people of
Grant county to hold a special election to
1ote on the county seat question.
BY Burdick, an act providing COM
pensation for printing notice of tax
sale.
BY Nickeus, to provide for building a
.ourt house ana Jail for La Moure
:ounty.
BY Roberts, to amend section of code
of civil procedure in regard to claims of
third parties to goods levied on by the
sheriff
Burdick introduced bill IN council to
provide funds for completing the terrtor-
ial university at Vermilllon. Bill pro-
tides for issuing thirty thousand dollars
ponds running twenty years and payable
,ptionally with territory at the end of
ten years and drawing six per cent in
terest.
In house to amend chapter forty-slx,
Of the laws of the thirteenth session.
House bill to require express companies
to pay taxes same as railroads passed
house.
The governor signed the bill to provide
for conducting the territorial university
at Vermillion..
Lamb, the newly seated house member
from the seventh district created slight
sensation this morning by giving notice
of bill to move the territorial deaf and
dumb asylum from Sioux Falls to Water
town which is in Lambs district
YANKroN, Feb. 5-Bill introduced by
Jackson making appropriation for the
current and contingent expenses of the
territorial penitentiary.
BY Jackson authorizing the issue of
Donds to the amount Of 100000 for the
purposes of making permanent improve
ments III the territorial penitentiary and
to purchase and lease additional lands
for stone quarrying.
BY Jeranld, a memorial to congress to
set aside part of the public domain for
the use of the territory of Dakota for
capital purposes.
By Donaldson, to incorporate the city
of Redfeld.
BY Nickeus, providing for the erection
and construction of court house and
Jail for the county of Kidder, also author
izlng school district number one in Kid
der county to issue bonds for building a
school house.
by Nowlin, to define the boundaries of
the first judicial district and fix the time
of holding courts.
BY Nowlin, to amend the fence law in
the Black Hills counties.
BY Nowlin, to repeal certain parts of
the funding act for Pennington and Gus
ter counties, session of 1879.
Roberts gave notice of y bill to provide
for the erection of territorial peniten-
tiary at Fargo.
Council bill Sc providing for an amend
ment to section All of the code of civil
procedure passed the council by unani-
NOUS vote.
House bill repeating the registry act in
the Black Hills counties passed the house.
JOINT resolution providing final ad-
adjournment February 18th was killed in
the house.
Rice's railroad bill was referred to the
house railroad committee. 1t provides
for the assessment and taxation of rail-
road property to be taxed, includes right
of way, road bed, bridges, culverts, roll
llnr stock depOtS stations grounds