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

part OF the legislature to pass such mea
sure. Mr.. Packard attorney for the bond
holders, is to arrive tonight to consul,
in regard to the relief he desires. The
company is ready to do anything reason.
| able to fix up the matter as is shown ir
the foregoing statement of new bills. Mr.
Walsh introduced in the council thil
morning an elaborate bill for the remova
OF the capitol of Dakota. 1t Itprovides thai
one day after the final adjournment o.
the present legislature the Capitol of Da
kato shall be located at Huron and tha
within sixty DAYS thereafter the variou!
territorial officers shall remove all record!
to that place. The location to be at OF
within two miles Of Huron. A. b. Mel
vile, of Huron, NJ. w. Scott, of Crane
Forks, and W. 8. Dow, of Yankton, arr
appointed in the bill to select a location
for the capitol. Tomorrow the leglsla.
ture is to visit the insane asylum located
at Yankton.
YANKToN, Jan. 3l--Half day sessions
of both houses. This afternoon:the Gov.
erner and legislature visited the insane
asylum located here. Banquet and
speeches by the governor, Major Dewitt
president of trustees, and Councilman
jackson, of Minnehaha county. Asylum
inspected by the legislative party.
In council to-day Walsh introduced q
bill to regulate wheat elevators and grad
ing of wheat in the same.
Council passed bill to allow husband
or wife to sell real estate in certain cases,
also to amend section 800 of civil pro.
cedure providing for the dockcting OF
judgments.
In the house the following bills were
lntroduced:
BY Choteau to establish normal
school at Spear Fish, Lawrence county.
BY Benson to regulate revenue and col.
lection thereof to be derived from mining
BY Benson to authorize the county OF
Barnes to fund its Indebtedness.
BY McAllister providing that persons
convicted of murder shall suffer death
penalty or Imprisonment for life at the
discretion Of the jury.
BY Wynn to amend exemption law.
House passed bills as follows: Fol
construction of Jail and court house III
Beadlc county. Amending section one
chapter IA of the political code. Bill tc
legalze records of conveyances where
record shows no seal of officer before
whom the instrument was acknowledged
Bill requiring railways to construct fences
in certain cases. Bill for construction Of
Jail and court house in Walsh county
Benson's mining bill introduced IN tho
house. Among other things 1t provide:
for the appointment by the governor, witt
consent of the legislative council, of three
persons to whom all mining matters shall
be referred and who shall be paid an an.
nual salary of $4,000 each. Under the
provisions of the bill no mining company
can be incorporated until the commits
sioners have reported in favor OF
such incorporation after an examination
of the property. The board is also to tiA
the taxable value of all mines and one pei
cent. of the gross product of mines to bt
their proportion of tax. Stamp, mills
and reduction works are to pay one pei
cent. tax on product of ore.
Wynn's bill amending exemption bill
allows $500 personal exemption and 6
lov,,oc< m 4 u,o l,o1 o% MT morn <hon Al O0O
1t provides for board Of appraisers to fil
the value of homestead and divide it II
found to be worth more than the sun
specified. The debtor IS permitted to re-
tain such portion as the board sets apart
and balance is to be sold for the benefi,
of creditors. If it cannot be divided the
whole Is to be be sold, the debtor to be
given 81 900 of the proceeds and creditor
the balance if it is due him. In case the
homestead does not sell for $1,000 sale is
to be null and void. Provision is made
for reasonable length of time for re.
demptioa.
YANkroN, Feb. bills introduced in
council:
BY Nickeus, to regulate marriage and
provide for keeping record Of marriages
BY Walsh, an act to establish lndepen.
dent school districts of Grand Forks.
In the house: BY Benson, to authorize
commissioner of Morton county to issue
bonds to fund outstanding Indebtedness
of the county.
BY Robinson, to legalize acts of a pecu-
liar nature on holidays.
The house bill repeating the extra
salary of Judge Moody of the Black Hills
district passed the house to-day.
The capitol bill was was referred in
council to the committee on territorial
affairs, jackson, Nlckeus and Mcintosh
Council passed council bill granting
husband or wife power to control real
estate in certain cases; also, bill prescrib-
ing rules for execution Of trust arising
under act of congress for relief of lnhabl :
tants on public lands.
There was a brief contest in the house
this afternoon over the reference of MIR
Benson's mining and commission bill
The question came up on reference of the
bill. Mr.. Ben son desiring to place 1t in
hands Of special commissioner as the
standing committee on mines and mining
contains three or four Black Hills mem.
bers. Mr.. Bowman tried to strangle the
bill in its inception by causing its indeti-
mite postponement but the house refused
| to take action by II to 8. Mr.. Benson
| Gained hiR first noint but it cannot be