Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-09

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from the north, one from the Black Hills
one from the seventh legislative district
one from Yankton, and three from Other
portions of Southern Dakota. The gov.
ernor is using the veto club to bring
members into line fol the bill and has
gained some by this means.
The bill goes to the council Monday and
will there take its regular order. S,H
members are pledged to vote against 1t
and without one of these it will fail. The
syndicate is ready to pay heavy sums fol
votes, and hopes to buy one before Mon.
day. Unless they succeed, ana it is not
probable they will, the bill will be de.
feated. jackson, Jerauld, Dewey, Mcln-
tosh, Washabaugh and Siebach are solid
against it in council, and tonight in eau.
Gus manifested determination to stay
there.
| YANKToN, March 5.-Interest has CEN
tered as usual to day on the capital re-
moyal and little else talked. The com.
mission bill passed by the house went to
the council this forenoon, and then had
the first reading. There is a solid vote of
six against it, and this means defeat, as
all Of the members have held up their
hands and said they would not consent.
The syndicate has about given up and a
new deal is developing to move the capi-
tai to Sioux Falls They will try this
perhaps to gain the vote of Councilman
jackson of Sioux Falls district, who is
one of the six against the It'll. Only
four days more Of the session and it is
necessary to make quick moves. The
governor feels the practical defeat of the
commission scheme deeply and says he
wants to get out of Yankton because lie
has sacrificed all friends by the advocacy
of the scheme. Yesterday, which was
Sunday, he encountered Geo. Rice, of
Moody county, member Of the house, IN
the streets and took him to task for re-
marks made agalnt the governor in Rice's
Saturdays speech in the house. The af-
fair created much comment as an unusual
spectacle. The house to-day under sus-
pension of the rules passed the house bill
providing for the local taxation of rail-
roads. This bill was introduced
| by Towner, northern member, but
northern men generally do not favor the
bill, and there is Indignation at Towner,
who IS charged with being influenced by
the governor. Harvey also passed under
suspension of the rules, a house bill 10
create the office Of attorney general,
which is twin measure to the capital re-
moval commission bill, and an attorney
general is wanted who will not carry the
matter into the courts.
The council passed the council bill to
provide against local discrimination in
railway freight rates.
| The governor vetoed the bill to estab-
llsh normal school at Madison, Lake
county.
The council passed the house bill to
create the counties of Delano, Pyatt,
Scobey, Sterling, Martin and jackson,
which passed by unanimous vote.
The house passed the council bills pro
viding for fire escapes in public bdlldings
and to create the Office of district attor-
ney.
Bill passed increasing the salary OF ter.
rltorial treasurer to $4,000 per annum.
YANkToN, March GA large number
of local bills passed both houses to-day
but nothing of great Importance. The
legislature is flooded with local measures,
every man who stood IN with the capital
removal scheme beng busy grinding axes
1t now appears certain that the capital
removal bill will pass the council to-mor-
row, and from there will go to the gov.
ernor to be signed. Advocates of the COM
mission scheme succeeded last night in
winning over Mr.. Jerauld, of Lincoln
county, who has heretofore stood solid
against the scheme, and his vote gives
the bill majority. The bill comes W
tomorrow on third reading. 1t was to-
day referred to an old special committee
created to consider an original bill tc
locate the capital at Huron, the president
of the council ruling down protests of the
minority. Its reference Is merely mat
ter of form and report will be favorable
YANKToN, March 7,-As indicated yes.
terday the capital commission bill passed
the council to-day by the follow votes:
irI. Inv
Nickeus, Roberts, Walsh and Mr.. Presi'
dent.
Nays Dewey jackson, McIn tosh
Washabaugh and Ziebach.
The bill was amended in the council sc
that the commissioners are named in the
bill, land for the capital site increased
from twenty to 160 acres and the pay OF
the commissioners reduced from $40 to 81
per day.
The commissioners to locate the capita
are Milo w. Scott, of Grand Forks, Bur
leigh F. Spauld,ng, of Fargo, Alex. Nc
Kenzie, of Bismarck, Chas. II. Myers, o
Sphinx, Geo. A. Mathews, Of Brooklngs
Henry Ii. Delons, NJ. d. Thompson, o
Vermlllion, and John p. Belding, o
DeadwOod. Scott is Councilman Walsh
best man; Spaulding is Councilman
Roberts friend; Mckenzie IS Councilman
, Nickeus' choice; Myers is Councilman
McCauley's right bower; Mathews is tn
business partner of President Scobey, o
the council; Delong is Councilman
Jerauld's favorite; Hughes is the devote'
servant of Gov. Ordway, and Thompson
is responsible for the election of Burdicl