Morris tribune., 1883-06-06
BISNdnh7.S 1I2IIEfiL.
Hote the Location oftte CdPitot Of Dd-
kota at the City on III Big Muddy
Vas 4ccompiish"d-Rcm Es-
tate booming and crerg-
body Happy.

BIsMARK, June 1.-The people of
| Bismark are about as happy as they
well can be. They look upon the To-
cation of the capital here as determiu-
! ing the future of the city beyond a
question. There is already big boom
! in real estate, but there will he a
! bigger when the land donated TO the
state has been plated in accordance
with the resolution OF the commission.
| Nothing which Alexander Mckenzie
might ask of the hands Of Bismark
would be refused him. The lions
share of the credit for the triumph of
| Bismarck belongs to him. When the
ballUtiag began on Saturday il was
pretty well understood that a decision
was TO be made before the close of the
day, ami that il would he in favor of
Bismark Seven ballots were taken,
all with precisely the same result, viz:
Scott ami Mckenzie for Bismark,
Myers, Hughes and Spaulding for
BedTieid, bedding and Delony for
Pierre, Matthews for Huron and
Thompson for Mitchell. \ recess
was then taken until afternoon.
GISMARK WINS.
When the commission re-aasembled
after dinner the clerk at once called
the roll. with the following result:
Scott, Bedding. Dc:ung ami Mckenzie
voted for B:onlark Matthews fnr
Huron, THOMPSON for Huron, T"np-
son for Mitchell, Meyers, Spaulding
The next vote was
Hughes, : .ott, Mckenzie, Bedding
and belong for Ri~mark; Spauiding
and Myers for Redfield ; Matthews for
Huron, and Thompson for Mitchell.
8ismar!l MA, etyc,Ir,~i chosen. Mr..
Huulpsnn moved, and Spalding sec
'I"d him, To MAKE tin "''nire Hnani-
NOUS, and this ";t~ c..rricd without
dissent.
After a further recess of fifteen |
minutes Il series of resolutions were |
pa>>cd, reciting the appointment ut !
the commission. their selection OF thc |
ground Offered by Bismark for capi- |
tni site, namely the northeast CUR IT |
If Secti"u 81, luHm l39, north ~ r.t,,gs'
- west. ana the north half cf lhc !
north half Of section ., town is, !
north of range 50 west. 1t declares
the first piece mentioned a. the place |
N which the capitol shall be hnilt |
and provides that the tract nc sur
veyed and laid out a prescribed by
the act If the egislattTc-tWcnty
acres for capitol grounds and the re-
Maiuder 10 he plated in lots and
blocks that the work II laying "Ht |
said grounds lee begun ii once, 4n3
that MeSSrs. Hughes. SpaIding, Nc
kenzie, Bedding ami Thompson. are
i building committee and
authorized and Instructed 70 cause II
De issued notice 10 architects asking
for plans and specifications for the
tapit0l building. and take such action
as may he necessarily 10 secure plans
FOR said building as provided ly the
aW. After some further business Of
10 generalimportance the commission
subject to the call of the
chairman.
HOW II Is RECEIVED.
Il is believed that the location Of
he CAPITOL here will give more
general satisfaction than would the
ofany other place. Bi>lnark |
vas the second choice of all the south
Dakota aspirants. There i no doubt
hat when the bill passed there was
general understanding that the cap |
tai would be located south Of the
parallel. Since the pass :
ige bill, however, there has been a
COMPLETE CHANGE IL PUBLIC
SENTIMENT
TO The probability of divis on
N the forty->iXth parallel. Hon.
Alex. Mckenzie, being fully aware of !
his change in sentiment, was shrewd | !
nough TO put i'll bid for Bisnlrk
/ the last hour fixed upon TO receive
i'd aud a. a raSult piSfparl- food as | I
he only north Dakota city having {
made bid early enough to secure its
consideration.