The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30

Gates of removal. Deterrent amendments
have been considered and rejected, until
finally the one proposed this morning was
decided to be the most satisfactory to all
concerned When IL o'clock arrived, the
time set for the consideration of the bill, the
council resolved itself into q committee Of
the whole, with Mr.. Jones of Hutchinson
county-Gamble's c~olleague-in the chair
President MISSIONER, who had a seat In the
house, apparently eager to put himself on
record in the matter, rose before Chairman
Jones had an opportunity either to announce
the business before the committee or TIC read
the title Of the bill, and proposed an amend
ment
wESToyER's
The first section, providing for the removal
of the seat of government from Bismarck to
Pierre, was left unchanged The remainder
OF the bill reads as follows:
Section 2. Any and all interest or title which
the said Territory OF Dakota may have acquired
In any real property under or in pursuance OF an
act entitled AN act to provide for the location
of the seat of government Of the Territory of
Dakota and for the erection of public buildings
thereat, approved March 8, 1883, and any and
all ~ir1eresG or title which the said territory may
possess in on to any building or buildings that
may have been constructed on such real prop
erty is hereby released and transferred TO the per-
sons who contributed money, labor or materials
for the construction of the capitol building and
the improvement OF the grounds thereat in pro-
portion to The sum or sums of money so con-
tributed, or the value of the labor performed or
materials furnished and unpaid: and all indebt-
edness incurred by the capitol commission men
toned in said act for labor shall be first paid
out of the proceeds received from the sale of the
said real property, and the district court or
judge thereof, upon the application OF any person
having contributed any labor, money or mate
rial, shall have power to appoint a receiver of all
of said property, vitn power to control, sell, or
dispose OF said real property to pay all of the
said Indebtedness, and thereafter to dis
tribute the balance received from the
sale or disposition Of said property
to all persons who have contributed labor,
materials or money as aforesaid, pro rata, and
said receiver shall have full power of a receiver
under the code of civil procedure under the
direction of the district court or a judge thereof.
Sec. 3. Within ten days after the taking
effect OF this act all the territorial officers,
whose offices are properly kept at the seat OF
government, shall remove their several offices,
together with the public property, archives,
records, books and papers, TO the said city OF
Pierre; and the public offices of tho said ter
ritory shall thereafter be kept at said city of
Pierre, and the future sessions OF the legislature
shall be there held.
Sec. A. Upon the taking effect of this act the
present legislative assembly shall stand adj
journed until the seventh dav thereafter, when
1t shall convene at the city of Pierre, where the
remainder of the sixteenth session of the legis-
lative assembly of said territory shall be held.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts in any man
DGI COullCbllR WIFI any VI JuC pIOtl6lCu6 OI
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force on and after It's passage and approval.
Some discussion arose as to the provisions
Of the bill as regards the power of the
Judge of the district court to pass upon the
titles of property involved, the claim being
made that a certain district should be specI-
fed. Finally, on motion of Mr.. Nickeus, the
committee rose and reported the bill back to
the council, with the recommendation that
fha ,nnn1.Nan,N hA rsnEa 0xxI that 3fozx.u
sion of the bill be made the special order for
tomorrow at IL o'clock.
IN THE HOUSE
a similar amendment was proposed by
Mr.. Pickler. Mr.. Williams moved the refer
ence Of the amendment to a select committee
of twelve, consisting of one member from
each legislative district. Mr.. Picker moved
that the motion be laid on the table. and
succeeded in carrying his motion Then fol-
lowed about an hour of flibustering, Mr..
Pickler leading the southern and Mr. Will
Jams the northern forces. Mr.. Williams Is
much the better pa~rliamentarian of the
two; but what his opponents lacked
In knowledge of sJefferson's Manual they
supplemented by the force of superior
numbers. The supporters of the bin finally
voted to refer it to the committee for en-
grossment, after which iG will come up in it's
/ regular order tomorrow for consideration.
The fi1ibustering resorted TO is more or less
directly chargeable TO Pickler, who desired
to secure the notoriety OF having his bill
passed by the house before the council bill is
passed The majority OF the southern mem
bers prefer. however, that the council take
action first, in order that in case of an execu-
tive veto the bill will be returned to the
senior body for consideration
An important bill was introduced by MI.
Southwick, providing for the assessment,
levy and collection of taxes upon railroad
and telegraph companies. Following are it's
principal provisions, the entire bill being
based upon the Illinois law:
Section /. Every person or corporation oper-
eting railroads in the territory shall return
sworn lists of their property.
Sec. 2. Companies shall file with the county
clerk of each county full lists OF property in
Sec. 8. Right Of way and superstructure shall
be held real estate for the purpose Of taxation.
Sec. A. The value of track to be listed and
taxed In the several counties.
Sec. s. Rolling stock OF all kinds, including
dining and sleeping cars. to be listed as personal
property for purposes OF taxation.
The other sections provide that a schedule OF
real estate shall be filed with county clerks;
! that a schedule of all kinds of property shall be
filed with the territorial auditor: that neglect TO
make return of property shall be punishable by
a fine OF not less than 81 900 or TO exceed 3d.
OUO; that schedules shall also be given to the
territorial board of equalization. and that the
rate OF taxation shall be determined by assess
ment, as in the case of any other property.
BISMARCK, OAK, opeclai lelegram, Jan.
23.-The council grappled with the capital
removal bill this morning with a will. Every
member had evidently entered the chamber
with a determination to perform his dis
agreeable task as soon as possible, in order
that the work of law making might proceed
uninterruptedly. Most of the member of
the house, as well as a large number OF cite
zens, were present to listen to the debate
Immediately after the reading of the journal
the council resolved itself into a committee
of the whole. with Mr.. Jones of Hutchinson
in the chair, for the consideration OF the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr.. West
over. A motion was made and seconded for
the adoption OF the amendment. VIXEN Mr..
Jones was attacked with hemorrhage of the