Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-01-31
The Dakota Legislature.

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Bismarck, Jan. 1.-THE usual dull
routine of reading the journal and other
prelimnaries were gone through with
until the introduction of bills occupied
the attention of the house. Four bills
were introduced, among them the fol-
lowing, by Mr. Pickler of the S.th dis
trict (Faulk county, providing for the
ramoval ofthe capital:
An act TO relocate the capital Of the
Territory of Dakota:
BE it enacted by the legislative assem-.
bly, of the Territory of Dakota
Section /. The seat Of government Of
the Territory Of Dakota is hereby re-
moved from the city Of Bismarck, in the
county Of Burleigh. Territory Of Oak ota
and said seat government is establish
ed and located at the city Of Pierre. in
the county of Hughes, in said territory.
Sec. 2. Any and all interest or title
which the said territory Of Dakota may
have acquired in any real property un
der or in pursuance Of any act entitled
AN act to provide for the location for
the seat of government of the Territory
of Dakota, and for the erection Of public
buildings thereat," approved March s.
1883, and any and all interest or title
which the said territory may possess in
or to any building or buildings that may
have been constructed on such real
property, with appurtenances thereto
belonging, is hereby released and trans
ferred to the said city of Bismarck
provided, however, that the said city
of Bismarck pay and discharge any and
all liabilities and Indebtedness accrued,
or which may hereafter accrue, on ac.
count of the erection and construction
Of such buildings, such indebtedness to
be paid by said city within one year.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage and approval.
The bill by unanimous consent of the
members was given its second reading.
COUNCIL.
In the council bill an exact copy of
the above was introduced.
Bismarck, Jan 2l.-Six bills were in
troduced to-day in the council, among
them being one appropriating So, 900
for the completion and maintenance of
the normal school at Madison Mr..
Wells, from the Black Hills district. in
trodured a bill providing for the organ
ization of a school Of mines. TO be locat.
ed at Rapid City, the cost of erection to
be betrayed by bonds Of $4,000, at 6
per cent. running twenty years, payable
ut the option Of the territory after q
period Of ten years from the date Of is
sue. The bill further provides that the
work of erection Of the buildings shall
be commenced in ninety days after the
approval Of the act. The bill creating
the Office of attorney general was given
its second reading to-day and referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
In this connection it may he said that
several of the South Dakota members
are after Attorney General Hughes
official scalp. A bill providing for the
extension Of time for the payment of
taxes from February to April, reported
back from the committee to-day, with
recommendation for passage, caused
considerably discussion, in which most
of the members engaged. 1t is probable
that the bill will pass
Bismarck, Jan. 23.-The council crap.
pied with the capital removal bill this
morning with a will. Every member
mad evidently entered the chamber with
a determination to perform his disagree
able task as soon as possible, in order
that the work of law making might
proceed uninterruptedlv. Most of the
members Of the house, rs we'll as a large
number Of citizens, were present to
listen to the debate. Immediately after
the reading of the journal the council
resolved itself into committee Of the
whole, with Mr.. Joues Of Hutchinson in
the chair, for the consideration Of the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr..
Westover A motion was made and
seconded for the adoption of the amend
ment, when Mr.. Jones was attacked
with hemorrage Of the lungs and obliged
to relinquish the chair, and leave the
chamber His position was filled by
Mr.. Smedley Of Grant. The amendment,
upon being put to the house, was car
ried unanimously. The southern mem
bers smiled blandly at the result, and
were evidently congratulatiug them.
selves OH smooth sailing when bomb
shell vas thrown into their midst by an
amendment offered by Mr.. Kennedy of
Brown providing for the insertion of
the words 'the city of Ordway, in the
county of Brown" in place of the words
"the city of Pierre, in the county of
Hughes" wherever they occurred in the
bill. The amendment was promptly
seconded, and before the Pierre men
could recover themselves, Mr.. Kennedy