The Dickinson press., 1885-02-07
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

eAS AtS.SASS bN u IlollOu passed. NSSlCr-
day the bill was recalled from the committee
on warehouses and grain grading and mad
the special order for 5 O'Clock TODAY. The
committee have had the bill under advise
ment for some two weeks and We're agreed
MS to its merits. no amendment having been
proposed When the bill came ur for con-
sideration to-day Mr.. Picker opposed It Wy.
orens.,y on the ground that more time should
be taken i'll which 10 decide So important a
measure. A large majority. however. held
the oriniNu that immsiists action WAS
loudly demanded by the farmers wEoSs N.
tereSts We're suffering from the sN,eruens
and abuses Ut the railroads The house
Went into committee u The whole. Nj May
tin in the CHAIR, and had tbs b.u UmSs. Nsa-
SiGera1ion the greater lars u the %t,ssueeu
The PROVISIONS u The bill wsss ,ar:a.sh,v
discussed. ana y few amendments esecS Nv
Mr.. Oliver himself S&ep.S& \ .rtle ktua,
6oeieek the ec@a.;tssS aso$e SaG reported
taNoraeiy, Nors MS ra&sn Au& .ac bill
passed, bU. eue u,siubS. v0.IuS u yAs MssS-
tive. The IsAs ct the h.,i As SrusussS Is ~
follows:
Section !, All persons. o--.< & eo,AsSs;,ons
operating B railroad II tbs ~testtsecv SAL ~
ceive and .rau>roc, grain saG c:aeS tcsSss: IN
oeik III car Load quantities frv@ sry sSs>Nn.
hr;u or CORPORATION nom ~aSr,S S'eA.hS Ms,s-
houses or elevators. ST a0S Seaste0 ~ >&sas
from which II = cUS;oiulrN 70 SAtr .-Sr, ~
freight. and snail deliver the Same IL suy ~.
son, hrm or correration 10 whca tAs sane say
be consigned, az any regular station IL w.;eS
said persons or curpGra.lcnS SA8l .ua y-:.3S
provided. such con>isuee * etveya,er. ~ wsce-
house can be conveniently reached by auv .~,cS
owned. leased or used bv such person " e.urs-
tiou; and, provided tucCher. hat such rl,lrolS
corporation may make rules ard resulact0uS ~
curing cars To be loaded within rweu:v-sour
hours after being placed at the disposal u ,hs
shipper.
Se.. =. All persons. hrrus or corpo-s,iuus
shlpping grain or other freight shall be charged
the same rates OF freight for the same kinds of
grain or freight III car load lots, from the same
station 10 the same station. and no rebate shall
be allowed to any person or corporation.
Sec. ). All persons, firms or corrorarions
Shall keep posted i'll each of their freight Offices
their rates OF freight in car load lots, from that
station to every other station To which it shall
and whenever the rate shall be changed the new
schedule shall be SO posted.
Sec. !. ANY person. firm or corporation oper-
atlng n railroad in this territory that shall re-
fuse or neglect to provide. within a reasonable
time, such car or cars as shall be demanded by
any person or corporation, for the shipment of
grain or other freight i'll bulk, shall forfeit and
pay to the party aggricved the sum of 800 for
every car so refused or not provided, to be re-
covered by the party aggrieved in an action
brought Ill any court having jurisdiction of the
amount: and any person or corporation that such
railroad corporation or company shall cause to
SAs WI pAC SIlllblItIIl OIL
grain OF other freight in bulk, in car load lots.
than said railroad company shall collect from
any other person or corporation on like freight
between the same stations, shall be entitled to
recover from SAID railroad COMPANY, for each car
on which such greater rate of freight shall have
been collected as aforesaid, the sum- of 800 ~
recovered by the party agyrieved in an acfion
Drought III any court having jurisdiction of the
amount.
Sec. 5. The provisions of this section may bs
enforced by the supreme and district courts bv
the writ of mandamuS.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force IRON and after its passage.
The council bill extending the time for de-
llnquent taxes to June l, amended to excent
lawrence county, passed the house by a vote
OF ~ to 10; the amendment, however. being
stricken out The bill changing the name Of
the village of Ordway to Independence fails
to give satisfaction in certain quarters. MI
De Woody stated in the house TODAY that
citizens OF the village thought it Incomplete
In some respects, therefore he moved its re-
can from the council and reconsideration by
the honse. AS the bill passed the council
hrst, ana was then passed by the house with
out amendment, it is now too late for n re-
call. and it will have to go to the governor.
Inc ex-governor's enemies say that he alone
is responsible for the move.
TIE COUNCIL
held a short session to-day. Mr., Nat
wicks bill authorizing Brookings county to
issue bonds to the amount of 100000 for
court house and Jail, the bonds to be voted
VI - g ElSSliA SiCSlloLl, ptSSou, ME- NICK.
Gus introduced a bill providing for a snecinl
electlon IN Mchenry county, the second
Tuesday in May, for the purpose of DIVIDING
the county into three commissions districts
Mr.. Iwomey introduced a bill amending
the game laws so that ducks shall he ims
Guided in the list of birds protected between
Jan. l and Aug. Is. Messrs. Pettigrcw and
Nickeus We're appointed additional member
OF the committee on revenue. On motion Of
Mr.. Washabaugh, the consideration of the
C0VaYN0rG maCc0rn vroo ~..l-
order for 8 o'clock tomorrow. MI. Twon1ar
Will introduce tomorrow a bill providing for
the reorganization of the board of education
at Fargo. AS constituted at present, the
board consists OF twelve members-two from
each ward-chosen at the spring election
when city officers are elected. The biz pro-
vides that the board shall consist of nine
members, elected at large at Il special cleo
ton to be held the third Tuesday in April;
three shall serve for one year, three for two
elected each year thereafter and serving
three years. The movement is made to take
educational matters out of politics. Ander-
son, the contestant of Hutchinson's sent in
the house, has filed with the committee his
notice of withdrawal and gone home. A re-
port will be made tomorrow in the case.
Delegate Raymond has introduced a bill to
increase the jurisdiction of probate courts in
Dakota. 1t provides:
Probate couats of Dakota in their respective
counties. in addition to their probate jurisdic-
tion, shall hear and determine civil cases at law
and in equity where the damage or debt claims
does not exceed 81, 900, and criminal cases aris-
ing under the laws of the territory where the
punishment is not imprisonment in the pcni-
Tertiary or death, and concurrent jurisdiction
with the district courts in cases of appeals from
justices, OF the peace and police magistrates; all
criminal %offenscs cognizaLle In the probate
courts to be prosecuted by Information by the
district attorney. s
No jurisdiction is given where title to lands
is in question.
The council held a brief session to-day, but
little business being on the docket. The
principal bill introduced was by Mr.. Washa.
baugh of the Black Hills providing for q
constitutional convention for South Dakota.
The preamble reads as follows:
Whereas, experience has abundantly demons
trated that the welfare of the people is promoted
by the establishment among them of a pcrlna-
nent government sovereign in character an re-
publican in form: and whereas, the territorial
system OF government has no stability, is tenn
porary in character, possesses no sovereign pow
ers, and meets neither the requirements of the
people, nor in the case of Dakota the rapidly
and still remains the wise policy of
the parent mt government to foster and en-
the territories until such time as their popula-
ton shall be sufficiently numerous to cntitlc the
part of the United States on an equal footing
with the states which compose the union: and,
whereas, that part OF the territory of Dakota
south of the forty-sixth parallel of latitude now
contains a population sufficient to entitle it to
admission into the Union, and such population
now being DESTROYS Of being fully enfranchiscd
and of enjoying all the privileges CT American
citizensl,ip: and, whereas. public opinion in the
United States has decided, and the congress OF
the United States, by their action upon the bill
for the admission Of such part of Dakota into
the Union, has admitted that that portion of
Dakota south of the torty-sixth parallel does
nossess the requisite population and all other