The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-02-05
From the oouqe!l. Me.srss. 9 T !. washa.

From .hs y T Y Washa.
rtdse Smith Parshall, Barnes and. Rueor.
Mr. Gamble, chairman Of the oonncl comm.is.
t irom & house concerning Council Bill No
NON n ora izinr congress- for the division Of the
T. rritory, reported that the house would "a re-
nucs:ei to- rccsde from Its position y,
vstoil on the torth-sixth parallel or the seventh
1taMdarti parallel, as congress should decide
Honse bills introduced: BY MI. Smith, creating
Of yea
from each legislative distriot The boaras saan
u,noint secretary and treasurer keep on ot i
nj Huron, have charge OF all anairs,
and report uo, ehnualiy making w hours :, Of
by Sor on the public highway eight hours instead
~ Ton md exempting after fifty years of aye In
stead Of sixty By Mr. Pgg nseaSns
of Mcintosh and Dickey counties. BY MI. Martin.
ei,nlishing the necessity for PROOF OF existence
If CORPORATIONS unless their existence IS tex.
prcssy denied By MI Auesson onntas wb ere
court is hold, providing the salary - noe less
thnn $iOO; repeating the law for the election OF
clerks of court, and re- enacting the law IN re-
ation to their I'm Se nd d. at Salem
Rv Mr.. johnson, Incorporating the village OF
ABERDEEN BY MI. Ruger. authorizing Ramsey
county to issue $3.50 bonds for bridges.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. 531
n, incornorate The village OF Webster; providing
for disposal OF notions and proceedinas origmaliy
brought in tho Third judicial district q Dakota.
IN COMMITTEES or subdivisions now included IN the
thereot since tho creation Of the Sixth judicial
district; enabling physicians to collect bills
two months after they bscome DUO; autnorlai1nE
boards bf county commissioners II counties
WHARF there Is no court house or jail to provide
necessary accommodations for county officers;
nroviflinp TINT o married woman holding prop
erty in her own name, allowing her HUSBAND 70
make Improvements thereon, shall De hei1
liable for the amount of improvements. Council!
bills passed Providing for printing report OF
the agricultural college. BrooktnRs; amending
the act Incorporating Valley City; iocaSing tne
funding outstanding indebtedness: providing
for the payment Of legislative printing; author
izing Grant county to fund outstanding lndens-
edness; changing the name o. Elgi la;,r Gass
Of the two houses have practically agreed TO re-
port recommending the passage Of . law prov1d.
Ing for the appointment Of board OF raliroao
commissioners. subcommittee consisting o.
Smedley and Twomey from tho council and
Huntington and Van .Osdel from the house are
preparing special report on the subject. to be
submitted a. an early day. nE GsgsfiF
The measure OF most importance consid-
ered by the council to-day was the bill up
propriating Of 500, 900 for the establish
ment Of q school Of mines at Rapid City, In
she Black hills The bill came up on its
thirdreading, having been reported from the
committee on appropriations with recon-
mendation for passage. A movement was
made to recommit, but was Defeated, and the
illpnssed by aunanimous vote. During the
discussion Mr.. Pettigrew spoke OF length on
the resources of the Black hills. urging the
provision Of the bill as necessary to the de-
velopment Of the country. The bill sprovid-
Ing for the extension Of time for the pay
ment of taxes from Feb 1 to June was
pnssed, the house amendment regarding
Lawrence county being approved The
bills then was sent to the governor
Immediately after its passage and received
bis signature The provisions Of the bill
take effect at once Bills introduced: Z!
BY Mr.. Gamble, providing for contrasting cleo
county seats. By Mr.. Twomey. amending an act
providing for board OF education for the city Of
Fargo. By Nj: Jones; proyiding for the boupdt
thorlztng the appointment Of an assistant en-
| crossing clerk for each house; amending the
gamo law so us to extend the date for killing
grouse, ETC., t., Sept j; applying railroad tad
the principal and interest Of certain bonds issued
by the town o.: Elk Point; appropriating q sufH.
ctent sum for the purchase Of water for the use
81 James Protestant Episcopal church, James.
town, TO Grace Protestant Episcopal churoh
The governor reported to the council that he hai
approved the bill appreprla.ing 1926, 900 for til,
lzing the approx Ion OF sufficient sum to pay
Tor the purchase Of coal for the capitol building
He also reported having signed the house bill
legaiizng the issue Of bonds OF the city Of Wah
DetOn and the oP} m
Twelve on division and admission. The house
spent tho afternoon iteee Of whole
Mr. Roach In the chair, discussing the bill me
morfalizing congress- to- 80 III, q AZ
SD NJ II DIVIDE THE TERRITORY 49,
AZ originally passed by the house, division wa,
asked for on tho seventh standard parallel. III,
Eeoiigress to divide either on that or the forty
sixth parallel The house refused to concur Il
The amendment, and o. committee Of iconfercnc
Was appointed. which reported to-day In sfavo
| others attacked the bill dscryfng division. 'oi
The forty parallel for the reason that farms
towns and counties would be cut In two. An I'M
| seemly wyangle seemed imminent, when friend
Of the bilimoyed that the committee rise and re-
port, The Bill then passed. Bills were intro
duceds IN the house, providing for the appoint
ment Of the usual committees to visit .dlfferen
public institutions throughout the territory, IN,
Tor the exemption Of farm improvements to I'll
amount OF 81, 900, and farming implements q
ne amonnt Of $500. The bill changing the nam
oi tue pLlaee OF OrdWay to Independence, wa
not referred to the house as requested, but vii
60 TO the governor. who will probably either siZl
1t or allow the requisite three days to pass, Il
which ~ will become law. It Is generally IN
derstood that the efforts to recall the bill from
me council for amen ment, were due to ex-Goy
Ordway. The Sphinx county troubles still Adj
tate the public mind, and the arguments Of Iii,
lobby weary the house COMMITTEES on counties
Tbs COMMITTEES holds daily sessions and listel
20 arguments pro and con from the numerou
representatives from the seat OF wnr,' who's
towns are aspiring to county seat honors. nj
B1sMAncK, Special Telegram, Jan. 31.-Th
council adopted joint resolutions condemn