The Dickinson press., 1885-01-31
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

S
orally packed, and a considerable number of
people occupied the floor in the rear of he
desks. Among the spectators
were several ladies. The first order OF bust
ness after roll call and the reading of the
journal was the report of the committee on
in the case of Anderson VS.. Hutch
1nson. MIR. Hutchinson hold the certificate
OF election and has occupied a seat in the
house up to date. The evidence submitted
by the committee shows chat some two hun
bred votes had been thrown out on account
OF errors IN the printing of tickets, thereby
giving Hutchinson a small majority. The
report closed with the opinion that Anderson
is entitled to The seat now held by Hutch
inson. Messrs. McComber and Coe
members of the committee. submitted q
minority report, recommending that the
case be held open for several days in order
to give Hutchinson an opportunity to sub
nit certain evidence in the case which
had not been considered. While discussion
on the adoption of the report was going on,
Southwick of Kingsbury county moved an
adjournment Tn moJion was promptly
seconded by Mr.. Dewoody of Edmunds
county, and the clerk began calling the roll.
Before the roll call had progressed far the
fact was evident to all that one party or the
other had made q sudden move for the pur-
pose of staving off the question of capital
removal, and when the clerk announced the
motion as carried by a vote of "a to %, the
Impression was materially strengthened. A
scene of confusion followed, in which both
members andspectators participated, groups
being formed, and the situation discussed
e%xcitedly. 1t transpires that the move was
made by some of the members to stave off
action on the emova question until they
could hear from their constituents, as we'll
as to wait action of the councilin the matter.
h Northern members voted for adjourn
ment with the exception of Messrs. Oliver
ind Strong. The following southern men,
bers also voted for adjournment: Messrs
Barnes, Dewoody, Eldridge, Huntington,
Hueston, Hobart, johnson Logan, South
wick, Mark Ward, and Speaker Rice. The
North Dakota men were
OVER THE RESULT,
and claimed that they had made a successful
tnroad Upon the ranks of their opponents.
Six bills were introduced to-day in the
counci among them being one appropri-
ating $3.50, 900 for the completion and main
tenance of the normal school at Madison.
Mr.. Wells, from the Black Hills district, in
troduced a bill providing for the organiza-
ton of a school of mines, to be located at
Rapid City, the cost of erection to be betrayed
by bonds of $4,000, at + per cent, running
territory after a period of ten years from the
date of issue. 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 gen
to-day and referred to the committee on ter
ritorial affairs. In this connection it may be
said that several of the South Dakota mem
bers are after Attorney Genera Hughes
official scalp: A bill providing for the ex-
from February to April, reported pack from
lhe committee to-day, with recommends
ton for passage, caused considerable dis
%cussion, in which most OF the members en-
gagged. 1t is probable that the bill will pass.
p rehash of its county seat troubles. A bill
vas introduced in the council Monday by
Mr.. Wagner, providing for the division Of
the county and the formation of q
new county named Payson, the lat.
ter to consist of two tiers of town:
Sphinx county, and one tier from the northern
part of Beadle county. By the terms of the
bill Ashton is to be the county seat of Sphinx
county, and Altoona of Payson. The com
mittee on counties met Immediately after
adjournment to-day to consider the bill. 4
uAA1O VI 1ODDy 1910 "SA IASaCAO " 1oNo1
the scheme. c.. II. Myers, of the capital com
mission, appeared to press tue claims o
ltedteld, where ne owns a considerable mum
Der of town lots. for the county seat. !
speeches being made before the committee
the speakers becoming rather excited and
ntfordlng the spectators considerable enter.
tainment. 1t is difficult to judge of tint
merits of the case, but the troubles are o.
such a nature and have continued for so Ions
n %i~,a that tho 1,aot 1,yn ont rf tho RI if3f M ~
appears to be for the legislature to seize tin
bull by the horns and locate the county seat
The bills introduced on SdtulI
were not entirely satisfactory to the advo
Gates of removal. Different amendment
nave been considered and rejected. unit
finally the one proposed this morning wa
decided to be the most satisfactory to al
concerned. When ~ O'clock arrived, tn
time set for the consideration of the bill, til
council resolved itself into a committee o
the whole, with Mr.. Jones of Hutchinson
county-Gamble's colleague-in the chair
President MISSIONER, who had a seat in til
house, apparently eager to put himself o.
record in the matter, rose before Chairman
Jones had an opportunity either to announc
the business before the committee or to rea,
the title of the bill, and proposed an amend
ment
w~EsToyER'S
The first section, providing for the remove
of the seat of government from Bismarck t
Pierre, was left unchanged. The remainde
of the bill rends as follows:
Section 9. Any and all interest or title which
the said Territory Of Dakota may have acquire
in any real property under or in pursuance of a
act entitled AN act to provide for the locatio
of the seat Of government of the Territory {
Dakota and for the erection Of public building
thereat," approved March 8, 1888, and any an
all interest or tit:e which the said territory mi.
may have been constructed on such real prop
erty Is hereby released and transferred TO the. pei
sons who contributed money. labor or material
for the construction of the capitol building an
the Improvement of the grounds thereat IN Pre-
portion to the sum or sums of money so con
tributed. or the value Of the labor performed 9
edness incurred bv the capitol commission mer
toned in said act for labor shall be first pa
out of the proceeds received from the sale OF II
said real property, and the district court {
judge thereof, upon the application OF any perso
having contributed any labor, money or mate
rial, shall have power to appoint a receiver OF a
of said property. with power to control, sell,
dispose of said real property to pay all OF tt
said indebtedness, and thereafter to dis
s ss1e Or the disp 1alanee re ef said from pnope TT
to all persons who have contributed labo
materials Or money as aforesaid. pro rata, an
said receiver shall have full power of a receive
under the code of civil procedure under tt
direction of the district court Or a judge thereo
Sec. 8. Within ten days after the taki1
effect of this act all the territorial officer
whose offices are properly kept at the seat
government. shall remove their several office
together with the public property, archive
records, books and papers, to the said city
Pierre; and the public offices of the said tie
ritory shall thereafter be kept at said city
Pierre. and the future sessions of the legislatu
shall be there held.
Sec. 4. Upon the taking effect of this act tt
present legislative assembly shall stand a
iourned until the seventh day thsreafter. whf