Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-03-07


Bismarck, Oak, Feb. 27-Immediate-
ly after assembling to-day the council
went into executive session and confirm
ed, by a unanimous vote, the nomina
ton sent in by Gov. Pierce--of J. w
Raymond of Bismarck for territorial
treasurer and Rev. Joseph Ward OF
Yankton for superintendent of publ,
instruction. The only opposition to
Raymond came from Bismarck, and this
being known yesterday. the southern
members decided to wait day to ascer.
tain whether it was genuine. AS soon
as they ascertained that it was, they
turned in and voted for Raymond un-
animously, There was no opposition to
Ward; in fact, the governor could not
have made more satisfactory nomina.
ton. Mr.. Raymond's appointment is
we'll received except among his oppon.
ents but they acquiesced quietly. Gov.
Pierce will tomorrow send to the coun-
Gil nominations for auditor, attorney
genera! and assistant superintendent of
public instruction. +. w. Caldwell, Of
the Sioux Fails Press, will in all prob
ability be nominated for auditor, and
Prof. Collier, superintendent Of scho lis
of Valley City, for assistant superinten
dent Of public instruction. The names
of Hiram Barber of Mitchell and Hon.
p. J. Mclaughlin Of Grafton are promi-
nently mentioned in connection with
the attorney generalship, yet the choice
may fall elsewhere. 1t is pretty gener-
ally conceded that the pfe-ent incum-
bent, Alexander Hughes, will not be
reappointed. The house was the scene
of another wrangle over appropriation
bills. To-day the special committee to
which these Glls were referred reported
favorably on three Of them the Fargo
agricultural college, the Madison normal
school, and the Plankinton school for
Juvenile offenders The appropriations
for the first and last named institutions.
$45 900 and $4,000 respectively, were
not cut down, while that for the normal
school was scaled from $4,000 to $l3,600
The normal school is the only one of
the three that is now in existence, the
other two being created by the act APP
propriating funds for their erection.
The first bill considered was one ap.
prol Rating $4,000 for the agricultural
college at Fargo. Hobart a member of
the special committee, jun ped to his
feet and protested again the passage
OF the bill, declaring that he would
never vote for it while his own appro-
pratiOn for the Madison normal school
was scaled down. This coming from
member Of the committee, and one i'm
the combination, was greeted with
cheers from the opposition. and the
speaker resorted to repeated use Of the
gavel to restore order. Pickler then
moved the reference Of all the appropri-
alton bills to general orders, but before
this motion could be seconded motion
to adjourn was made and carried by a
vote of % to q. After adjournment
general wrangle occurred. in which hot
words were freely exchanges, each party
accusing the other of bad faith. just
what the effect of to-day's occurrences
will be il is difficult to tell 1t is not at
all improbable that the combination
will 90 to pieces, or that the legislature
adjourns without passing any appropria-
ton bills. During the wrangle Van
Osdel introduced resolution to the
effect that all bills appropriating funds
for the erection of new institutions he
not 10 pass, and that all
others be scaled down to the loves:
possible figure. The resolution was re.
ferred to the committee on territorial
affairs by vote 81 to l2.