Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-02-11

VA - = sss
III BY Nh Twomcy, authoriz ng School
District No. 8, Cass County, to issue
bonds to build school house.
By Mr.. Flittie, dividing Trail County
into commissioner districts. Also to fix
the salary of the Superintendent oil
Schools in Trail County. Also author
jzipg the Treasurer Of Trail County to
fund the county general fund Also es
tablishing evil townships in Trail
County.
BY Mr. Westover, prov. ding for build
ing courthouse and Jail in Hamlin
County
BY Mr.. Gamble, providing for the or
ganization of new counties.
BY Mr. Walsh, amending section 4 oil
the charter of Grand Forks relating to
ward funds. Also author zing person.
whose lands have been taken for railroad
purposes TO maintain actions to recover
compensation therefor. Also amending
section 81, Chapter 8, of the code Of civ.l
procedure. Also authorizing railroad
companies to determine the validity oi
proceedings in condemning lands fol
railroad purposes and make compensa
ton tnefe1Or
IN THE HOUSE
bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Van Osdel, providing for taxa
ton of lands where cert ficates of title
are issued making the lands taxable prior
to the issuance 0. a patent. Also striking
out the provision exempting from other
license those who paid liquor license in
Yankton.
BY Mr.. Ward. locat ng the county seat
of Turner County at Parker.
BY Mr. Dawson. amend ng the laws oi
1883 in relation to county commissioners,
and striking out the exception of Union
and Day Counties.
BY Mr. McCumber, making Richland
and Sargent Counties subdivision of the
Third Judicial District
BY Mr.. Parshall, by request authoriz.
ing towns and cities to loan credit to
assist in building Touring mills.
BY Mr.. Martin, amending the civil code
in relation to corporations.
BY Mr.. Smith, for an appropriation for
the salaries of employees Of the Council
and House of Representatives.
Bills passed by the Council:
Providing $4,000 for the permanent
improvement of the North Dakota insane
asylum at Jamestown.
Amending the charter of Grand Forks
Bills passed in the House:
Appropriating 5000 to support the
Spearfish Normal School
An appropriation for printing the re-
ports of Auditor and Treasurer
The Council accepted an invitation to
to visit the University of Grand Forks
next Friday.
Messrs. Wells, Kennedy, Walsh. Petit
grew and Gamble were announced as the
special committee to whom the capital
removal bill was referred last week.
Five hundred copies of the memorial to
congress for division were ordered
printed.
The House passed unanimously the
joint resolution passed the Council Sat
urday condemning citizens of Sphinx
County for the treatment of Councilman
Day and Representative Miller, and Rep
resentative Miller. and expressed unquaii
fed approval of their course and conf
dence in their integrity
LAW APPROVED.
The Governor approved the law ex.
tending the time to June 1 for taxes to
taken on the bill changing the name oi
Ordway to Independence The Governor
has received NO intllnution as TO what the
people of Ordway desire. The bill will
become law tomorrow without his sigma
ture unless returned.
THE GOVERNORS FIRST VETO.
BISMARCK. Feb. 3.-Thc Governor We
tocd the bill changing the name of the
town of Ordway to Independence because
Of remonstrance of citizens there, and
the Council failed to pass the bill over the
veto, lacking the necessary two-thirds.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
The committee appointed to confer
with similar committee from the Min
ncsota lie gislaturc. reported by bill sim laI
to the bill now PENDING in the Minnesota
Legislature to regulate inspection, grad
ing. warehous:ng and handling gran
Mr.. Rices bill curtailing exemption on
account of family expenses was defeated
yeas %, nays a.
The bill adding the words Including
work done through the aid of teams and
farm machinery" to the statute in rcla
ton to liens, be ng a substitute for Mr.
Dewoody's thrcshing lien bill, passed
Also Council bills authorizing Grand
Forks to offer a reward for the Smell mur
dcrers: authorizing the school district ol
Ortiway To fund its Indebtedness; creating
the County OF Garfield and locating tho
county seat of Sphinx County at Ashton
Also the House bill providing that license
funds after July shall 60 into the gen
eral fund of the county.
IN THE COUNCIL
the rules were suspended and bin intro
duccd and passed authorizing reward 0'
81 ,0OO for the arrest of the murderers oil
Mrs. Smell by the commissioners of Crane
Forks
Those who voted to pass the bill chang
ing the name of Ordway to independence
over the Governors veto, were Messrs
Cameron. Duncan, Farmer. Flittic. Gam
BILE, Jones, Natwick, Pettigrew, Washa
baugh and the President.
A petition from Frank Wilson was pre-
scnted, asking the Council to reopen tht
Wilcox contest charging forg
cry and fraud in taking testimony or
behalf of the cOntestec.
The petition was laid on the table with
out reading until the return of LaMoure
Mr.. Petticrew's bill abolishing Tax
Commissioner, Wheat Grading Commis
sioncr. Fish Commissioner. and m leagt
tax Of telegraph and telephone compan
les, PASSED. The provision abolishing thu
Office Of Attorney General was stricken
out.
Also bills providing that bill Of excep
tion9 In criminal cases may be settled IL