St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-28
DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
Raymond Confirmed as Treasurer and Ward
as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Walsh's Grain Bill ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of Helena Jail Breakers.
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
Confirmation Of Territorial Officers.
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BISMARCK, OAK, Feb. 27.-In the coun-
ell to-day J. W. Raymond was unanimously
confirmed as territorial treasurer and
Rev. Ward superintendent of public
instruction. The opposition to Ray
mond was wholly factional and
local, and had no influence upon the coun-
Gil. Among the stories circulated yesterday
was that Raymond was connected with the
Ordway and capital matters, but an investi-
cation convinced all that the nomination
was onesemipently fit to be made. 1t was
made upon the recommendation of all the
banks but one along the line of the
Northern Pacific and leading banks of
ST. Paul and Minneapolis and strong men
throughout the territory.
The council passed its bills authorizing
counties to purchase Melville's Justices
Practice; creating independent school dis
trict of Grafton; relating to certain streets
in Madison, Lake county; providing for dis
tribution of the session laws; providing for
change of venue on examip alton for Grim
inal charges; incorporating Fairbank; au-
thorizing Minnehaha, Lake, Miner and
Kingsbury counties to assist farmers whose
crops were destroyed by cyclone.
The council passed house bills, amending
the laws in relation to filing articles of asso-
citation; amending the political code so as to
allow compensation to jurors; authorizing
Deuel. county to fund its debt; amending the
exemption laws by requiring a
sworn schedule and appraisement at
actual value, and that property obtained
fraudulently shall not be exempt. (This is
regarded as long stride in the right direc-
ton by those favoring reduction in the
amount of exempton.) Establishing indie
pendent school district No. l, Douglas
county; providing a city charter for Wahpe-
ton subject to vote of the people; house bills
lost in the council legalizing the acts of j. B.
Hall; eppropriating S47.50 for window shades
for the house chamber, ayes 10, nays II.
Mr.. Walsh's grain bill was taken up and
Mr.. Twomey moved indefinitely to postpone.
1t follows closely to Illinois in relation to
regulating elevators and warehouses, and
Walsh said 1t was drawn at the request
of the small farmers of the Red river valley.
1t seeks to do away with the abuses of dis
elimination between large and small farmers
in grading grain. 1t differs from the Illi-
nois law in making the contract of elevators
general instead of applying to terminal
points only. 1t provides for the establish
ment Of a board of com missioners for fixing
grades and for bonding elevators, the COM
missioners to stand between the farmers aud
the elevators and prevent discrimination and
outrages in connection with grades. The
bill was finally recommitted to be considered
in connection with the conference bill now
pending in the house.
In the house the conference committee bill
was taken up and Blakemore moved
to indefinitely postpone, but the bill
was finally recommitted. There is
a feeling that the council committee bill now
pending in the house providing for board of
railroad commissioners, for an open market,
etc, covers the whole range of railroad leg
islation. 1t embraces the provisions Of the
Oliver bill. The council authorized its com
mittee to investigate the Fargo charter mat
ter, to send for persons and papers and to
take testimony In the house the special
committee of five reported back the Plankin-
ton bill sppropriating $4,000, the Madison
bill appropriatlng $500 and the
Fargo bill appropriating $4,000 AT
terward the Fargo bill, although last
reported, was first taken up, and the usual
daily racket on appropriations was had. Much
dissatisfaction was shown that the smaller
appropriation was cut and the larger not
touched, and also a feeling prevailed that an
attempt was being made to bulldoze in the
interest of the larger one. The supposed
ombnation was in imminent danger of
going to pieces, and trouble for the appro-
priation was only escaped by adjourning by a
vote OF % to 81, several of the so-called
combination being absent
The house passed its bills, authorizing
Custer county to fund its outstanding in
debtedness; authorizing Union county to
fund its outstanding Indebtedness; the
memorial to congress praying for the open
ing Of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian
reservations; authorizing Edmunds county
to iund its Indebtedness; pro-
viding methods for changing names
of towns and villages; amending sections
of chapter 80, political code; authorizing
ing private banks to publish sworn state
ments similar to those required of national
banks; establishing the independent school
district of Grand View, Douglass county; to
secure the public health and safety against
unwholesome provisions; legalizing the
location Of the county seat of Sanborn
county; amending the charter of Aberdeen.
The house passed council bills: Authoriz-
ing Lake and kingsbury counties to fund
their Indebtedness; providing for incorpora-
ting street railway companies; creating
Marshall county; amending the charter Of
Grafton; prohibiting commissions on sales
Of real estate under mortgage, allowing in
stead regular court fees; amending charter
Of Grand Forks; yacating Denton, Sanborn
couptv