The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20

BISMARCK, Special Telegram. March 49,
Both houses were kept busy to-day in an At
tempt to clear the tables of accumulated
work. The council succeeded, and ad.
journed about 5 o'clock, but the house spent
fully half of the day In committee of the
whole, quarreling over numerous measures
Consequently an evening session was neces.
cory. Among the measures considered by
the house in committee of the whole was Mr.
Barnes bill amending the present law levy
ing tax of 3 per cent on gross earnings Of
railroads so as to include all lands owned by
companies in taxable property After o
lengthy and heated discussion tho bill was
indefinitely postponed The legislative dis
triet apportionment bill created considerable
excitement. each delegation making strono
fight for representation. It nnaiiy passed.
and is as follows:
District No. /. The counties of Union, Clay
and Lincoln shall constitute the First council
shall be senior the county.
District q. The counties Of Yankton and
Turner shall constitute the Second council and
representative district and Ysnkton county
shall be the senior county.
District 8 The counties Of Bon Homme. Hutch
inson, Douglas and Charles Mix shall constitute
and Bon Homme county shall be the senior
county.
District 4. The counties Of Minnehaha Nc
Cook and Hanson shall constitute the Fourth
council and representative district and the
county of Minnehaha shall be the senior county.
This district shall be allowed three represents
tives.
District S. The counties Of Aurora and Brule
shall constitute the Fourth council and repre-
sentative district and Dawson county shall be
the senior county.
District 9. The counties of Moody. Lake
and Miner shall constitute the Sixth council and
representative district and Moody county shall
be the senior county.
District 2. The counties Of BrookipRs. Kings
bury. Hamlin and Deuel. shall constitute the
Seventh council and representative district and
bT9okings county shall be the senior county
born and Jerauld shall constitute the Eighth
council and representative district aud Besdle
county shall be the senior county
shall constitute the Ninth council and represen-
tstive district aud Sphinx county shall be The
senior county.
District 10. The counties Of Hand, Fsulk.
Waiwortll. Potter and Campbell shall constitute
the Tenth council and representative district
and Hand county shall he the senior county.
District IL. The counties Of HYDE HuRhes
and Buffalo shall constitute the Eleventh c0un-
Gil and representative district and Hughes
county shall be the senior county.
District IL. Tho counties Of Codington. Grant.
Roberts and Day shall constitute the Twelfth
council and representative district and Grant
county %,I ',I shall y he 1.-The the senior county.
Edmunds and MCPHERSON shall constitute the
Thirteenth council and representative district
and Brown county shall be the senior county
District l4.-Thc counties of Fall River Gus
ter Pennington, Lawrence and Butte. and sll
and south OF the forty-sixth parallel not in
c!uded in the above-named counties shall con.
stitute The Fourteenth council and Representa-.
tive diststct. and shall besntitled to elect tvo