St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-20
DAKOTA'S LEGISLATORS.
Combinations the Great Fear of the
Average Dakota Legislator
During the Past Week.
The Latest News From the Montana Suffrage
Bill is That 1t is Sure to Pass
the Council.
Death of ID. j. Turner, Prominent Citi-
zen of Sioux Falis-The Latest
News from Yankton.
Dakota Legislature.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak, Feb. 19.-The average
South Dakota man has seen combinations in
the air even during the past few days, and
the special order to-day being the division Of
Lawrence county was confidently looked upon
as certain to develope it.. 1t was rumored
this, morning that Mr.. McCalrs bill would
have twenty-six votes, or one more than
necessary to pass if all were present and vot-
ing. When the question was reached no
one objected to Mr.. Martins motion to
definitely postpone. The faces of those OPP
posed frightened and straightway it was ru-
mored that there were but twenty-three in
the com bination and that they had given it
up. Another rumor was to the effect that
the bill was to be allowed to reach its third
reading when it would be passed. The COM
mittee reported and the report was adopted,
and Martin, feeling uncertain as to the re-
suit, moved the bill be put on its final pas
sage. None objecting Mr.. Mccall took to
the s'cloak room'' and the remainder voted
no, and the com bnation remained undis-
covered. Later the Sphinx county matter
| came up and everybody looked for a combi-
nation in the determination Of that matter,
| but it did not appear. Both sections were
divided. The bill locating the county seat
at Ashton was recommitted, with orders to
report bill dividing Sphinx county and sub
hitting the location of the county seat in
both sections to a vote of the people.
The house passed its bills repeating certain
sections of the law in relation to road taxes
and ndiDg the debts of Union county
| providing for the appointment Of sheep in
spectors; authorizing county treasurers to
buy real estate offered for delinquent taxes
regulating the sale of passage tickets which
legalizes scalping; authorizing Ramsey
county to issue bonds; defining the crime of
forgery and fixing punishment; defining the
boundaries of Willard and Billings counties.
The council passed its bills funding the
debt of Sully county; providing for contest
! ing county seat election; funding the debt
of Hughes county; repeating section 4,
chapter SO, laws of 1881, relating to direc-
tors of the Madison school; funding the
debt of Potter county, and legalizing the
county seat location at Gettysburg; exempt
ing firemen from serving as jurors; provid-
ing for South Dakota state convention
amending the laws in relation to salary Of
district attorneys permitting reduction.
The council passed house bills detaching a
tier of towns from Burleigh and adding to
Kidder county; legalizing Wahpeton water
works bonds; incorporating the village OF
DeSmet; locating county seat Of Turner
county temporarily at Parker, but amended
to prohibit building until final vote on
| location can be had.
The bill providing for constitutional con.
vention for South Dakota was passed by 8
unanimous vote. The appropriations for
mileage and per diem not exceeding $50, 00l
which shall be refunded by counties south of
the forty-sixth parallel, the election to be
June 80, convention at Sioux Falls, Sept. s..
Mr.. Pettigrew presented petitions from a
large number of ladies for the passage Of the
womau'a suffrage bill, and the indications
are now that the bill will pass the council.