Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-02-05
the people if the legislature would en-
act some of the provisions of that docu.
Lesislative Doinxs.

schools in Trail county. Also authoriz
ing the treasurer OF Trail county to fund
the county general fund. Also establish.
ing civil townships in Trail county,
By. Mr.. Westover, providing for build.
ing court house and Jail in aamlin
county.
By Mr.. Walsh, amending section 4 OF
the charter OF Grand Forks relating to
ward funds. Also authorizing persons
whose lands have been taken for rail.
road purposes to maintain actions to re-
cover compensation therefor. Also
section 81, chapter 6, of the
code of civil procedure. Also author.
izing railroad companies to determine
the validity Of proceedings in condemn.
ing lands for railroad purposes and
make compensation therefor.
BY Mr.. Gamble. providing for the
of new countiee.
In the house. bills we're introduced:
BY Mr.. Van Osdel, providing for tag
atiUn of lands where certificates of title
are issued making the lands taxable
prior to the issuance of patent. Also
striking out the provision exemptinR
from other license those who paid o
liquor license in Yankton.
BY Mr.. Ward, locating the county
seat OF Turner county at Parker.
By MI. Dawson. amending the laws of
1883 in relation to county commission.
ers, and striking out the exception of
Union and Day counties.
1y Mr.. McCumber, making Rchland
and Sargent counties subdivision of
the third Judicial district.
BY Mr.. Parshall, by request, author.
ixing 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 coun-
Gil 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 Forke,
Bills passed in the house.
Appropriating $1,000 to support the
Spearf3sh normal school.
An appropriation for printing the re-
porte of auditor and treasurer.
The council accepted an invitation 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 parsed in the council
Saturday condemning citizens of Sphinx
county for the treatment of Councilman
Day and Representative Miller. and ex-
pressed unqualified approval of their
course and confidence in their integrity.
Bismarck, d. T., Feb. 3-The governor
vetoed the bill changing the name of
the town of Ordway to Independence be.
cause OF aremonstrance Of citizens there,
and the council failed to pass the bill
over the veto, lacking the necessary two.
thirds.
The committee appointed to confer
with a similar committee, from the
Minnesota legislature, reported by a
bill similar to the bill now pending in
the Minnesota legislature to regulate in.
spection, grading, warehousing and
handling grain.
Mr.. Rice's bill curtailing exemption
on account of family expenses was de.
feated-Yeas twenty-five, nays twenty.
four.
This action affords proof that the ex.
emption law cannot be modified this
session.
The bill adding the words "includinp
work done through the aid of teams and
farm machinery" to the statute in rela,
tion to leins, being substitute for Mr.
DeWoody's trashing lien bill, passed
Also council bills authorizing Grand
Forks to offer reward for the Smell
murdsrers: authorizing the school dis
trict of Ordway to fund its indebtedness
creating the county of Garfield and To-
eating the county seat of Sphinx county
at Ashton. Also the house bill providing
that license funds after July LIST, shall Ro
into the general fund OF the county.
In the council, the rules were suspend.
ed and bill introduced and passed au.
thorizing reward of $1,000 for the ar.
rest of the murderers of Mrs. Snslf by
the commissioners of Grand Forks,
Those who voted to pass the hill
changing the name of Ordway to indie.
pendence over the governors veto, were
Messrs. Cameron, Duncan, Farmer, Fit.
tie, Gamble, Jones, Natwick. Pettigrew,
w NesSA0oNA6u 0uO lu0 pEc6luouVs
A petition from Frank Wilson was
presented asking the council to reopen
the Wilcox.LaMoure contest, !chargine
forgery and fraud in taking testimony
on behalf of the contestee:
The petition was laid on the table
without reading until tho return of La.
Moure.
Mr.. Pettigrew's bill abolishinR tax
commissioners. wheat grading tcommis.
sioner, fish commissioner and milesp.
tax of telegraph and telephone com
panies passed. The provision abolishinp
the Office of attorney general was
stricken out.
Also providing that bill of excep
tions in criminal cases may be settled
IN the same manner as IN civil cases:
relating to the Wells county tier oi
townships added to Foster county two
years ago; authorizing Yankton county
to remit the railroad taxes OF 1872, 1878
1874 and 1876; providing for county
seat election in Bon Homme county m
May next.
The bill dividing McHenry count,
and creating the county of 'Foucher vs,
defeated.
A large number of bills we're intro
duced in both houses, among them il
the council:
By Mr.. Twomey. giving the defens,
the closlng argument.
By Mr.. Austin, creating Ransom ani
Sergeant counties. and subdividing th,
judicial districts. ~ s,
By Mr.. Flettis. to encourage the plant
Ing Of forest trees By giving bounty.
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