Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-29

real estate shall We uftd Win county CterHtt /
nlad with the territorial additot: IT, r. ..eriecr 70
make retbr-., property shall be punishable by
a fine OF not less than VI 2 or TO exceed $lo,-
600: that schedules shall also De given 70 tne
territorial boari Of equalization, and that the
rate OF taxation shall be determined By assess
menI. as in the case Of any other property.
BisNAacH, Oak, Special Telegram, Jan.
23.-The council grappled with the capital
removal bill this morning with n Will Every
member had evidently entered the chamber
with q determination to perform his dis
agreeable task as soon as possible, IN order
that the work of law making might proceed
uninterruptedly. Most of the members OF
the house, as well as a large number OF citl-
sens. were present TO listen to the debate
Immediately after the reading OF the journal
the council resolved itself into a committee
Of the whole. with Mr., Jones OF Hutchinson
10 the chair, for the consideration of the
amendment offered yesterday by Mr. West
over. A molten was made and seconded foi
the adopttod Of the amendment, when Mr.
Jones was attacked with hemorriIage of the
lungs and obliged 70 relinquish the chair, aao
leave the chamber. His position was filled
by Mr.. Smedley Of Grant The amendment,
upon being put To the house. was carried
unanlnOukiN.. Inc sOubutihl ihtAhDtic
smiled blandly at the result, and, were cyl
IDENTIFY congratulating themselves on smooth
sailing when a hombsbell was thrown into
their midst by an amendment offered by Mr..
Kennedy of Brown providing for the inser.
ton of the words @the city of 0rdway, in the
county of Brown" in place Of the words @the
city of Pierre, in the county of Hughes
wherever they occurred in the bill, The
amendment was promptly seconded, and
before the Pierre men could recover them
selves, Mr.. Kennedy had secured the floor for
the purpose Of explaining the reasons for
offering the amendment
NE. KENNEDY EXPLAINS.
He said;
IL was done as a compromise. In, hts opinion
the North and South Dakotianss must live to-
aether tor some time 70 come, As this was tho
tase, II woHld be better to select some place near
the center Of population and easy Of access to
all parts Of the territory. For himself, he did
not believe that either section could afford to
quarrel with the other. By the citizens OF Bis
marck he had been treated right royalty, and he
Thought 1t wrong TO hold them responsible for
the location OF TIA capital. They had simply
1qne what other towns would have done nnde.
tike circprnstanses@stakeu what they had offered
them. He DECLARED that he was opposed 70
Pierre on the ground that IL was doomed by an
INSCRIPTIONS lot Of real estate schemers.
At this iuncture Mr.. Gamble stated that
MI. Jones Wds ScIlOuSlN III, uHhtu Iudl Oiit
delegation from his district be allowed to
escort that gentleman to his hotel and
moved that the discussion OF the bill be
postponed till tomorrow. The motion was
evidently intended TO stave off action to
ain time and gave rise 80 considerable dis
cussion. Upon being put it was lost byg
vote of IL to ~. Mr.. Gamble took the floor
and objected to locating the capitol at a
place named Ordway.
He would vote for any town away out on the
prairie, but could not endure the thought that
the capitol Of the territory should be cursed by
name sd obnoxious 70 all Dakotinns: the name
Of a man who was responsible for the capitol
commission, a scheme conceived in sin ami born
In iniquity, and the source OF more corruption,
Tits aud BAD government than any other man in
the territory,
Mr.. Bowdle suggested that the town be
christened with the good old Irish name of
Gamble. A running debate followed, in
which widely differing opinions were ex-
pressed, but all agreeing on one point-the
denunciauon OF Urdway and 0rdwayism.
Mr.. Huetson stated that he thought the pres
ent scheme for locating the capitol at Pierre
was as great a fraud as the location at Bis
marck; that he cOuld not vote for any such
scheme, and that the legislature could not
afford to fTitter way the time which should
be devoted TO the interests of their constitu-
ents When asked by Mr.. Washabaugh to
name special frauds, Mr.. Huetson said:
It was generally understood before the
organization Of the legislature that any
OF the membersr who kicke d against the
arrangements mapped out by the leaders
would be ostracized during the season.
lie accused Pettigrew Of having used the party
whip to keep the southern members In line, He
had been informed that Pettigrew was in a
scheme with Prentice 70 boom lots in Pierre, and
that IL had been common talk before the assem-
bling Of the legislature that Pettigrew would
come as the representative OF the Chicago az
Northwestern railway.
Mr.. Kennedy also added fuel to the fame
by stating that he understood that Pettigrew
was IN a sch enc with Ordway to boom
Pierre, where they both own property.
PETTIgRLw ARousED
These personal remarks aroused Petit
grew, who took the floor and spoke with
vehemence for nearly half an hour.
lie was exceedingly surprised and gEieved
} that any such aspersions should have been cast
upon his character, and hurled back In the
I teeth of his defamers the imputation that any
other than pure motives had Influenced his vote
on the bill. He believed that Southern Dakota
was entitled To the capital. either with or with
out division. and favored Pierre because of the
central location. He had not spoken 10 Ordway
Tor two years, nor would he speak to him for two
years 70 come. When he finds a man who
is devoid of honor, who, has degraded every po-
sition he has ever held who is the most unmiti-
gated soouncrel in the territory, he will not be
4 contaminated by as$Oc1attng Win MIN. 1hls
was his opinion Of Ordway. What Dakota now
wants Is TO give to the world Its emphatic dis
approval OF the tobbery and acts Of the capital
commission.
Mr. Pettigrew spoke at length in the same
strain, appearing to good advantage through
out Huetson replied, denying any mali
cious intent. and tried to explain mis- posi-
ton, but made very sorry work of it He
closed by excIaim.pg; God forbid t;a. ]
ever get into such a place again" After
some mole discussion, the amendment was
put and carried by a vote of twelve TO ten,
Messrs Bowdle, Haetson, Kennedy and Wag-
,er voting with the eight northern members
n the affirmative Mr.. Smediey did not
cote, and Mr.. Jone was absent. The COM
nittee then rose and recommended the
passage of the bill as amended The council
Ihen took n recess until 4 p m Immedi-
ltely after adjournment the member and
others assembled in groups about the cham
Der AZ = discussed the situation excitedly.
IL was generally conceded that the northern
men had come out a long way ahead Ken
nedy was accused by Picker, who was very
excited and apparently very uiuch cast down
over the result. of being a traitor TO the
south; while Huetson was acknowledged by
all To b:-e appeared 20 very poor advantage
Brookings county has raised the price
| of liquor licenses to $500.