The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-27

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territorial officers to attend q reception by the
cltlzens OF Fargo on Saturday evening. Both
houses accepted by q unanimous vote. aud will
leave on the 800 train Friday afternoon, re-
turning Monday morning. Invitations have
been issued in order to keep out the largo num-
Der OF hangers on that attended the excursion to
Grand Forks.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE coUNcn
BY MI. Westoyer, amending the civil code re-
lating TO writs of execution; also, relating
70 fact. 'ra also Oh .m Issues : Of law and Of
relating TO the ummon of grand juries. BY
Mr.. Washabaugh, authorizing Lawrence county
to issue bonds to purchase a site for a court
house and erect the same: also. legalizing the
acts OF John p. Belding as sheriff OF Lawrence
county. BY Mr.. Eatick. requiring railroad COM
panies to construct Us where one line crosses
another. BY Mr.. Farmer, amending sec. 49I,
Civil Code; also, amending sec. 1O4 and repeal
ing sec. log, Civil Code. BY Mr.. Richardson,
defining the boundaries of Mclean county; also,
amending the act establishing the coae of pro-
ceedtngs OF courts of justices OF the peace, and
20 limit the jurisdiction OF the same; also, cree
ating Eddy county and defining its boundaries
and the boundaries OF Foster county. By Mr..
Huetson, amending the charter OF the city OF
Canton. The house spent the greater part OF the
afternoon in committee Of the whole in discus
sion OF miscellaneous measures. Tomorrow
afternoon McCalls bill for the division of Law
renee county comes up under special order, and
will probably be productive OF music.
The following bills were introduced to-day:
BY Mr.. Bunkel, incorporating BridGewater, Nc
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organization of literary institutes; also incor-
porating mutual hail anu fire insurance COM
panies. By Mr.. Clark, changing the name OF the
township OF Logan 30 Aurora: also authorizing
the board OF trustees of Plankenton. Aurora
county. to fund Indebtedness. BY Mr.. Dawson,
amending the Session Laws OF 1888 relating to
drainage. BY Mr.. Coe, amending section 800,
Civil Code. BY Mr.. Picker, amending the laws
OF 1883 relating to n0xious weeds. By Mr..
Barnes, imposing q fine for Offering for same I'M
wholesome articles of food or drink. By Mr..
ATnNnp,har NN.nuf1fpn for onunrnfcuinnar Far ~
ganized counties. A few bills Of minor imDnrt-
ance were passed.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 10
Sphinx county, relegated to the rear q few
days ago by the governors veto, comes to
the front again with its old, old story of
county seat trouble and attendant evils
The bill introduced in the house by Miller,
providing for the location Of the county seat
at Ashton, was reported from the committee
today. with an amendment that Ashton be
made the county seat until the general
election in November, 1886, when the
question would be referred to the people to
be decided by a majority vote. Mr.. Hutch
inson, a member ofthe committee, submitted
a minority report, recommending that the
election be held In June next This precipi-
tated q heated debate, in which q large num-
Der OF the members participated, the bAl
being finally referred to general orders for
consideration. Coming up under that head
in committee of the whole later in the day,
the bill was the cause Of a general wrangle.
Williams moved that when the committee
iise it recommend that the bill be printed
and made the special order for Monday.
The motion was lost after considerable de-
bate, in which Pickler arc the gentleman
from Burleigh INDUCED In an exchange Of
personal remarks. Rice then proposed an
amendment, referring the bill to the COM
mittee on counties, with instructions to
FRAME A NEW BILL
providing for q division of the county on an
east and west line, SO that Ashton be the
county seat of the northern, and Redfeld Of
the southern half. This again stirred up the
animals. and heated debate followed Finally
the committee rose with the recommended
ton that Rice's motion be adopted Mccall
failed to secure the passage of his bill to
divide Lawrence county. Coming up in
committee of the whole, it was rendered de-
funct by a motion quickly made and as
quickly carried that the committee recon-
mend the striking out of the enacting clause.
The committee then rose and adopted the
report by a unanimous vote, Mccall taking
refuge in the cloak-room before the clerk
reached his name on the roll. Those who
claim to know say that when the
combination counted noses in caucuslng
the bill. they were W votes short
so they determined to vote unanimously to
kill it mus one more county division
scheme is laid aside. An important bill was
considered and passed under special order in
the council to-day providing for contests of
a1aaGnna nf Qorntv nfSoaro md Of tho lOra-
tion OF county seas 1t regulates the form
and procedure of contests, authorizes any
electOr to initiate q contest, il an election for
locating a county seat or dividing a county,
and enables an elector to carry on the con-
test IL it is not maintained by the county
commissioner. Both houses will hold short
sessions tomorrow, as they leave in a body
for Fargo on the 500 p m. train. The ar
rangementS for the excursion are In charge
of Hon. ID. ii. Twomey, member of the coun-
Gil from Cass county. None but members or
the legislature, territorial officials, judges Of
the supreme court and representatives of the
press. TO all of whom invitations have been
issued, will attend A banquet viii be given
Saturday evening at the Headquarters hotel,
and the excursion Will return Monday IA 0rn-
ing.
NEW COUNCIL BILLS
The following bills were introduced to-day
tn the c0uncif:
BY Mr.. Sm0uley, funulng tne indebtedness OF
Codington county. BY Mr. Mclaughlin, Great
ing the counties OF Ramsey, Towner. Benson,
Roulette and Bottineau, a subdivision OF the
Third judicial district. By Mr.. Austin. incor-
~porating Tower City.
Council bills passed: For funding the indebt-
edness OF Hughes county; providing for contest
ing elections for county officers and location of
county seats; for funding the Indebtedness OF
Potter county. for funding the indebtedpess OF
Sully county; repeating sec. A, chap. 50, Session
Laws of 1881; exempting volunteer fireInen from
serving as jurors and from the payment OF
poll tax while fremen, and also after ten years
service as firemen: providing for a constitutional
convention TO organize a state from that part OF
the territory south of the forty-sixth I~traliel:
Amending sec. 8 OF the act creating The office Of
district attor ney for several counties.
House bills passed: Legalizing the issue OF
bonds by the town OF Wahpeton for water
works: incorporating the city OF De Smet. sub
iect TO a vote of the people: locating the county
seat OF Turner county, Bills introduced: By
Dir. Ruger, dividing EmInons county and Great