St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-27
DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
1t is Said That Gov. Pierce Will Make
u Complete Change in Terri
tOrial Officers.
Farmers Near Fargo Have Commenced Thef1
Spring Seedlings and Other
Work.
Various Matters of News Picked Up in DIFF
ferent Parts of the
Territory.
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
a Change n. the state officials.

n Change IN the State Officials.
Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, OAK, Feb 26.-The council in
executive session, not agreeing to confirm
the appointments made by the governor,
laid them aside for further consideration. It
is understood the appointments are James
w. Raymond, president of Bismarck Ma
tional bank, for territorial treasurer, and
Rev. j. P. Ward Of Yankton superintendent
of public instruction. The delay bears some
relation to other appointments. The nomi-
nations made indicate purpose
to make a complete change in
the offices, including auditor who is
son of ex-Gov. Ordway. The rumors that
the council will attempt to dictate the ap-
pointmentS are not justified. None who know
the governor will expect him to submit to
dictation in any degree whatever in these
matters.
The council passed the house bill annexiug
Roberts county towns north of the Sisseton
reservation to Richland county, with sub
stitute section locating the county seat at
WilmOt instead of Travers in the original
BILL
The council appointed a committee of five
to investigate and report upon the alterations
made in the Fargo charter bill after it left
the council and before acted upon
by the house, the bill having been returned
from the house for correction 1t is charged
that the bill was borrowed from the house
committee and changes made reversing Ger
tain provisions regarding city justice and
police, but by whom it is difficult to deter.
mine.
The council passed its bills repeating the
act giving special salaries to school superin-
tendents of Grand Forks and Cass counties;
also, amending the charter of Tower CITY,
relating to licenses; establishing the indie
pendent school district of Brandon, Mime
haha county, and amending the law of 1883
relative to printers and clerks fees on delin-
quent tax lists.
In the house the racket commenced on the
appropriation bills, upon a motion to refer to
special committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. Markward, Pugh, Stewart Hobart
and DeWoody. A motion to strike out the
names mentioned and leave the appointment
to the speaker was lost, ayes 20, noes rs, and
upon other phases of the question the vote
varied from eighteen to twentv-one on one
side and twenty-seveu upon the other The
purpose of the reference appears to be to
hold it a few days until other bills are intro
duced and to finally scale it down to dimen-
sions likely to be acceptable to
all interested. The combination,
however, is looked upon by those not in it
off ;OLI,
scale.
While the governor has not indicated what
his policy may be, the members are disposed
to read up on his message and act in accord
ance with his presented views.
The house passed its bills amending the
| charter of Deadwood; providing for struck
juries; repeating special laws of 1888 relating
to county superintendents ofyschools in Cass
and Grand Forks counties; vacating
portion of Speartsh; amending the
charter of Vermillion; amending
civil code by exempting territory counties,
cities and towns from giving bonds when
they are respondent; authorizing Aurora
county to fund its Indebtedness, and the
council memorial asking an appropriation
for improvement Of the James river
The council committee had meeting to-
day on the woman's suffrage bill. There is
a strong disposition upon the part of the
committee to amend the bill so as to submit
the question to the people. This is vigor-
ously opposed by friends of the meas
ure, who believe the liquor and
other questions would be involved
and thst fair expression could not be OBJ
tanned The friends of the measure claim
canvass shows a majority of the members in
favor of the bill. The bill simply strikes the
word male from the section prescribing
qualifications of electors, and does not
change the laws in relation to jurors or make
them eligible to office excepting the super
intendent of schools as under the present
law.