The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-29

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members. of the committee. submitted q
minority report recomme ending that the
case be held open for several days IN order
TO give Hutchinson IN opportunity to sub
init certain evidence in the case which:
had not been considered While discussion
on the adoption Of the report was going: on,
southwlck Of Kingsbury county moved an
adjournment The motion was promptly
seconded by Mr.. 2 Dewoodyg of Edmunds
county, and the. clerk began calling the roll
Before the roll call had progressed for the
fact was evident to all that one party or the
other had made sudden move for the pur-
pose of staving of the question Of capital
removal, and when the clerk announced the
motion as carried by. a vote of ~ to %; the
impression was materially streng thened n A
scene Of confusion followed, in which both
members and spectators partici pated, groups
being formed, and the situation discussed
exoitedly. 1t transpires that the move was
made by some Of the members to shave off
aotion on the removal question until they
could hear from their constituents, as well
rs to await action Of the council In the matter.
The Northern members voted for adjourn
ment with the exception of MessrR Oliver
and Strong. The following southern NOM
bers also voted for adjournment: Messrs
Barnes, Dewoody, Edridge, Huntington,
Hueston, Hobart, johnson Logan, South
wick, Mark Ward, and Speaker Rice. The
North Dakota men were ID: 3
JUBMANT OVER THE RESULT, n; II y
and claimed that they had made successful
Inroad upon the ranks Of their opponents.
Six bills were introduced to-day In the
council. among them being one approprt-
ating $32, 900 for the completion and smain-
.tenance of the normal school at Madison
Mr.. Wells, from the Black Hills DISTRICT in
PRODUCED bill providing for the $organiza-
zion of q school of mines, to be located at
Rapid City, the cost Of erection to BIO betrayed
twenty years, payable at the option Of the
territory after period Of ten years from the
date Of issue; The bill further pro ides that
the work Of erection of the buildings shall
be commenced In ninety days after
creating the office Of attorney gem
eral was given its second reading
to-day and referred to the committee on ter.
ritorial affairs In this connection 1t may be
said that several of the South Dakota mem
berss are after Attorney General Hughes
official official sealp f bill providing for the
from February to April, reported back from
the committee to-day, with recommends
ton for passage, caused Econside dis
,cussion, In which most OF the members en-
gagged It is probable that the bill Will pasa
rehash Of its county seat troubles bill
was introduced In the council Monday BY
Mr.. Wagner, providing for the division 81
The county 8 and the formation Of IA
new county named Payson, the lat
ter to consist Of two tiers OF town
Sphinx county, and one tier from the northern
Part Of EBeadle county. By the terms Of tile
bill Ashton Is to- be the county seat OF SPHINX
county, and Altoona Of payson. The COM
mittee on counties met Immediately inter
adjournment to-day TO consider the bill a
number of lobbyists were present to fhvor
the scheme. G. II Myers, Of the capital COM
mission, appeared to press the claims of
hedfeid, where he owns q conslde num-
BEL. of town lots, for the county seat IA
avery scene ensued, sew ra1 n eloquent
the speakers becoming rather excited and
afording the spectators consid enter
talnment It iB difficult to Judge Of tine
merits Of the case, but the troubles are of
such nature and have continued for SO long
time that the best way out of the difficulty
appears to be for tho legislature to seize the
bull BY the horns aud locate the county seat
!. The bills in Il I'd iced IS On Saturday
were not entirely satisfactory t. the adYo.
:ates of removal Different amendments
have been considered and rejected. until
finally the one proposed this morning was
decided. to /. be the most satisfactory to all
concerned When "a o'clock arrived, the
time set for the consideration Of the bill, the
council resolved itself into COMMITTEE Of
the whole, with MI. Jones OF Hutchinson
county CANDLES coileagn In fiji. chair.
President Westoyer, who had 50 sseat ID the
house, apparently eager to- pnt himself on
record in the matter, rose before Chairman
Jones had nm opportunity either to announce
the business before the committee Or to read
the title Of the bill, and proposed an amend
ment ~
q wEsTovER,s AMENDME1ssr.s .3:s;
The first section, providing for: the removal
OF the seat OF government from Bismarck to
Pierre. was left unchanged Tho remainder
Ct the bill reads as follows:
Section 2. Any and ali interest 81 title which
"a said Territory OF Dakota may have acquired
oct entitled sAn act to provide for the location
50i.the seat OF government OF the Territory t0f:
Ssos and for The erection Of public bnildings
al interest OF title which the aaid terrItory may
Ussfss n % 70 any building or buildings that
may nave 5sen constructed on. suclI real prop
sons who contributed money, labor 81 materials
Tor the construction Of the capitol buiidtnr and
ne IMPROVEMENT Of the Rrounds thHroat in pros
tr1Pnted. Or the value Of the labor performed or
materials furnished and unpaid; and an fndebs-g
eaess ~ inonIsd ~ The capitol
ont Of the proceeds received from the sale Ok the
sala reaI property. and the district court q
nags sheseei upon the Of any person
rial shall have power to appoint receIyer III iii
q saia PROPERTY with power to control, sell. q
dispose essg q SAID real
tribute the balance n received " rom Il tha
sale 4 Or disposition Of " said lpropertv
z. all persons who have contributed labor,
said receiver have Pr and
anoes the code Of civil procedure under the
Direction q The district court Or judge shsrsof
this act ii alIso she ssing
whose Offices are properly kept at the sseafH III
shalt remove their several Ga oiiees
records books and papers e fba ssa inv
Pierre: and the public Offices 81 tie said tass
Titory shall thereafter be- kept at said city 81
theI ri snsnre sessions
sss gpSa TIE taking eneot this ae
sEs ss hs &. ss ss osy sp
r,smainder q the sixteenth session 81 tbs iegiss
asaye assembly, " said territory shall bs held
Ali asts and parts q gets
this net are hereby repealed. Il n ~ ,,5
"a Sec q This not shall talks eject and ID ri
force On and after its passage aud approval.
&: Some discussion arose as to the proyisiona
Of the bill as regards the power 4 III fi,s
Judge OF the district court to pass upon TIA
titles Of property involved, the CHM {beinc.
made that acerta ain DISTRICT should be gpeci,
he'd Finally on motion IL Mi. Nickeusl tIia
committee rosa and reported the Bill back to.
the amendment BE- printed, and that fiiscus-
sion OF the bill be made the st,eoiaI rfier foy: