The Dickinson press., 1885-03-14

COOK up Pickler's woman suffrage hill re.
Gently passed by tho house and reportad
back from the committee Yesterday with an
amendment that the question be Submitted
to a vote Of the people at the general cleo
ton in November. Some discussion oc-
CURED on the bill. and an amendment insert
ing November 1856 instead Of 1885 was
lost by q vote Of 13 to IL; Picker mean
time rushing hither and thither on the floor
IN the endeavor to secure support for his
measure. 1t soon became evident, however.
That the friends of rhe bill were
IN THE MINORITY.
Nlckeus was their chief champion. while
Gamble led the opposing forces, most of the
other members remaining silent On the
roll call the bill was carried by a vote of 10
70 I've e t bein g9l Ga ms%he Ta Y M6a4s. in Md the gGna-
'Washabaugh and Walsh. Several who voted
In the Affirmative did so in the belief that
woman suffrage would be showed under by
o large majority if submitted to a vote Of
the people; There are but ten member Of
the council really in favor of extending the
ballot to woman This vote practically kills
the bill, as when sent to the house the
amendment will not be concurred in. The
council did but little else during the after
noon of importance. The house spent the
orders: Among the measures considered
was the bill locating the county seat Of
Sphinx county at Ashton, recommended to
pass by a vote of 80 to 8. Bills introduced
In the councils:
BY Mr.. Walsh, establishing Independent
School District No. 2, in Grand Forks county.
BY Mr.: Natwick, defining the boundaries of the
Fifth judicial district and fixing the time of
thorizing the judges of district courts to change
JUDICIAL subdivisions and create subdivisions.
By Mr.. Washabaugh, supplementary to chap.
Council BilIs <b, o;tv
council of Mitchell to fund Indebtedness; vacat-
Ing certain blocks i'll the town of Marion juno
zion, Turner county; vacating certain town sites
In Bon HOmmc county.
The governor returned tho bill appropriate
and $500 for the erection Of a reform school
building at Plankington with o veto message.
The message was we'll received and, upon
roll call, sustained by a unanimous vote as to
the Fargo agricultural college, one council
man voting to pass the Plankinton bill over the
veto.
The bill removing the United States Court
from Yankton to Mitchell came up in the llous
passed by a vote of % to ~ but was killed
in tho council: Thu biz locating tho county
to II and will pass the council
COUNCIL BnLS PASSED.
Creating a joint school township in Griggs and
Steele counties; authorizing Bon Homme county
W lNtllO 1uOcUlcSlllCSSs duIlSAluR CGTldll uIluS.
signed townships to McHenry county; creating
Miner county a ~juficial subdivision OF the Sec
ord district court, to be held the first Tuesday
in May; defining the boundaries of the Fifth
judicial district; fixing terms of court in the
Sixth judicial district; providing for taxing rail-
roads on gross earnings, with amendments re-
creating Ransom and Turner counties a SUBJ
division Of the Third judicial district: author
izing the directors of the Sioux Falls penitcn-
tiary to lease the United States a wing of the
peniten1iary.
House bills passed.
Extending the term Of the county auditor of
Pembina and other counties; establishing a
highway along the county line between Yankton
and Turner counties; for securing public health
against unwhOlesome provisions; amending the
charter Of the city of Larlmorc; mcmcrializing
congress to improve the water way between Big
Stone lake and the Red river; amending the act
of 1883, relating to highway labor: defining the
boundaries of Ransom and Benson countless;
authorizing the village of Esan to issue 10000
of bonds; making Nelson county a subdivision
OF the Third judicial district.
Bills introduced in the house,:
BY Mr.. Williams, changing the name of the
town of Victoria, Mclean county, to Coal
Harbor. BY Nh. Morgan, making an appropria-
ton for the construction Of a sewer for the cap
cial laws of 1888. By Mr.. Runkle. incorporate
ing the city of Salem, in Cook county. By Mr..
johnson, creating Adams county. By Mr.. Pick
of fuel on railroads. BY Mr.. Oliver. changing
the nalmc OF the town of Marshall to En.lloah.
Bv Mr.. Rice. amending the charter OF Flandreau.
BY Mr.. huntington. appropriating funds to pay
for steam heating in capitol building. BY Mr..
Williams, establishing an Independent school
district i'll Walcott, Riclland county; also,
changing the name of Walter James to Walter
Cushing. BY MI. Eldridge, providing for bond
ing the indebtedness of the Big Stone school
township.
House bills passed
Establishing a territorial normal school at
Groton; providing for the organization and gov
ernmcnt of the university of the Missouri;
amending sec, 10, code of civil procedure;
changing the name of the village of Nordland,
kingsburY county, to Arlington: establislinga
fence law in the counties of Fall River, Custer,
Pennington. Lawrence and Butte; amending
sec. 10, Justices code. creating q subdivision Of
the Sixth judicial district; regulating the term
OF office OF county treasurer in the counties of
Cass, Grand Forks and Trail: providing for
transcriblng records in Edmunds and Mcpher-
son counties; relating to the foreclosure of chat
tel mortgages: providing for the erection of a
court house and Jail in Clark county: incorpor-
ating the village OF Aberdeen; creating Adams
county; amending sec. IL, chap. 90, political
code.
Council bills passed:
Authorizing Stutsman county to issue bonds
to fund read and bridge indebtedness; authorize
ing the commissioners of Codington county to
fund Indebtedness: authorizing the commits
sioners of Cass county to issue bonds for finish.
ing and furnishing the court house, and for
funding the road and bridge debt; amending
sec. G56, civil code: authorizing Walsh county
to build q court house,