The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30
DAKOTA IN hATURE.

shor,,v after Bhe opening Of he session f. A,
SuiII;ams presented a petition ~ Nneu Dy over
three hundred citizens of BhsmaA y ana Bur-
Ieioh county asking the Legislative 10 Inemor'
iSiiEe congress for division OF the herrl1ory.
1.afhr in the proceedings he followed up the
netIrion with notices of two bills; one u au-
tborize the governor and secretary TO reA p
nraise the lots in the capitol addition. ana
the other to authorize Burleigh county TO is
sue $40, 900 bonds, to be used in buying lots
70 cancel indebtedness on
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
These notices were Immediately followed
nv one from MIR. Picker for the appointment
ri n Joint committee TO consider means to be
nsed to secure the division OF the territory
on the forty-sixth parallel, and the admis-
sion of the southern nalf as q
state. The introduction of the petition
and notices of the bills began, and excited
considerable interest, so that when Mr..
picker moved that his capital removal bill,
which had been given It's second reading on
Saturday, be engrossed every one was on the
qut vive. The motion was quickly followed
by q motion from Mr.. NcCumber, a North
Dakota member, to postpone consider
alton of the bill for two weeks.
Mr. Johnson of Brown county then
offered an amendment to the effect
that the bill be considered Wednesday at IL
o'clock. Then occurred a discussion hat ex-
cited considerable interest, as it was the pre-
liminary battle between the opposing forces.
Mr. McCumber stated as his reasons for NOV
ING a postponement that its immediate con
sideration would create animosity, and
thereby seriously clog the wheels OF
legislation; that the interest or the
farmers oppressed by monopolies demanded
immediate attention and that the perform
ance of duty should take precedence of every
other measure. Mr.. Picker replied by
stating Numerically opposite opinions. In
his Judgment the southern members could not
- -v,- H. ill ,-L $40
demands for appropriations stared them in
the face on every hand in the shape OF an
unfinished building, steam heating apparatus
and furniture. He believed the capitol
should first be located, and after that legisla-
ton would receive it's just share of atten-
ton. Messrs. Williams n Steele also spoke
on the question, following practically the
same line Of argument as MI. McCumber.
THE AYES AND AVS
were called on the vote. Mr.. Johnston's
amendment was carried by q vote OF 50 to
IS; Mr.. Smith of Minnehaha county being
excused from voting at his own request, ana
Mr.. Strong of Pembina county voting with
the southern members. While not strictly a
test vote, yet it indicates to a certain extent
how the land lies.
THE EGULA BUSINESS
of the legislature is progressing as well as
could be expected. Most OF the time was
occupied by the council in adopting rules OF
order and providing for the printing
of the journal Eleven bills were in
troduced, the principal ones being
by Mr.. Jones. to regulate the handling and
shipment Of gran, and by MIR. Walsh, Great
ing the office of public examiner. Under the
new rules of the council. notices OF bills are
dispensed with, n bills are read the first
and second times by their titles only. The
school book mama has struck Dakota, Mr..
Bayard having given notice in the house
to-day of a bill TO provide uniform text
h1nJ1 Mr. GnVtfhxxyfoE olcn or0u va nAfinn n
the house of a bill to levy and collect taxes
from railroad and telegraph companies. I'm
der the provisions Of the bill these corpora-
tons will be viewed in the same light as
private individuals. The bill will pro
vide for the taxation of railroad
lands in addition to taxing their gross
earnings; also a taxation upon sleeping car
which under the existing laws go scot free.
Resolution was passed in the house provid-
ing for the appointment OF a or
five to act in conjunction with a like commit-
tee from the council to confer with a COM
mittee from the Minnesota legisla-
ture concerning grain grading and
transportation. Mr.. Oliver of Ransom
county introduced in the house to-day a bill
relating to warehousemen n the transpor-
tation of grain of which the following is an
article:
Section 1 provides that all railroads shall re-
ceive and transport grain in bulk In carload
lots from any siding or station, PROVIDED that
the railroad may require cars to be loaded within
twenty-four hours.
erect elevators of any capacity adjacent TO rail-
roed tracks, provided owners OF such elevators
keep them open for the reception OF grain from
Aug, Is TO April 1, each year.
Speaker Rice will appoint his committees
tomorrow. The council committee on cleo
lions are considering the case of Collins Va
Walsh this evening, and will probably report
tomorrow.
Sec. 2 provides for uniform rates for the same
dnds of grain, and allows no rebates.
Sec. 3 requires railroads to keep q schedule OF
rates posted in their freight offices.
Sec. A makes railroads refusing to provide cars
in reasonable time subject to . fine OF $1Oo,
which sum shall go to the aggrieved party. Ex-
cessive charges shall be q just cause Tor suit py
the aggrieyed party.
Over fifty bills have alread y been introduced
in the council, and about the same number in
the house. The first measure receiving the
sanction of the council was Mr.. Pettigrew's
bill providing for the appropriation of $1,000
to defray the expenses ot the Dakota exhibits
at the New Orleans exposition, which passed
by a vote of II to 2-Messrs. Jones and Nat
wick voting in the negative, and MI. Mcl4augh-
lin being absent.
Mr.. Kennedy's bill providing for the reloca-
hon of the capital was given It's second read
ing and referred TO the committee of the whole
Tor consideration at12 o'clock on Thursday. A
mania for the introduction OF bills seems 10
have attacked Mr.. Natwick, as no less than
nine were presented by that gentleman recent
~. One OF them provided for the appropria-
ton Of $64 1900 for the completion and main
tenance of the agricultural COLLEGE at Brook
ings, the other eight relating to amendments OF
different portions OF the statutes.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Rice appointed the following
standing committees:
Judiciary Martin, gunkle, Barnes. Picker,
gan.
Observation-Disclosures, Myron. .Swanton, Parshall,
Blakemore. Coe, McComber.
Ways and Means-Dawson. Langan, Huston,
Stevens, PuQi, Hutchinson, Huntingdon.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAWSON, smith, De-
woody, Williams. Stebbins, Roach.
counties--Mark Ward, Muller, olive, De