The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-20
The prohibition bill passed by vote o, 20

70 4, as IOllOWS:
tin, Parshsll. Steele, Smith, Ward Of Turner,
Clark, Huston, Hutchinson, Myron, Mccall,
Picker, sontbwick, sprasue: Williams, Dawson.
Swanton, stebbins.
Nays...Greee. Stevens, vanosdel, Morgan.
Scott, McHugh, Stewart.
Not Xotin0-Dayard, Blskemote. Coo Ed
ger, Strong, Mark Ward and Speaker Rice.
j. W. Raymond, the newly appointed terri
torial treasurer, entered upon his duties TO-
day; receiving from his predecessor in office,
the treasury. Mr.. Mcvay held the office for
six years, during which time he has been a
faithful officer, and has made many friends
He goes ut once to Yankton. where he has
extensive banking interests f. W. Caldwell,
auditor elect, returned today from Sioux
past arranging his affairs preparatory to TAX
ing up his residence ut Bismarck. He will
enter upon the duties of his office this week.
o. II. Holt, Gov. Pierce's private secretary,
will he Mr.. Caldwell's deputy Fourteen en-
rolling clerks are kept busily engaged in the
committee rooms In order to keep UP with
the work. Gov. Pierce's duties arc exceed
ingiy onerous, the bills coming to him for
reading and approval being legion As but
three days are allowed by the statute for his
consideration, it is probable that several
bills will die i'll the governors hands, among
. ".
House bills passed the council:
Amending the railroad commission act by
striking out tho maximum clause; creating an
11naepennent school district IN Harrison. Doug
ship Edmnnds county. TO lssue ~ ,IH. bonds
amending the act of 1881 authorizing Kingsbury
providing for three annual terms Of the supreme
court, at Bismarc:l in February. at. YanktOn In
May and Deadwoo.l in October: amending the
drainage law Of 1888
Council bills OnRSe(i the hOIRe.
Providing for taking O census OF the territory
In lsSG: establishing Nh independent school dis
trlct III Springfield.
Congress passed the hill dividing Dakota into
twenty-fo council districts. The present num-
ber is twelve. the number Of oouncimel from
@ fonr Her Hereafter there viii q Be- one
councilman and two representatives from each
district. The joint committee on apportion-
ment was in session tonight and viii report
nine districts, South Dakota ten dis
1ricts. The North Dakota arc as follows:
Sixteenth; 81; hichland: Ransom, Sargent.
senth, Barnes. Lamoure. Logan; Nineteenth,
Stutsman, Foster, Nelson, Benson, Desmet, Nc
Henry. Wells: Twentieth, Burleigh, Kidder,
Montraile. Flannery. nuford. Alfred, Wallace.
Mckenzie, Dunn, Williams, Mercer, Morton.
Stark. Billings. Willard. Bowman. Hettineer,
Twsnty-iirst: i5siiI; steeIs, Grlgss; Twenty:
Blaine; Ramsey; Twcnty.fourth. Pembina, Gar
Appnrtionmcnt of South Dakota: First dis
.rlct Union, Clay. Lincoln; Second. Yankton,
Turner; Turn Third, Bon Homme. Hutehinson, Doug
falo: Fifth, Davidson. Hanson. sanborn, Jer-
auid; Sixth, Mnnehaha, McCook; Seventh.
Moody, Lake, Miner: Eighth, Drookin9s, Kings
bury. Hamlin, Deuel.; Ninth. Clark. CodingtOn,
Grant. Roberts; Tenth. Beadle, Hand; Eleventh,
Sphinx. Famlk; Twelfth. Hyde, Hughes. sully,
Potter, WaIworth: Thirteenth. Day, Brown,
and Fifteenth. Fall River. Custer. Pennington,
Lawrence. Butte and all the country lying west
of the Missouri river and south OF the forty
sixth parallel. The above is subject to the &C.
tiOn of the legislature.