Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-02-03

the council that he had approved the
bill! appropristing 25,00O for the terri.
torial exhibit at New Orleans; also
authorizing the appropriation of q suf-
tcient sum to pay for tho purchase of
coal for the capitol building. He also
reported having signed the house bill
legalizing the issue of bonds of the city
of Wahpeton and the appointment of q
committee of twelve on division and ad-
mission. The house spent the
afternoon in committee OF the whole
Mr.. Roach in the chair, discussing the
Dill memorializing congress to divide,
the territory. As originally passed by
the house, division was asked for on the
seventh standard parallel. The council
amended, leaving it in the discretion of
congress to divide either on that or the
forty-sixth parallel. The house refused
to concur in the amendment, and Q
committee of conference was appoint.
ed, which reported to-day in favor of
the amendment. Thereupon Mr.. Cum.
Der and others attacked the bill, decry.
ing division on the forty-sixth parallel
for the reason that farms, towns and
counties would be cut in two. An un.
seemly wranele seemed emminent, when
friends of the bill moved that the COM
mittee rise and report. The bill then
passed. Bills were introduced in the
house providing for the appointment of
the usual committees to visit different
public institutions throughout the terri.
tory, and for the exemption of
farm improvements to the amount of
$1,000. and farming implements to
the amount of $500. The bill changing
the name of the village of Ordway to
Independence, was not referred to the
house az requested, but will go to the
governor, who will probably either sign
it or allow the requisite three days to
pass, IN which it will become law. It
is generally understood that the efforts
to recall the bill from the council for
amendment, were due to ex-Gov. Ord
way. The Sphinx county troubles still
agitate the public mind, and the argu.
ments Of the lobby weary the house
committee on counties. The committee
holds daily sessions and listen to argu-
ments pro and con from the numerous
representatives from the seat of war,
whose towns are aspiring to county seat
honors.
kilograms reached i. here to-day
announcing that Councilman Day and
Representative Miller were hanged in
e&gy last night at Brandon. Affaira
have come to such pass in the county
that the only thing LETT for the legisla.
ture to do is to act arbitrarily in the
matter, and compel the residents of the
county to abide by the decision. A re-
port will probably be submitted Mon
day recommending q special election to
decide the county seat matter on q
plnra1itv vote Tho Andaraon Hntoh;n
son contest in the house still hangs fire,
although Anderson has placed his with.
drawal in the hands of the committee
and departed. It ID also common talk
that both aspirants made numerout
promises to members of the committee
If they would award them the seat
Pickler's bill granting women the righ
of suffrage received boom to-day il
the form of petition from the voters o
Kingsbury county praying for it's pass
age. Several members of the Legislature
took the 500 p. m. train to-day fol
Fargo. to spend Sunday.