The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-02-12
But little legislation was enacted to-day.
Among the bills introduced in the council
were the following: a.5-s.fs s. E "a

BY Mr.. Austin, revising and amending the
civil code relating to insurance companies BY
MI: Walsh, amending the political code relating
ing the charter of the city Of Grand Forks: also.
amending the justices code relating to the duty
o. justices IN case Of appeal also. amending the
over, funding the indebtedness Of Potter
county,. BY MI Kennedy, amending the civil
code relating to the foreclosure Of mortgages
bersh1p OF the board of directors Of the
'penitentiary at 8 QUIZ Falls to i've and
Speaing 5as e o.
county; amending acts providing for q board Of
education OF the city OF Fargo: amending sec.
doi, CHAP en- y, civil code; repeating chaps. 81
from territorial funds for the payment 81 ex.
penses incgrIed by sending militia to subdue5
The riot in Sphinx county. The house COMMITTEES.
hutchinson contest. recommending that the
seat be awarded to Anderson. They stated IN
t thet feEort that they had reason to believe
to secure the scat by fraudulent and dishonest
offers and bargains. deprecating such acts and
prao.1iees. a. minority report was also made
heated discussion by the house, the majority re-
port was referred back to the committee for
further action The following bills were intro
dnced IN the house to-day: By Mr. Gregg, pro-
v1d1ng for the appointment Of county sheep In
spectors. By Mr.. Huntington, creating the
county Of Marshall and defining the boundaries
charter of the city of Maudan. 555.5EE, -!
m HOUSE BILLS PASSED, - 3 4 t,.
Authorizing the commissioners Of Rchland
county to tssue bonds for paying certain iudebt-
ness; amending the session laws Of ] S79 relat.G
ing to building bridges under township orpan-s
fzation; changing the boundaries of RichIand
county and locating the county scat OF Roberta
county at Traverse Rics's bill altering the ex-3
Eemptton law, which was defeated Yesterday
came up again to-day on motion for reconsid.s
Grafton. and after discussion passed by q vote Of
% to 16. There is considerable doubt about its
passing the council No action was taken to-day
by the council In the ,ntesr case of Wilson va
La Moure, except to allow La Moure to take the.
petition for reference There is hardly possi-
bilty Of the case being reopened The passage
OF The Sphinx county bill, yesterday, is generally
regarded as the best way out of q dfsagreeable
trouble. Various Of hor county division echemea
1 are on foot, each being backed by strong lobby
Judge Leeper and Mr. Youngblood Of Blunt Ara
here in the interest III the division Of Huehes
and SullY counties with the county seat 1at
Blunt. ]. W. Smith of Huron, owner OF 4
portion OF the townsito OF Blunt sent hero
to oppose the division OF BeadIe county.
4 hnds IT hard to occupy consistent ground. Tho
fact Is there is no great moral principle involved
in an ordinary county division scheme one ywav
or the other. Selfish consfd erstiops are arraved
on either side y is safe to say Tint as long as
there are such large counties tn Dakota there
Will be plenty of schemes to divide them mn to
suit ambitions townsite proprietors and poll.