Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-02-13

cOmwuo uol0neg0, 70 nave &000fAl oupefvls.
ION OF all roads IN the territory; inquire
into tho management and operation OF
roads; notify companies Of failure to
comply with the laws; also % 70 repasrs
needed and changes Of rstss and iarss
desired, to report annually full details -
to the condition OF the companies and
OF roads; have power to examine books;
railroad companies are required to;
furnish cars on reasonable notice and
provide and keep suitable facilities for
receiving and handling freight; must not
discriminate bstween shippers and must
receive from wagons and sleiRhs allowing
reasonable time for loading. Other
features correspond to divers grain bill
passed BY the house, the commissioners
te receive complaints and prosecute
when necessary.
houee bills:
A,qtahor,zine " the appointment Of .
clerk Tor tho appropriations committee;
establlsning the county OF Ward from
that pexsieasQe ktsEens oosnty adjoin.
Requiring licenses and fines to 20 into
the general instead of the school fund
after July. 10th.
Legalizing the Incorporation Of Valley
Springs; authorizing Day and Hyde
counties to fund their ind ebtedness; au.
thorizlng Morrison county to buy
grounds and build court house.
Action is still deferred on the .Ander-
son VI. Hutchinson contest, but it Is
likely to come up for final ,dispositlon
sometime during the week.
Mr.. Nickeus. by request, introduced .
memorial asking congress to compel the
Northern Pacific to take patents for
land in order to bring them into the lists
for taxation.
Bismarck, Feb. ll-Mr. CANDLES
county organisation bill was made the
special order for Saturday.
Council bills passed:
Amending the criminal code in rela-
tion to motions for new trial.
Providing for the incorporation of
street railway companies.
AppropriatiDg $33, 500 for the univer-
sity at Grand Forks. q
Limiting the fees of sherlffs on mort.
gage sales.
Dividing civil townships aud creating
new ones in Traill and Grand Forkt
counties.
Amending section 500 of the civil code
in relation to mortgage foreclosures.
Incorporating and annexing part oi
Clark county to Day and creating
Marshall county.
The insurance bill was made thu
special order for Tuesday. 1t provides
for the organisation of companies anc
Regulation of those doing business in th,
territory.
Mr.. Anderson, contestant OF the seat ol
/ of MIR. Hutchinson, was examined by thu
Investigating committee as to his abaa
donment of the contest, and testi
fed that he raised money to pay bill
here and go home by the sale Of rea
estate, and did not know, but though
he would not have made the sale if h
hadn't said he was going home. Th
investigation will be continued to-mo
Irow.
d To consider the best means of secul
ing the division of Dakota, the join
COMMITTEE met this evening for- the fin
ltime, to consider Mr.. Wsshabaugh's bill
calling for constitutional conventio
: for south Dakota at Sioux Falls, in Ser
y tember, and the means to be used to prt
: ! mote division. Mr.. Washabaugh's' bi
is likely to pass.
In the house this afternoon N
! Martins bill reducing exemption frol
ST 800 to $3.50, amended by the commi
tee to 81 900, was under discussion.
does not affect absolute exemption
provided by law, nor alternate exeml
/: tions, in which farmers are most inte
: ested, which may be chosen in lieu
!, exemption of $1,000, but does reduc
One-third the opportunity afforded di
honest merchants to defraud creditor
. and is regarded fit companion to ii
l. family expense, Bill which passed Il
q house last week. The discussion d
: not develop the strength of the measul
. but strong men are supporting it al
s presenting strong arguments in j
10 behalf, and it may pase.
g The bill was made the special ord
for tomorrow at 3 p. n., and will then
disposed of. p.
The conference committee on the ra
road bill was also discussed and final
n referred to q special committee, consil
!. ing of the standing committee on gra
T. grading and on agricultural featur,
This bill, as telegraphed last night, W
!. not be modified to sny great extent.
Y. The house passed its bills:
III Attaching Sargent county to Rsuso
'a Tor judicial purposes.
~ Defining the boundaries of Cavali
lss county, which takes in ten townshi
IL from the western part of Pembina cou
. ty and unattached townships lying
- tween Pembina and Cavalier.
=. Council bills passed:
20 Providing for court house and Jail
40 Hamilton county and locating the cot
e ty seat at Castlewood.
-. Amending section lOl. chapter nine,
es the code of civil procedure by providi
that notices must be recorded as we'll
70 filed.
!. Providing for Che purchase of
T. copies of the third volume of Dako
- reports.
D. Among the bills introduced were:
a. By Mr.. Johnson, appropriating sl2,o