Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-25
THE Dakota Z LEGISLATURE
TWELFTH SESSION.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Days
cenrqii.
AFTERNOON SESSION

u,einosiaf askihR lar the DIVISION 81 tne
territory and the establishment Of new
iesrirnry from the northern part.
On motion Of Mr.. Mills tie cpuocil weni
into committee of the whole, Mr. Mills In
The eAsir. on the penal code.
Il message was received from the house
inviting the councllto assemble In the bail
lnf The house and listen to The address ot
.Dr Meyer, relative TO Black Hills matters
/ On motion, the committee rose and ask
ed leave 10 stt aeai n, which being granted,
the council adjourned to the ball oil the
house.
Afer due consideration Of house die No
!. a bill for an act ests blishlng penal code
Tor The territory Of Dakota, The committee
rose and reported the bin with . recon-,
,nends,ion ,ha, il pass. After some dis.
cussion and the adoption of several amend
ment, the bill passed .'.-,-T
YANkToH, JAM 2h,fS1T
4 Gnuncil convened ~ ten O'Clock a. m. and
was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
4 The president in the chair and all the
members present
REPORTS OF STANDING coMM1TTEKs.
j MIR Wilson, from the committee on ter
s. ritorial affairs, reported back house die Na.
Z, amemallal 10 congress for an act to Va.
cate certain Indian reservations, and recon
mended lis passage The memorial was
. passed Ii asks for the vacation OF the In
dian reservation above Beaver c. eek, asi
apar, by order Of the president
, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, &C.
4 Mr Pettigrew introduced council bill
1 No. Is. an act for bill to extend the tim,
d Of paying the tax In Minnehaha county 70
the year 1876. without penalty nndinteres,
e The bill was referred to the committee Oh
, finance.
e IHIRn kEApING OF HILLS, &c
The bill introduced BY Mr. Valentine
u an act 10 amond The act relative 10 lunat,c,
= passed at the last session OF the legislator
ie was taken up, read third time and passe
n by the following vote: Ayaes- Back, Ba
70 ley, Duncan, Gundeison, Mills. Pet,igrev
). Potter, Valentine, Wallace, Wilson, NJ
y President. Noes-.La Moure, Turner.
9. Ga notion of Mr. Wallace, the vote /
which the bill passed was reeonsidered an
O. the motion 10 recons ider was laid on II
q table.
nt UNFINISHED BUSINESS
y Under suspension OF the rules, Mr. l.
- Moure gave notice Of. a bill TO incorpora
~ The village of Grand Forks
Mr.. Wilson asked to be relieved frc
~ further duty upon the standing commit,
- on elections in the case Of McHen
against Back. lie stated that certain n
licions reports had been circulated, CO.
- promising his integrity u connection vi
- this case, and that In justice to himself q
Mr. Back, he desired to Withdraw FRI
further. ork in this connection He
- nounced the report rs utterly ~i,hc
foundation.
ut The nresiden, stated that II was not .
~ site 10 silence the voice OF slander-tl
~ the only course Was TO go ahead regardf
" Of what was spoken By envious tongu
~ He hoped Mr.. Wilson would no, .nsis,
his proposed withdrawal.
Mr.. Wilson said he must insist upon
Mr Wallace asked II MIR. Wilson refer
to any member OF the council as the
yea thors or abe,iorsS Of the reports m
ess toned.
.,n Mr. Wilson said he did not,
Mr Wallace was of the opinion that
I'm gentleman should not perm such repc
no to have an effect upon him. II 1t was
len decided wish he Mr. Wallxcel would,
,af couasesy for the gentleman, vote for
relief from the duties specified
n. Valentine said he hoped Mr.. Will
would recnnsider his determination.
Ioi- Mf. ysIentnel had every confidence
ext the integrity Of Mr. Wilson, and wo
at like TO see him remsln in the work.
cry NJ LsMo,ire said he knew the source
d.- these mslicious reports and his knowle
.asc Eof that source induced him ia remark
be placed no confidence in them.
hoped Mr. Wilson would not in.is,
Withdrawing from the COMMITTEE
Nh Duncan said he had entire eon6de
e In Mr, Wilson's integrity, but out Of G
ptet tesy TO tha; gentleman. be presented
III following resolution:
ary fssarea Tlwt The request, of Mr.
NJ soA-. asking In be relieved from the G
fnittee on elections, be conournd d in BY
council,
BY rising vote this resolution wa,
day jec,ed, aud Mr Wilson remains on
! 4 committee
- A resolution Was received from.
bouse. asking for the appointment I
committee OF ,wo to nc. with hoese {
. o' mi.tee In drafting revenue law for Y
here toI county.
voc. On motion Of Mr.. Wallace, Mr, p
rsc, dsni and Mr.. Potter were appoinied.
Mr Mills Introduced the following
me luton :
hos' WHEREAS. Certain par,Ies have circul
Ia Bile slAn0e TOtln FeuortS tnt.chinu tha i,,tnA