Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-03
Councii.

/ Saturday, Feb s.
Council INC! at ten o'clock and WAS open
ed with prayer by the chaplain.
Present All the members
/ Mr.. Wallscs asked that the Journal De
! made 10 show that the floor was occupied
BY discussion when the council adjourned
yesterday
II was held that the journal rs il stood
showed that fact.
| REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bailey, from the finance COMMITTEES
reported back council bill 50, TO fix the
rae Of tax for territorsl purposes for the
years 1873 and 1870, and provide for the
levy OF the sam., With the recommendation
that the words . for the years 1878 and
1878" be stricken Que and that the bill thus
amended be passed. The bill provides for
\ levy Of tivs mills on the dollar OF the
assessed valuation of this territory
| Mr.. Guaderson, from The committee on
highways, bridges and ferries, reported
back council bill 81, to establish "a terri
toral road from Firesteel TO Fort Thomp-
son, with the Recommendation tha, the
same be indefinitely postponed.
NOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. Valentine moved to reconsider the
vote BY which house file 90 WAS amended
| yesterday, whereby the name. of Lawrence
county WAS changed to Crook county. He
sta,ed that he labora under misspprchel-
sion yesterday when he proposed the
amendment. The motion prevailed and
the amendment to the bill Was laid on the
table, by unanimous vote.
/ INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, ETC
Mr.. Potter introduced bill To authorize
the county commissioners Of Ysnkton
county to find out the standing indebted.
ness Of sIhe county and for other purposes
The bill hsd two readings and wss ordered
printed and was referred to the COMMITTEES
on counties, consisting Of Messrs. Ii
Mourc, Potter and Miner.
1 READING OF BILLS.
| Council bill 30. rchtiag to the rate o
territorial taxation and fixing that rate =
ave mills on the dollar, wss brought VI
and he'd It's second An third readings.
| Mr.. Pettigiew moved 70 amend the bill b,
inserting thc words "thrce mills In ,h,
place Of the words "dys mills"
4 Mr.. Miner moved 10 amend the amend
ment BY inserting the words Two mills
in plscs Of the words three mills
!, The bill and lis proposed anendmenu
were discussed st length BY Aessrs. Miner
BurIeixb, pe,sigrsw, Bailey, Baci, Wallace
Wilson, and Valentine
Mr.. Miser's amendment was lost.
4 Mr.. Bailey moved that Mr.. Pesllgrew,
amendment b amesded BY striking ou
the words three mills" and inserting til,
words flour mills" Adopted.
i Mr.. festigrew's amendment, as amended
4 fixing tho rate OF tax at four mills was lost
4 M. Bailey moved the previous question
Tho bill WAS read by its little and the vot
was taken resulting IN the rejection Of th
i bill. Ayes-Mssss. Bailey, Potter, VII
son, and Ar. President Il; noes-Nessss
Back, Duncas, GuDderson. La Noure
Ninsr. Mills. Pettigrex, Valentine, an,
Wallace, %.
i A meeags was rcceived from the honst
announcing The passage Of council bill "a
and houss &l,s 50. "a and 81.
+ Ar. Wilson, from tho commit.ee on ter
ritorisl affairs. reported back council bill
u 20. with . recommendation that Il pasa
N. wallace ease notss =ef his insen,bos
10 present minority report.
Hons 6ls q, special order, was calle.
up md rod q sssEth. The biiiff provide
fos The efa6iisbusnt Of bousdariss 10
Black Hills counties and the names there
Of.
On notion Of NJ. Bailey The bill N