Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-08
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
The house convened pursuant to adjourn
ment, at,ten o'clock =. n.
Mr.. Speaker in the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. ]. P. Cof.
man.
Roll call showed all members IN their
seats excepting Mr.. Stewart, excused, and
Mr.. johnson. /
The journal Of Yesterday session was read
and approved.
INC MESSAGE.
A message was received frem the council
announcing that house file Is had been pass
ed by the council with amendments. The
bill relates to compensation of public Off
GERS.
Also the concurrence of the council in
the house amendments to council bill two.
AN UNLOCKED FOR EVENT.
Mr.. Flick rose to = question privilege.
As he came to his feet the double doors
which occupy the main entrance to the house
chamber few open and the sergeant-at.arms
and the messenger appeared bearing be-
tween them a massive chair. Placing it in
the aisle in front Of the speakers desk, the
chair bearers withdrew and Mr.. Flick step
ped forward and in a few fitting words pre-.
sented the chair to Speaker jackson, in be.
half of the members Of the house, as an &C.
acknowledgement from them Of their apprecia-
ton of the courteous name in which they
had been treated by the presiding officer
and Of their esteem for him.
Speaker Jackson was taken by surprise,
but he rallied quickly and accepted the pres
ent with many thanks and a promise to use
his best endeavors to spread himself sufi-
GENTLY to fill the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Burbank, the speaker
appointed = committee composed Of Messrs
Burbank, Flick and Stephens, to place the
chair upon the platform behind the spe,k'
er's desk for the use of the speaker.
Speaker Jackson settled himself in hi
new seat with the remark that he hoped he
should always honor it and the good inten
lions of the donors.
The chair of which the worthy speaker
has thus become possessed Of is an extensive
piece of furniture and contains enough lum-
Der to build a small house. 1t is broad and
deep and high and its posts are six or eight
inches in diameter. Underneath the entire
structure are a couple Of rockers which
reach half way across the platform upon
which it stands.
EXPUNGED.
Mr.. Burbank moved that all record o.
contempt be expunged from the journal o.
the house. So ordered.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. :.
Mr.. Brown presented a petition asking
for the consolidation Of Hutchinson and
Armstrong counties, signed by seventy per
sons.
Mr.. Whitfield presented petitions, con
tanning 700 names, asking that Lawrence
county be divided and Howard county es
tablished.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Gamble, from the judiciary
committee reported back council
bill No. Is with amendments and a rec
%omaendation that it pass; also house file No
43 with 4 recommendation that it pass and
the report and the bill lie on the table until
Monday. This measure relates to the care
of the territorial library and it was laid over
in order to give the members of the house
an opportunity to visit the library and eair
an idea from personal inspection of its i'm
portance as a territarial institution.
Mr.. Langness from syecial committee, re
ported back council bill No. SO with amend
ments and a Recommendation that it pass.
Mr.. Weeks, from special committee, re-
ported back house file 80 with amendments
and . recommendation that it pass.
MI. Cross reported that two of the selec
committee I whom was referred house fl'
SO recommended the indefinite postpoDmen
of the bill.
Mr.. Whitfield. from the special commit
tee, reported back house file 81 with q rec.
o%mmenda,ion that it be referred to the com
mittee of the whole.
"5 A MOTION LOST.
Mr.. Cross moved that further action o.
house 6le 80 providing for the c%onstructio
of . Jail and other buildings In Clay count
be Indefinitely postponed. The motion va
voted down.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Fockler-For an act to amend se'
ton II Of chapter % of the political cod
By Mr.. Huseboe-For an act to amen
sections s and 6 Of chapter 80 Of the polit
cal code.
!. BY Mr.. Gambls-For an act creating Il
Office Of reporter Of the supreme court an
i. for filling the same and for other purpose
By Mr.. Walton-For an act to amer
!, section n Of the act authorizing Q board
education for the city Of Yanktou.