Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-22

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writes" of the members to hang on his cen.
tire table.
THE COUNCIL.
Saturday, Feb. 22.-The council met at 10
O'Clock, and was called to order by the pres.
ident.
Prayer by Chaplain Potter.
Roll call; members all present.
The reading of minutes of yesterday
proceeding we're dispensed with.
AQuEsT1oN OF STAMPS.
Mr.. Roberts raised to a question of privi.
lege and inquiry. He said the pay roll had
been made out, and was being signed by
SOM of the members and officers, which
allowed for 80 days attendance. This was
wrong and he entered his protest. The
council has been in session 40 days.
Nothing further was said, and the re.
porter is uniformed whether the "laborer
is to have his hire" in full or is 10 be ire
formed" to the extent of seven DAYS.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MIR. kuykendall, from the committee on
mines and mining, reported back council
bill 50. recommending its passage.
Mr.. MacNider reporteda number of bills
correctly enrolled.
MIR. Cuppets reported house file lO5 with
amendments, and recommended its passage
as amended.
MIR. Valentine reported that he had pre-
scented to the governor a large number of
bills.
MIR. Roberts, from the judiciary commit
tee. reported and recommended the passage
Of house file %.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the special commit.
tee OF Yankton county members, reported
with an amendment house file II, to amend
the act creatinga board of education for the
city OF Yankton aul recommended it's mas.
sage as amended.
Mr.. Wynn, from the same committee.
presented a report recommending the pas.
cage OF the bill without amendment.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE,
A message informed the council of the
passage by the house of a number of ccun-
Gil and house bills.
The house amendments to council bill
LUZ, In reference to ferries, were concurred
in also in amendments to council bill 1O7
amending the charter of the village of
Sioux Falls.
Council bill No. Sc, to establish a public
school law for the territory, to which
amendments were made by the house, was
taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to concur in all the
amendments except that striking out Sec
ton 66.
MI. Day moved as an amendment that
the council concur in all the house amend.
ments.
Mr.. Day stated that he wanted section 66
restored, as that section provided for a
general school tax, and if that provision
was striken out there are many districts in
the territory which would be deprived of
the advantages Of schools.
A vote being taken, Mr.. Days motion
was lost, as was also the original motion of
Mr.. Edmunds.
on motion of Mr.. K%uykendall the sec.
tions to which amendments were made were
upon separately. All the amend
ments up to section GO, were adopted.
when Mr.. Day renewed his motion to con.
cur in the house amendment restoring that
MI. Pettigrew moved TO make the school
one mill instead of three, which amend.
nent was lost.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to make the tax two
mills. Pending the consideration of this
notion, Mr.. Edmunds moved
CALL OF THE HOUSE,
which was made, and Messrs. Valentine
nd Wynn were found 10 be absent.
Before the sergeant-at-arms mustered his
orces, Mr.. Wynn came in, when Nj. Miner
moved to suspend further proceedings under
he call. Lost.
The president then placed a box of cigars
N his table, and invited the members 10
moke. which proposition Wa unanimously
accepted.
After q short time MI. Valentine returned
explained that he had been to the gov.
rnors Office on official business counected
18th his position as chairman of the Joint
ommittee on enrolment. He further stated
,at the governors private secretary had
Zen taken suddenly sick, and that during
le balance Of the session executive com.
would be Transmitted to the
gislasure BY I. E. West or Carl Hand.
Further. proceedings under the call we're