Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-13
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on highways bridges and ferries. \
Council bill No. 81, providing fees for ths
secretary Of the territory in certain cases,
had its second reading and was referred to
the committee ON judiciary.
Council bill No. so. authorizing certain
counties in northern Dakota to iesue bonds
in aid of the construction Of rail-
roads,, came up for ito third
reading, and after some discussion In re-
gard 10 it's PROVISIONS. on mo ion OF Mr..
Roberts It was recommitted 10 the commit
tee on judiciary.
Council bill No. 81. providing for, tho
education Of deaf and dumb persons was
read a third time and ordered engrossed.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
The following bills were passed:
Council bill No. %, creating . board Of
education for the city of Fargo.
Council bill No. 50, authorizing certain
towns and townships In Lincoln county
and the village Of Dell Rapids IN Minnehaha
county to issue bonds 10 aid Of the con.
~struction of railroads.
Council bill No. 50. authorizing school
district No. Is in Lincoln county to issue
bonds to build q school house.
Council bill No. 81. exempting volunteer
iremen from service Is jurors ard the pay
ment of poll tax.
HousE BILLS.
House files Nos. 81, SO. IS. 50, 81, 6s, SO,
70and Il had their first reading. ~
On motion of Mr.. Kuykendall, the rules
were suspended, and house bill No. 20, to
consolidate certain election precincts in the
counties of Lawrence, Pennington and Gus.
ter, was read q third time and passed.
House bill No. II, in regard TO fences in
the Black Hills counties, was read . third
time, and on motion of MI. Kuykendall,
was recommitted to the committee on ju-
dietary.
House Gle No. 81, to amend section %
Of the code of civil procedure. Passed.
House file No. 43, providing for the ex-
penses of the territorial library, came up for
it's third reading.
Mr.. Miner thought it wa a bad bill. The
sum appropriated by the bill for the care Of
the library, he said, was too much. The Ii
brary is a benefit to the people of Yanktou
only, and he thought it should be main.
tanned without cost to the territory. He
believed that any town in the territory
would be glad to take the library and main.
tain it free Of charge.
Mr.. Edmunds advocated the passage Of
the bill. He alluded to the manner il
which, for the want Of a proper placeto keeE
them, the arms and munitions Of war issued
to the territory by the general government
several years ago we're ecattered, lost ant
destroyed. and unless proper provision i
made for the care Of the territorial library
which now contains books to the value Q
$4,000. it will probably meet the sam
fate.
Mr.. Miner alluding to the war materia
furnished the territory by the general gov
eminent, said that when the saddles an.
brides, and guns and ammunition included
in that issue we're scattered some good Il
the people resulted; il, however, they has
been stored and remained in Yankton nj
greater benefit would have resulted to tn,
people than is TO- derived from the terri
torial library BY citizens of the territory
outside of Y.nkton.
Nj. Pettigrew said he did no! like the bill
in it's present shape, and moved to recon
nit it TO the committee on judiciary, which
motion, however, did not prevail.
Messrs. Roberts and Day supported tn,
bill. ~.
On the rell being called the bill va
passed, ayes 10, noes g., Messrs. Miner, Pet
tigrew and MI. President voting in the neg
alive.
House file No. As. to amend sections 1905
and 1,lO0 of chapter 8 of the civil code, 70.
ducing the rate Of interest from IL to 10 pei
cent. (being what is known as Walton's bill
wss, Of motion Mr.. Kuykendall, indefinitely
postponed by q unanimous vote.
House file No. AZ. to- amend section Az
of the civil code, concerning the examina-
ton of husband and wife a. witnesses against
each other. Psssed.
House file. No. Sc, to change the name of
The county seat Of Rlchland county. Passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Wynn moved that the council take Z
recess until two O'Clock, p. m.
Nj. Kuykendsll stated that the Joint com.
mittee ON sp~portlonmert had anappointmen,
for q meeting in the council chamber al
2 o'clock this afternoon, and the business o.
that committee he considered of more i'm.
portance than an afternoon session of the
conncil.
Nj. Wynn then withdrew his motion fol
= recess, and moved that the council imme.
diately 60 into committee of the whole on
the school bill, which motion did not pre-
vail.
Mr.. Miner moved that the council id.
journ until 8 o'clock to morrow morning,
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