Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-21
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BY Mr.. Cuppett-A bill for an act to
amend chapter 40 Of the political code. APP
proved February 18th, 1878, relating TO
public education.
BY Mr.. Day-A Joint resolution request
ing the secretary Of the territory to COM
municate with the secretary Of the treasury
of the United States, at once. asking for his
construction Of the law regulating the pny
of territorial Legislators.
MESSAGE FRO TIE HOUSE.
The council was informed that the house
has passed a join: resolution accepting the
Invitation of Mr.. Wicker Of the Dakota
Southern railroad, offering the members Of
the legislature an excursion over his road
to Beloit, and appointed Messrs. Flick and
Gray a committee on tho part of the house
to make arrangements for the excursion.
The message being taken up for consid.
Grafton, MI. Wynn moved that the matter
lie on the table to be acted or at some fu-
ture time, which motion prevailed.
BY leave of the council, Mr.. Valentine of
the special committee to which the commu-
n%ication Of Mr.. Wicker was referred, re.
ported 10 favor Of accepting the invitation.
which report was adopted.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
Council bill No. pa bill for act to regu-
late the sale of interest in certain counties in
this territory.
Council bill No. 2l-A bill for an act to
amend chapter 40 Of the political code,
approved February 18th, 1873, relating TO
public education.
The joint resolution offered by Mr.. Day
in regard to the pay of members Of terrific.
rial legislatures was read first time and on
motion the rules were suspended, the resolu-
ton read a second and third times and
passed by a unanimous vote of the council.
SECOND adm OF BILLS.
Council bill No. IA bill for an act to
amend section 90 Of chapter 40 of the poll
teal code relating to school district meet
ings was read a second time and referred to
the committee on education.
Council bill No. ia bill for an act to
amend chapter 8 of title 2, part 8 of the civil
code in relation to corporations. Referred
to committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. 16-A bill for an act for
the protection Of stock and 10 regulate the
branding and herding thereof, was read a
second time and referred to the committee
on agriculture.
Council bill No. IA bill for an act to
repeal section $50 and article 8, section 666
of the civil code, was read a second time and
referred TO the committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. 1S-A bill for an act te
amend section 8, chapter SO Of the revised
codes of 1877, was read a second time.
Council bill No. ia bill for an act t,
amend section 5 of the justices code in rela
tion to a change of the place of trial. Re
ferred to committee or judiciary
THIRD READING Of BILLS.
Council bill No. "A bill for an act in
relation TO penalty on taxes, was read a third
time, and on motion was referred to the
committee on elections.
Council bill No. ga bill for an act in
relation to funding the Indebtedness of Min
nehaha and Lincoln counties, was read a
third time and passed.
The president appointed Messrs. Valen-
tine, Ellis and Miner as The council members
Of the joint committee on enrolled bills.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Council bill No. 8, a bill for an act estab-
fishing the Dakota hospital for the insane,
providing for the government of the same
and for the care Of the insane. having been
made the special order for II o'clock a. M,
to-day, the council went into committee
of. the whole, MI. Cuppett in the chair, for
the consideration thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the bill was
read by sections for the action of the COM
mittee.
The first section having been read, Mr..
Edmunds moved an amendment SO as to
to make the section read that the authorities
of the asylum claim the whole of the section
upon which the asylum is nov temporarily
located, which amendmentIwas recommend
ed by the committee.
Section 2 being under consideration, Mr.,
Roberts moved an amendment that one
of the members of the board located by the
bill in Yankton county be assigned to Bur.
leigh county, which motion was lost.
Mr.. Valentine moved to strike
out the words "from the county of
Yankton" and insert ''at large" but there
being no second to this motion. Mr.. Ed
munds moved that the section as read by
the clerk be recommended for adoption
This section provides that the board of
directors shall consist of four members, one
from each judicial district and one
from Yankton county and that the governor
shall be ex-oficio . member of the board.
Messrs. Roberts, Valentine and Pettigrew
opposed this section on the ground that it
practical gave to Yankton the control of
the board, and the provision for the ap-