Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17
THE COUNCIL.

Monday, Feb. 1.-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.
1.-THE reading of the minutes Of Saturdays
proceedings was dispensed with.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the COVER.
nor announcing his approval of council bill
No. 8, providing for the completion and
maintenance Of an asylum for the insane,
aud his veto Of council bill No. Is, amend
ing the law in regard to corporations, and
%council bill No Al, amending sections 30s
and 5S5 Of the penal code SO as to give JUS
tees Of the peace final jurisdiction in cases
oflassault and battery and petit larceny.
The message coming up for consideration
Mr.. Miner spoke in favor Of the provisions
and constitutionality of council bill No. A
The jurisdiction which this bill confers up
on justices ofthe peace is exercised by hos
officers in all the states, and he could See no
legal impediments to it's exercise by justices
of the peace in the territories.
Mr.. Roberts took the same view. He said
the objections of the governor were not
founded upon law or fact, and he believed
the governor had been led by the influence
of outside parties into the commission of q
mistake.
Mr.. Kuykendall also spoke in favor of the
bill. He said the Law which denies Justices
of the peace final jurisdiction in cases of
assault and battery and other petty Of
fences had cost the county of Law.
renceJ $4,000. He believed the bill
under consideration was just and right, and
would save all the counties of the territory
an immense expense.
Mr.. Edmunds thought that before action
was taken the council should ascertain
whether the supreme court had ruled upon
this matter, and therefore moved that fur.
Their consideration of the messages be de.
fcrred until to morrow. which motion pre-.
vailed,
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Miner, from the committee on sgri-
culture. reported house file No. 60, q men,
orial for increase of mail service, recon-
mending its passage and house file 80, re-
li;ing TO the erection of public buildings in
Clay county, and council bill 70, for the
protection of labor. with a recommendation
that they do not psss.
Mr.. Day, from the committee on highways,
and ferries, reported back council
bill 70, with a recommendation that it do
lot pass.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on
and expenditures, reported back
council bill No. IS, for the relief of Fred
.rick Wells, late treasurer Of Bon Homme
without recommendation.
MI. MacNider reported council bill 80
correctly enrolled and council bill 81 cor.
rectly engrossed.
Mr.. Rohr, from the committee on elee-
ions, reported council DILL 81 with a recon.
that it do not pass.
MI. Roberts, from the committee on judi
ciary, reported house file IL and council
bills 36 and "a with amendments, and rec
commended their passage as amended.
Mr.. Kuykendall, from the conference com.
mittee on council bill No. %, relating TO
districts, reported that the commit.
tees had failed 10 agree. and asked to be dis
charged and that . new conference commit.
tee be appointed.
The report of the committee was adopted
and Messrs. Edmunds, Pettigrew and Cup
pett we're appointed a new conference com.
mittee.
NJ. Cuppe.t, from . special committee, re-
ported conncil bill a8 with amendments and
recommended its passage as amended.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Cuppett introduced . resolution,
which was adopted, that no bills be received
by the council, except BY unanimous con.
sent, after Wednesday, the 10Th Inst.
The house concurrent resolution provi.