Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-13

M. Speaker Ia the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain. Rev. J. Y. coa:
,E Hollicalll showedE MI smcnbersi IN thsir
seats.
The journal Of Yesterday sseaion was read
and approved.
COUNCIL MESSAGE.
A message was received from the council
announcing the passage Of council bills "a,
81 and. &c; also the concurrence Of the couu.
Gil 10 the horse amendments 10 council bill
"a.
Il THE SECRETARY,
A communication was received from the
secretary Of the territory stating that he did
not feel jus,i6ed in mourning further ex-
pense for printing bills.
COMMITTEE REroRTe.
Mr.. Walton, from the enrolment COM
mi,tee, reported house files Is. q, a, 81
and council bill 50 as correctly enrolled.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on coun.
ties and townships, reported back house files
30 and IS with amendments and recommend
ed their passage as amended. p
Mr.. Gamble. from the judiciary commit
tee, reported back house file 3with amend
menta and recommended its passage "a
amended.
Mr.. Stephens, from the committee ON in
surance, banks and banking, reported back
house file IS, a bill proposing 10 change the
capital Of Dakota TO Bismarck, and recon-
mended that further action UPON the bill be
indefinitely postponed. The report was
signed by four members of the committee,
and Mr.. Stephens announced that Mr.. Gray,
the fifth member, would submit Il minority
report.
Mr.. Whitfield, from the special commit.
tee, to whom was referred house file "a, re.
ported the same back without recommends
ton. 1t provides for the relief Of G. ]. b.
Harris. mr d
Mr.. Flick presented a minority report on
house file SO, the bill for creating Howard
county, recommending that the bill do not
pas. His report was accompanied by q
remonstrance signed by about 1926 persons.
BILLS IaNED
A special message was received from Gov
ernor Howard announcing that he had
signed the following house bills: Ne. 6,ta
prevent fraudulent banking; No. 10, ap'
pointing E. A. Sherman special agent to
look after the interests of the insane; No
%, amending section Sc. Of the Justices
code.
n NOTICE OF Bills.
BY Mr.. Flick-For an act to regulate the
!, practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics
INTRODUCTION OF Bills.
H. F. No. 77-By Mr.. Huseboe-for Of
act to incorporate the village Of Flandreau
H. F. No. 7s-By Mr.. qrsy-For an &C
, to amend section 1924 of chapter IL Of tn,
] code Of civil procedure.
II. F. No. 79-By MI. Flick-For an &C
to amend section 667 of the code Of civi
! procedure. %.
COUNCIL BILLS.
Council bills number GA and 66 had thei
first reading.
HOUSE BILLS.
The following house bills had the secont
reading and we're referred as indicated:
Number 75-relatipg to the restoration o
obliterated survey marks in Yankton count,
-committee on counties and townships, o,
motion of Mt. Simonson.
: Number 76-Gxing the salaries of tb'
territorial treasurer and auditor-judicisr,
committee, on motion of Mr.. Burbank.
Number 67-relating to public high
of Mr.. Gamble:
Number 24-for the relief OF c. y. y. Har
: ris-committee of the whole and made th,
special order for Monday at II 80 Q. N.
House file 65, Mr.. Gray's bill for the re
noval of the capital of Dakota from Yank
ton to Bismarck, reported back by q major
ity of the committee to whom it was re
ferred with a Recommendation that furthe
action or the bill be indefinitely postponed
On motion of Mr.. Gamble, the majority re
) port was adopted.
House file 70, amending section g., of tn
code of criminal procedure, under favorable
report from committee, had its third read
ing and was passed unanimously.
House file Is, amending sections 2 and
Of chapter so Of the pensl code, under "a
vorable committee report, had its thirt
reading and was passed by a unanimou
vote.
House file 80, giving to the people o
Union county the privileged to vote to chang,
the county seat, under.a favorable comnit
tee report, had It's third reading and.ssx Va
passed by . unanimous vote.
House file 81, to regulate the testing Q
wheat, barley, fax seed and. other grain
came up for third reading and final passage
The report Of the committee recommending