Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
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than Kuykendall's bill.
THE COUNCIL.
Wednesday, Feb. 1.-THE council met
at 10 o'clock a. M, and wa called to order
BY the president.
Prayer BY Chaplain Potter.
Roll called members all present.
Minutes Of yesterdays proceedings we're
read and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MI. MacNider reported council bills 80
and 6S correctly enrolled.
Mr.. Valentine, from the committee on
territorial affairs, reported back house file
IL, relating to fences in the Black Hills
counties. without Recommendation.
Mr.. Roberts, fromSthe judiciary commit.
tee, reported back houee files As, 4s and "a.
and council bill 66, with amendd1ents; and
recommended the passage Of council bill
No. "a.
Mr.. Cuppett, from the committee on i'm
migration reported back council bill %, to
which amendments had been made by the
house, and recommended that the council
do not concur in said amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Kuykendall, the report
of the committee was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Cuppett-A bill for an act to au.
thorizing school district No. As in Lincoln
county to issue bonds to build a school,
house.
BY MI. Roberts-A bill for an act to pre-.
scribe fees for the secretary of the territory
in certain cases.
Which, bills were read a first time.
SECOND READING OF BILLS
The followine.council bills were read a
second time and referred as follows:
Nc. 74-Relating 10 the smoking Of OPT
UNI, to the judiciary committee.
No. 75-To amend chapter 10 of the po-
litical code, to the committee on judiciary.
No. 78-To amend section % of the JUS
tice code, to the committee on judiciary.
No. 7e-To divide the territory into
council and representative districts and ap-
portion the representation therein.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the bill be re-
ferred to the joint committee on spportion-
ment.
Mr.. Kuykendall suggested that the bill
be referred to a special committee of the
council, to the end that prompt action mag
be had thereon. He stated that thus
for all attempts to get the joint committee
together had failed, and as the session was
drawing to a close it was necessary 10 place
The bill in the hands ofa committee which
would attend to it at once. He moved that
he bill be referred to . select committee,
md it was so ordered.
Mr.. Edmunds stated that - a member Of
he joint committee on apportionment, he
al ~ays ready to meet with that or any
'ther committee of which he was a member,
md that as far as this committee was con.
'erned be had never been notified that it +
Iesired q meeting. He thought justice and
required that the measure before
council should be committed to that
ommittee.
MI. Kuykendall stated his remarks refer
erred more especially to the house mem
ers Of the committee. 1t was the member
hip Of the committee from that body that
ouldn't be got together.
Mr.. Roberta concurred in the statements
Jade by Mr.. Kuykendall.
On motion, the reference of the bill to a
pecial committee was reconsidered and the
ill referred to the joint committee on ap-
ortionment, with = request to examine the
i'll and report to. morrow morning.
No. 79-For the protection of labor, to
committee on judiciary.
No. SOTO amend sections 1923, 1924 and
Is of the code of civil procedure, to the
ommittee On judiciary.
No. sl-To exempt volunteer 6remen
rom service - JUL and the payment of
oil tax, to the Committee on highways,
and ferries.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A messsge from the house announced
be passage of council bill "a, the peniteu-
iary bill, with amendments, and council
I'LL No. 50. amending the charter of the
of Fargo with amendments, also, the
,assags Of house fles 90. 70. 50. 50, 80 and
II, and the concurrepce 10 the council
70 house 6lc No. Is.
On motion Of Mr.. Psttigrew the council