Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-17
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MESSAGE FRO THE GOVERNOR.
A message was received from the COVER
nor announcing his approval of council bill
No. 3, 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 3Os
and 5S5 of the penal code SO as to give JUS
tees of the peace final Jurisdiction in cases
ofiassault and battery and petit larceny.
The message coming up for consideration
Mr.. Miner spoke in favor Of the provisions
and con%stitutionality Of council bill No. A
The jurisdiction which this bill confers up.
on justices ofthe peace is exercised by those
officers in all the states, and he could see no
legal impediments to its 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 a
mistake.
Mr.. K%uykendall 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
rencel $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 agri.
culture. reported house file Nc. 60, q mem.
orial for increase of mail service, recon-
mendlng its passage and house file 80, re-
l.;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,
bridges and ferries, reported back council
bill 70, with a recommendation that it do
not pass.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on
finance and expenditures, reported back
council bill No. IS, for the relief of Fred.
erick Wells, late treasurer of Bon Homme
county, without recommendation.
Mr.. MacNider reported council bill SO
correctly enrolled and council bill 81 cor
rectly engrossed.
MI. Rohr, from the committee on elee-
tions, reported council DILL 81 with a recon-
mendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. Roberts, from the committee on judi
ciary, reported house file ~ and council
bills 36 and 81 with amendments, and rec
commended their passage as amended.
Mr.. K%uykendall, from the conference com.
mittee on council bill No. %, relating to
judicial 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
petit we're appointed a new conference com.
mittee.
MI. Cuppett, from . special committee, re-
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recon mended 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 pfovi.