Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-21

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council from Lincoln and Turner counties.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
House file No. 10-Providing for terms
Of the supreme court, came up for its third
reading.
Mr.. K~uykendall moved - an amendment
that one term Of the supreme court shall be
held annually At Deadwood, which amend
ment was ~adopted-ayes 2, noes 6.
The bill then passed by the same vote by
which the amendment was adopted.
House file 5l-A bill for an act to regu.
late the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
MI. Wynn moved to make the Especial
order of the day at II O'Clock on Monday
next" which was amended by Mr.. Cuppett
making it the special order at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The amendment and origi.
nal motion we're lost.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts, the amend
ments proposed by the committee Of the
council to which It had been referred, we're
adopted.
The bill was then read q third time. at
length.
Mr.. Day spoke against the bill and asked
leave to offer 40 amendment making the
maximum license $500 instead of $1,000,
but objections were made. and the amend
ment was ruled out.
MI. Kuykendall moved to recommit the
bill to the committee on finance and ex
pendttures, which motion was lost.
On motion Of Mr.. Pettigrew, the further
consideration of the bill was made q special
order IN committee of the whole, at q
o'clock this afternoon.
MESSAGE RON THE Housk.
A message from the house announced the
passage Of council bills SO, providing fol
the sale Of unclaimed property; ia, amend
ing section 703 of chapter Sc of the penal
code; 1874. relating to toll roads ; l24, fix
ing the jurisdiction Of justices of the peace
in the town Of Grand Forks; ll6, amend
ing the Law establishing the insane hospital ;
also. the passage Of council bill 11s, pro-
viding for the education of deaf, dumb and
blind persons. with amendments.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds. the amend.
ments to council bill 118 were concurred in,
THIRD READING RESUMED.
House file No. IS, being the oiii to con,
solidate certain Jim river counties, came III
for its third reading.
MI. Edmunds moved to adopt the minor
ity report of the committee on counties, rec
ommending that the question be submitted
to a vote Of the people.
Which motion was lost-ayes 5, noes 8.
A motion by Nj. Day to make the bill
special order at 8 o'clock this afternoon, va,
lost by the same vote.
The rules were then suspended, the bill
read q third time, and passed bv the follow
ing vote
Ayes-Messrs. Cuppett, Kuykendall, Mac.
Nider, Pettigrew, Roberts, Rohr, Valentine
and Mr.. Presidents. Noes-Messrs. Day
Edmuuds, Ellis, Miner and Wynn.
House file Ne. 81, relating to the subdi.
vision of judicial districts, was laid over IN.
til this afternoon.
A BILL.
MI. Pettigrew wanted to introduce a bill
to amend chapter 80 of the political code,
but objections were made and the bill didn't
zee the light.
At one o'clock p. m. the council took .
recess until q o'clock p. m.
AFTER RECESS.
The council met at q o'clock p. m., and
called to order by the president.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message announced the passage by the
house of council bill No. 90, Incorporating
The city Of Sheridan, with an amendment
changing the name to Gray City.
On motion Of Mr.. MacNider the amend.
nent Of the house wa amended BY striking
but "Gray City" and inserting "Mandan."
The council wss also informed that the
house hsd passed the following resolution:
Re.olped, By the house the coun.
ell concurrisg, that joint COM
mittee of three members of the house
md two members of the council, to be sp-
BY the speaker of the house and
president Of the council to report ade6cien.
y appropriation bill.
On motion, the resolution VA concurred
in. and Messrs. Pettigrew and Miner we're
appointed - the council members Of the
contemplated By the resolution.
COMMITTEE OF b WHOLE,
The council then went into committee OF
the whole, Nj. Cuppett in the chair, on
house Gle No. 81, regulating the sale Of in.
toxicsting liquors.
1t vas voted to read and act upon the bill
By sections.