Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-15

Lars or %. much - may h necessary.
to secure the printing Of the bills Introduced
during the remainder oftha session. The
bill provides that the printing shall be un.
der the exclusivs control. Of, the committeeS
on printing in the council and house. and
that the work shall belet 10 the lowex bid.
der.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the bill passed-Aessrs. Miner and Wynn
voting In the negative.
MESSAGE \ HOUSE,.
A message from the house inform ed the
council that the house had refused to recede
from its amendment to council bill No. %,
relating 10 judicial districts, aud had ap.
pointed - a conference committee on the
part Of the house Messrs. Whitfield,
Brown and Flick. I
On motion, Messrs. Kuykeudall, Roberts
and Pettigrew were appointed a confer
ence committee on the part of the council.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
A message from the governor announced
his approval Of the following council bills:
No. 33-A bill ior 40 act 10 amend sec
tion l Of chapter II Of the political
code relating to notaries public.
No. 42-A bill for an act to fund the 10.
debtedness of Union county.
No. 59-A bill for an act to amend the
charter Of the city of Fargo.
No. GA memorial asking for the estab-
lishment Of a new land district in the val
ley of the Red River Of the North.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE OF Bills,
Council bill No. 5O-Authorizing cer.ain
counties to issue bonds for railroad purposes.
Passed. ...T. I.s
Council bill No. 67-Providiug for the
election by the people of the members Of the
hoard Of education Of the city Of Yankton.
Indefinitely postponed.
Council bill No. 69-Providing for the
issue, sale and redemption of bonds Of the
territory of Dakota for the purpose Of erect
ing a hospital for the insane and peniten.
tiary and maintaining the same. Passed.
The bill authorizes the issue Of bonds to the
amount of $4,000. r slpi
Council bill No. 7l-Making appropria.
tions for completing, furnishing aud main.
tanning the Dakota hospital for the insane,
and to build, furnish and maintain a terri.
torial penitentiary. The bill passed, ayes
9. noes 3-Messrs. Day, Miner and Wynn
voting in the negative; Mr.. Valentine alb
t sent. The bill a%ppropriates $43,745.
Council bill No. IA bill for an act il
regard to the smoking Of opium. Passed
Council bill No. 75-A bill for an act Il
amend chapter 10 of the political code. Tn.
bill was defeated by a vote Of ayes5, noes z
: 1t provided for the holding Of a term Of tn,
supreme court at the city Of Deadwood.
Z Council bill No. 76-A bill for an act t.
amend section 90 Of the justice code, requi
q ring persons taking an appeal from the de
E cision Of q justice court TO pay the docke
fee in the district court. The bill was los
: by a tie vote.
Council bill No. TIA bill for an act t
provide extra compensation for the Judge o
the first judicial district. The bill provide!
for the payment to the judge of that distr,c
out of the treasures of the Several countie.
comprising the district q compensation
In addition to that received from the United
States. Passed--ayes 9, noes 8.
Council bill No. 7S-A bill for an &C
amending chapter 4s of the political cod,
relating to apportionment Of representation
10 the legislative assembly.
On motion of Mr.. Miner the bill was 81
amended as TO make Clay county the seconc
district with ore member of the council anl
one member of the house and adding a,
additional district,th 18th, composed 9th,
counties of Turner aud McCook with on,
member of the house. ~.
On motion of Mr.. Day. the bill va
amended, making the counties Of Bon HON
me, Charles Mix, Brule and Buffalo, the 4ti
district, with u member Of the council
and one member of the house ; and mskinl
the counties of Hutchinson, Armstrong
Hanson and Dawson, the 14th district will
one member of the house.
On motion. of Mr.. MacNider the counties
of Stark and Billings were added to til,
11th district.
On motion Of Mr.. Roberts, the county o.
La Moure was added to the 9th district.
The roll being called the bill passed; Mr.
President being the only one voting in ih.
negative. He stated that his reason fol
cssting his vote 10 the negative was becaus,
certain districts we're denied representation
in the council which he believed to be uu
constitutional.
Council bill No. GA bili for 90 act 70,
the protection Of labor, was read . thirt
time, and on mouoo Of Mr.. Petigrew Wal
recommi,ted to the committee on agricul.
ture.
Council bill No. 8O-A hill for an act II