Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
THE HOUSE.

The house convened pursuant to adjourn
ment, ut ten o'clock a. H..
Mr.. Speaker in the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. ]. P. Golf.
man.
Roll call showed all members in their
seats, excepting Mr.. Whitfield, excused, and
Mr.. Flick.
The journal of Saturdays session was read
and approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Gray, from the committee OH rail-
roads, reported back house file three-a bill
to amend chapter three of title two of part
three Of division second of the civil code,
and provide for the organization of railroad
corporations, to regulate the operation
thereof-with sundry amendments and rec
commended Its passage. Mr.. Gray moved
that it be referred 70 the committee Of the
whole and made a special order for Tues
day at eleven O'Clock a. IN. So ordered.
THE sERGEANT-AT.ARMs.
MIR. Gamble moved that a special COM
mittee Of five be appointed, with power to
send for persons and papers. TO ascertain
whether or not the sergeant-a at arms took
dinner, Saturday. during the call Of the
house.
The motion was adopted, and Messrs.
Gamble, Stephens, Gray, Burbank and
Flick appointed as such committee.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Langness-A bill to regulate the
sale of intoxicating liquor.
By Mr.. Weeks-Providing for the levy
of a tax for county purposes.
By Mr.. Gray-To annex certain counties
to the third judicial district.
By Mr.. Gray-To authorize the county OF
Burleigh to issue bonds for building a
court house.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
II. f. No. 4l-By unanimous con-
sent a memorial to congress concerning
surveys and appropriations therefor.
Under a suspension Of the rules the
memorial had its several readings, and wa.
passed by unanimous vote.
COUNCIL MESSAGE.
A message was received from the coun.
Gil announcing the reference of council bill
twenty. eight to a special joint committee
consisting Of the Yankton county members.
This is Mr.. Wynn's bill amending the
charter Of Yankton.
FROM II GOVERNOR.
a special message received from Cover
nor Howard, through his private secretary,
General Beadle transmitted 10 the house a
special message e%mbodying the report Of the
special agent to arrange for the temporary
care of the insane.
COUNCIL BILLS.
The following council bills had their sec
ond reading and were referred az indicated
c. B. 32-to the committee on territorial
affairs. 1t provides for locating the county
seat Of Grand Forks, county, at Grand Forks,
the record of a previous location having
been accidentally destroyed.
G. B. 33-to the judiciary committee, on
motion Of Mr.. Stephens. 1t amends section
one Of chapter seventeen Of the political code
and relates to %notaries public. 3
c. B. 35-to the committee on education,
on motion of Mr.. Brown. 1t amends the
act creating a board of education for the
city of Vermillion.
C.B. 43-to a COMMITTEES. of one, consist
ing of Mr.. Gray, on motion Of
Nj. Stephens. 1t provides for attach
ing the counties of Wallette and Mountra-
lille to Burleigh comfy for bridge corpora
ton purposes.
Council bill thirty, authorizing district
No. 2 of Grand Forks county to issue bonds
for the purpose of building a school house.
came up for its third reading and final pas
sage, and passed by a vote OFF, to 3, Messrs.
Focklcr, johnson and Peterson voting in
the negative. The title of the bill was
agreed to.
oUsE L
The following bills had their second
reading and were referred as indicated:
H. F. No. 3S-to judiciary committee, on
motion Of MI. Stephens. 1t provides that
taxable property shall be assessed on the LIST
Of February of each year and at its full
value.
a.. F. No 39-to judiciary committee, on
motionof Mr., Cross. This Il . bill 10 amend
the statutes 90 that each county treasurer
shall be entitled to q copy of the revised
codes. and that each county clerk shall not
be entitled to one: also that each member
of each board of county commissioners
shall be entitled to a copy Of the same.
H. F. No O-laid over until Tomorrow.
1t provides that any person who shall main.
tain . ferry for profit without procuring q
license therefor shall be guilty of q mis-
demeanor; that oil ferry licenses shall give
the persons holding them exclusive privj-
lege for . distance OF two miles
up and down the stream : that persons
carrying passengers or goods 10 a skiff,
scow or boat without Q II cense
shall be guilty Of . misdemesnor.
House file three, Mr.. Gray's railroad bill,
reported back from the committee on rail-