Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-04

to xnuex certain counties to the third Judi
cial district.
BY Mr.. Gamble-H. +. No. 4S-For ~
act providing for the expenses Of the terri
torial library.
BY Mr.. Flick-H. +. No. 4i-For an
act, to amend section 324 of the code OF civil
procedure.
BY Mr.. Walton-H. +. No. 45-substitute
for III. +. No. 36-FOr an act to amend sec-
lions 1923 and 100 Of chapter three Of the
political code.
By Mr. Fi,ck-H. +. No. 46-For AL act
to amend section 1893 of the code Of civil pro,
cedure.
By. Mr.. Burbank-H. Il. No. E-For an
act to authorize the county Of Richland to
fund its outstanding indebtedness.
PREFERENCE by SPEAKER
House files % and 20 were referred to the
committee on engrossment and enrolment.
COUNCIL MESSAGE.
The message received from the council
this morning was taken up and considered.
Council bill 10 and and the accompany
ing veto message of the governor was taken
up and ION motion of Mr.. Gray, referred to
the judiciary committee.
The joint resolution In reference to an
adjournment on the 18th inst. was, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Gray, laid upon the table.
COUNCIL BILLS.
The measure having had its first reading
Mr.. Stephens moved that council bill 3
Substitute relating to the establishment OF
a hospital for the insane) be read a second
time at length.
The motion was lost by a vote OF 10 to 8
Council bills number 16, 80. "a and IS,
had their.frst reading.
Council bill. 80 came up for third reading
and final passage, and, on motion of Mr..
Gamble, the report Of the committee thereon
was adopted. The bill was passed by a vote
of25 to l, Mr.. johnson voting in the mega
tive. Its title was agreed to.
Council bill IS came up for its third
reading and final passage, and, on motion
Of Mr.. Stephens, the report of the commit
tee thereon was adopted. The bill then had
it's third reading and passed by unanimous
vote of all the members.
HOUSE BILLS.
The following house bill had its second
reading, and was disposed Of as indicated {:
II. r. No. 40-Making the running of a
ferry GOAT without a license a misdemeanor.
Referred to the committee on judiciary, on
motion Of Mr.. Stephens.
H. +. No. 26-An act regulating the time
and manner of making fire guards-report-
ed back from the committee on territorial
affairs, was, on motion Of Mr.. Gamble, re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
II. F. No. 32-Providing for the erection
of a Jail and other public buildings in Clay
county-came up for its third reading and
passage.
MIR. Cross moved that further considera-
ton of the measure be indefinitely post
poned.
The ayes and noes being called the mo-
ton was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Brown, Cross, Fockler
Gamble, Helvig, Hoyer, Hoyt, Huseboe
johnson, Mauksch, Simonsou, Stewart, Wal
tor, ::Whitield-14.
Noee-Messrs. Burbank, Flick, Gray.
Gunderson, Langness, Peterson, Shelly, Ste
phens, Trygstad, Weber, Weeks, and Mr..
Speaker-12.
H. F. No. 3s,-in regard to listing proper
ty for taxation-came up for third reading
and passage, it having been reported back
from the judiciary committee with a recon-
mendation that it do not pass. The ques-
ton being upon its passage the ayes and
noes were. called and the bill was re-
jected by a vote of 20 to
6, Messrs. Brown, Burbank, Cross, Gunder-
son, Hoyer and Weeks voting for the bill
and all the other members against the bill.
HE. No. 39--relating to furnishing county
treasurers and commissioners with copies of
the revised co~de-reported back from the
judiciary committee with a recommendation
that it pass with sundry amendments-was,
on motion Of Mr.. Gray. referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
At eleven o'clock the house went into
committee of the whole on the special order,
house file three, Mr.. Gray's railroad bill,
with Mr.. Fockler in the chair.
THE COMMITTEE ROSE
at twenty minutes Onst twelve renortod
progress and asked leave to sit again. The
report was accepted.
REC ESs.
The house then took a recess until half
past two o'clock p. M.
T RECESS.
Mr.. Burbank asked for and received unan.
imous consent to introduce house file No. 4S
TO amend section 446 of the code of civil