Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-11
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AFTER REcEss.
On motion OF Mr.. Gundersoo. Nj. Hoyer
was excused from attendance on account of
sickhcss.
On motion of Mr.. LsnRness. the house
took up the regular order Of business.
HOUSE BILLS.
House file "a, Il amend section 1924
Of chapter Is Of the code Of civil procedure
was referred TO the committee on territorial
affairs, on motion Of Mr.. Peterson.
House file 65. to amend chapter II Of
the political code, 80 that the capital Of
Dakota shall be at Bismarck instead of At
Yankton. Referred to the communities on
insurance, banks and banking, on motion Of
Mr.. Gray.
House file IS, to amend sections s and 6
of chapter 80 Of the political code.
was referred to the commit
tee on territori.. affairs, on motion
Of Mr.. Peterson.
House file 6s, relating to the insurance Of
bonds for building school houses in certain
counties, was referred to the committee on
education, on motion of Mr.. Stephens.
House file 50, a memorial in relation to
the extension Of certain mail routes, had it's
several readings under a suspension of the
rules and was passed BY unanimous vote.
House file 63, relating to the establish.
ment of the Office ofsupreme court reporter
and the filling Of the same, was referred to
the committee on judiciary, on motion of
Mr.. Gray.
A cLlNCHER.
MI. Gray moved to reconsider the vote
by which council bill "a, the peni.entiary
bill, was passed and TO lay the motion on
the table. Adopted.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
House file 70, to consolidate CERTAIN cleo
ton precincts in the Black Hills counties,
had its third reading and was passed by
unanimous vote.
House file So, authorizing Burleigh coun
ty to issue bonds for the purpose Of building
ajail, mad its third reading and was passed
BY unanimous vote.
House file SO, concerning highways &C.,
and road supervisors in Union county, had
its third reading and was passed BY unani-
nous vote.
House file 50, providing for the levy of q
tax for the purpose of erecting a Jail and
other public building in the county of Clay.
This bill had been reported back from the
special committee of the Clay county delega-
CATION, half the committee fxvoring it's pas
sage and half opposing it. The report ofthe
committee favoring the passage of the bill
was, ON motion Of Mr.. Burbank, adopted
and the bill had its third reading and was
passed by a vote Of IA 10 II.
House file 81, for the purchase and dis.
tribution Of one hundred volumes Of the LIST
Dakota supreme court reports, had its third
reading and was passed by a vote of 81 to 4
REFERRED BACK.
On motion of Mr.. Langness, council bill
50, providing a board of education for Sioux
Falls, was referred back to the delegation
from Minnehaha county.
COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. Fockler, the hous. at
$40 p. M, went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Gray in the chair, on house file
SO and council bill 40, the two measures TO,
the consolidation of certain Jim river coun.
ties and for changing the boundaries o.
others.
By u motion OF Mr.. Burbank outside par.
ties were permitted 10 speak for and against
the bill, the object being to give the com.
mittee an opportunity to acquire all the in
formatirn possible upon the subject. NJ. T,
Wooley, of Yankton, and A. D. LaDue, O
Rockport, addressed the committee in op.
position to the measure and Jared B%oughton,
of Yankton, on the other side.
Mr.. Gamble made a motion that
THE COMMITTEE RISE
aud report q recommendation that house file
SO and council bill 40 be referred to q spe-
cisl committee of five, to be appointed by
the speaker.
The chairman Of the committee of the
whole managed TO get to his seat, bu'
In attempting to make his report he became
SO tangled up that he was unable to straigh,
en- himself out and the house was onct
more compelled to &c into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
to give its chairman fresh instructions.
Mr.. Gray in the chair.
Mr.. Gamble repeated his motion and the
chair insisted that he put it 10 writing, Tht
motion waa put IN writing and was AGAR
adopted.
The chair euquired what was the further
pleasure of the committee.
Mr.. Burbank-The committee would be
pleased if the chairman would report thu
action of the committee.
The chair rose t. a question of privilege,