Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-11

giving to each employe Of the Legislative
assembly . copy Of the revised codes
On motion Of MI. Kuvkendsll. the hous,
amendments 10 council bill 33, relating IL
notaries public, were concurred In.
On motion OF Mr.. Cuppe,t, house amend
ments to council bill 50, providing for III,
organization aud government Of civil town
ships, were concurred in.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Council bill No. so, authorizing certain
counties to aid in the construction of rail.
roads, was read . third time, and referred te
the committee OF engrossment.
Council bill No. 81, relating to mill dams
and mills, having been passed, and the vote
BY which it passed reconsidered, came up
for consideration, and on motion of Mr..
Edmunds was referred to the committee on
Judiciary with instructions to report . sub
stitute for the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Kuykendall, council
bills Sc, "a, rs. 76 and 70 were referred to
the judiciary committee.
THE QUESTION OF PER E
The president read communication from
the secretary Of the territory in reply to a
joint resolution Of the Legislature, inquiring
in regard to the per diem of members. In
his reply, the secretary says that he submit
ted the matter to the proper authorities at
Washington, and the construction placed
upon the law by them is, that members
shall receive four dollars a day instead Of
six.
COMMITTEE OF H WHOLE.
The council at II o'clock went into COM
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Valentine in the
chair, on council bill No. 56, relating to a
public school Law.
Mr.. Roberts moved to commence at the
beginning of the bill and consider it by Sec
lions, which motion was lost.
Mr.. Pe,tigrew moved to commence the
consideration at section 8, which motion
was also lost.
Mr.. Walsh presented a substitute for the
first seven sections of the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Pettigrew the subsli-
tute was ordered printed and the whole
subject made a special order at II O'Clock
Tomorrow.
The committee then rose, reported prog
ress and asked leave TO sit again at II
O'Clock tomorrow forenoon, which repor,
was adopted.
HOUSE FILES.
The following house bills had their fret
reading. )
No. rs. relating to fire guards.
No. 43. providing for the expenses of the
territorial library.
No. 50, annexing certain territory to the
Yankton school district.
The following house bills were read
second time and referred as follows:
No. "a. to the committee on judiciary.
No. Sc, on presidents table.
THIRD READING.
House file No. 81, authorizing school dis
trict No. l, Richland county, to issue bonds
Passed.
House file No. Al, authorizing the county
of Richland to fund its outtanding indebt.
edness. Passed.
House file No. 81, refunding to Grand
Forks county territorial taxes for the years
1878 and 1879. Passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
The house concurrent resolution in regard
to furnishing the employees of the legislative
assembly with copies of the revised codes
was read, and laid over to come up in its
regular order.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the resolution
offered by him several days ago in regard
to the final adjournment of the legislature
on the 18th inst. and moved to amend the
resolution by fixing the day of adjournment
on the 18th Of February.
Pettigrew moved to amend by fixing the
day of adjournment on the 22d inst. which
motion prevailed.
Mr.. Cuppe,t then moved that the resolu-
tion.be indefinitely postponed, which motion
prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Miner the council ad.
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing.