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

THIRD READING AND PASSAGE OF BILLS.
Council bill number 50. to establish q
board of education for the village of Sioux
Falls. Passed.
Council bill No. %. to amead sec
tons 1924 aud 1876 of article 10
Of the code of civil procedure, being a
bill to modify the exemption law, was read
q third time and the question being on its
passage the ayes aud noes were called with
the following result:
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Day, Kuykendall, Pettigrew. Rob-
erts. Valentine and Mr.. President-6.
In the negative, Messrs. Cuppett, Ed
munds, Ellis, Miner, MacNider, Rohr, and
Wynn. So the bill was lost.
Mr.. Rohr moved that the vote by which
the bill was lost be- reconsidered and that
the motion to reconsider lie on the table,
which motion prevailed.
Council bill No. 81, to provide for the
building and government of a territorial
.penitentiary, coming up for its final passage,
Mr.. Roberts moved to make the bill q spe-
cial order in committee of the whole at IL
o'clock on Saturday.
Mr.. Pettigrew moved as an amendment
that the council Immediately go into com.
mittee of the whole on the bill, which
amendment prevailed, and the council ac-
cordingly went into
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on the bill under consideration with Mr..
Edmunds in the chair.
The fsrt section of the bill was
read, and Nj. Miner opposed
the provision of the section which gives to
the governor the power to appoint the
officers of the peniteatiary. He thought
the legislature, whose members are fresh
from the people, was better able to Judge
of the kind of men who should manage
the affairs Of the penitentisry than a carpet.
Dagger who has little acquaintance with the
people. Mr.. Miner also opposed the loca-
ton of the institution. He thought it
ought TO be built In the community which
furnished the most criminals, and therefore
moved to amend section one by striking
out Sioux Falls and inserting Deadwood,
but the majority Of the council did not see
it in that light, aud the amendment was
lost.
4 AIr. Day moved that the penitentiary be
located at Bon Homme in Bon Homme
county, and supported his motion by stat
ing that by the enactment of q former leg
lature the town of Bon Homme wassdesig-
mated as the site of the territorial penitep-
tiary, and also that he held pledges frou
responsible parties agreeing to donate all
| the land necessary for the institution. Blu
his motion did not prevail, and the frs
section was recommended to be adopted.
When the committee had proceeded a
far as section nine, on motion of Mr.. Wynn
the committee rose, reported progress, ,anc
asked leave to sit again.
On motion of Mr.. Pettigrew, the report Of
the committee of tie whole was adopted,
and the further consideration of the bill
made q special order at IL o'clock to-mor-
row.
H FINANCIAL QUESTION.
The president laid before the council a
letter from the secretary of the territory,
Sitting that he has money enough to pay the
expenses of the legislative assembly for
thirty-two days, and nc more; hat in his
opinion no deficiency appropriation can
be procured, and that if the legislature re-
NAMED in session more than thirty.two
days, the additional expense would have to
be paid out Of the territorial treasury.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the commu-
~nication was referred to special committee
appointed yesterday to ascertain the condi.
tion of the funds available for the expenses
Of the legislature.
AN ATTEMPT TO ADJOURN.
Mr.. Roberts moved that the council take
a recess until 2 o'clock p. M. Lost.
A motion to adjourn was also lost, when
council resumed consideration of the
REGULAR ORDER.
The consideration of bills OF third read.
ing was resumed, and council bill No. 80,
providing for the organization and govern
ment Of civil townships, was passed.
Mr.. Miner moved to adjourn. Lost.
Council bill No. 81, to establish a wagon
'oad from the northeast corner of the Yank-
on reservation to Brule City. Passed.
Council bill No. AZ, to fund the indebted
less of Union county. Passed.
Council bill No. "A, to amend sections
'oS and 5S4 of the penal code. This bill
.ives justices Of the peace power to hear
md finally dispose of cases Of assault and
and petit larceny. The bill having
'een reported back by the committee on
judiciary with amendments, and as the
amendments had not yet been incorporated
n the bill, Mr.. Edmunds moved that it lie
'ver until tomorrow when it may come up
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