Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-05
By Mr.. Kuykendall-A bill for an act

county, was read a second time and referred
to to the committee on judiciary.
THIRD READING mi PASSAGE OF BILLS.
Council bill No. %, amending the charter
of the city Of Yankton, was passed.
Council bill No. Sc, to amend section
665 of the code of criminal procedure, re-
lating to the fess Of officers in conveying
%convicts to the penitentisry. The bill was
lost.
MI. 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 did not prevail.
The motion to reconsider was then adopt
ed, and on motion of Mr.. Kuykendall the
bill was referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
GOVERNOR
Ex-Governor Bulls, of Iowa, being in the
hall, on motion Of Governor Edmunds, he
was invited to a seat within the bar of the
council.
COMMITTEE OF THE o.
AT eleven o'clock the council went into
committee of the whole, with Judge Kuy-
kendall in the chair, and resumed consider
alton of council bill No. "a, to provide for
the building and government of a terrific
rial penitentiary.
After completing the consideration Of the
bill, on motion of Mr.. Pettigrew the COM
mittee rose, reported the bill back aud rec
commended its passage as amended by the
committee.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the bill was
ordered engrossed for its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Valentine house file
No. Al, a memorial in regard to the sys-
tenn Of United States land surveys and the
appropriations for the same, was taken up,
the rules suspended and placed upon its
final passage.
Mr.. Pettigrew stated that he was not suf-
~iciently familiar with the objects and state
ments of the memorial to vote for it's pass
age. The statement of the memorial that
the surveys of public lands in Dakota have
bsen correctly and accurately made is not
true. 1t is a fact that the government sur
veys in some portions of the territory are
VIGOROUSLY incorrect and unreliable, and he
would not place himself on record as favor
ing & memorial which asserted to the con-
trary.
Mr.. Valentine said he called up the me-
mortal at the request of q citizen Of Yank-
ton, whose name it was unnecessary to men,
ton, as the phraseology and length Of the
memorial would probably indicate the per.
son. He said he had no interest whatever
il the meal orial, and merely called it up as
requested.
Mr.. Edmunds favored the memorial. 1t
asked that the present system Of land sur
veys be continued, instead of having that
work done by the engineers of the army, as
is proposed by the government.
The memorial passed by a vote of yeas,
8; noes, 8.
Council bill No 40-A bill for an act 10
define the boundaries of certain counties
of this territory, came up for its third read
ing.
Mr.. Edmunds presented a protest from
citizens Of Hanson county, protesting
against the passage of any bill changing the
boundaries Of that county.
After some discussion, in which Messrs.
Edmunds, Pettigrew and Miner took part,
the bill passed by a vote of ayesS, noes 5.
Council bill No. "A, to amend sections 30S
and 5S5 Of the penal code. Passed.
REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Pettigrew, from the committee on
railroads, reported back house file No. S,
in regard to the employment Of short hand
reporters, with an amendment excepting the
counties Of Bon Homme, Union, Clay and
Lincoln from its provisions.
On motion the amendment proposed by
the committee was adopted and the bill
passed by a unanimous vote.
HOUSE BILLS.
House file No. 4, being Langness' local
option Law, coming up on its final reading
and passage,
Mr.. Wynn moved that it be made the
order at II o'clock on Wednesday,
February 18th.
On motion of Nj. Kuykendall, Mr..
Wynn's motion was laid on the table.
The ayes and noes were then called, and
he bill was defeated by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Ellis, Miner, Pettigrew,
Roberts and Valentines. Noes-Messrs.
Day, Edmunds, Kuykendall, Mac
sider. Rohr, Wynn and MI. Presidents.
Mr.. Kuykendall moved that the vote by
1hich the bill was lost be reconsidered and
motion to reconsider lie on the table
lhich motion prevailed.
House file No. 8, to amend section 1886 oil
no civil procedure, was read a third time,
nd pending its consideration,
On motion of Mr.. Wynn the council I'D.
THE HOUSE.