Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-22

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warmea. yet evoked in this rather turbulent
body since the scssion began.
Mr.. jackson spoke In favor OF the h!ii,
and Mr.. Burbank. Mr.. Gray aud Dir. Ste.
phens sgsins, II. each Vt length and with
great carncstness.
(who is now known ss consolidated Brown
made his maiden speech. 1t WAS the to,-
tieth aud last day of he session and he had
not taken advantage of his privilege to dis
tuguish himself His romsrks were exceed
iugly interesting. He said there had been
y great lingo presented against bonding and
Mr.. stephens had intima,ed something
about his (Rrown's) way Of voting. II he
wanted to do It why didn't he fetch up .
bill! two or three days ngo aud find out.
la a voted for IL. Has
not this appropriation been passed. That's
what | want o'know. Ifthey can show me
this appropriation has not been combined in
= bill presented day before Yesterday 1 will
vote for it. Every man knows we've got to
sell warrants at a discount. As l said be.
fore, its the way those two bills
stand. 1t is a measure Of economy that
it is at it i. and l stand upon a different
position otherwise. i believe the insane
has got to be kept and l am not ashamed to
60 back to my constituency.
Mr.. Burbank replied to Mr.. Brown. He
charged that Browns vote on the bond bill
was .old for votes for his consolidation .
bill.
Mr. Brow nj call Mr.. Blu, bank 10 order
unless he can prove it.
The chair said nothing and Mr.. Burbank
went on. He said that the only proper
place for the pt nitentiary was in the jim
river valley and within twenty miles of Mr..
Browns home. Mr.. Brown had psid to the
representative from Bon Homme, "takc all
you want, but give US consolidation" Mr..
Brown had said that he favored the loca.
ton Of the penitentiary at Sioux Falls
rather than IN the Jim river valley, because
he thereby g5sined votes on his consolida.
ton bill.
Mr.. Burbank was called to order and was
strongly defended by Mr.. Gray, upon the
ground that his statements were being made
by way Of explanation.
Mr.. Burbank was permitted to continue
and the balance Of his re marks showed that
Mr.. Brown had gone against the wishes Of
his constituents in trading on consolidation.
Mr.. Gamble spoke against the bond bill
at considerable length and finally at 1890
p. m, Mr.. Gray moved that
TIE COMMITTEE RISE.
report progress and get again Il: two o'clock
p. N.
The report was adopted and the house
took . recess to two o'clock p. m.
AFTER RECESS.
The house reopene'i at two o'clock y. M
and was called TO order by the speaker.
COUNCIL MESSAGE.
A message from the council which an.
nounced the passage, with amendm. ntp, of
house file 81, Mr.. Langness' liquor license
bill, was taken up.
The clerk began 10 read amendments 10
the bill, when MIR. Gray moved a
CALL OF II HOUSE,
which motion was ordered, and1 vas dis.
covered that Messrs. Gamble, Burbank,
Shelly and Whitfield we're absent.
The sergeant-at-arms was instructed to
bring in the absent members.
Mr.. Gamble came just as the serceant.at.
arms started on his mission.
Mr. Brown moved that the further call of
the house be dispensed with.
Dir. Gray rose To sresk against the mo.
ton and the speaker ruled that the question
was moi deba,able. "
Mr.. Gray appealed from the ruling and
during the discussion which ensued Mesers,
Burbank, Shelly and Whitfield came in and
further call Of the roll was dispensed With.
MIR. Gray moved that the message from
the council relating to house file 81 be re-
ferrcd to the committee on insurance, banks
and banking.
MIR. Langncss moved as an amendment
that the house concur in the council amend.
m.nts. No action was taken.
Council bill Sc came back from the coun.
Gil with notice that the council had con.
CURED in some Of the house amendments.
added amendments and refused to concur in
other house amendments. On motion az
Mr.. Gamble, the house receded from the
amendments not concurred in, and agreed
to the new amendments of the council.
Council bill l32, authorizing towns in
Lincoln county to aid railroads, had It's rev
eral readings. under n suspension of the
rules, and was passed BY unanimous vote.
Council bill los, reported hack from COM
mittee with a recommendation that it psss,
It provides for an increase in the compenss-
ton of county tressurers. The bill was
passed by q vote Of II to 8.
MI. Gamble gave notice Of a motion to
reconsider the vote.
The report of the committee on the bill
providing for testing grain, was, that The bill
lie on the table. The reportwas adopted.
COUNCIL MESSAGE.