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

committee report on tie Sioux Falls psni.
%tentiary bill. which reported the bill back
without Recommendation. He now under.
stood that the report had net been submit.
ted, aud desired to give notice that he Would
submit q minority sport,
Mr.. Stephens, chairman OF the committee
to whom the bill had been referred, stated
that his report was made out and ready to
hand in. 1t was signed by three members
of the committee, and he was waiting to
procure the signature of Mr.. Hoyer, afourth
member, who was absent this morning.
Nj. Burbank moved that the committee
be allowed further time. The motion was
lost.
Mr.. Stephens then put in the report Of the
committee without the signature of Mr..
Hoyer.
Mr.. Peterson presented a minority report
rec ,mmending the passage of council bill "a.
MI. Brown reported back house file SO,
concerning highways, &C., in Union county,
with a Recommendation that it pass.
CONQUERED
The amendments to house file Is, made
by the council, reported back from the ju-
dietary committee with q recommendation
that the house concur therein, were con-
Cured in.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Ry Mr.. Mauksch-An act for retracing
and re-establishing obliterated survey lines
and for restoring mounds destroyed on the
north and west boundaries of Yankton
county.
INTRODUCTION OF ILLS.
H. F. No. 7l.-By Mr.. Walton-For an
act to amend the act establishing a board Of
education for the city Of Yankton.
COUNCIL BILLS.
Council bill IS, authorizing the appoint
ment of 3 fire warden in
the city of Deadwood, bad its second read.
ing and was referred to the committee on
mines and mining, on motion of Mr.. Flick,
Council bill SO, amending the act incor.
porating the city of Fargo, had its second
reading, and, Oh motion of Mr.. Burbank,
under a suspension Of the rules, had its
third reading and was passed by a unanimous
vote.
Council bill 60, prescribing rules and reg.
~ulations for the exe cution of the trust arising
under tie congressional act Tor the relief Of
residents upon public lands. Referred to
the committe on highways, roads and
bridges, on motion Of Mr.. Gray.
COUNCIL MESSAGE.
A message was received from the council
announcing the passage Of council bills num-
Der 46, 60 and IS; also house file number 8
with amend nents; also the concurrence OF
the council in the .house amendments to
council bill number Is.
FROM THE SECRETARY.
A Communication was received from Sec
Rotary Hand in response to joint resolution
number one, requesting him to communi
cate with the secretary Of the treasury
and obtain his construction of tn,
law relating to the per diem of mem
bers Of the legislature. The secretary hac
communicated as directed and the response
from the treasurer was that the members oil
the territorial legislatures were entitled to q
per diem of four dollars and not SIX dollars
On motion of Mr.. Gray, the communica-
ton was referred to the committee on sgri-
| culture.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
The message from the council returning
house file 3, the railroad bill, with sundry
amendments, was taken up and, on motion
of Mr.. Gamble, the amendments were refer.
red TO the committee on railroads, With in
structions to report thereon to morrow.
REFERENCE.
House files number s and 8 were referred
BY the speaker to the committee on enroll
ment.
COUNCIL BILLS.
Council bill As, relating to revenue, and
council bill IS, for the relief of Lawrence
county commissioners who are IN doubt
about the length Of their terms, were read q
first time.
Council bill GO had its first reading and,
under a suspension of the rules, passed to
its second reading and was referred to the
judiciary committee. 1t is an act 10 remove
doubts as TO the eligibility of certain officers
of Duel, Grant, Codington and Haml lin
counties.
Council bill "a. providing for the loca
ton and erection of a %penitentisry at Sioux
Falls, reported back from the committee
on insurance, banks and banking with a
msjority report making no recommendation
and a minority report recommending that
it pass, was taken up.
Mr.. Stephens moved that the bill BE
made the special order for the 23diinst., but
the motion was not seconded.
Mr.. Langness moved that the minority
report be accepted.
Mr.. Grav eDoke in favor of the hill.