Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-30
COUNCIL RILLs.

N Hills.
Council bill thirty-onc had its second
reading and was referred to the committee
OIL counties and townships.
Council bill! eighteen came up for third
reading aud, ON motion of Mr.. Gamble.
was indefinitely postponed.
Council bill twenty came up for third
reading and, on motion Of Mr.. Weeks, was
referred to the committee of the whole and
made the special order for Saturday at eleven
O'Clock q. m.
Council bill twenty-four came up on the
report of the committee, which report was
adopted and the bill passed to its third
reading and final passage and was passed
by a unanimous vote.
Council bill twenty-five came up on the
report of the committee to which it was re-
ferrsd, and the report was adopted, the bill
passed to it's third reading and final pass
age, and was passed by unanimous vote.
Council bill twenty-six anne up on the
report Of the committee to which it was re-
ferred, the report was adopted, and, on mo
ton of Mr.. Gamble, the bill was laid upon
the table until tomorrow morning.
HOUSE BILLS.
House file twenty seven came up for its
second reading, and was, on motion Of Mr..
Langness, referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
House file twenty eight came up for Sec
ond reading, and, on motion of Mr.. Fock-
Ter, the rules were sn suspended, the bill had
it's third reading, was put upon its final
passage, and passed by unanimous vote.
House file seven had its third reading,
and, on motion of Mr.. Gamble, was referred
to The committee on enrolment and enpross-
ment.
House file eighteen had its third reading,
and came up for final passage, and was
passed, Messrs, Helvig, Peterson and Gray
voting in the negative.
Mr. Burbank moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill passed and I o lay the mo.
ton to reconsider upon the table. So or
dered.
House file twenty came up under the re-
port OF tue committee to which it was re-
ferred and the report of the committee was
adopted. The bill was laced upon its third
reading and final passage and was passed by
unanimous vote, Messrs Burbank and Whit.
field being absent from their seats and no,
voting.
House file twenty-five, referred back from
committee, went through the usual orders
and was passed by unanimous vote.
COUNCIL BILL TWENTY.
On motion Of Mr.. Weeks the vote BY
which council bill twenty was referred tc
committee of the whole and made a specia,
> order was reconsidered.
On motion of Mr.. Stephens the report o
the committee upon the bill was adopted
The bill then came up for final passage.
, CALL oF II HOUSE.
MI. Gray stated that two of the gentle.
men interested in the passage of the bill
were absent and moved a call of the house
So ordered.
Roll call showed that Messrs. Flick anc
Whitfield were absent. and the sergeant-at
arms was instructed to hunt them up.
After a lapse of fifteen minutes the ser.
geant-at-arms returned with Mr.. Whitfield,
and announced his inability to find Mr..
Flick.
MI. Whitfield stated that he did not leave
the house for the purpose Of evading a vote
He had been sick all night, and did not feel
we'll to-day.
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Burbank, the house, al
11:45 a. NJ. adjourned to ten o'clock a. m
January 31st.