Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-24

repeal section 600 and article 8, section 66l
of council code.
The bill repeals that provision ofthe cod
which requires . notary public in taking q
acknowledgement Of the transfer Of rea
estate to inform the wife ofthe contents q
tha instrument out Of the preeence Of he
husband.
Mr.. Miner opposed the passage Of the bill
under consideration, b lieving that the pres
ent law is . good one and necessary for tn
protection of the rights o! married women
Messrs. Edmunds and Ellis also opposed
the bill in short speeches and Messrs. Petit.
grew rnd Valentine, favored its passage.
On the roll being called seven committed
voted for the bill and six against it. So tn,
bill passed.
Council bill No. ia bill for an act
to amend section s. of the justices code, in
relation to = change Of the place of trial
Passed.
Council bill No. ga bill for an act to
regulate the rate of interest in certain coun.
ties in this territory. Passed.
Council bill No. pa bill for an act To
establish the boundaries Of the Judicial dis.
tricts of the territory, and for fixing the
terms of court therein. Passed.
Council bill No. 1s-A bill for an act to
amend section 8, chapter 50, Of the revised
codes of 1877. Lost.
Nh. Psttigrew gave notice that he. would
on tomorrow move . reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill was lost.
Council bill No PA bill for an act to
fund tine outstanding Indebtedness of the
counties Of Moody, Brookings, Burleigh and
Grand Forks. Passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message informed the council that the
house had appointed Mesars. Gray, Weber
and Walton "a the house members of the
joint committee on enrolment; also that,
the house had passed house files Nos. 2, 5,
8 and II, and requested the concurrence of
the council therein
H ENROLMENT COMMITTEE.
Through its chairman, Mr.. Valentine, re-
ported that council bill No. 9, providing for
the election of assistant clerks was correctly
enrolled, and that the same had yesterday
been presented to the governor for his APP
approval.
FIRST READING Of HOUSE
House file No. PA bill for an act con
corning corporations and persons eng ,ged
in the business of banking.
House file No. ga bill for an act au.
thorizing the employment of short hand re.
,orters in the district courts of Dakota ter.
ritory.
House file No. ga bill for an act tc
amend section 1856 of the code of civil pro
cedure.
House file No. ia memorial to tn,
senate and house of representatives for thu
creation of a new land district, and the 10
cation of a land office therein in Dakot;
territory.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the rule
were suspended and the memorial passed.
EXCUSED.
On motion of Mr.. Kuykendall, Mr.. Day
was permitted to be absent from tomorrow.
session of the council.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Pettigrew, by consent, moved that a
committee Of three be appointed to invest,.
gate the auditors Office, and all books and
papers therein ; also the expenditure of all
moneys for printing during the last two
years.
Which motion was adopted, and Messrs
Pettigrew, Valentine and Day appointed q,
such committee.
ADJOURNMENT.
On motion Of MI. Ellis, the council ad.
%journed until 10 o'clock to-morroy.
THE HOlJSE.