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

compensation Of public o~fiosrs.
By NJ. Stewart-H. +. No. l4-For .,
act to amend section one Of chapter fourtssa
and section fifteen Of chapter twenty.on
I of the political code.
BY MI. Stewart-H. F. No. l5-For q,
act to amend section two of chapter Eve o
the code, entitled qualification for Office.
COUNCIL
!, Council bill No. 8 had its first reading.
The following council bills had their sec
ond reading and were referred - indicated
@. B. No. 2-committee on judiciary, OF
motion of Mr.. Walton.
C. B. No. 5-committee on counties anc
townships. on motion of Mr.. Gunderson.
q. b. No. 6-committee on judiciary, on
motion Of Mr.. Stephens.
@. B. No. l0-committee on judiciary, on
motion Of Mr.. Whitfield.
c. B. No. l1-committee on judiciary, on
motion of Mr.. Walton.
&C. B. No, Especial committee of three,
on motion of Mr.. Gunderson.
c. B. No. l3-committee on judiciary, on
motion Of Mr.. Stephens.
HOUSE BILLS.
House file number six, a bill
for an act to prevent fraudulent banking,
had its third reading, and being placed up.
on its passage, was passed by the unanimous
vote Of the house.
House file number four. a bill for an oct
to provide for the submission to q vote oi
the question Of granting licenses to sell
liquor, reported back from select committee,
had it's third reading.
Nj. Stephens moved that the bill lie on
the table for one week. Lost.
Mr.. Gray moved that the bill be referred
to the committee Of the wh ole.
The motion was lost by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Burbank, Flick, Fockler,
Gamble, Gray, Gunderson, Hoyt, Mauksch,
Shelly, Stevens, Trygstad, Walton-l2.
Noes-Messrs. Brown, Cross, Helvig. Hoy.
er, Huseboe, johnson, Langness, Peterson,
Simonson, Stewart, Weber, Weeks, Whit
field, the Speaker-l4.
Mr.. Gray moved that the bill be made
the special order for next Friday at eleven
o'clock a. N.
1t was the opinson Of Messrs. Gray, steph-
enc and Gamble that the bill should not be
rushed through without giving the house
an opportunity to understand all its provis.
ions and the effect which would result from
its passage. -.....
Mr.. Gamble was not sure but that the
measure would be an unconstitutional one.
Several Of the states had so decided. He
wanted time to look up that point. Anothe Ell
Objectionable feature of the bill was that the
subject would be voted upon in the year 1880
the year of the general election, and he wal
opposed to mixing up temperance will
politics. There was also another point Il
be consldered-whe,hcr or not cities an,
villages were included within tie provie.
, ions of the bill.
Mr.. Brown moved as an amendment Il
the resolution of Mr.. Gray that the meas.
ure be made the special order for mex
4cuSudy, a. SlcVcu CIOCh b. ~.
The amendment was adopted and ths
motion of Mr.. Gray, as amended was ther
adopted.
COMMITTEE OF a WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. Gamble, the house
went into committee Of the whole on hous,
file number nine, Mr.. Burbank in the chair
After consideration of the measure, thu
committee rose. reported back the bill wit.
amendments and the report was adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER.
MI. FOckler moved that house file num-
Der nine be made the special order for nexl
Wednesday at eleven O'Clock q. N
Mr., Gamble moved an amendment max.
ing it the special order for Saturday al
eleven o'clock q. m.
The motion as amended was adopted.
EXCUSED FROM ATTENDANCE.
Mr.. Stephens asked to be excused from
attendance after to days adjournment until
Monday morning. and, on motion of Mr..
Whitfield, be was excused.
RECEss.
On motion of Mr. Helvie, a:11 20 o'clock
a. N. the house adjourned till two o'clock
p. N.
AFTER RECESS.
House convened at two o'clock }. m. Mr..
Speaker in the chair.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The speaker announced as the select com.
mittee On council bill number twelve.
Messrs. Guncerson. Walton and Peterson.
EXCUSED.
On motion of Mr.. Gunderson, Mr., Weeks
was excused from attendance until Tuesday
morning.
NvEsTIGATIoN OF TREAsuRER.
Mr.. Burbank from the special committee
appointed to examine the books and &C
counts Of the territorial treasurer reported
that the committee had been diligently At
work upon It's task, but bad not quite flush.
ed. One member of the committee had
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