The Montana post., 1868-12-18

lSpeclal ulSpatcn TO the MONTANA IOST.l
Virginia City, Dec. 14.-House, morning
session.-Lowry, chairman of committee on
Indian Affairs made report on IL. j. r., No.
l, appropriating dollar for nails. The
resolution and substitute reported, were in
definitely postponed.
H. B., No. o, concerning stations, passed.
Stapleton, chairman of the Judi cary Com
mittee reported back the Q. B. "act concern
ing jnrors with the recommendation that 1t
do not pass. Adopted.
Ii. b. No. 5, repeating thu act relative to
the discovery of placer mines, passed.
Council Morning Session.-Rand intro
duced c. j. NJ, asking Congress for an ap-
preparation for road from Fort Benton TO
the head waters of the Columbia river. Read
first, second and third times, rules suspended,
and passed by unanimous vote.
Dance introduced c. 3. No. Is, to amend
section 2l9 of the civil practice act. Read
and referred.
Bagg introduced C. 3. No. 16, to amend
an act to regulate proceedings In civil cases
in the courts of Montana.
HoUsE.-AftenoOn Session--C- j. Me-
mortal, No. /, asking an appropriation for
road from Fort Benton TO the Columbia river,
ETC., passed.
CoUScIL.-Afternoon sessiOn.-The Council
was in committee of the whole nearly all the
afternoon, concerning G. Il. No. ), concern
ing Licenses and G. Is. No. IL, Incorporating
the town of Montana. The latter was indefi-
nitely postponed. Adjourned.
The Auditors Report gives the total in
debtedness of the Territory at S39, 1904 go,
exclusive of bonds.
Va. City, Dec. l5.-CounciI, A. NH. b.
No. 2, An act for the relief of Hot Spring
School District. Passed.
Rand introduced c. B. No. Is, relative to
interpretations. Read and referred.
Davis introduced C. Il. No. 10, to repeal
the act providing extra compensation for the
Secretary of Montana.
Bagg moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill, but the motion was lost and the oill
referred.
Bagg, Chairman of Committee of the
Whole, reported c. b. No. IL, regulating the
license of foreign miners and recommended
its passage. Report adopted.
G. B. No. Il, requiring the County Com
missioners OF Missoula county to provide
Offices. Passed.
AfternooB.--A communication was read
from the Secretary of Oregon, relative to
mining lands, &c.
C. B. No. s, to define the nature and quail
ity of estates, &c, was indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.
House.-Powers introduced III. B. No. IS
an act to amend an act relative to execu-
tors and administrators. Referred.
Wentworth introduced III. Il. No. 10, an act
relative to public highways.
Sweeney introduced III. B. No. 20, an act to
amend an act entitled an act to regulate pro-
al NAfAi N<hSce Ah bAV Va 4"
/ Referred.
III. q. No. Is, an act to authorize County
Commissioners of MiSsoula county, to levy a
bridge tax. Passed.
A communication from the Secretary OF
the State of Oregon, requesting the repeal OF
certain revenue laws referred TO the COM
mittee on federal relations.
Virginia City, Dec. l6.-Council-A. M.
I Mr.. Dance introduced a petition from X. NJ.
Briggs and two hundred Others, praying fol-
/ the location of the capital at Deer Lodge
City. The petition was read and sent to the
I House.
I Mr.. Rand introduced c. Il. 20. An act de-
claring the Mullen Road o public highway.
Read and referred.
ii. B. l5-Relative to tax for bridge pur-
/ poses IN Missoula county passed.
HOUSE, A. Mr.. Ellis, Chairman of the
I Committee on Federal relations, reported nd
versely to granting the petition of the Oregon
Legislature, asking the repeal of certain tax
es. The report was very elaborate, and an
able document.
III. ID. No. s, creating the office of Clerk OF
/ Probate Court passed.
Mr.. Mclaughlin offered resolution ap-
| pointing a committee of two to wait upor
the Secretary and request the furnishing OF
the usual amount of postage stamps, which
was carried.
Mr.. Donegan introduced House Joint reso-
luton No. l, praying for an appropriation by
/ Congress for a branch mint in Montana. Read
l and referred.
Council, y. N.-Two thousand copies oI
the Auditors and Treasurer's Report were or
dered printed.
A resolution rendering the Council Hall to
the Governor for his receptions was passsd
Adjourned.
HOUSE, p. Nh. B. No. Ia. for the relief
of A. NJ. S. Carpenter was read third time,
rules suspended and bill lost.
III. II. No. Is, providing for the payment OF
jurors and other officers read third time
and lost.
III. y. No. Z, relative TO payment for publ
cation of legal documents was lost.
Adjourned.
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