Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-01-20
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A communication from the Governor dis
approving c. B. No. /. was read.
The Presidentthen put the question, ''Slall
the bill pass, the objections Of the Governor
to the contrary, Notwithstanding" which
was lost.
C. B.No. 2, reported back by committee
on agriculture and manufactures Wit, amend
ments, and ordered engrossed for third read
Ing.
C. B. No. u, concerning printing, was in
trodnced by Cullen.
c. j. NJ. No. 2 was passed.
In the House. o the 18th, II. 3. No. Il,
was reported back with recommendation
that it do pass.
II. b. No. 16, relating to counties ana
county officers, was referred to committee
on counties.
C. B. No. z, relative to fees Of county com-
missioners, which had passed the Council,
was taken up, and. after a lively discussion,
consuming the entire morning session, the
House went into committee of the whole.
In the Council, on the 18TH, G. 3. No. II
was reported back with amendment, and
passed, as amended.
c. B. No. 5 was reported back with
amendments, which were adopted, and bill
ordered eigrossed.
c.. B. No. l6, by Watson, providing for
the funding Of the outside Indebtedness Of
Montana Territory, was read Cd time and
ordered printed.
G. B. No. ?, relating to butchers, was re-
fprral to n Snptial committee.
In the House, on the 18th, II. 3. No. Is
was reported back with substitute. Substi-
lutte adopted and ordered printed.
II. B. No. II, was introduced, authorizing
county commissioners to dispose Of surplus
funds.
g. j.. M. No. / and c. j. NJ. No. 2 were
referred to committee on Federal relations.
Ii. 3. No. IL, was taken up and passed.
In the Council, on the 18th, Hornbuckle
introduced G.. B. No. II, amending Secs. 3,
4, 5, Il. 20, 81, and 81, of revenue law. Or
dercd printed.
BY Base. b. No. 10, requiring witness
and juryfees to be paid into the county treas
ury ; also, q bill in regard to foreclosing
chattle mortgages.
c. d. No. II, i'll regard to administrators
and probate judges, was passed.
Hays introduced G. b. No. IS. prohibiting
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors Oh Sundays
and election days.
In the House, on the Itch, III. 3. No. 90
establishing fees for district clerks, was H.
reduced by Carmichael.
BY Moore, of Deer Lodge. II. 3. No. q,
providing for the transfer to the school fund
of road taxes Of districts where the same il
not used.
G. 3. No., reducing the pay Of county
commissioners, was passed By a vote Of Is
ayes, to a nays.
The vote was reconsidered, and, after sew
eral amendments, resulting in making the
bill nearly the same as the original, except
that the pay of commissioners to be drawn
from the contingent fund, it was passed BY
a vote of IS ayes to Z nays.
II. .. No. Ii, TO provide for compulsory
edlcation-introducedby Burkett-was raed
first and second times and referred to COM
mittee or education and labor.
The bill provides that all children between
the ages of s and "A unable to read. write
and cypher in the Territory, shall attend
school not less than sixteen weeks annually.
This bill was passed by the House. and
after it had reached the Council, was recon
sidered.
In the Council, on the 18th. a resolution
was passed that no railroad matters would
De considered until after the first of February.