Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-03
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

lions 8 and IA of the law for collection of
revenue.
BY Tatem-C. B. No. 80, an act to prevent
the purchase Of votes.
G. B. No. 80, annexing certain territory to
Meagher county, passed. Adjourned.
House-H. B. No, %, relative to fish and
game, reconsidered and referred to Judiciary
committee.
III. B. No. as, an act to reapportion the
Territory was discussed at some length, and
referred to q committee composed of one
member from each county.
Amendments to the Helena incorporation
bill were adopted.
January 24-Council.--IIays, Cullen and
Bass were appointed a committee to wait
upon the agents Of the North Pacific rail
road and receive their proposition in detail,
and the House was requested to appoint a
similar committee.
The vote by which G.. 3. 81, relative to the
collection Of revenue, was referred to the
committee of the whole, was reconsidered.
c. B. Is, relative to sale of Intoxicating
liquors, was referred to q select committee
consisting of Tatem, Constans and Watson.
The Council went into committee of the
whole on G. b. l6, relative to redemption Of
the Territorial u per cent bonds.
The bill authorizes the issue of $92, 600 Of
bonds of the Territory at 10 per cent. to take
the place of those now bearing y per cent,
and the Territorial Treasurer is authorized
to redeem at any time any Of the $500 bonds
now outstanding, when there is that amount
in the treasury.
A new section was adopted, requiring that
all bonds shall be registered in a book with
the number, date of issue, and amount of
each also, that all bonds redeemed shall be
registered, with the number, amount and to
whom paid, and shall be Cancelled by a cam
ceiling stamp.
House.-H. B. %, relative to game and
fish, was reported back with amendments.
A communication was received from the
Council, stating that the Council refused to
concur in House amendment to c. B. IA.
The bill as passed by the Council compelled
owners of toll roads to keep the same in re-
pair after the first Of April, 1876. The House
amended to take effect Immediately.
c.. B. 81, relative to outstanding bonds of
Jefferson county, was referred to committee
of ways and means.
Beal introduced H. B. 46, to promote the
interests of the medical profession, read a
second time and referred to committee on
education and labor.
Cfeslnan introduced I'll. B. ~, to provide
for the payment Of the outstanding debt of
Lewis and Clark county.
Cave introduced III. B. 49, to protect pub
lie bridges.
III. B. So, authorizing county commission
ers to appoint a fire warden for Diamond
City, was re-committed with instructions to
report a bill including every town in the Ter
ritory.
H.. B. 40, authorizing the commissioner
of Missoula county to devote $4,000 of the
road and bridge fund to the construction OF
a road up the east side of Bitter Root river.
was read third time and passed.
I'll. J. M. l, protesting against the removal
Of Camp Baker, passed.
CD. M. 2, relative to the improvement Of
the ~navigable rivers of Montana, was amend.
cd and passed.
january 25.-Counci1.-C. B. 80, relative
to notaries public, was reported back Will
amendments and ordered engrossed.
Graham introduced c. B. 80, relative t.
the nm school system. Ordered tina
such sections as are amendments to tn
school law be printed.
Hays introduced G. B. 40, to amend sec