Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-02-08

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was passed. 1t IS stated on good authoflby
that a number Of kilograms have peeil IL
ceiyed here by parties interested, concern
inc the railroad proposition and SUBSIDY,
which have not been made public. Many u
the members of the Legislature are Oh t1e
oninion that more favorable terms imam
those yet made known can be had 1or lhe
building of the road by Jay Goulo Co''
and have expressed their dissatisfaction at
being under the necessity of receiving tleli
terms through other Or second haIds. AUS
stated, however, that Gould &Co.. nave
consented to make the terminus OF TIE roau
at Fish creek instead of Big Hole. It's also
stated ON the streets that Richardson is the
only one of the parties named in the pfopo+
sition who is anxious to build the road INTO.
Montana. and that he Hichardson) has not
the means to do the work, he beng IMAM
cially embarrassed that Could and Dillon
the monied men of the concern, have agreed
to invest the money in Richardson's project
uDon certain conditions, to accept which,
Richardson will be compelled to make some
sacrifices. This statement is gong the
rounds, l believe, to produce a certain e1fect,
!. e.. to make the legislators think that Jay
Gould & Co., are taking hold OF the project
reluctantly. But their reluctance is not YER
flied by gentlemen who have recently ar
rived from the States. [ learn from MI.
Sayre, who arrived to-day fromsthe East,
that the Union Pacific company now have
in contemplation the extension OF the. Union
Pacific railroad to Montana, the terminus to
be near the mouth of the Big Hole, and that
the company have already decided to send
out a party next spring. to survey a route
up Snake river.
To-day the business Of the Council, in
Committee of the Whole, amounted to but
little, but the record made by some OF the
prominent members on the Sunday law was
intensely interesting, and regret that space
and time forbids my giving the speeches in
full. The bill introduced is in a milder form
than that proposed by the people, whose Pc
titions from every portion of the Territory
are being received daily. 1t does not close
UP business houses on Sunday, but it stops
the sale of liquor on thatday, and prescribes
a penalty for persons who violate its provls-
d ions. the fines, I believe to go into the school
funds of the several counties. The bill was
read in Committee Of the Whole to-day, and
Mr.. Hays, the i%ntroducer, moved its adop-
ton. Mr.. Meadow offered a substitute,
which, in effect, would destroy the original
bill. The substitute provides that amy per-
son addicted to drinking liquor may be de-
clared a common drunkard upon the petit
ton of twenty persons to theProbate Court,
and that after q person is SO declared a
drunkard by publication, q heavy penalty
shall be imposed upon the person who may
thereafter give him intoxicating drink.
Hays opposed the substitute. He thought
it had some merit, and that such 4 law would
be Of much benefit to the country, but in
sisted that his bill, which prevented the
trafic,in liquor on the Sabbath, should be
come a law. He stated that the best citi-
, zens Of the Territory asked for the passage
Of such q law. He thought that the petit
tons of such men asJ. r. Boyce, Sam. Neel,
{ Ell. NJ. Porter and A. NJ. Voolfolk, should
be treated with more respect by the Council
: than had been shown them. Meadows ar
i. gument was to the effect that his substitute
was the best and could be enforced. He
doubted if the Sunday law could be carried
| into effect. Tatem favored both the origi-
} nal bill and substitute. He said if people
8 would not be respectable voluntarily, they
5 should be compelled to be So by law. lie
5 was in favor of a still more stringent law,
: He said all business houses should be closed