Helena weekly herald., 1879-01-23
HOCSE-FOurtn Day.
MORNING SESSION.

| Speaker in the Chair.
Roll called and all present except Board
| man.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
| journal read and approved
Consideration of special order H. G. r.
No 1, for adjournment without day. Rob-
inson moved the adoption of the resolution
Stuart moved call of the House. All
present but McElroy. Sanders moved that
further proceedings under call be dispensed
with. Lost. McElroy appearing in his seat,
call dispensed with
| McElroy spoke at length against the reso-
luton and Sanders for it. 1t was put upon
| its passage, the ayes and noes being called,
were as follows: Ayes, Boardman, Fergus,
Mccormick, Noyes, Robinson, Sanders,
Steel and Wilson-S-Noes, Barbour, Beach,
| Boyer, Brooke, Combs, Cornick, Edwards,
Forbis, Hamilton, Harrington, Marion, Nc
Elroy, Mood, Perkins, Stuart, Sweeney,
Thorpe and Worlds.
The committee on printing reported in fa-
vor of the adoption of c. z. r. No2.
Beach from committee on mileage handed
| in the report.
NOTICES OF BILLS
By Fergus, A bill in relation to fees of
County Treasurers. In relation to fees of
County Clerks. In relation to pay of County
Assessors.
By Brooke-A bill to provide for more
strict observance of the Sabbath. A bill to
require butchers to keep record of the
brands of slaughtered animals. A bill to
offer bounty for the killing of bears, lions
and wolves. A bill concerning estray horses
and for the benefit of schools.
By Marion. A bill in relation to swine.
BY Harrington. A bill to amend the law
in relation to diseased animals.
By Perkins. A bill to enable Galatin
county to provide for its funded debt.
BY Beach. A bill in relation to fess of
District Attorneys.
G. C. r. No. 3, referred back to Printing
Committee with request to bring the subject
matter in, in the form of H. J. r.
Robinson introduced H. J. M. No. 1, re-
questing Congress to appropriate the sum of
50, 900 to meet the deficiencies for printing
and other incidental expenses of the 11th
session of Montana Legislature. Read first
time and referred to Committee on Federal
Relations.
Brooke introduced bill in relation to No.
tarias Public. Amendment offered by Robin
son, adopted and bill referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mccormick, bill to provide for the fund
ing of the floating debt and for the rebonding
of the bonded debt of Missoula county and
for other purposes. Read first and second
time by title. Sanders moved to amend by
striking out section Is. Amendment adopted.
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
c. G. r. No. 8, providing for the employ
ment of clerks by the Judiciary and Ways
and Means committee, reported passed. This
resolution providing for the appropriation of
money, was committed to judiciary com.
mittee with request to substitute House
Joint Resolution, to comply with the rules.
The special order for 2 p. m, the Cover
nor's message, was postponed until D. NJ
Adjourned until 2:3O p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Robinson, from the Judiciary committee,
reported back G. G. r. No. 3 with recon-
mendation that it do not pass Report sus-
tanned and resolution lost
Judiciary committee then reported in lieu
thereof House joint resolution No. 2, provid-
ing that the Judiciary and Ways and Means
committees of each House be authorized to
employ not to exceed three clerks to each
House, to assist said committees, the several
clerks to perform such other duties as may
be assigned to them, and for the compensa-
ton of five dollars per day each for the time
actually employed in such service Motion
to strike out three and insert two. Carried
and resolution ordered engrossed
The hour for the special consideration of
the Governors message having arrived, the
House went into committee of the whole with
Stuart in the chair. The message was con-
sidered in detail and its several heads referred
to appropriate committees
On motion, the committee arose.
Mr.. Speaker in the chair
The report of the committee on mileage
Was on motion, recommitted
Hamilton offered resolution thanking the
Helena Library Association for the freedom
of the library extended to members of the
Legislature, and it was adopted.
Adjourned until 10 a. m. Friday.
COUNCIL-Finh bay.
AOPNING SEss,ON