Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-01-30
Montana Legislature
Synopsis Of Proceedings OF
the Eleventh Session.
NCII..

I JANUARY 2O.-IHc Council rejected an,
I refused to confirm the nomination of Rev
Clark Wright rs superintendent of Public
: Instruction.
Proposition of \. S. Vestal. received. t,
: take the whole Territorial bonds at pc
cent.
{. Il. No. I. An act to prevent animal,
from trespssing on private property. Rea,
and adopted
JANUARY 2l.-C. B. No. 10. to provide
for the funding of the Indebtedness OF The
I ifeu-ctnt. Bonus. WIN new bonds to be is
sued April l. bearing 6 per cent. interest
Read twice and ordered printed.
| JANUARY 22.-Comln,l,ication received
from the Constitutional Convention OF
California. asking that the President and
Senate Of the United States be memorial
lied FOR Il modification of the Burlinya.nc
treaty now existing between the United
States and the Chinese empire. Referred
! to Committee on Federal Relations.
II. B. No. 8. An act removing any penaI-
ties for the circulation of Canada money in
Montana.
H.. Is. No. Z. to prevent animals from
trespassing upon property. Read Il third
time and passed.
c 3. No. 8. fixing the hours for the
opening and closing of the polls in the
towns Of Helena, Butte. Boze,nan. Deer
Lodge and Virginia City at IL. nl and s
p. m. and in the other precinc. in TIE
Territory at Il. III. and p. M; was read
a third time and passed.
". q. Conrad appeared in his seat and
was sworn in by Chief Justice Wade.
II. B. No. 4. An act to provide tor the
redemption OF the funded Indebtedness of
Ga'latiY county.
JANUARY &c. 3. No. 3, prescribing
the penalty for murder. and provides that
the jury shall designate the degree of mur-
der, whether of the first or second degree.
The penalty for murder in the first degree.
shall be designated by the jury whether it
Shall be hanging Or Imprisonment for life:
and so with the second degree, whether
the imprisonment shall be for ten years or
longer.
JANUARY 24.-JlIdiciary Committee 70
ported favorably on the act prescribing fin.
penalty for murder. Also reported favor |
ably the bill extending the commission ot
Notaries Public to tour years.
&. b. IA. to authorize the Governor tn
contract for the keeping and maintenance
of the Territorial convicts in the United
States PenitentIsiy ut Deer Lodge. NJ IN
expense not exceeding 81 per day. Read
twice and ordered printed.
Confirmation Of Notary Pub,;. yo.,
Anderson OF Custer county.
{. b. 10. passed. accepting the pronos;
ton OF n. 5. Vestal tor the Territoria, IN
tlebtedness. ''-
JANUARY 25.-C. B. 6. amendatory of TIN.
Criminal Pis,ctice Act and RESTRICTING IN.
challenges for jurors for cause. w,,s nass..I
and sent to the House.
u b. ID prescribing the penalty for mur-
der. was read the thru time and passcI
II. D.. to build e,.urf house and ,;, r..
Gaiiatin county, referred to Comm;ttc. ~
the Whole. '''''o VI
II. B., to deem the f,n,le,, doh, &c
uaiiatin county. p used with amendments
HOUSE.
JANUARY N.--The Enrolment (,.,p,,,;,
I've reported II. ]. r. No. l. leyalizing mat
'ers IN custer county. placed in the hands
OF the Governor for his signature.
The propositions OF N. s. Vestal To t.la
the f'il amount of Territorial securities =,
SIX per cent. with tax exemption or eiuht
per cent without exemption. Referred to
inc Committee on Ways and Means win
instructions to report a fnndins hin th,t
VIII enable the Territory to take advant.ge
Of one or the other OF said propositions
JANUARY 2l.--H. B. IA. SUNDAY hin nro
s'ding for closing all business houses av
eM'ns drug stores, on the first day of the
week. under penalty of $50. Referred ~
COMMITTEES on Education and Labor.
II. 8. .. repeating the act which nro,;h
= tue circulation Of Canada money w.s
cad the third time, passed and title = vr....I
o. s'o1'
SANITARY 2a.-H. B. le, providing for tho