The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-11

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Department.
- MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE.
A communication was received from the
Governor transmitting communication from
T. c. Power proposing TO build and navigate
n steamboat above the Great Falls OF the
Missouri to point opposite Helena, or iar,
Their, on condition thai the Territory snail
pay him $4,000 when the boat Is Launched
and SIC, 900 when it reaches Stubbs Ferry.
Tho proposition was referred to select COM
mittee.
HB21, concerning sinking funds and GER
| tain taxes was passed.
III b 20 to amend certain sections of Sd di-
vision Revised Statutes was passed after be-
ing amended so that it will read concerning
new trials had i'm criminal cases"
III b 80 to amend sections 127, 12s and ~
Revised Statutes was passed. The Dill was
amended so as to make title read Sin relation
to recording brands by butchers"
HB So to prevent live stock running at
| large in towns and cities was reported ana
| adopted with a substitute. The substitute
applies only to places having 300 inhabitants
| or over, instead of so.
CB II to repeal license required by assay
ers recommended to pass.
ID
utcs was reported with recommendation that
it do not pass.
| CB Is TO enable the people of Bozeman to
erect school house was recommended to
| pass.
CT with reference to Spokane Falls was
reported with amendment and adopted; and
| bill filed for third reading, and concurred in.
/ The Judiciary Committee reported III b 90
I defining and furnishing fraudulent devices
and after the enlightenment by Mr.. DeWolfe
as to meaning of word "bunko," and despite
-Sedman's fear that the bill would interfere
| with church fairs, it was passed.
The select committee appointed to exam
| inc books and accounts of Territorial Audit
or aud Treasurer reported they had been
| found in a very satisfactory condition.
Notice was given of a bill to enable Custer
| county to build court house and Jail.
| Bills were introduced for an act concern
| ing fences; for an act to provide for compen-
| sation of ThOs. III. Irvine, Jr.; for an act to
attach Dawson to Custer County for judicial
purposes; for an act to enable the people OF
| Butte to build school house; for an act
concerning The apporioument OF school
moneys; an act to establish the fees OF Dis
trict attorneys; relating to memorial stone
for the Washington Monument; Gt provld-
| ing for acommission to purchase yariegated
block of jasper and have it engraved with the
| seal of Montana, etc. The resolution was
unanimously adopted); bill for ali act re-
lating to the survey of the official TOWNSHIP
| of Helena; bill for all act to provide for
municipal corporations in the Territory; all
/ of which bills were referred to appropriate
| committees.
| In Committee of the Whole House consid-
cred I'll b As to provide for the better observ-
ance of the Sabbath as a day of rest, the
| question being on adoption Of section l. De-
Wolfe opposed and thought present law suf-
icient. Chambers had not been elected on
this, got no extra pay for supporting it. The
women who know best what tile men want
favored the measure. Harrington spoke in
opposition; then DeWUlfe replied and then
the section was adopted 10 to 7; other sections
were adopted as read or adopted after amend
ed; ssthe committee rose and the House ad-
journed."
| III b &c, attaching Dawson to Custer coun-
ty for judicial purposes, recommended to
pass.
III 81, to enable the people of Butte to
| build a school no Use, reported from commit
tee with amendment aud report adopted.
Glenn gave notice of bill for an election
in Deer Lodge county for the purpose OF re-
moving the county seat.
The vote by which III b 60, to punish swim
ding aud fraudulent devices, passed the
III ouse was reconsidered and amended by i'll
serting after the word " sale" the words "oi
distribution in any other way"
HB35, concerning chattel mortgages, was
passed.
| III B 80, concerning exemption OF hremen
from jury duty, was passed, the title being
amended to read: "Exempting certain per-
sons from jury duty"
HB55, to prevent live stock running al
large in towns or cities, was laid on the Ia
BILE.
HB57, for the refunding of the ID pei
cent bonds of Missoula county, and for Other
purposes, came up and was productive OF
considerable discussion; until noon no ac'
ton was taken.
| COUNCIL.
HB-a an act to prohibit persons keeping
gaming houses to prohibit boys stopping
therein was reported from committee and
recommended to pass.
Proposition of T. G. Power spoken of al
length in the House proceedings, referred to
select committee.
On recoihmendation of Mitchell II B was
referred to Committee of the Whole.
The following were passed:
| HB So, to establish fees of Clerk of Su
preme Court; III l6, an act for the protec
ton of game; G j Il /, for relief of hide
pendent publishers.
The act repeating the act for the support
of the Butte lire department was recommend
ed not to pass.
The remainder of the day was devoted t.
the introduction of bills and reference K
committees.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL.
HB 10, providing for the protection O
game was recommended to pass, and Ii b 30
to repeal all act for the support of the Butte
Fire Brigade that it do not pass.
Il The Chairman, Clerk and President beins
unable to decipher ii b 53, to establish the
fees of the clerk of the Supreme Court, it.
consideration was postponed and the bill re
turned to the House with a request that it be
rewritten.
ii b II, to keep minors out of gaming
houses was reported favorably.
The Council went into executive session
and resumed with open doors. The Clerl
was instructed to enter upon the journa
that during executive session the following
nominations by the Governor had been con
firmed: For Territorial Treasurer, ID. Il
Weston; for Notaries Public, Deer Lodge
county, John Z. Baldwin and James w
Forbis
Cardwell, Mitchell and kerley were ap
pointed committee on part of the Council
10 consider the proposition of 7. c. Power
HOUSE,
/ The question being on the passage Of II
SO, to refund the 10 per cent. bonds Of Mis-
soula county, the bill was defeated by vote
of II toS.
lib 60, defining and furnishing swindlint
and fraudulent devices was passed. MIR
Speaker announced that he had signed II /
5, defining the qualifications of jurors; Ii l
2, concerning the Official terms of Justice:
I and Constahles and G IL, concerning
small estates.
A communication was received from the
!, EGoyernor.transmitting copy Of the contract
for keeping INDECENT INSANE and placed OF
file.
In committee of the whole the remaining
sections III b As, for the better observance 81
the Sabbath day was considered. On motion
of DeWolfe the bill was indefinitely post
. poned.
Il H b 40, to repeal article IA, section Is o.
| the Revised Statutes, relative to Custe
county, and G b IL, to provide for the cleo
ton of officers of Beaverhead county were
considered together and reported with reco
/ pdats lam haf fhay