The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-01-28
THE TWELFTH SESSION.
Items and Incidents Noted by
our Special Correspondent.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

II fridays PROCEEDINGS.
/ HELENA, January 21.-In the Council tn
President announced the appointment Q
Mr.. Kerley, on the part of the Council, :
visit the Insane Hospital.
In the House, Mr.. Glenn introduced bill
to provide for and establish uniform set Q
text books for the public schools of the Tel
ritory of Montana. 1t contemplates con
tract with certain publishers to use list Q
books named in the bill for the period @
four years, the publishers to furnish tn
books at stipulated prices.
Mr.. Stedman introduced bill to amen
the act for the preservation of game. 1t wa
amended, on motion of Mr.. Parchen, so a
to substitute the 18th of August for the Is
of September, as the time when the shootin
of birds may commence
Mr.. Chambers introduced bill to requir
persons keeping gaming houses to prohibi
boys from stopping therein.
The House memorial for an enlargement
of the Montana Penitentiary was passed.
The House bill in relation to the Heleni
Fire Department was also passed.
The House went into Committee of TIL,
Whole on the bill to fix the rate of interes
on Territorial and county warrants, and Mr.
Blake was called to the chair. The amend
ment reducing the rate on Territorial war
rants from per cent, as proposed by the
bill, to 9 per cent. was adopted.
Mr.. Chambers moved to amend the secont
section, which refers to county warrants, by
excepting Missoula county from its provis
ions, and the motion prevailed.
| Mr.. Garlock moved to amend the same
section by increasing the tate to 8 per cent
Some discussion arose, which was not con
cluded when the committee arose.
Mr.. Chambers presented the resolutions O
the commissioners of Missoula county, ask
| ing that the prisoners In the Penitenttary be
put to work on the roads of that county. II
might be remarked with respect to this bill
that it is equally unlawful and impractical
| BILE.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, member, on behalf of Mr.
Ford, who is confined to his room by illness
presented two petitions for Sunday law.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced bill TO prevent
opium smoking.
Mr.. Hundley, to prevent swine running at
large.
In executive session the Council confirmed
the nominations of John III. Rodgers, of
Beaverhead, and VIM. Morris, of Madison, as
Notaries Public.
In the House Mr.. Beach offered resolu-
ton, which was adopted, requiring county
clerks to inform the House of the cost of
prosecuting felonies in the several counties
during the year 1880.
Mr.. Donnelly introduced bill to enable
Choteau county to build Jail. ,
The bill to provide for issuing duplicate
county warrants in certain cases was passed.
1t is virtually copy Of the present law with
respect to the loss or destruction of Terrific
rial warrants.
The House joint memorial protesting
against the scheme recommended by the
Land Commissioners for the leasing of pas
turage lands was passed by a unanimous
vote.
MIR. Blake's bill concerning cruelty to do
nestle animals came up orfinal action. The
bill is copy of the statute existing in Mas
sachusetts and quite number Of other East
ern States. .....
Mr.. DeWolfe offered three amendments
which, he argued, were designed to guard
against making the bill oppressive. After
some debate, the amendment to strike out
the word akilling" was passed; the amend
ment striking out the clause making 1t penal
to fail unnecessarily to provide proper food
and shelter was lost, and the amendment
striking out the provision to punish the
abandonment Of old, infrm and crippled an
finals was ADOPTED. Il
The House in Committee of the Whole
resumed consideration of the bill to estab-
lish the rate of interest on Territorial and
county warrants. -.E
The amendment introduced by Mr.. Gar
lock on Friday, changing the rate proposed
by the bill for county warrants from to 8
per cent. was lost. The discussion Of this
bill, which occupied parts of two days, was
notably able, and brought Mr.. Garlock,
very young member, to the front as debater
Of considerable strength.
He was forcibly seconded by Mr.. Donnelly,
but an overwhelming disposition is manifest
ed to cut down interest charges to the mini
mum, perhaps, without considering that the
credit, resources and debts of all the coun-
ties are not the same. However, the move
ment is one that ought rather to be encour-
aged than criticised. A. c. d.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
,..s COUNCIL.
The Joint Committee on the codification
reported that they had found the laws cor
rectly codified, with certain exceptions, which |
were noted. They recommended that the
laws as codifed be passed, and that thereafter
certain amendments be adopted. The report |
was adopted. !
80, an act to arrange and codify the |
laws was then passed by unanimous vote.
On melton Of Mr.. Aiken, DR.. Mitchell was
granted indefinite leave Of absence.
On motion Of Hays, the Council concurred |
in H c X 8, requesting county clerks to fur
nish certain information.
II 10, an act to provide for the issuing of |
duplicate county warrants In certain cases,
was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
On motion Of Hays, II B 10, an act to pro-
ride for the support and maintenance Of the
Helena Fire Department, passed by an unan-
mous vote.
II ] M ], in relation TO the Montana Peni-
sentiary, passed by an unanimous vote.
: In executive session, the nominations Of
Isaac B. Dawkins, of Meagher county, and
R. ID. Loomis, Of Deer Lodge county, were
confirmed as notaries public.
A communication was received from the
House giving notice that B 0 had been
and adopted.
On motion Of Kerley, the House amend
nent was concurred in. sf
A communication was received from the
stating that the appropriations
we're not sufficient to have the journals