The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-01-28
The Division Bill Amen dments.
The first skirmish in the House, when the
"reports ofspecial committee was reached IN
the order of business" Tuesday morning, Mr..
DeWolfe rose and offered the following major

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DeWolfe rose and offered the following major
lily report:
Mr.. Speaker-A majority of the specia
committee composed of the members fron
the county Of Deer Lodge beg leave to re
port back ii. b. No. 9, with certain propose,
amendments in which form they recommen,
the passage of the bill. DEWoLFE, -
HoUsER,
BELL,
PARDEE. Nv
Mr.. Humber offered the following minori
ty report:
Mr.. Speaker-The committee to whom wa
the minority, respectfully recommend tina
said bill do not pass. HUMBER,
GLEN.
Cullen moved adoption of the majority re
port.
Humber moved to amend by receiving thu
reports and the reference of them with the
bill to committee of the whole and mad,
special order for 2 p. m. Thursday.
Sedman offered an amendment to refer Il
the judiciary committee. ...... ....
DeWolfe said the bill had been before two
committees already and that the referring
might be made continuous, that it had beer
well considered and reported.
Sedman replied it was bill of considera
BILE Importance; that it was yet incomplete
and contained provisions he could not sup
port; that, for instance, the Deer Lodge CO I'M
ty warrants are now drawing 10per cent. in
terest and Silver Bow county proposed to as
sumo its share of the debt by issuing to Deer
Lodge county warrants only bearing 7 pei
cent. ....
Cullen said this defect could be amended
In the the House and thought the report
should be adopted and that he would moi
support the bill If 1t did not do absolute jus.
tice to Deer Lodge county. ...
Sedman's amendment to refer to Judiciary
Committee was lost. ....-
On Numbers amendment to refer to CON-
mittee of the whole the ayes and noes were
called and resulted: ayes, Beach, Chambers,
Glenn, Corbly, Davis, Eastman, Garlock, Har-
rington, Humber, Kennerly, Powers, Rogers,
Sedman, Steadman, Wilson, Mr.. Speaker, 10.
Nays, Bell, Blake, Cullen, DeWolfe, Hanley,
Houser, Parchen, Z; absent, Pardee, 1.
Following is the substance of the amend
ments reported by the majority and which
are to be considered with the original bill at
2 p. m. Thursday:
Amend section by adding at the end the
If the Indebtedness of Deer Lodge
county shall be less than the money in the
treasury and the cost of the county Jail the
balance, after reserving sufficient to pay the
Indebtedness, shall be divided between the
said counties IN the ratio above named for
paying the Indebtedness of Deer Lodge
county. ..
Add the following new section to section
numbered 8: The County Commissioners of
Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties shall
meet at the court house in the town of Deer
Lodge on the third Monday in May, 1881, to
adjust the indebtedness between said coun-
lies upon the basis named In section 2 OF this
act; when adjusted, If the county of Silver
Bow shall be liable for any part thereof, it is
hereby made the duty of the County Com
nissioners of said last named county to
,ause to be issued to the County Commits
'ioners of Deer Lodge county warrant, or
warrants, therefore which in the aggregate
hall equal the amount of said Indebtedness
or which the county Of Silver Bow shall,u
Ter the adjustment mentioned, be liable and
aid warrant or warrants If not paid on pre-
entation to the treasurer of Silver Bow
county shall be by said treasurer endorsed
not paid for want of funds in the treasury"
md shall thereafter bear like interest as
ther county warrants endorsed in like man
Ter.
The next paragraph provides FOR like issue
4 warrants by Deer Lodge county If it shall
Ne found indebted to Silver Bow.
Section Is amended to provide also for
he election Of Superintendent Of Public
schools.
Section is changed to 8 and amended to
rovide that the County Commissioners of
ilver Bow county shall at the first regular
Meeting after the passage of this act and after
eing elected and qualifying decide upon and
evy the rate of taxation in said county for
he year 1881, conforming to the law govern
ng such levies, and shall have power to con-
ract for transcribing such parts of the public
ecords of Deer Lodge county as they may
eem useful and necessary to the county of
liver Bow and Its inhabitants aud for this |
urpose shall have suitable access to the rec
rds of Deer Lodge county; said records when
ompleted shall be carefully compared with |
he originals by the County Clerk and Re-
order of Deer Lodge county, who shall GER
ify them and they shall thereafter be admit
ed and received as evidence in all courts of |
aw the same as the originals; Silver Bow
ounty to pay the Deer Lodge County Clerk |
nd Recorder six dollars per day for services
vhile so engaged.
Section is added providing that all town.
hip and precinct officers, road supervisors,
&C., officers of school districts, whose cleo
ion is not provided for in the original bill |
nay continue to hold said Offices for the term |
Or which they were elected or appointed; it |
also provided when terms Of court are es-
ablished the clerk of the court or deputy af- |
er entering on his duties shall receive sal
ny of 1926 per annum besides the fees now
llowed by law.
Section is changed to 10 and amended so
5 to read-The county Of Silver Bow and all |
ersons in its name are hereby prohibited
-om contracting any Indebtedness whereby
aid county shall become bound in any sum
rhich shall at the time of contracting the
anne, exceed "A per cent. Of the assessed
alue Of the taxable property Of said county,
aking the last previous assessmentthereofas
ne standard Of valuation. Any indebted.
ess beyond this limitation is barred and for
idden.
Section 0 is changed to II and provides the
Ct shall take effect from and after its pas
,ge; but the two counties shall remain uni
ID for judicial purpose and the officers Of
'esr Lodge county, except where otherwise
rovided, shall continue to act for both coun-
es till May 10, 1881.
New Telegraph Company.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Permission to organ
e new telegraph companies with one mill
on dollars capital received from Springfield
h cv~l ~trr1S - $500 |