The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-19
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MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
IA. Council. .a
forming SESSION. ia

Morris asked unanimous consent Of Council to cal
up House Concurrent Resolution No. l. Agreed to.
Resolution amended go as to read; 'sHOuse is now
organized and ready for the transaction OF business,
| and adopted
On motion of Ford recess Of twenty minutes was
taken.
Browne, from Judiciary Committee, reported favor
ably 81. j. r. No. /, with reference to the employing
! OF clerks by certain committees. Adopted
i Communication received from the Governor, en-
closing report of pardons granted during the last
two years was read by chief clerk The following Is
the list of pardons granted and the crimes for which
| the convicts were serving terms Of imprisonment:
| Geo. H Stacy, disturbing the peace; sentenced to
| Lewis and Clarke county jail for eight days.
| VIM. Mount, larceny; sentenced to Lewis and
| Clarke county jail for nine days.
N. Hexer burglary; sentenced to penltent1ary Tor
| five years
| Daniel O'Connor, illegal voting; sentenced from
Deer Lodge county to pen'tentiary for one year,
| VIM. j. Harks, assault and battery; sentenced TO
| Deer Lodge county jail for six months.
| Edward Hunt exhibiting deadly weapon in threat
enng manner sentenced to Lewis and Clarke county
| jail for three months.
| Ben. Thompson, mansaughter; sentenced from
| Madison county to penitentiary for six years
Lewis and Clarke county Jail tor month,
VIM. Brook, petit larceny; sentenced to Lewis and
Clarke county Jail for six months.
! VIM. H. Hunsman, grand larceny; sentenced from
Beayerhead county to penitentiary for ten years.
Donald Mclean, grand larceny; sentenced from
Beaverhead county to penitentary for ten years.
Geo Dixon murder in the second degree: sentenced
from Lewis and Clarke county to penitentiarY for
twenty years.
Chas Miller, assault and battery; sentenced to Lew
is and Clarke county jail for three months.
Felicia Sanchez, manslaughter; sentenced from
Deer Lodge county to penitentiary for three years
Jno. Z. Corbet incest sentenced from Madison Co.
to penitentiary for three years.
Dan Sheraier assault with intent to commit rape;
sentenced from Lewis and Clark Co., to pententiary
for seven years.
Dan Russell, assault with intent to kill sentenced
from Madison Co. to penitentiary for four years.
Peter Anderson, grand larceny; sentenced from
Beayerhead county t. penitentiary for two years.
A. Fl. MINI, Chinaman, manslaaghter; sentenced
from Deer Lodge county to penitenry for five years.
Or motion Of Mitchell the report was received and
placed on file,
A second communication was received from the
Governor containing the report of A. FL. Mitchell con-
tractor for the keeping and treatment Of tie insane
which read by the chief Clerk.
Transmit the following portion Of report:-Numbsr
of chronic insane received ii March a1u April,
men 16. Number admitted snce-men IS, women d
Number now under Instrumentation 50, women /.
Number discharged on account of recoyery-Elen %,
women O. Number escaped-men s. Number died
men T. women l.
AFTERNOON SESSION. Jan. IL.
Kerley gave notice Of introduction Of a bill to
amend the act OF February s. 1876 prescribing the du
ties of the county commissioners.
Brown of the judiciary committee reported the
account of D. s. Wade with the Territorial Law Libra
| ry which was examined and found correct. Report
received.
session.
House.
| Bills were introduced, BY DeWolf, to create the
county Of Silver Bow, and other purposes, and to
amend the B ute charter.
/ By Blake concerning Territorial library.
BY Parchen, to provide for the support and manen-
| ance of the Helena fire department.
By Blake, II. B. 5, for act defining qualification
of jurors, and advocated striking out the word
white Referred to judiciary committee.
/ A communication was received from the Council
Announcing it had reconsdered its former action rea
tive to the House resolution for Joint committee to
wait on the Governor. Adopted, with slight amend
ment.
Corbly offered resolution to further the rec pton
| of reports, bills and other resolutions.
| Further business was suspended until agreement
arrived at between the two houses respecting the
appointment Of joint committee to wait upon the Gov
ernor to inform him of their organization. Corbly
supported the resolution by few forcibe remarks.
Blake read from the Herald showing second commani-
cation sent to the Governor from the Council in which
| the House was ignored. He hoped the House would
stand firm and maintain its dignity. He would there
fore support the joint resolution Cullen said the
Council had apologized, and thought it should be
accepted. The Legislature had important work be-
fore it, he wanted to have the House relieve itself
from the dilemma and find other means of advis-
ing the Governor Of its position and allow the bus-
ness of the session to procee. It appeared to him
the House straning at q gnat and was swallowing
a camel No vital interest was concerned Dew OFF
thought the question resolved itself into matter Of
punctilio and the thing to be decided whether it
wiser to waive it than to insist upon it. He moved
substitute to second resolutions that committee OF
two be appointed inform the Governor Of the organ
ization Of the House, Harrington believed it would
be well to wait the action of the Council on he res
olution for committee conference.
Speaker decided DeWolt' motion was ont Of order.
Cullen moved to lay the whole matter the table.
The Councils communication was adopted.
The Speaker offered the very forcble suggestion
that the time when the House was not occupied with
regular order Of business might be more proftably
employed BY the several committee members indiYid-
ualy than in session
Recess until 2 o'clock.
Communication was received from the Council an
nouncing H. j. r. No. 1, for the appointment of