The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-18
THE TWELFTH SESSION.

THE TWELFTH SESSION.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| COUNCIL.
G b 20, to provide compensation for
Deputy Clerks of Beaverhead and Gallatin
| Counties $500 per annum), was recommend
ed to pass.
Also, ii B "a, concerning prairie fires.
! Also, III b 50 repeating sections 127-s-9,
Revised Statutes.
Also, c b 20, concerning vagrancy and
Migrants.
l. Also II So, establishing fees for Clerks
\ Of Supreme Court.
Also, II 81, concerning per cent. sink
ing fund. 's
| Speaker announced signing of j r 2, for
distribution of copies of Revised Statutes.
| III b 20, to provide for removal to Dillon
| of the county seat of Beay erhead County
| was put on final passage and lost by a vote
of 10 to Z.
The following bills were introduced and
| referred 10 committees with exception of
| III b n, referred to Deer Lodge Delegation:
Cullen-H b IS, bill for an act concern
| ing Territorial officers. 1t makes the Dis
trict Attorney of the Third District er oficio
Attorney General of the Territories aud de-
| fines his duties.
| II 4, making provision Misrepresentation at the
International Exposition of 1888. 1t appro-
PIRATES 5000.
Garlock-H B 10, bill for an act to pro-
vide for funding the outstanding debt of Gus
| ter county.
Clem-H b II, bill for an act to provide
for ali election for the removal of the coun-
ty seat of Deer Lodge county.
Sedman-H b Is, a bill for an act CONCERN
ing the compensation of County Superin-
tendent of schools.
Davis-H B 10, bill for All act to repeal
section 657, of the fifth division of the Re-
vised Statutes.
DeWolfe-H so, bill for an act to de-
fine the duties of clerks of courts and
sheriffs i'm certain cases.
Kennerly-H b 81, bill for an act to
amend section 1908 of chapter So of the fifth
division of the Revised Statutes.
Donnelly-H b 81, bill for an act to pro-
vide for the public health.
Donnelly-H B So, bill for an act to pro-
vide compensation for, and define the duties
OF certain county officers. 1t provides for
salaries for Probate Judges, County Clerks
and Treasurers In lieu of fees.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
discussion of ii b Is uniform text books)
and Sunday law III b 45 without any con-
clusion being arrived at
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL.
ii B 35, concerning chattel mortgages re-
commended to pass.
The following bills were introduced:
G b 81, bill for an act to amend section
ISL of chapter 81, Revised Statutes.
| G AZ, an act to apportIon the members
Of the Legislative Assembly,. Referred to a
committee of one from each council dis
trict-Morris, Aiken and Ford.
ii b II, to prevent boys frequenting gam
bling houses. srs. .s&
l. CD %, concerning duties of fire wardens.
q b n, to enable the people of Jefferson
county to vote on changing the county seat
| and other purposes.
C b Is, an act to amend section
542, chapter q on general election
law and c J r for the relief of
Voolfolk, McQua;i 81 LaCroix were passed.
ii b 30, an act to repeal an act to provide
for the support of the Butte fire department,
was lost.
Hon. w. Egbert Smith, Hon. Cornelius
Hedges and Prof. X. b. HOWE were appoint
ed a committee TO examine the respective
series of textbooks submitted by Barnes 81
Co. and Appleton Co. and to report upon
the respective series as soon as practicable.
B rs, relating to stock injured or killed
by railroads, with recommendation was
passed with amendments.
HOUSE.
Notices of bills were given as follows:
To amend the law for the licensing of
commercial travellers.
For the election of Public Administra-
tors.
CB22, concerning instructions to jaries
was read. 1t provides that juries may, i'm the
discretion of the court, take their instruc-
tions into their room.
III b 4S, concerning roads and highways,
was passed with amendments.
III b 15, the school book bill, was amended
and recommended to pass.
IL b GA, concerning fences, was recon-
mended to pass as amended
III b ", to refund the ten per cent bonds
of Meagher county was passed.
1t was agreed TO strike out Missoula county
from tie operation of III b 81, consolidating
county offices.
CB2s, to amend the general election laws
so as to appoint the President of the Council
and Speaker of the House to canvass the vote
for Delegate to Congress instead of the Mar
shall and Auditor was received from the
Council.
Fl b 81, to enable the people of Butte to
build schoolhouse, was passed.
III b 10, to repeal the sections of the Re-
yised Statutes by which certain county off,
GERS were consolidae ed, and to provide for
the election of assessor, county clerk and
county superintendent of schools was pass
ed.
III b 10, to provide for bonding the out
standing Indebtedness of Custer county.
The bill provides that the bonds shall draw
seven per cent. interest, payable semi-annu-
ally, and shall not be sold for less than 90
per cent. of their face.
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