The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-01
Powers, from the same committee, mad a

crossed.
"A communication was received from the
governor announcing his approval of the fol-
lowing bills
B Il, to provide for municipal CORPORA
lions.
II B 90, to fix the salaries of district attor-
neys.
HB SO, to provide salaries for certain Off
GERS.
The report of the committee of the whole
was adopted.
Beach offered an amendment, as a new sec
ton Of the bill, allowing the county commits
sloners to employ an expert to help in the ex-
animation of the quarterly accounts of tho
county officers; adopted.
The bill was then ordered engrosssd.
The speaker signed the following bills in
the presence of the house.
IL B 35, concerning chattel mortgages.
Il B7l, in relation to property subject to
taxation.
On motion of Harrington 43, to enable
Meagher county to erect public buildings was
read twice aud referred to the members from
Measher county.
The house went into committee of the
whole, DeWolfe in the chair, on the follow
ing bill:
Il 3 50, in relation to sub-contractors, liens
on structures and buildings. Several amend
ments were made when the committee arose,
reported progress and asked leave to sit
again.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
II b AZ, to provide for a system of public
schools, passed; ayes, Is noes, g.
On motion of Blake a request from Mr..
Glenn asking that his vote be recorded s'aye,"
as he was too unwell to attend, was granted.
DeWolfe presented a resolution that the
committee on territorial affairs be allowed
to employ a committee clerk at a salary of S.
per diem. Adopted.
On motion of Donnelly the house COLI
Cured in council amendments to H B Is, to
authorize the citizens of Choteau county to
erect a Jail.
Substitute for G B 20, to provide compen-
sation for deputy clerks of the district courts
of certain counties, being special order, was
taken up.
Beach moved to amend by striking out the
words "seven lIundred'' and inserting in lieu
thereof the words ''five hundred dollars" so
far as refers to Beaverhead county. Carried.
Harrington moved to strike out 'two hun
drcd and fifty" and insert "four hundred
dollars for Meagher county. Carried.
Rogers moved to strike out the "four'' for
Jefferson, and insert 'three hundred dollars"
On motion of Corbly, the word "eight' was
stricken out for Gallatin county land the words
'six hundred and fifty inserted in lieu
thereof.
BY unanimous conso mt. Blake called up II
B 80, to amend the code of civil procedure.
The bill passed-aycs 81 noes O..
G B 81. to provide for bonding of certain
outstanding warrants of Missoula county.
~laSSed-ayes IA noes.
C b 43, to enable Meagher county to erect
public buildings. Fassed-ayes 20; noes Q.
Recess till 7 p. m.
ENI SESSION.
DeWolfe and Rogers were appointed as a
committee of conference on II b 81, to elect
public administrators, as the council had re-
fused to take action thereon on account of its
Icing introduced after the adjournment reso-
luton was adopted.
Donnelly, by unanimous consent, intro
duced II Il %, to amend an act entitled an
act to provide for municipal interpretations in
the Territory Of Montana, as approved Feb.
18th, 1881.
On motion of Donnelly, under suspension
| of the rules, the bill was passed to its third
reading and finally passed.-Ayes Is noes
none.
Chambers and Blake, from the majority of
the interpretations committee, reported II B
96, concerning "A record of births, deaths and
marriages, and recommended its passage.
Report adopted.
G 20, to provide compensation for deputy
clerks of B%eaverhead and Gallatin counties.
Passed-Ayes 16 noes none.
Title amended to read ian act providing
compensation for deputy clerks of the district
courts.'
On motion of Garlock, II B Is, to pro-
vide compensation of Thomas H.. Irvine, Jr.,
under a suspension of the rules, was read a
third time and placed on its final passage
Passed-ayes Is noes 1.
II b A, to provide for the public printing
in the several counties of the territory, was
taken up.
Harrington moved to indefinitely postpone.
Yeas and nays called for-ayes 10 noes
! I, and the motion to postpone prevailed.
On motion of Blake, Mr.. Speaker appointed
Chambers, Harrington, Blake, Wilson and
Corbly as a committee on conference, to con-
| fer with the council on II B As, to provide
for the better observance of Sunday as a day