The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Twelfth Regular Session.
OUNCIL-Thirty.seventh Day.
SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Mitchell, from the committee on towns
and counties, reported G B 45, establishing
boards Of health. Also, Fl B GO, attaching
Dawson county to Custer county, for Judicial
purposes with the recommendation that they
pass.
Ker,ey introduced G B Al, to amend Sec
tion $40, fifth division of the revised statutes.
Referred to the ways and means committee.
Hupdley, from the ways and means COM
mittee, reported back G B 44Iwith the recon-
dation that 1t pass.
J Browne, from the judiciary committee re-
ported back Fl BIS 81. As and 50, with the
] Recommendation that 81 and 46 pass, and that
] 60 do not pass.
Cardwell, from the committee on elections,
! reported back H B -, and recommended that
: it pass.
! Browne, Hundley and Cardwell, from
speciaa committee, recommended the passage
of c B 46.
Hundley, from the select committee to
whom was referred Fl B p, to refund the 10
per cent. bonds of Meagber county, recon-
mended that the bill pass.
Toole and Hundley, The special committee
/ to whom was referred Fl B 81, recommended
that it pass.
HAYS moved that the council recede from
It's amendments to H B 6, to create the county
Of Silver Bow.
Mitchell demanded the ayes and noes.
Ayes-Aiken, Browne, Ford, Hayes, Humid
lev, Morris and Mr.. PRESIDENT.
Noes-Cardwell, Kerley and Mitchell.
Hayes offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolped, That the council will not consiI-
er any bills introduced after to-day and that
the chief clerk be instructed to inform the
house of the same.
H B SO passed; ayes, s nays l.
The substitute for H B 20 passed ayes, Z;
nays, 2.
HJR3, relating to the memorial stone
for the Washington monument, passed ayes,
10; nays, 0.
Separate reports were received from the
several individuals appointed by resolutions
of the council to examine aud report upon
text books to be used in the public schools of
the territory.
Recess until 2 p. m.
SESSION.
Council resumed at 2 p. m.
HAYS, from the committee on Indian affairs
reported Ii b 35, an act concerning chattel
mortgages with a recommendation that it
pass.
The special committee on g B 40, concern
;ng marks and brands, reported with a recon-
snendation that it pass with the amendments
proposed.
Mitchell, from the committee on towns and
counties, reported H B IS, to exempt firemen
and others from jury duties, with a recon-
mendation that it pass with the amen linens
proposed.
On motion of Mitchell, II B II, concern
ing municipal corporations, was made a
special order for 7 p. III.
Browne, from the judiciary committee, re-
ported back G B AZ, to allow the county com
missioners of M .gher county to erect public
buildings, with a substitute, and
dalton for passage.
Ford introduced c B As, to repeal article 2
chapter SO, of the fifth division of the revised
statutes referred to committee on mines anC
!. minerals.
Hundley, from the committee on agricul
ture and manufactures, reported FL B 16 tt
amend an act for the protection Of game, ant
recommended that it pass with the amend
ments proposed.
Browne, from the committee on incorpora
tions reported II B SO, 10 establish the salar.
of district attorneys; passed ayes 8; nays, 2
II B Sc, an act to repeal section 345 of tn
revised statutes, was referred to the judiciar,
committee.
Fl B As, an act to provide for The better oh
servance of Sunday as a day of rest, was re
ferred to the committee on roads and high
ways,
HCR -, to adjourn February 2S, 1881
was non-concurred in by a vote of 2 ayes t
8 noes.
Ford in the chair.
The action of the council in non-concul
ring in II q R II was reconsidered.
On motion of TooIe Fl c r IL was mad
the special order fol s p NJ.
The council went into executive, sessio
with closed doors.
The council resumed with open doors.
The clerk was instructed to enter upon tn
journal that the council had confirmed th
following nominations by the governor: Fo
notaries:public, Alfred E. Graeter, Beaver
head county; Anderson Baker, Missoul
comfy.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
II B IL, to provide for municipal lncorpt
ratiQns, being the special order. the bill wa