The Benton weekly record., 1881-02-18
mcnt aud recommendation that the bill
pass as amended.


On motion Of Blake, Mr.. Stctlmnn WAS
granted leave of absence for the day on
account of Illness.
The special joint committee on the prop
osition of +. G. Power instructed the
| Chairman of the committee to introduce
bill to that effect.
| House Bill 90. SS, an act concerning the
changing Of county seats, was referred to
the Commitnee OH Towns and Counties.
| House Bill No. 80, an act to repeal Sec
ton 3i5 of the 5th subdivision Of Revised
Statutes, was read twice.
The bill relates to the time Commission
crs are to sit.
Corbley moved to suspend the rules,
read the bill third time and place it upon
its final passage. Carried.
The bill passed, ayes, 20; nays, none.
The bill was amended to read san act
relative to the sessions of County Commits
sioners.''
Adjourned until Monday, February lith,
1881.
/ TIiIRTY-SIxTH DAY.
The Council and House went in Joint
session at 10 a. IN. and adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
THIRTY-sEVESTII DAI-MORNING SESSION.
Committee Oh Grazing and Stock Grow
ing, reported House Bill No. 40, an act
concerning diseased sheep with amend
ment and recommendation that the bill
! pass.
Committee on Towns and Counties re-
ported Council Bill No 4,, bill for an act
to establish Boards of HEALTH also House
Bill No. GG, a bill to attach Dawson tc
> Custer county for judicial purposes, with
recommendation that the bill pass.
Hayes introduced the following rcsolu-
ton which was adopted. Ayes 8, noes
Resolved, that the Council will not con
slider any bills introduced after to-day, tha
the Chief Clerk be instructed to inform ths
=, House Of the same.
The President signed Council Bill No
II, and Council Bill No. %.
Ford moved that the rules be suspend
ed, and House Bill No. 10, be taken ~
and the amendments rs offered by Com
If mittce on Grazing and Stock CROWN!
:, passed upon, and carried. Bill taken II
amended and adopted, and bill ordere
Il cngrossed.
l. Recess till p. m.
TIIIRTY-SEvESTH DAY-MoRNISG SESSION
On motion the regular order of h',sines
was resumed.
r. Clem presented petition from 300 cit
;. zcns of Butte City and vicinity praying fo
;, the concurrence Of the House IA tie Con1
- - ts~ rrousG Bin No,
a hreate Silver Bow c}a,nty. r--@4-~" ~
: Beach from Committee on Ways al
Means reported a substitute for House Bi
!, No. 8, providing for levying the folo"in
ri taxes on each dollar of assessed propcrt
- namely: For Territorial purposes mil
for County purposes not to exceed lG mill'
>, for School purposes to 5 mills; for Poo
,,- purposes, to ) mills.
y On motion the report was adopted
Council.
g. Resumed ut p. III.
e. House Bill No 60, to establish salal
in of District Attorneys, passed. Ayes
lat noes2
he House Bill No. 10, an act to provide Fl
by the better observance of Sunday, as a d;
to of rest, was on motion of Mitchell, referr.
to the Committee on Roads and Highwa
House Concurrent Resolution No. II,
-, adjourn February %, 1881 was non-co
.;n cured in by 4 vote of : ayes to noes.
~ Ford in the chair.
Nv, The action of the Council in non-conct
ho ing in House Concurrent Resolution \
-, was reconsidcred.
On motion of Toole, House Concurre
Resolution No. ~, was made the spec
ion order for s p. m.
-. The Council went into executive sessi
with closed doors.
,o The Council resumed with open doc
Recess until p. m.
ch- EVENING SESSION.
rx- House Bill No. II, to provide for Mu
tu- cipal interpretations, being the spec
ted order, the bill was partially read and
motion of Aikens finished by reading
on. title as Il third reading. The bill pass
Ter, Ayes 7, noes 3. Adjournd until loa
February 10Th, 1881.
ye,
on 37th DAY.--AFTERNOOS SESSION.
9TH Cullen introduced the following !
olution which was adopted: Rcsol'
that the Joint resolution heretofore int
tluced is hereby recinded and that no b
'ers shall be introduced after February Is
and and that the House and Council will
ties iourn without day on February 18th, Is
tile House Joint Memorial No. 4, conce
ays ing Indian reservations, asking that Il /
Dro- ton of the Fort Buford reservation c
tanning 10000, 900, acres and occupied
cad 500 Piegans and Assinnaboines be thro
'eti- open to settlement, was read twice, and
was motion of Kennerly the rules were s
pended, the memorial read IA third I
Oh and put upon its final passage.
rted The memorial passed by :, unanin1
= vote.
House Joint Memorial No. 6, concs
eie ing the erection of a Custom House
'ses' Fort Benton, was read twice and on
aa II ton of Cullen the rules were suspen
and the memorial passed to IL third It
oiS' ing.
l'''- The memorial passed by unamn
vote.
10 Il Adjourned until February 10th al
''iu- O'Clock a. m.
With --
'ri"i UNITED ST TATES
Chinese Treaty.
SAN FRANCISCO, February l0.-'IIc