The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
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N SESSION.

SESSION.
A petition was received from taxpayers
living in Lewis and Clarke, Choteau and
Meagher counties which stated that parties
were now engaged in skinning dead cattle
which did not belong to them, and praying
that the rights of cattle owners be protected.
The bill relating to the skinning of dead cat
tie having passed the council, the petition, or
motion of Ford, was sent with the bill to the
house.
The judiciary committee reported G B Al
with a recommendation that the bill pass.
Cardwell, from the select committee Oh
the proposition of T. G. Power, Esq, report
ed that he had been instructed to introduce q
bill.
Kerley introduced g B AZ, a bill for an act
to enable the county commissioners of the
county of Meagher to erect public buildings.
Referred to the judiciary committee BY unan-
imous consent.
Cardwell introduced e B A, an act to pro-
mote navigation oH the upper Missouri river.
By the provisions of the bill the governor.
the president of the council and the speaker
| of the house are appointed a commission on
the part of the territory to contract with
Commodore T. c. Power for the purpose OF
constructing and placing upon the Missouri
river above the falls a steamboat which IS to
be 157 feet in length, 26 feet wide and 3 feet
deep, with all the necessary apparatus, ware
houses, etc., the whole to cost not less than
$4,000. Commodore Power is to contract to
navigate the boat above the falls to such a
point as the commission shall designate and
navigation permit, for two years after the boat
is completed, and shall carry all through
freight to or from Bismarck, st. Louis and
Pierre at such rates as shall be fixed by the
commissioners
As soon as the boat is launched, the terri
ritorial auditor shall draw bis warrant in ia
voxof Commodore Power for $4,000, and
when the boat is fully equipped, completed
and launched and shall arrive at the upper
terminal point on the river, a second warrant
for $4,000 shall be drawn in his favor.
The bill was referred to the committee on
ways and means.
Mitchell, without previous notice, intro.
duced q B 45, a bill to establish boards Of
health and prescribing their power and duties
Referred to committee on towns and counties
II B IS, a bill for an act to provide for the
payment of live stock killed by railroads
passed.
II B 81, an act concerning chattel mort
cages; bill passed.
Substitute for G B 20, act to provide com
pensation for the deputy clerks of the dis
trict courts of Beaverhead and Gallati1
counties; bill passed.
G B 81, an act to provide for additional
penitentiary room; passed.
The council went into committee of the
whole, with Cardwell in the chair, on 81 I
IS, an act concerning the exemption of fire.
men from jury duties.
The committee recommended that the bill
do pass.
35, an act concerning the jurisdiction
Of courts in criminal cases, committee rec
commended that the bill pass.
Ii j R, relating to the memorial stone fo
the Washington monument, recommends
that the memorial pass.
II b 21, a bill for an act concerning count
sinking funds and certain taxes, committe
recommended that the bill pass.
Fl B IS, an act to provide for the name
of selecting jurors, committee recommends
that the bill pass.
Council resumed.
Recess.