The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
Day.
SESSION.

In the absence of the speaker the chief clerk
called the house to order.
Blake moved that Cullen be appointed
speaker pro tem. carried.
Cullen took the chair.
DeWolfe presented a resolution adopted
by certain citizens of Butte disclaiming any
purpose to change the lines of any county ex-
cept Deer Lodge.
Houser presented a petition of the citizens
of the town of Silver Bow, for the formation
of a new county with Butte as the county
seat.
The committee on military affairs reported
H 3 Is to amend the law for the preservation
of game with an amendment striking out the
provision agaist killing birds for market.
Stedman moved that the bill and report be
referred to the committee of the whole CAL
ried.
The committee on grazing and stock grow
ing reported H B 10, concerning barbed wire
fences, with an amendment. The report
was adopted.
Also, Ii B rs, to provide for payment for
stock killed or injured by railroads., with a
recommendation that it do pass.
Also, II B "a, concerning prairie fires, with
out recommendation.
The committee on education and labor, to
whom was referred that portion of the gov
ernor's message concerning public schools, re-
ported in the form of a bill.
The select committee on school books re-
ported H B Is, with a recommendation that
it do not pass, but that some series Of uni
form text books is desirable. The committee
also presented a bill embodying a supple
mentary proposition from the representative
OF Barnes & Co.
Garlock moved to refer to the committee
of the whole carried.
Notices of bills:
Harrington, to incorporate the OWL OF
Skalkaho.
Corbly, for the repeal of art 3, CHI 80, sec
722 of the revised statutes, in relation to the
insane.
Glenn moved to reconsider the vote by
which II B II, requiring persons keeping
saloons to prohibit boys from stopping there
in, was passed; carried.
Sedman was granted leave Of absence for
illness.
A call of the house was ordered, and Don
) nelly was reported absent. 1t was explained
that he was sick, and further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
Blake moved that H B 4 be taken from the
table and referred to the committee of the
whole; lost by a tie vote. This bill proposes
+ to repeal the act 10 prevent interference with
private rights and private property.
D Humber moved to reconsider the vote by
, which the bill was laid on the table. He said
that there was a law upon the statute books
q which is a disgrace to Montana and to the
4 democratic legislators of Montana. If ONLY
as a political meas ure the pending bill which
+ proposed to repeal that law ought to be
q passed.
Glenn and Chambers supported the motion
Garlock could see no reason for haste il
taking up the bill.
u Blake, if he could speak for the republi
cans, was as anxious to repeal the law as the
~ democrats could be; it not only Furnishes
man for what he says but tor what he thinks
Rodgers thought we could not be in to,
great haste to repeal so obnoxious a law.
Beach did not feel prepared to vote Oh tn
bill to-day. He had not heard of any hard
ship that the law had worked, but would vot
n. to take up the bill and place it on the genera
orders.
Glenn explained that when he voted to la
e. the bill on the table he thought it could b
IS called up at any time by a majority vote.
10 The motor to reconsider prevailed by Oh
ID following vote: ~Ayes-Beach, Bell, Blake
I'd Chambers, Glen, Davis, DeWolfe, Eastman
IS. Hanley, Harrington, Houser, Humber, Pal
chen, Powers, Rodgers, Stedman-to,al. II
ne Noes-Cullen, Corbly, Garlock, Kennerl,
tv Pardee, Wilson-total, G..
H. DeWolfe moved that the bill be referre
,e to the committee of the whole; carried,
of H B 43, a bill tor an act to provide for
system of public schools, was read twice al
ordered printed.
Harrington introduced II B A, a bill (,
an act to amend the law concerning license
ed 1t changes the license tax on hotels and lod
he ing houses; referred to the committee G
ed ways and means.
to Chambers introduced II B 45, a bill for q
as act to provide for the better observance
all Sunday as a day of rest.
er- Pardee offered an amendment to exec
Deer Lodge county from the provisions
re-. the act.
of Harrington wanted to add Meagher to Il
be exemption.
Referred to the committee OIL internal in
p~rovements.
II B 2, concerning challenges to jurors
DR. criminal cases, was passed, Cullen, Davi
oil. DeWolfe, Garlock, Hanley, Kennerley al
hit Parhee voting in the negative.