The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-11
THE TWELFTH SESSION.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


The bill to enable the people of Bozeman
to erect a school house was passed.
The act repeating assayers license wa:
recommended to pass.
A resolution was introduced by Hundley
instructing the presiding officers of boil
houses to request from the National Con
gress the transmission by telegraph Of tn,
condition of any measure i'm Congress reia
tive to Territories, and that If nothing as ye
has been done by Congress, that Montana urges
the passage of measure giving her contro
of the officers who audit and disburse her H.
nances. The resolution was adopted.
An act regulating the Montana library; al
act concerning fire insurance companies ant
their agents; bill to regulate the fees o
Sheriff's and for board of prisoners confined
in the county jails; an act concerning quail
fications of electors was recommended tt
pass.
A joint committee was appointed to ex
anime the account of Voolfolk, McQuait
etc.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced as follows, and re
ferred to appropriate committees.
Sedman-H As, bill for an act concern
ing roads and highways. 1t requires tina
work the cost of which exceeds 500 shall b,
let by contract, but no contract shall excee'
the sum levied and on hand for the improve
ment of roads. Cullen-H b 40, a bill 70
an act amending the Code of Civil Proceed
ure. 1t proposes rem0deling of the Law
referred to in large number of its provs
ions.
Ii b SO, to enlarge the jurisdiction of Pro
la In, al
was formally amended and ordered engross
ed.
III b II, to repeal sections of the Revise'
Statutes concerning the sale of liquor to. sol
diers was passed, there being but two mega
tive votes. .TF'
ii b 81, concerning the per cent. sinking
bond fund, was read three times and passed
The act for the preservation of game wa
read, the provision forbidding killing of gam
for market was rejected. Donnelly, although
a sportsman himself, did not insist that ever.
man in Montana should buy shotgun be
fore he could dine off grouse.
The act for the support of Butte fire de
partment was recommended to pass.
III b "A, concerning prairie fires was pro
ductive of considerable debate. IL wa
amended in several particulars, as regard
the amount of fine and striking out of tn
word "and" and inserting cor" where it oC
currs in the clause "fine and Imprisonment.
1t was reported back with recommends
ton that it pass as amended.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL.
Bills for the relief of C. G. Barclay an
C. Hedges was recommended to pass.
Cardwell gave notice Of bill 10 provid
for the removal of the county seat of Jefier
son county.
Hundley gave notice of bill concernin
the duties of Fire Warden. -
III ID o, an act concerning cruelty to domes
tic animals, read third time and passed.
HOUSE.
Notices of bills given to repeal Art 10 G
the fifth division of the revised statutes; +
provide for the formation OF municipal cor
porations; creating Board of Health an,
Vital Statistics; providing for the salaries C
county aud district officers.
The Council resolution relative to tele
graphing to Cong ss and published in yes
terday's proceedings, was rejected and after
ward concurred in. Blake thought the pas
sage of such a resolution would reflect o
the delegate.
III B A, to amend the law concerning Ii
censes was read then a third time san
passed.
II 9, to create the County of Silver 30,
and for the election of officers therefor wa
passed, only Glenn, Harrington and Wlso
voting in the negative.
CCR6, For an adjournment sine die o.
February 18th, was passed.
Ayes Is, noes 8, as follows:
Ayes-Blake, Chambers, Glenn, Corbly
Davis, Eastman, Hanley, Harrington, Hun
Der, Kennerley, Pardee, Rodgers, Sedmar
Wilson and the Speaker. Total Is.
Noes-Beach, Bell, Cullen, DeWolf, Gar
lock, Houser, Parchen, Powers and Stedmar
Total 0.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL.
The following bills were reported froI
the Committee with the recommendatio
that they pass:
q b IA, an act concerning game, and G
IL, to provide for the election of officers {
Beaverhead County, and III BIS l, 5 and 3.
Notices of bills were given as follows:
For an act to amend Sec ion 542 of Char
ter q of the General Election Laws; for a
act to allow the Commissioners of Meaghe
County to erect public buildings; and con
corning the duties OF fire wardens.
The following hills were read third tim
and passed:
BIZ, an act to repeal the license requiI
ed from assayers.
CB13, an act concerning Mineral Deput
Surveyors.
CB 10, an act concerning the qualification
of electors.
EW knight, Commissioner for Montan,
to represent the Territory at the Information
al Exhibition, submitted representation tn;
an appropriation would be needed. The con
munication was referred.
John c. Moore, of Deer Lodge Count,
was confirmed notary public.
HOUSE.
Propositions from different persons an
| firms on the subject of uniform text bool
| were received, read and discussed, and ii
| Is, relative to school books reported baC
without recommendation. -.
III b 35, to repeal the act for the suppo
and maintenance Of the Butte Fire Depar
ment was passed.
ii B II, to require persons keeping gan
ing houses to prohibit boys from stoppin
therein, was passed.
Ii B "a, concerning prairie fires was pas
| ed.
III b 10, to amend an act for the preserv
ton of game, fur-bearing animals and fisl
was passed. y
ii b 80, concerning the Jurisdiction I
courts in criminal cases was passed. Il
III B 50, to establish the fees of the Clei
| of the Supreme Court, was passed.
G B 10, concerning small estates, was col
CURED in. go
CJR2, for the distribution of the Revise
Statutes, was concurred in.
| SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| +.u COUNCIL. 4-}
G b 8, an act concerning costs in certa
criminal cases, with amendment, was recon
mended to pass.
| Mitchell gave notice of a bill for an a
amendatory of an act to provide compens
| ton for clerks of the district courts.
G BIS 2S and SO, amending election Law
and concerning term of office of Count
Commissioners were read and referred
committees.
A communication was received statiI
that G B 3, a bill prescribing the fees of wi
| nesses and jurors in Probate and justirI
Courts, had been signed by the Governor.
III b 9, an act to create the County of 81
yer and for the election of officers thered
Bill read twice, and on motion of KerlS
was referred TO select committee from De-
Lodge County. mitchell and AikeE.)
The following bills were read thii
| time and passed:
j, CT 10, an act to repeal an act concernir