The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-02-04

in favor of the act 1t shall be in full force
otherwise to remain null and void. In case
of the rejection of the act by a majority OF
the voters, the school trustees are empowered
70 again submit the act to the voters OF the
district, on the first Saturday in February,
1882. Bill read twice and referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor.
Heys introduced 19,ah act concerning
the qualifications of voters. 1t makes 1t nee
essary for voter to reside in the Territory
six months before being entitled to vote.
Read twice and referred to The Committee
on Elections. Hayes introduced j 2, Re-
solved, that the remaining copies OF the
Revised Statutes of Montana be disposed of
by the Auditor at the price of S. per copy,
except ten copies to be placed at the disposal
Of the Secretary Of Montana, and two to be
placed In the Territorial lew library. All
moneys derived from the sale of said volumes
to be paid into the Territorial Treasury.
On motion of Mitchell the rules were sus-
pended, the resolution read third time and
adopted by unanimous vote. On motion Of
Hayes, the action of the Council OH II b 7
was reconsidered and the bill referred TO the
Committee on Ways aud Means. On mo-
| ton Of Hayes, II Il II, which had been re-
ferred TO the Committee on Education and
Labor was returned to the House. The
President appointed Morris and Hayes men,
bers of the committee from the Council upon
Ii G X o, with reference to a committee to
| visit the Insane Asylum. On motion of
Morris, the Council receded from its third
amendment to II B 3. Council resolved it.
| self into a committee of the whole to COLI
slider the general orders, Mitchell in the
| chair. c B 5, an act concerning costs in
| certain criminal cases was taken up; Hayes
thntt Ia tl,a
be reported back with the recommendation
that it do not pass. The motion was lost.
| Toole spoke at some length in favor of the
bill, he said the proposed law was in force
| i'm every other State or Territory. FelOnies
| were not local in their Importance. If a
homicide was committed in Custer County 1t
was matter which affected every County
| alike. II the bill was successfully enforced
it would not be necessary to increase the
Territorial tax levy. He moved that the
committee rise, report progress and recon-
mend that the bill pass. Hayes stated that
/ IL was not his intention TO out of dobats on
| the bill by his motion, but to call out the
arguments that were favorable TO the bill, If
any could be produced. He thought it was
hardly fair that Counties which in the past
had constituted the frontier and during that
time had paid their own expenses for crimin-
al prosecutions, should now the frontier had
passed beyond them be asked to share equal
ly the expense of such prosecutions with
| counties which IN the nature of things must
have larger proportion of crimes to punish.
Morris favored the bill, but thought it might
be improved by amendment. The bill was
then read by sections. Sections l and 2
were amended and adopted. Sections 3 and
were adopted without amendment. Nor
ris moved that the Committee rise and re-
commend that the bill be passed. Motion
carried. Council resumed, President in the
chair. Mitchell offered the following amend
ment to Council rules, which upon his mo-
ton, were adopted. Resolved, that Rule "a
of the Council Rules be amended by adding
the following: "But all bills amended in
Council or referred to special or standing
committee, shall, before being passed to a
third reading be placed upon the gen.
eral orders for consideration in committee
Of the whole, and after second reading if no
action Is taken by the Council, all bills shall
be referred to the Committee of the Whole"
Recess till p. m.
Mitchell introduced C B 20, an act concern
ing vagrancy and Migrants. The bill was
read twice and referred to the printing Com
mittee. Council resolved itself into Com
mittee Of the whole on general orders,
Hayes in the chair. c B 8, an act to regu-
ldlC tue sdlc anu uISpbSdl vi opium anu W
prohibit the use of the drug was taken up,
and the bill so amended that the fee of the
informer is made S. and the fee of District
Attorney SO. Toole moved that the bill be
adopted and when the Committee rise re-
commend the bill pass as amended. Motion
carried. ii b 8, q bill for ali act concerning
cruelty to domestic animals taken up; Mitch
ell moved Committee rise and recommend
bill to pass; carried. Council resumed. Pres
ident signed ii J NJ 2, a memorial protesting
against the leasing by the general government
Of any public lands, also ii j NJ /, in relation
to Territorial penitentiary, also II b TO- all
act to amend an act entitled an act for the
support and maintenance Of the Helena fire
department. Kerley, Of the Printing Com
mittee reported G B IL correctly printed.
Bill referred to Committee OH Towns and
Counties. Council went into Executive
Session, during which j. j. Donnelly Of
Choteau and A. j. Gravill of Madison Coun-
ty were confirmed as Notaries Public. Ad-
journed till 10 a. m. tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Speaker in the chair and all members pres
ent. ii b "a reported correctly printed and
on motion of Sedman referred to committee OH
grazing and stock growing. and minas and
tmiuerals. Notices Of bills were given as fol-
lows: BY Harrington, for distribution Of
Revised Statutes 1879; BY Beach, to refund
bonded debt of Lewis and Clark counties.
Glenn rose to a personal explanation. His
friend had been robbed in the Herdlds re-
port, of laurels that he had justly earned.
Chambers hoped that the correction would
not be made as it put the gentleman from
Deer Lodge forward as shining light of re-
form in the House. Mote by reporter.l
The above refers to an error In yesterdays
proceedings, Pardee having moved to except
Deer Lodge county from the operation Of
the Sunday law. Chambers opposed 1t, say
ing that he wanted to extend the benefits of
the Sabbath to every benighted soul in the
Territory. The report attributed the re-
marks to Glenn. Bills were introduced as
follows: BY Garlock, ii 49, bill for an
act to repeal article IA. chapter Is of the Re-
sised Statutes SO far as it relates to Custer
county; referred to the Judiciary Committee;
BY Corbly, II b 40, bill for an act to repeal
section 722 of the fifth division of the Revs-
ed Statutes. Referred to the committee OH
Territorial affairs. The section is the one
which authorizes the Governor to contract
for the care and maintenance of the INDECENT
insane. II b 10, in relation to barbed wire
fence was passed, ayes 20, noes 4; ii b 2S, to
provide for payment for live stock killed or
injured by railroads was passed, ayes "a,
noes o. The House in committee of the
whole, GarlOck in the chair, resumed con-
sideration; II b 9, to create county of Silver
Bow, section of the printed bill was re-
numbered section 9; DeWolfe moved to
strike out the word special before
commissioners; adopted; 1t and section as
amended was adopted; section 9 was made
section and amended by striking out the
word especial" as above, section then adopt
ed; section made section 8 and the substi-
tute reported by the majority of the COM
mittee adopted the section as amended. A
new section reported by the committee to be
numbered 0 was read; 1t continues the pres
ent township and school district officers and
provides for Deputy Clerk of court with
salary of $S25 and fees was allowed by law;
IL was adopted. Beach motion to amend il
by adding that the County Clerk and Re-
corder shall receive salary of 500 and
such fees as are now allowed such officers by
law was adopted and the section was adopt
ed. Section 8 was made section 10 and
amended as recommended by the commit
tee; il was then adopted. Section 8 was
made section IL and amended so that Silve,
Bow shall remain attached to Deer Lodge