The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-02-23

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In she Cosseii, by Hea. D. p. White, 10 de-
Gas the criHse Of pelygasay, adds 10 the pres
sat bieasay Law tasee sss, Gsansaa Laws Of
AemiAaa) SO that IL may pssvsat the prse-
tice, In this Territory, Of pelygaay saach -
Nv prsetiosa I'm the Mermoa sssoashe,ds. The
present Law u insufkeieat. Tbs additions
Contemplated by Mr.. Whites bill are THAI
the panishmeat prescribed In ths bieamy Act,
which psehisits the marriage Of asy person
Sho has wife OF husband iivise, shall en-
tend to persSss who, while having husband
or wife living, shall maintain this marital TO
isGicn with another under the name Of
CELESTIAL marriage" plural marriage" or
under any nanse whatever IL also provides
that it shall not be necessary 70 prove any
marriage Jy record evidences, bas II may ba
proved Nv the acts and edmissions Of the
parties concerned, and thas any party 20
either the original marriage or 10 the marital
rsiofioa shall be o ocmpsaf witaess In tho
case. The peaalty shall apply without regard
10 where the arst marriage took place. The
bill prohibits any male person In this Terri
terry from eohabating With more taas oas
woman, With or without marriage. It's pro-
vides that when ssy person is being tried for
violation Of any Of the provisions Of this
act, no perxoa shall be qualified 10 sit ~ .
juryman ON the case Who il, or has been, n
biganist, pslysamist, or who has uusawfuaiy
cohabitsd With more than one woman, OF
who believes that any such thing Is right.
As is we'll known, the enc great trouble In
supprcssing polyssmy has been the utter In
possibility OF proving that the accused are.
or have lA~R, living in state Of pelygamy.
II may b. known by . mans friends and
neighbors ths. no has two wives or twenty,
bat IL he is arrested and tried for IL nobody
knows anything about Il when put on the
witness xtaad. Mr.. Whites bill aims 70 pro
vide way for getting u such cases. No
action ON the ball has been isken - jet, bat
it Is likely to pas.
ii. d. 10, concerning liens on mines and
miils-to provide that the claims Of iaborers
for wages should take precedence Of all other
liens, even mortgaSes-rccsixed fnal action
at the hands Of the Council to-day, and was
lost. The great objection to the bill was that
1t would cripple the quarts crushing iaduiry
by placing owners Of mills in such position
tia. if they got hard pushed for money they
could not raise IL by mortgaging their prop
erty, ~ no ono would lend money on a mort
gage when the claims Of workingmsn to IN
unknown, .. the time, amount took pfeoe-
dence Of all other claims.
CD. q, for aa act to authorize the Com
nissioners OF Aeasher county to Issue bonds
to the amount Of slo, 600 fer the purpose Of
house at White Sulphur Springs aud finish
building the jail. passed. the Council to-day.
A Council bill in relation to changing
county sea.s-sathoFixiag county commits
sioners, when pctitionod, to submit such
questions 60 the voters of the county-passed
the Council to-day. The immediate object Of
the bill Ii TO allow Jefferson county 10 vote
on removal Of the county seat from Raiders
burg 10 either Jefferson City or Boulder
City.
The Cornell to-day ahs passed G. ID. =, 70
increase the license rate Of gambling houses
and on the games operated therein. The
object of this bill b to put the license so high
that the class OF gambling houses known ~
"flead-falk" can't stand the pressure and viil
be compelled to close up. The hccnss on
each house in which gambling In done Ii
placed 1t so per month. In addition u
this each faro game Is taxed s25 per month
percentage" games-highbali, stc.-s100 pei
month; roulette, $50 per mouth; keno, els
per month; all other games, Of q like nature
$50 per month. This Law is to apply only IN
! towns of 600 inhabitants. In towns OF so o.
less, the amount Is TO be one-feurth Of tn,
above.
g. u. 16, providing for sEsasosibins from
the records Of Deer Lodge county such maj
ter as might bs Of uss TO Silver Bow count!
| was put to vote in the Council to-day an,
lost.
C. b. 10, providing fer the incorporation 0
Bozeman, passed the Council to-day.
HELENA, February 1.-THE Council to-da
passed a relief bill granting $500 to A. W
Tanner, of Bozeman, for services performe
eleven Yeas ago while performing the du,ie
or deputy Siberia.
The House bill TO decrease the cempensa
ton of county assessors TO $1,000 per yea
was considered by the Council to-day i
committee Of the whole, and wa reporte
back with recommendation against lin pass
age.
The House transacted no bssiness, the da
being CO Suned in discussing the Bozema
Incorporation bill ana . petition for ehangin
the county seat Of Jefers0a from Radersbur
to Boulder City.
HELENA, Feb. I9-The House to day mad
J its final fight on the Sunday ias, bAs th
numerous amendments to the bill ~ origin
ally introduced, almos. making il crime fc
person to eas on the hrst day Of the weel
were toe much for IL, aud it went down by
vote Of only II ayes to thirteen nays. Tn
bill when FIRST introduced, was . good an
wholesome measure, but after q four week
fight its good qualities were 10 modified ~
take from them the most Of their good point
while numerous anne ailments tackled onto Il
| bill by its enemies for the steppass Of mime
quartz-mills, snelterS, mails, railroad a.
coach travel, and even the work Of ssrvai
girls (which would almost make Sunday
fast day., put the bill in such shape that
had no show Of passing.
The Couscil to-day posed, under suspect
sion of che rules, . joint resolution pEovi
ing for an appropriation Of $50 for coliee
ing statistics for the use Of the Historicl
Society Of Moptana. II seems there a
some eight or tan persons In the TerritoI
, who are from sixty to ninety ysars Of as
| and who are sappssed to know all about q
early HISTORY Of Montana-dasinT hack b
You'd tia early days-aad the purpose Of tn
, appropriation IN to eAplsy seesogyaphsr
take deva the stafsaassAs Of these "old-tir
a eTs," which will furnish the substance for
, work On the early history Of the TssEitor
} prior to tAs t;aas when IL began 10 attract q
! tensiea Al rich niAeral eeastry.
| The cosneii to-day In excessive ssssia
, received froA tia Gereracr ths ssmisafit
, Of Hon. Ceraesias Hedges an Terriers
Saperintesasst IL Psbaie InsAFaction,
succeed r. II. Howsy, the psesest ssperi
tendent. No definite action on the somin
ton was taken by the Council, bas 10 w
understood that the Dssaeeratie 1nesnhc
) will indulge In little bHcking because
D the fact thai Judge hedges h thu prineip
r editorial writer On the Hsrsal which pap
| has aiyea the DensocyaNs mary lively rae