The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-02-09
and agricultural interests of Montana are su.

yet has NOT received final action nj the har'ts
Of the Council The new county will be one
hsndred miles Long and forty wide, Isyink De.
tween the Yellowstone and Musclesh1liuv-
ara and made up of serritoTy from both Gus
ter and Gallaijn couptiss-largely Of the
former. II Is not thought that IL will pas
the Council. Cox, of Custer, will certainly
oppose IL, and Thomas, Of Gallatin, will
probably do the same. The only people Of
Custer who favor the division are those o.
Billings (which would become . county sear)
and of that vicinity.
On Monday Battsn introduced in the House
a compulsory education bill.
On Monday the House passed concurrent
resolution for the Legislature to adjourn sine
die on the lst of March at n. m ten days
under ths limit, which extends TIL the l0rh
of March. The resolution reached the Coun-
Gil to-day, and was read and referred 10 the
committee on WAYS and means. 1t is the i'm
preston that the Council will net concur.
The bill for, refunding the bonded indebt-
edness of Beavrrh-ad county about s230 COO
has passed both branches.
HELENA, February To-day, for the sfrst
time since the session began, the Council
opened with prayer.
After the. transaction of business of minor
importance. Witter rose in his seat and said
he would like TO hear from the committee on
elections as 10 what action, II any, hal been
taken concerning the contest. Back was
still here in waiting, and 1t was only right
that he should know what was being done in
the premises.
Morris. chairman of the committee to
which the contest had been referred, replied
that the committee was not ready TO report.
There was additional evidence from Benton
which Hamilton desired to present, and the
committee had deemed II proper to wait for
it.
White stated that, as a member of the COM
mittee having the contest under considera-
ton, he desired to make an explanatioI.
The committee agreed to disagree eight days
ago aud hand in two reports. Ever SINCE
that time he had been trying to get the ma
jority of the committee-Mor ris and Bass
to report, SO that he could, with propriety,
hand in the minority report. So far he had
| failed in his endeavors, and 1t began to look
| rs If the majority had decided TO hide its re-
port behind The doors Of the committee. He
| wished to give notice that on Thursday he
would move to take the matter out Of the
committees hands, If the majority still re-
fused to report. Mr.. Back, who had received
| a majority of the votes in his district, was
being kept out Of his scat unju>tly, while the
man who lfad received minority was here
| in possession Of that seat, and It was time for
| the wrong to be righted.
| After some further discussion the subject
was dropped and other business taken up.
Witter to-day introduced a bill 10 levy a
tax In his county (Silver Bow to pay for the
expense of trans cribing from the record OF
Deer Lodge county such portion thereof an
may be useful and necessary 10 the county OF
Silver Bow. 1t provides also that the clerk
of Deer Lodge county shall receive Fix del
lars per day for such time a may be occupied
by him in certifying 10 the correctness OF the
matter copied. Witter estimates that the ex.
pense in the aggregate will be about $40 600
Mitchell has introduced bill TO amend
the act Of February a. 1881, prohibiting the
keepers OF saloons and gaming houses from
allowing minors (boys) from stopping there
in. The law Of 1881 makes 1t mandatory or
keepers Of such establishments to eject bsy'
A from the premises when notified so TO do b!
the parents OF the hoy or boys in question
Mitchell's amendment proposes to make i
obligatory on the keyprrs. .9fr such places Il
keep the boys away, whether notified by par
ents or not.
it Biakes House joint memorial To Congress
a,king for the appointment of fourth justic'
Of the supreme court of Montana there ar
now threej has passed both houses. Asid
from the necessity of such increase by reason
Of Mon,anas growing population, Judg
Blake's bill contemplates doing away will
the present arrangement by which jusiic
! of the supreme court passes Judgment n see
! ond time on a case appalled, from has Owl
decision. Each justice will b. debarred iron
that privilege.
The House memorial 10 Congress, concern
ing p-uro. pneumonia in cattle, the purpos
} of which was mentioned In my Mondays le,
ter, passed the Council to-day.
) Chrssnan's hill, for the redemption of tn
, funded debt of Lewis and Clarke county, ha
, passed both houses.
t House bill 10, TO change the souiher
boundary of Dawson county ito attach !
4 Daw, OH the northeastern corner Of Cuse
.. through bicR the Northern Pacific runs i
= reaching Gl"ndive', passedthe House satul
l=dav. -
, Hnu.e hill "a, for creating the Office G
. county attorney with salary Of $500 pc
l year. and additional compensation OF fees
a certain crimin cases TO not exceed 500 pc
{ year. passed the II olse to-day. The bin col
Z 4 II, h.. Of HtSfr
s attorney and attorney general at the expir'
s ton of, the terms of the present Incumbent
Forbis's House bill 10, for the better otser
vance of Sunday Nv n day Of rest, still occl
. I:pies Chi attention of the House. It's purpos
. Is to compel the saloons TO close on Sunda
r; and az prohibit labor on Sunday tinless you
} OK or your .l.s fall iuto the ditch,. The con
Mite. an rr,rit"riaI affairs, to which tn
bill had been referred, handed In three report
K to -day--two minority reports and one mi
g jority. The majority report was witho'
recaInme ndation, one OF the minority n
ports ity Armstrong, of Deer Lodge, oppo'
!. ett the ,r,ssage OF ths bill on the princip
d. lin ,s.,l,stanr-l that every. American citize
: tshouId he allowed the privilege Of doing ;
q he phrases 30 long as he does not interfel
y with the right VI others; while the srcor
a I-misority report favored the passage Of u
n bill This consideration Of the bill was mac
a n special order for Saturday ut 2l5 p. m.
q House bill % the assault and battery bill
' which passed both Houses last week, was r
q | called by the Council to correct mi>tal
n ithe bill Incorrectly referred to the Fifth D
!, vision in.tead of the FowthI, and Passs
N the Council again to-day. -.
q H.B. ~, exempting postnastsrs froA ia
e duty, which passed the House january On
n passed the Council February %.
ii .'waiiace's H, 3. %, 70 amend Section ,ot
n Fifth Division OF the. Revised Statistics, co
4 corning the assessneat for taxation Of iniAiI
& claim, passed this House to-day. tWedas
10 Gay). The purpose Of the amsndnient is.
/. provide That after mining claims cease to
IL used as systematically placer ground ne
4. towns and having great surface valus-th
IT shall he assessed at or near the actual susfa
n valde. instead Of their maintaining forev
IN their old character .as placer clains Al
!, practically free from. taxafioR.
Settles II. II. 30, TO araend Feurth nivisi,
AZ Of the Revised Statutes, passed the hou
It'll yesterday. The purpose Of the bill Is to Z
mr. crease fines and punishment In crimir
,, cases ~ 10 bring more BUSINESS IN this Ii
'd within the jurisdiction Of Justices Of &
W Peace. IL may be- remarked in faiis conn.
adj fieu. thar with The rrcrnt action Of CenHrs
i and the several bills of the present Lcais
~ turr OF Montana the 0ffce Of Justice ct /
n Peace In this Territory seems to likely ~ I