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



CouNcIL, Jan. 3.-Ths procee,iings Of the
Council Of this day appear In full elsewhere.
House., Jan. 8.-fh- proceedings Of the
House we're HnImpertant.
COUNCIL, Jan. N.-wittsr entered formal
protest.
: l. Against the removal Of any member from
his seat by adopting report Of Commute.
question.
2. Against drciding a motion as carried
when a tie vote is cast upon any question.
,. Against the chair ruling who shall vote
or who shall not vote W on any question.
4'Again,t any special committee being ap-
pointed by thechair, when objected to and
without a vote of the House.
The protest was spread on the record,
90 The Chair announced Ike standing COM
'mitfrc<.".
The joint rules of the Twelfth Session were
adopted.
The House Bill appropriating $50 to pur.
chase d new Territorial sral passed.
Council members of joint committee to ex.
anime Auditors and Treasnrer's accounts
we're appOinted-Witter, White and Morris.
Sol. Poznani>ky aud Hadrn +. Riddle were
appointed COMMITTEES clerks
A number Of House Bills were referred to
appropriate Committees.
The Hous. Bill for redemption of Terri
torial bonds passed unanimously.
. HousK, Jan. IA number Of bills were
referred TO committees ani Hickm III, Comfy
and Jacobs appointed q Joint committee to
examine Ahdiior's and Tfea.urer's books.
.1CouNcIL, Jan. 29.-Biil increasing per diem
and mileage Of County Commissioner. wa
repor,ed favorably and passed.
White gave formal notice of contest by
Back ter Hamilton's sent, and the matter was
referred to this committee on elections.
Judiciary COMMITTEES reported Eivorably
the bill to make pubic admi nistraiors cleo
tive. and Il passed unanimously .
~ tts1
,Sheridans Senator Vest and Governor Crosby
for tbriE action in relation TO the Yellow
stobe park. : &C.,.
=" Wittsf offered Q communication, being the
charges, specifications, and proceetfi ngs Of q
eyurt-maxtial held at Leavenworth, Kansas,
by which Charles @. Cox, q member VI the
pfesei,t Council, was cashiered. The Chair
refused to have 1t read Mitchell and Morris
ohjscted TO the reading, and on the motion
hing b put, the paper was rejected by vote
H. b! ~, fixing penalty In cases Of assault
=" HOUSE,, ath.-H. B. 25.exempting postmas-
sers from Jury duty; reported with q sussti-
tuts, WHICH passed.
a; y n: 2, asking = q; g. appropriation Of
Office, was referred to committee
:IC...I. u. No. /, providing that four copies
Of the daily papers. with postage stamps and
ttafiohsry be- furnished members Of both
OSDcs, WIZ lO>t-o 10
House wnnt into committee Of the whole
TO CONSIDER 81. b. 81, repeating certain Sec
lions of the Illegal interference act. A
warm debate followed. Motions to report
hack the bill, favorAbly and uhfav0rably.
were both lost, and It, was reported without
CouNcIL, Jan "a communication was
received from the Governor relative to the
appointment Of A. Zehantielaar - gent for
y ontaua at tn. Holland International Exhf-
bitien to open at Amsterdam, May 1, 1881
Chrssman introduced bill to enable the
people OF Helena School District No. I to is
sue $40 900 bonds for additional school build
ings.s
Cox introduced hill requiring railroads
granted charters In Montana to begin work
In two years, construct At least ten miles
each year. and complete the road in Ave
years. Referred. t. -
> white introduced . bill to amend the law
CONCERNING jurors and witnesses.
!. Notices were given Of bills to be Intro
II. J.. n: No. asking increase Of per diem
and mileage for q. q. jurors and witnesses,
!. ii. a. was reported favorably.
Council action on the bill for penalty Inf
oases Of assault and battery was reconside red
md sent 70 judiciary committee to amend.
- HousE, Jan. 3o-Baker introduced II. ].
y. > In relation to artesian wells, setting
forth the situation and asking Congress to
Appropriate go 900 fer experimental wells In
Montana; passed,
II. b. q, an oct concerning the dualinca-
ton and registration Of voters, referred to
committee on elections.