The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-01-26

missioners shall receive So per day while in
session and mileage Of % cents per nile,
passed the House Tuesday.
Settles building association bill providing
for organization OF corporations to srec;
buildings and make other improvements on
real property, and 10 loan money to mem
bers aud others for the purchase Of real estate
and erection Of buildings passed the House
to-day. l!s.-
Meadows bill, in relation to village plats,
mentioned last week, passed to-day.
Settles bill, giving justices Of the peace ju-
risdiction in assault and battery cases,
passed to day.
Forbis's bill, providing that court stenog
raphers should receive in addition to their
present eompe nsation $3.50 per year from
each county in which they are employed,
failed to pass.
The bill concerning the salaries Of county
treasurers was cut to pieces Monday and Ia
definitely postponed.
The constitutional convention resolution
was ordered printed Tuesday and will pass
without doubt.
BY Telegraph to Eess North Vest
HELENA, Jan. Ex-Governor Crosby de-
iivered his message this afternoon to the
Council and House, In joint session, reading
ii in person.
The governor recommended legislation to
prevent deadiocking the Territorial Legisla-
ture, and also registration law, and law
compelling voters to have a defined place for
voting, instead OF the present law, which
allows citizens to vote for Delegate al any
precinct in the Territory where he may hap
pen to be; also. that the railroads he not taxed
too high till their lines are completed and
profits increased. He thinks the Indians
should not be allowed to make living by
hunting ~ 1t excites wild and crafty passion,
rendering oivilizing them slow work says IL
IL cheaper to feed Indians than fight them;
urges law for the protection Of game and
especially in the Park; thinks each county
should have game warden, whose oompen-
sation should be half Of the fines imposed
for violating the game laws.
With regard to fees, he says It's unwise
to reduce the compensation Of Judges OF any
grade, because 1t keeps lawyers Of talent off
the bench.
He says every means should be taken to
attract travel to the Territory and for the
protection Of travellers.
He says "ths now frequent stopping Of rail-
road trains for plumber or malice, is so cow
ardly and atrocious an attempt to take
hundreds Of lives at one stroke that will, IL
it shall seem to yo1 proper, sign bill max
ing the offence tho most scoundrsl lily form
Of murder and punishable with death"
Speaking Of pardons by the Executive, he
said that while he hoped he should not be
found wanting in mercy, he would assume
the Legislature made wise laws and the
Courts pronounced just sentences, and IL was
net the part of the Executive to annul deeis-
ions and paralyze the laws by pardoning
criminals on slight cause. He recommends
the appointment Of mining commissioners
who shall prepare ssmi-annual reports that
will place the mining interests of Montana
in just position before the people of the
United States and foreign lands.
In the Council this afternoon, new COM
mitree on credentials was appointed-two
Democrats and one Republican. Back will
not be allowed to vote on the reports, A. the
rules Of the Twelfth session, adopted to-day
without reading, do not allow member to
vote on questions In which he Is directly in
terest ed. Back will probably 20 out