The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-04
OUR HELENA LETTER.
The Session Drawing to . Close but
Bills are still introduced.
The "COw Doctor - Bill goes March.
ing Through the Council.
The Governors Nominations find I'm
willing Votes.
The House Settles Down to Work In
Earnest.

HELENA, M. T.. Mar. 2, 1885.
The end Of the session is drawing
near and both houses will have hard
work to finish the business already
before them.
COUNCIL BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Kennedy, - Requiring the
teaching of q trade to the INDECENT
blind; also q bill to provide for the
building of q Jail in Missoula.
Fergus gave notice of a bill for the
better protection of clients in courts
of justice.
The bill introduced by Kohrs to
prevent contagious and infections
diseases among domestic animals and
Texas cattle and providing for the
appointment of veterinary surgeon,
passed the council by q unanimous
vote. The bill had previously passed
the house.
A bill introduced by Buck making
1t a misdemeanor to sell live stock
without giving q bill Of sale describ-
ing the stock and properly witnessed,
also passed the Council.
The bill Introduce by DeWolfe,
abolishing the Office of public admin
~istrator. was lost-ayes, 4; noes. 2.
A bill to amend sections 1925 and
1923, fifth division of revised statutes.
relating to the duties of county
clerks, and q bill to amend section
AT, fifth division of revised statutes,
relating to c.unty surveyors, passed
unanimously.
The House having refused to con-
cur in the Council amendments to
the prize fighting bill and requested
! a conference. DeWolfe, Fergus aud
| Kennedy were appointed = commit
tee to confer with the House.
The Council received from the
Governor to-day the names of the
present incumbents for the offices of
Territorial Treasurer. Auditor and
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, but after a short executive ses-
sion postponed the consideration Of
the appointments until Wednesday.
| 1t is rumored that the Council de-
| clines to confirm the nominations.
THE HOUSE.
To-day has been one of the busiest
| days of the session in the House.
Several bills were passed and the de-
termination was expressed of giving
the Council something to do.
Tomorrow F0rbis will introduce
the bill relating to the Butte and
Bozeman railroad mentioned some
days ago, to be called the Montans
Central. J. K. Clark, R. B. Wallace
and P. A. Largely are among the
Butte incorporators.
The bill now provides for submit
ting to a vote OF the people of Silver
Bow and Gallatin counties, the prop
osition for each county to subscribe
$3.50, 200 as a loan to the company te
be secured by first mortgage bonds.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Fisk-Concerning the bounda
ries of the counties of Jefferson, 81!
yer Bow, Meagher, and Lewis an6
Clarke.
By Seligman-to enable the county
of Jefferson to erect a Jail.
By Page-Prohibiting the retailing
of Intoxicating liquors on Sunday.
By Speer--Concerning weights ant
measures.
By Wells--Relating to the protec
ton of fish.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
A bill introduced by Tay lor, pre-
viding for fees for jurors on insan.
inquests, was passed, yeas II, nays 2
A bill by Fisk, for the prote etiol
of dairymen, and to prevent decep
ton In the sales of butter and cheese
passed by q unanimous vote.
A bill by Fisk, concerning the ju
risdiction of courts in criminal cases
gave rise to some discussion. TIL
bill extended the Jurisdiction of jus
tees of the peace. Speer Opposed
the passage of the bill. He though
it unwise to increase the jurisdiction
of justices of the peace. His expa
rience had been that a justice of Ia
peace would do what q judge of tn
supreme court or the chief justic
would not dare to do. There Nigh
be gentleman IN the House who hal
aspirations for the office and desired
to see its Jurisdiction increased, bu
having none himself he could lool
at the bill with unbiased judgment