The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-21
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, 18TH.


Five hundred citizens of Lewis and
Clarke and Choteau counties petitioned for
the creation of Dearborn county. Nichols
presented the petition of 259 residents of
Gallatin county praying that the county of
Bridger be not created. Notice was given
by Page of bill to prohibit the sale of
liquors on Sunday. Bills we're introduced
as follows; concerning official duties; to
levy an additional mill for territorial pur-
poses; to provide for the Phillipsburg fire
department.; to pay for marks and brands;
to incorporate the town of Missoula; to
create the county of Fergus. These we're
all referred to appropriate committees.
House concurred in council amendments
to house bills to prevent hogs from run
ming at large and regulating the fees of
witnesses and jurors at coroner's inquests.
FRIDAY, 18TH.
In committee of the whole the house re-
committed to the judiciary committee the
bill allowing husbands to give clear title
to real estate without signature Of their
wives when the latter are out of the terri
tory; recommended that the bill relating
to chattcl mortgages do pass; that the
bill relating to judgments against county
officers do not pass. In the afternoon the
house concurred in the council bill relat-
ing to the board of prisoners by sheriffs.
In committee of whole the bill to cut off
portion of Gallatin county was laid upon
the table, Nichols, Norton and Robinson,
speaking in favor of the bill and opposed
by Sloan, Speer, Forbis and Baldwin. 1t
was recommended that the bill relating to
answers in civil actions do pass; the bill
to enable Custer county to fund its indebt-
edness was amended to allow the.commiss-
toner's to call in the bonds six years after
issue.
SATURDAY, 14TH.
Fifty-nine business men of Lewis and
Clarke county petitioned that no part Of
the county be included in the proposed
new county of Dearborn. Committees re-
ported: that bill relating to duties of un-
dersheriffs do pass; providing substitute
for the house bill relating+o notarles pub
lie; that the bill to punish indecent expo
sures of the person do pass; that the bill
concerning witnesses be indefinitely post
poned; that council bill "a and 36 amend
ing the civil code do pass; that house bill
relating to water rights be amended. Com
mittee on education reported substitute
for the bill relating to teaching physiology
and hygiene in schools and recommended
that bill relating to the sale of spurious
and malt liquors do not pass. Committee
on military affairs reported an amendment
to the bill relating to the organization of
militia. Committee on stockgrowing re-
ported favorably on bill to pay for marks
and brands. Committee on interpretations
reported favorably on the bill amending
the townsite law. A favorable report was
made on the bill to provide for the Phil
lipsburg fire department. Bills were no.
ticed as follows: to suppress hurdy houses;
to annex the Crow reservation to Yellow
stone county. Tingle introduced reso-
luton that no bills be received after the
21st and that the Legislature adjourn on
the 28th. Resolution laid on the table.
Bills were introduced to pay for stock
killed or damaged by railroad fires; relat-
ing to maps of Montana. Bills relating
to the Phillipsburg fire department and to
the duties of county treasurers were passed.
MONDAY, 10TH.
Committee on education and labor re-