The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-24
OUR HELENA LETTER.
Bills and Resolutions In the Council,
Notices Of Bills In the Council
Proceedings In the House - Potts.
Land.grabbing Bill.

Land.grabbing Bill.
Forbls' Anti Gambling Bill Notices
Of House Bills.
HELENA, M. T., Jan. ~, 1885.
The first act Of the session to be-
come u law was House joint resolu-
ton No. l providing for two adj
ditional clerks In each house AZ COM
m1ttee clerks. This was signed by
Governor Carpenter this afternoon.
The House judiciary committee
will probably not make their az
pointment until the return of their
chairman, Hon. w. o. speer, who
was called to Butte this morning bv
the illness OF his brother.
THE COUNCIL.
House joint resolution No. 1. re-
lating to infectious diseases among
cattle and the proposed national
cattle trail from Texas, reached its
third reading IN the council to-day,
and passed unanimously. Its details
have already been sent you. The
bill provides that copies of it be trans
United to the President of the United
States. both houses Of congress and
to the Hon. Martin Maginnis.
Cheeseman's bill, to amend the
charter of Helena 50 as to give the
Mayor the veto power and the power
to remit haes in city cases. and the
city council the power to elect a
president, pro teri, to act In the alb
sence Of the Mayor, also passed the
council unanimously.
The Judiciary committee repc rted
in favor Of council bill No. 9, intro
duced by DeWolf, to amend section
SIS of the fifth division of the revised
statutes, relating to Official 6atha, and
council bill No. 8, introduced by
Buck, regulating attachment Of real
estate.
Buck intro duced council bill No.
18, to provide for the payment of one
fourth of all license taxes collected
within the limits of any Incorporated
city in the use of such tax.
NOTICE OF COUNCIL BILLS.
By Cotant: To provide for assign
ments for the benefit of creditors.
Also q bill creating the Office of
county attorney.
BY Green A bill to amend section
n, ch apter 6, of the code of proce-
dure. Also q bill In 1elation to the
taxation Of telegraph lines.
THE HOUSE.
Barrett's bill for the division of
counties into three districts and the
election Of a county commissioner
from each district, which passed the
council yesterday was favorably re-
ported by the committee on to WINS
and counties this morning but later
In the day the house In committee
the whole ty nearly a unanimous
vote recommended that it do not
pass.
Potts bill to amend section 23O of
the revised statutes was reported
back 10y Forb's from the judiciary
without any recommends
lion. This bill strikes out the clause
IN the present statute limiting the
amount of land held by any corpora
tion to $40 acres, and thus Permit a
corporation to purchase and hold
my number of acres ii may see f1t.
Seiigman reported in relation to
state and national silver COL
We ation to be held at Denver, Colo
RADIO, and recommended that the
governor appoint MI. g. T. Hauser of
'he Helena board of trade as a dele
from Montana. On motion of
Potts the recommendation was
adopted.
BILL TO PROHIBIT GAMBLING.
Forbls gave notice to-day of his
bill to suppress gambling, and will
introduce 1t Tomorrow. It will pro-
1ibit the keeping of a game, or the
lealing or playing at one, under a
of not more than S1OO fine or
'hree months Imprisonment In the
Jail, or both fine and impris-
'nment In the discretion of the court.
NOTICE OF HOUSE BILLS.
By Potts.--A bill limiting the CON-
,ensation of certain officers.
This bill! will provide that all
officers, except county COM
nissioners, shall be paid by salary
of by fees, and that the fees
# the office shall be turned over to
he county.
By Seligman--.A bill for the organ
and regulation Of Il militia.
By Jurgens--A bill to prevent
taxation.
By Fisk--A bill to regulate witness
nd jury fees at coroners' inquests.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Potts--A bill relating to the
tudy Of physiology aud hygiene in