The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-03-14


one of his children was burned to deatl
another fatally injured and two Other
badly scorched.
Advices from the west coast Of Afric
state that the Germans have hauled dow
the British flag and hoistcd the Gcrma
at: Victoria, the English mission towr
situated at the head of Ambassador Bay
joining the CAMERON territory. Whil
the English consul protested against thi
action, his opposition was unheeded.
Legislative Doings.
The bill described in last issue provid
ng salaries for the more important count,
officers passed the council with sllgh
amendments.
The bill creating the Office of count,
attorney was passed. It does not take eff
feet until the next general election.
The bill to make Indians amenablo te
the game laws was passed.
Statesman Norton's resolution to pro
vide for the election of representative ir
congress and whole corps of state off.
GERS, as we'll as two United States senator's
passed the lower house in spite of the
protests Of the more intelligent members
that according to the state constitution il
would be imperative and void. But the
council exhibited sense and killed it.
A bill was passed providing that con-
stables and justices Of the peace shall re-
ceive no more than 5000 each out of the
county treasury.
The bill authorizing the deposit of pub
lie money in accredited banks was passed.
The Stock Association introduced and
passed another bill fixing the measure Of
damages for which railroads shall be liza
ble for stock killed and for injury by fires
started from locomotives. A similar law
was passed two years ago, pronounced un-
constitutional by the supreme court and
repealed early in the session.
The second attempt to give Mcfarland,
O'Neil and Bashaw the 81 900 reward Of
fered for the capture of Con Murphy fail
ed in the council where it was introduced.
The bill prohibiting cattle branding ex-
cept in the round up season was passed.
An amendment was tackled onto it allow
ing any man to brand an animal at any
season within his own enclosure, providing
two responsible witnesses are present.
This permits any stockowner to brand a
if two of his cowboys are pres
ent.
The Dearborn county bill was set up|
and knocked down.
The Council and the house disagreed
about supplying schools with dictionaries.
The house wanted Webster's unabridged
and the council thought the National, an
abridged Webster, would be sufficient.
Mitchell's bill to prevent woman beat
ing was killed by the chivalrous members
Of the lower house who are so strongly
opposed to gambling and prize-fghting.
A bill was passed granting to Yellow
stone county the authority to vote upon a
to exempt from county, local
md school taxation for ten years any rail-
loads built from Billings to Bull noun
ain or Rock Creek coal fields.
The bill relating to the registration and
qualification of voters was passed.
Hotel-keeper Greene's bill for the bet
er protection Of hotel-keepers was not
The bill on which Robinson of Gallatin
himself-to suppress hurdy
,urdy and dance houses-was passed.
Dillon, Billings and Miles were enabled
o incorporate and the charters of all the
'ther Incorporated towns in the territory
we're amended.
The bill concerning licenses was not
,assed, nor was the gambling bill nor any
egislation in regard to gambling.
No bill regarding printing seems to
ave been passed.
At 12 o'clock, midnight, of Thursday
adjourned the Fourteenth Legislature of
body that will long be re-
in the annals of the territory
$ comprising vast amount Of ignorance
nd presumption and as having fooled
way its time to very little benefit to the
eople that commissioned it.
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