The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-07

erhead county petitioned that physiology
and hygiene he taught in the schools
> Citizens of Helena petitioned for the sup
: preston of gambling. It was recommend
ed that the bill relating to the publication
!; of delinquent taxes be indefinitely post
poned. The bill relative to double taxa
ton was re-committed. A bill authoriz
} ing the governor to contract with some
suitable institution for the education OF
deaf and dumb or blind children between
the ages of eight and eighteen at cost
not to exceed $500 year each and to de.
fray expenses of their transportation to
such school was favorably reported upon
and passed to its third reading. Norton,
from committee on towns and counties,
reported house bill cutting off portion
of Gallatin county and attaching it to
Yellowstone county, with recommendation
that the bill do pass. Sloan stated that
the report was a majority re-
port, that a minority report was to
be made, and moved that the report be
laid upon the table in order to give the
minority time to procure certain evidences
for which they were waiting. Motion
adopted. The committee of the whole
recommended the passage of bill pro-
viding for the publication of quarterly re-
ports of bills allowed by county commits
sloners. Aquestion arose as to the rate to
be allowed for such publication and gen.
eral discussion followed in which publish
ers and newspapers came in for lot of
abuse-were evidently viewed in the light
of necessary evil. The discussion re-
suited in the bill being recommitted with
instructions to amend by providing for the
printing of such reports by the lowest
bidder. Bills were noticed as follows: to
authorize the incorporation of annuity,
safe deposit and trust companies; to amend
the law regulating the power of under
sheriffs; to apportion Jefferson county
among adjoining counties; to regulate the
sale of butterine and other substitutes for
butter and cheese. Bills were introduced
as follows: to relieve O'Neill, Mcfarland
| and Bashaw who captured Con Murphy
to prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases among live stock; to amend sections
1892 first division of civil code; to
supply schools with Webster's dictionary;
to amend law regulating chattel mortgages;
regulating fees of sheriffs for boarding
prisoners. Bill regulating attachments on
real estate was passed. Bill authorizing
trustees of district Deer Lodge county
to build school house was passed. Bill
authorizing governor to contract outside
the territory for the maintenance and safe
keeping of convicts at not more than so
cents day was passed. Memorial regard;
ing Northern Pacific land grant intro
duced.
WEDNESDAY, 4TH.
Speaker Galloway rose to question of
privilege. He said he had been mis-re-
ported in the daily papers regarding what
he had said the previous day of newspaper
men. He had not said they were "very
bad men," Petitions of 173 citizens of
Deer Lodge county and 2S0 of Lewis and
Clarke were presented for the suppression
of gambling; also petitions of 6S citizens
of Lewis and Clarke and 155 of Deer
Lodge that physiology and hygiene be
taught in schools. The Speaker presented
the petition of citizens Of Moreland, Gal
latin county, protesting against any act
cutting off any portion of Gallatin and
adding it to Yellowstone; also, protesting
against any act creating the county of
Park. Bill relating to oaths of Office pass
ed to its third reading; also the bill relat-
ing to fees of jurors in civil cases; also the
bill relative to bonds of clerks of court;
also the bill to supply schools with Web
ster's dictionary. Norton, from commit
tee on towns and counties, reported the
bill to create the county of Bitter Root,
n,,1c,11,,,or,+ o,l oOI afIn,,
that the bill as amended pass; bill ordered
engrossed. Bill for the relief of the cap
tors Of Con Murphy was referred to spe-
cial committee. A bill was introduced to
give under -sheriffs full power to exercise
the duties of the sheriff's Office in the ab
sence of that officer. Bill relating to
oaths of office lost. Bill relating to bonds
of clerks of court carried. In committee
of the whole the house discussed the bill
for the suppression Of gambling and after
a long discussion recommended that it do
pass. Bill provides that any person keep
ing gambling house in which games of
chance of any kind are played. shall on
conviction be sent to prison for period
of not less than ten days nor more than
three months and shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than $100. and any per-
son who bets or wagers money on any of
these games shall be punished on convic-
ton by imprisonment for not more than