The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-21
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Fourteenth Regular
Session.
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THURSDAY, 18th.

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| Session.
/ COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, 18TH.
Greene presented a petition of tax-pay
ers of Yellowstone county asking that fec.
of county officers he not reduced. The
bill to tax telegraph wires was amended
to fix tax of rs cents per mile for the
first wire and Is cents yer mile for each
additional wire of telegraph; also, SO cents
per mile tax on the first telephone wire,
and rs cents per mile for each additional
wire. Greene gave notice of bill to en-
able the commissioners Of Yellowstone
county to issue bonds to build court
house. Bill to prevent hunting or shoot
ing within the enclosures of others was
referred to the committee On stockgrow-
ing and grazing. The house bill requiring
county treasurers to report to county COM
missioners at the end Of each quarter was
passed. The house join, resolution for
the relief OF Con Murphy was defeated,
James Fergus making strong speech in
its favor. An attempt IN the day follow
ing to obtain n reconsideration Of the neg
ative vote was also lost. The council bill
defining grades of the crime Of burglary
was passed.
FRIDAY 18TH.
Greene presented petition Of tax-pay-
ers of Yellowstone county praying that
public printing be let to the lowest bidder.
Citizens of Bozeman petitioned for the
suppression of gambling. Notice was
given of bill to re-apportion members
of the legislative assembly and providing
for the audit of accounts of county off,
GERS. The bill to allow sheriffs IS cents
per day for the board of prisoners when
the number is less than five aud 80 cents
per day for five or more was passed unan-
imously. In committee of the whole it
was recommended that the amended house
bill concerning representation on quartz
lodes do pass. The bill as amended re-
quires that the labor and the amount done,
and by whom and where, and for whom,
shall be made of record by affidavit with
the clerk and recorder within the year in
which the work is done or Improvements
made, and such affidavit shall be received
In any court of justice as prima facia evi-
dence of the representation Of such quartz
lode.
SATURDAY. 18th.
Petition of citizens of Gallatin county
was presented asking the suppression Of
gambling. Notices were gwen of bills
concerning the legal relations of husband
and wife, to ratify the action Of Choteau
county in building court house concern
ing penalties for crime. Bills we're intro
duced to prevent wife beating; to amend
the city charter of Fort Benton; for the
auditing of county commissioners ac-
counts. The bill relating to the qualifi-
cation of voters was lost.
MONDAY, 10TH.
Notice was given of bill to amend
the city charter of Helena. Fergus intro
duced bill relating to penalties for
crimes. House bill relating to representa-
ton on quartz lodes passed. Several
house bills were received and referred.
The council bill to amend chapter 4, titles
6 and 10, of the civil code was passed.
The bill to amend sec. 428 first division,
revised statutes, passed. Notice was Civ
en- of the introduction of a bill to facili-
tate the service of process upon personal
property and the transfer thereof in GER
tain cases, also bill requiring sellers of
live stock to give bills of sale. Judiciary
committee reported an amendment to the
bill concerning penalties for crime. Com
mittee on towns and counties reported
without recommendation on the bill relat-
ing to municipal corporations. The bill
to ratify the court house bonds of Choteau
county was introduced and referred. In
committee of the whole the council killed
the bill relating to municipal corporations
and reported favorably upon the bill con-
cerning penalties for crimes.
TUESDAY, nth.
Committee on ways and means reported
favorably on the telegraph taxation bill.
Committee on towns and counties reported
favorably on bill to ratify the Choteau
court house bonds. Committee of the
whole reported adversely on bill relating
to municipal corporations and favorably
on bill concerning penalties for CRIME.
Bills were noticed to provide for the erec-
ton Of an insane asylum; to incorporate
Miles City; to prevent cattle branding
during certain seasons. Bills were intro
duced concerning the relative rights of
husband and wife; to enable Choteau
county to provide for paying the balance
of her court house debt; for the relief of
Fisk brothers. In committee of the whole
1t was recommended that the bill to re.
imburse ex-probate judge Martin of Gal
latin county for money borrowed by him
to defray the expenses of surveying and