The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-14
ORR HELENA LETTER.
The Butte City Charter Biil'-lntro'
duction of Bills in C0uncil--The
Railroad Bill-BiIls Passed
Governor Signs the
Prize.Fighting
Bill. Etc.,
HELENA, March 10, 1885.

HELENA, March 10, 1885.
The bill introduced by Forbis to
amend the city charter of Butte
which passed the house and was re
tered to Dew olfe as special com
mittee in the council, will be re-
norted IN the council tomorrow
some amendments have been made
Thr city limits on the south are not
extended as far as in the original
bill and the depot and the oepo'
grounds are left out. All mines,
mining Improvements lncluoin9
mills and smelters are exempted
from the Jurisdiction of the city.
In the council, bills were intro
duced as follows:
Bv DeWoIfe-To amend section
437. fifth division of the revised stat.
utes relating to the duties of county
treasurers.
By Greene---In relation to vacan.
cies In the Office of county commits
sloners; also to enable the county Ol
Yellowstone to aid in the construc.
tion of a railroad from Billings tC
Bald Mountain.
THE HOUSE.
The bill to enable the counties oi
Silver Bow and Galiatin to aid in the
construction of railroad came back
from the special committee, consist
ing of the members from the counties
n,erested, with majority and mi
nority reports.
The majority report signed by the
members from Jefferson and Madison
and by Sloan of Gallatin recon-
,nended that the bill be indefinitely
postponed. The minority report
signed by two members from Gallatin
recommended substitute which pro-
yides for no aid from the counties
except an exemption from taxation
for ten years. The Silver Bow
members signed neither report.
On motion of Baldwin the bill was
resommitted to the committee for
further consideration.
The House was occupied during
the forenoon in the discussion of the
ioint resolution introduced by MOI
ION 10 provide for the organization
of the State of Montana under its
constitution, and for the election OF
TWO Senators to Congress.
The resolution provides for the
election of State officers at the Terri
)rlal election in November, 1885,
and also of Representative to Con-
gress and q State Legislature. 1t
provides further, that the latter
body shall elect two Senators to Con-
gress. All of these officers are to
serve without pay until the admis-
sion of the Territory as State.
Baldwin, while III favor of any
measure that would promote the ad-
mission of Montana into the Union,
believed that the present resolution
would be imperative and void. 1t is
in conflict with the con,titution
adopted by the constitutional con-
yenlion and ratified by the vote
of the people. Upon the admis-
sion of Montana as State
the constitution becomes the
supreme law of the State. Sections
of that constitution prescribe that
upon admission of the Territory the
Governor shall issue a proclamation,
calling an election for State and
other officers, and these sections of
the constitution prescribe the time
and manner of such election. 1t
would be absurd for US, by this reso-
luton, to attempt to provide for an
election in conflict with our cOnstitu-
ton. There would be q conflict be-
tween those ufficels and the other
officers to be elected as prescribed in
our constitution. 1t would be impol-
itlc to adopt this resolution, and we
had better follow the orderly course
aid down in the constitution.
EOrbis entertained the same views
e. Baldwin, and thought that the
election provided for by the resolu-
lion was absolutely prohibited by
our constitution, and the passage of
the resolution could do no good.
Galloway replied in support OF the
resolution.
The resolution was adopted by a
vote of l3 to IL.
The following House bills were
passed:
Bill by Forbls, to confirm the title
of the College Of Montana to certain
real estate in the town of Deer
Lodge.
Bill by Emigh, to enable School
District No. l, MissouIa county, 10
erect a school house at Corvallis.
Two bills by Wells, for the protec- |
ton of fish, prohibiting the use of
giant powder to kill or capture them,
and prohibiting owners OF saw-mills |,
from allowing sawdust to be thrown
INTO streams.
Bill by Potts, concerning the en-
acting and repeating of statutes.
Bill by Wells, to Incorporate the
.ity of Dillon.
Bill by Kohrs, to amend an act
authorizing school districts to issue
ponds to build or provide school
houses.
Bill by Forbis, to limit the COM
pensation OF Justices of the peace and
Baldwin offered an amendment
limiting the compensation of a JUS
llce or constable, for which the cOun-
" shall be chargeable, to $1,000 in
stead of $500, in townships of 3,OVO
The amendment was
defeated and the original bill passed
he House by a vote of Is to 4.
Bill by Jurgens to enable the coun.
y of Lewis and Clarke to erect a
court house.
Bill by Forbis to protect gas light
and water companies.
Bill by kohis, to provide for the
payment of damages to stock and
rom fires occasioned by the opera
lion of railroads.
Bill by Eastman, for the construc-
lion OF the Thompson Falls and
wagon road.
Bill by Potts, authorizing the de-
posit OF public funds in banks.
Fisk introduced q bill to regulate
The use of oleomargarine, bntterine,
Or any substance that may be used
as substitute for butter or cheese.
The Governor notified the House
hat he had signed the bill to punish
and suppress prize fighting. !