The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-28

Rights Of Married Women
+, Another Batch of Notaries
y The House - The Cowboy
: Bill, Etc.
II HELENA, NJ. T. Feb. "a, 1885.
The first of the bills creating ne,
counties, reached its final vote t.
day. This was the bill for Raval
county to be formed out of the Bite
Root country. The bill received bu
three opposing votes on its passae
in the House, but its friends ther
IN their anxiety for success rathe
0verdid the matter. They though
it necessary to make a bitter persons
attack on the men who have bee
prominent in the management q
affairs in Missoula county. The re
suit was that q crowd Of Missoulian
rushed to the capital and have exert
ed themselves for the past week witt
such effect that when the bill cam
up on lis final passage to-day in tn
Council it did not receive q singh
vote in its favor.
The Livingston people are still
here working hard for their county
of Bridger, but apparently without
much prospect of success. In fact il
Is very doubtful whether any new
county will be formed. unless it i.
Fergus county.
THE FORBIs BILL.
The special committee In whose
hands the gambling bill is now fol
amendment, will probably not re-
/ port for day or two. Whether they
will agree on any amendments or q
substitute is doubtful. Two of the
committee is understood to favor q
license, while the third favors pro-
hibitory law, without the sections
which have given rise to
so m"~h controversy. The custom
CT referring a bill to Its
friends and not to its enemies for
amendment was not followed in the
selection Of the present committee.
One OF the members was a member OF
the previous committee and recon-
mended that the bill do not pass.
A sensational event connected with
the present anti-2ambling agitation
was the recent discovery here of q
secret lodge or club of boys under
sixteen years Of age banded together
for the purpose of gambling. One of
the leading spirits among them was
found to be a son of a member of the
Legislature who has opposed the bill.
COUNCIL BILLS INTRODUCED.
By DeWolfe--In relation to road
taxes; also a bill providing for the
appointment of road supervisors by
the county commissioners instead of
their election by the people, as under
the present law.
By DeWolfe-A bill to abolish the
office of public administrator.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
A bill passed by the House to
amend the code Of civil procedure 90
as to allo w2general instead of specific
deDials in answers was placed on its
final passage. The bill was opposed
by DeWolfe and lost by unanimous
vote.
A bill intl oduced by DeWolfe in
relation to the presentation and
auditing of accounts by county COM
missioners, was passed by unan1-
nous vote.
One of the important bills of the
session, which radically changes the
present law, is the bill introduced by
DeWolfe, concerning the rights and
liabilities of husband and wife. (which
Was PISSED by the council to-day. In
its general features it resembles the
statues Of New York, which oc ,upy
an advanced position ION the rights
OF married women. The bill pre-
vides that the property, reaf and per
soual, of husband or. wife which
either has at the time of marriage,
shall remain his or her sole and sep
arate property notwithstanding the
marriage. 1t authorizes a married
woman to dispose of the property
which she had at the time of mar
riage, or which came to her by gift
Or device without her husbands
Joining in the deed. The rule is the
same with the husband as to his
property. Community property &C.
luired during marriage remains as at
present. It exempts a husband from
liability for his wife's debts contract
I'd before marriage. !
A bill relating to the carrying of |
weapons also passed the |
About hundred more notaries
public were confirmed by the council
0-dav, among them are the follow
ng from Silver Bow: Daniel Searles,
:. G. Webster, F. T. Mcbride, John
eddy, J. G. G. Thornton, J. w
kemper, J. II. Harper, Charles s
Cltinge, J. A. Hyde, w. B. Gaffney.
THE HOUSE.
Taylor introduced a bill providing
or fees for Jurors at inquests on in
hne persons.
The bill placing an Insurance on
he Montana law library was passed.
The bill authorizing surplus funds
\ the treasures Of Silver Bow and
>ser Lodge counties to be used in
aging of the bonds of said counties
OF yet due, in case the holders are
'illlDg to accept payment, was read
ne third lime and passed.
The bull to organize and regulate
le militia was passed.
Several bills were returned Satur.
ay by the Cover nor without his ap-
roval bt cause of defects in the form
the repeating clause. One of these
DIS the bill requiring county treasu-
ers to transmit their quarterly, re-
lrns to the Territorial treasurer be-
re the adjournment of the board Of
)unty commissioners.
This was corrected to meet TIE
ohjeations and passed by
la house.
The house has been considering
lis afternoon and evening the bill
roviding for a veterinary surgeon,
I'd in committee of the whole recom-
ended that it do pass.
Hendricks goes Ito Washington. ,