The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-14
OUR HELENA LETTER.
Remonstrances Against the Formation
Of Rayalli County.
y.
An Avalanche Of Bills introduced II
the Conncil.
Introduction Of Numerous Bills N
the House.
ORGANIZATION Of Q Territorial Rress
Association.

ORGANIZATION Of . Territorial Press
Association.
HELENA. Feb. 10. 1885.
The oill creating the county OF
Rtvali ut If Missoula county which
rec ived but three adverse votes In
the H,use, will meet WITH more ol-
position in Tue council; Kennedy
will o pose it. He presented to-day
r-,uonstranres from Mi.spuls county
again t division of the county, and
two PETITION. fxvOriDg 1t, provided
hat the location of the county seat
be left to a vote of the people. The
bill provi les that Corval: Is shall be
the county seat. Several prominent
Ml-soulians are in the city working
sg inst division.
Fergu, presented another petition
for the division OF Meagher county.
No opposition to his bill has yet ap-
peartd.
COUNCIL BILLS.
Mitchell gave nttlce Of q bill to
prevent womau-b ,ating In Montana.
DeWolfe gave notice Of a bill t.
provide for a school text-b ,ok COM
mission. This Will be the third bill
on the subject.
Dew ,lfs's bill will provide for the
appointm. mt of q oommi sion, con-
sitting of the superintendent Of put
lie instruction End two others. one OF
whom shall be . practical teacher, to
examine the books now in use and
corr lespond with publishers and re-
port to the next session of the Legis-f
Ia ure the b est series for use In The
public schools. .... J.
Fergus introduced bill In relation
to fees and salaries of county officers.
In general it reduces the present fees
25 per cent, and limits the amount
any officer shall receive In one year
to 81 500. All fees received in excess
of that amount are to be paid into
the county treasury.
DeWtlfe introduced bill author
izirg county commissioners to award
contracts for keeping roads In re-
pair.
Morris offered q resolution that
committee of three be appointed to
examine the books Of the Territorial
Auditor and Treasurer, and that said
committee be authorized to employ
the services of an expert If deemed
necessary. The resolution was
adopted by the council.
BILLS PASSED. IN THE COUNCIL.
The. House bill concerning fences
passed the council to-day. Also, a
bill regulating the fees of witnesses
and jurors at coroner inquests, pre-
viousiy passed by the house, was
passed by the council.
The Joint resolution making an
appropriation to pay the members of
the late constitutional convention,
was lost.
A bill introduced by Armstrong,
to amend section l.2l9, chapter 81,
fifth division of the revised statutes,
relating to the entry of townsitee,
passed by q unanimous vote.
THE HOUSE.
Sloan presented the petition of 83s
citizens Of Gsllatin c,unty, asking
for the creation of Park county With
Livingston as its county seat. Also
q petition from the same county. ask.
ing that no legislation te enacted
cutting off any portion of Gallatin
county and annexiDg 1t to Yellow.
store
Also. petition from the citizens Of
Big Timber, protesting against an
NJ xation tn Yellowstone.
Norton presented a petition from
certain citizens Of Gailatin county,
asking that the eastern portion of
the county be annexed to Yellow
stone.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Hatch-Appropriatiug $1,000
for the Territorial law library.
By Holt-To enable the county
commissioner ers TO bond the indebted
ness Of Custer county. It provides
for the issue of bonds to the amount
of $500 900.
By Holt-For the better protection
of the live stock interests of the Terri
tory. 1t provides for the appoint.
mcnt of stock inspectors and detec-
tives, and for the levy of q tax on live
stock to pay for the services of the
tame.
BY Robinson-To enable Gallatin
county to issue bonds to the amount
of $l0O,0OO In aid Of the Bozeman
Water Ditch Co.
TERRITORIAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.
About twenty representatives of
the various papers of the Territory
met here to-day for the purpose of
q l.ress association.
This evening constitution and
bylaws were adopted. aud the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President, J. II. Mills, New North
Wtst.
lst Vice-Presfdent. w. w. Alder
sop, B>zeman Courier.
2nd Vice-President, ". II. Suther-
lin, Rocky Mountain Husbandmon. |
Ard Vice.PreAident- Leo Manila