The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-04
Legislative Matters.

an act TO incorporate the CITY OF bllllngS, /
with recommendation that the bill pase.
BIddle moved that the bill be referred to |
the committee Gu towns and counties |
with instructions to amend by reducing |
the debt which the city could contract
to $1,000 instead Of $4,000 So ordered.
The bin authorizing county commits
sioners to contract for medical attendance
and medicine for county poor was passed
Bill for the relief of ex-probate judge
Martin was passed to its third reading
also the bill amending the charter of
Bozeman. Bill attaching the Crow re-
servation to Yellowstone county was
passed. The house bill relating to water
rights passed it's third reading. House
bill to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases among cattle passed by 20 ayes
to 8 NAYS. Cheeseman's bill for the APP
portionment of the legislature provides
for one councilman. The house mem
bership will be apportioned as follows
One each 10 Beaverhead, Custer, Choteau
Dawson, Jefferson Missoula and Yellow
stone one jointly to Missoula and Deer
Lodge, and to Lewis and Clark and JEFF
ferson; two to Deer Lodge, three to Gal
latin, three to Lewis and Clarke, two to
Meagher, and four to Silver Bow; total
twenty-four.
Thursday, Feb. Goth, in the council the
bill relating to the notaries public was
passed. A bill introduced by Armstrong
to repeal an act concerning jurors fees
in civil cases was passed. In committee
of the whole there was considerable dis
cussion over the bill introduced by
Greene to substitute a series of text
books for those now in use in the public
schools. The bill provides for the intro
duction of the Bancroft series of books.
Greens presented testimonials from
nearly all the county superintendent of
schools condemning the books now in
use and aeking for change. A similar
communication from the Territorial
Superintendent of Public Instruction
was presented by Mitchell. On motion
of Mitchell the committee recommended
the passage of the bill. Kennedy intro
duced bill providing for the quarterly
publication in a county newspaper OF a
synopsis of the proceedings of the county
commissioners, together with list of all
licenses and county warrants. Jurgens
introduced a bill to disestablish the
county of Jefferson and apportion it be-
tween the counties of Silver Bow, Lewis |
and Clarke and Gallatin counties Forbis
introduced bill for the erection of the |
Montana penitentiary, and for other
purposes. Also, bill to protect gas
light and water companies. A bill passed
by the Council relating 10 the expenses
incurred in the entry Of townsites, pass
ed the House unanimously. Also, the
bill for the relief of ]. P. Martin, for ex
penses incurred in the entry of tie
town-site Of Dornix was passed by the
House.
Saturday the 2sth. the House took up
the bill relating to salaries of county
officers, agreed upon by committee of the
whole. The salaries are based upon an
estimate of the amount of business done
in each county, for instance, Gallatin
county Treasurer, $500 Sheriff, $500
Clerk and Recorder, $500; Assessor,
81 800; Clerk District Court, 81 200 Pro-
bate Judge 81 800
Forbis offered an amendment that the
maximum amount allowed to an under
sheriff be 81 zoo Per annum, and that
deputies should not receive to exceed
81 200 per anHum; also that assistants OF
county clerks should not exceed 500 a
month provided no county clerk should
be entitled to more than two assistants
that the assistant employed by the coun-
ty treasurer should not receive to exceed
500 month provided no treasurer
should be entitled to more than one as
sistant; for each deputy or assistant de-
putty employed by the district court 500
a month; provided that not more than
one deputy should be employed in each
county beside the one originally appoint
ed as provided by law. Assistants em-
ployed by probate j. dye 500 month
provided that they be not allowed NOR
than one clerk. Assessors shall not have
TO appoint deputy to be paid
at the expense Of the county, but if one
is appointed he shall be paid by the
assessor The number of assistants or
deputies employed by county officials. If
any, and their compensation shall be de-
termined by the board OF county COM
subject to the approval of the
Judge of the district court, and subject
to the limitation above mentioned This
law to take effect i'm Gallatin county
June LIST, 1885. A petition was presented
by Sloan praying for the division of Gal
latin county. A remonstrance against
division was presented signed by citizens
of Gallatin county. By Forbis, an act to
enable Silver Bow and Gallatin counties
to aid in construction Of railroad.
We do not publish the railroad bin
in accordance with our promise made
last week. The bill. by this time has