The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-03-13

HELENA, March 5, 1SS5.-In the Council
this afternoon the bill to incorporate Miles
City was passed by unanimous vote.
The bill to facilitate the service of process
upon personal property and the transfer
thereof In certain cases, was passed on third
| reading.
Mitcbell's bill to provide for the support
and maintenance Of the Anaconda fire de-
psrtment, was read a third time and passed
| by q unanimous vote.
On motion the Council went into execu-
tive session and confirmed the nominations
of ID. I'll. Weston for Territorial Treasurer
and j. 2. Woolman Territorial Auditor, and
rejected Cornelius Hedges for Superinten-
dent Of Public Schools.
In committee of the whole
THE PRINTING BILL
was discussed, the Republicans supporting
the Kennedy bill and the Democrats favor.
| ing the substitute presented by the ways and
| means committee. The result of the debate
was that the bill was reported back without
recommendation.
In the House the Council amendment to
the bill to fund the Custer county indebted
ness were not concurred In, and B!ddle,
Holt and Baldwin were appointed a confer
ence committee.
The House concurred in the Council
amendments to
THE MILITIA BILL,
providing that infantry companies shall re-
ceive from the Territorial treasury $500 per
annum, and cavalry and artillery companies
$500 per annum.
Kohrs introduced DILL to amend an act to
authorize school trustees to issue bonds to
build or provide school houses.
Eastman introduced bill requiring the
Commissioners of Missoula county TO levy q
3 per cent. tax to build road from Thomp.
son Falls to the top of the Coeur d'Alenes,
on the route 10 the new mines.
Forbis introduced q bill to enable the
counties Of Silver Bow and Gallatin TO aid
IN the construction of a railroad from Butte
Wells introduced bill to incorporate the
city of Dillon.
Forbis introduced a bill to amend the
charter of the city of Butte.
The joint resolution appropriating $1,000
for the Territorial law library was passed on
third reading, Potts and Norton speaking
against the measure, and Forbis and Speer
In Its support.
Ii. B. SO, by Jurgens, concerning official
duties, and Furnishing notaries or other off,
GERS for certifying to affidavits or acknowl-
edgments In blank, or when they are not ac-
tually taken and subscribed before them,
was passed on third reading.
Fisk's bill disestablishing Jefferson county
was badly beaten, the only members voting
In the Affirmative being Eastman, Emigh,
Fisk, Sloan and Speer.
Page introduced memorial to Congress
asking that the desert land act be not re-
pealed.
The Council bill introduced by Buck, re-
curing all persons selling certain live stock |
TO give bill of sale, was defeated by q vote of |
10 ayes and Is noes.
The Council joint memorial In regard to |
the Cheyenne Indian reservation was passed |
on third reading.
The bill for the better protection of the |
live stock interests of the Territory being |
under consideration in committee Of the |
whole, 1t was amended so that the counties
Of Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Madison, Bea-
Verhead, Missoula, Jefferson and Gallatin
would be exempted from its operation and
from the tax imposed by It.