The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-04
vi HELENA I
The School Text Book Question Ban
croft's Readers Endorsed House
Sets Down on Council Bills
Notices Of Bills-Bill to
DiSeStablish Jefferson
COunty-The Prize
Fighting Bill
Again-Eto.,
Etc.

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In the Council the bill relating to
notaries public was passed by q unan-
imous vote.
A bill introduced by Armstrong to
repeal an act concerning jurors' fees
in civil cases was passed by a unan-
imOus vote.
In committee Of the whole there
was considerable discussion over the
bill introduced by Greene to substi-
tute a series of text books for those
now in use in the public schools. The
bill provides for the introduction of
the Bancroft series OF books. Greene
presented testimonials from nearly
all the county superintendent of
schools condemning the books now
in use and asking for a change. A
similar communication from the Ter
ritorial Superintendent of Public In.
structiOE was presented by Mitchell.
DeWolfe read q communication on
the subject from Prof. Davis of the
Butte public schools. All seemed to
demand a change and nearly all IA
vOred the Bancroft books.
Morris thought it would be we'll to
leave the matter to an educational
commission to report at the next ses-
sion.
Chessman said that the subject was
considered at the meeting of the Ter
ritorial Teachers Association, and it
was unanimously agreed that the
Independent readers now in use were
the worst OF all. B%ancroft's and Ap.
pleton's were both better. He was
opposed to the use for the next two
years of books that were pronounced
by those most competent to judge to
be the worst. The teachers are also
agreed that Harper's geography is
better than the one now in use. He
heartily approved Of the bill.
On motion of Mitchell, the COM
mlttee recommended the passage of
the bill.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Kennedy, providing for the
quarterly publication in a county
newspaper of a synopsis of the pro-
ceedings of the county commission.
ers, together with q list of all licenses |
and comfy warrants.
By Greene, relating to the duties
of county surveyors.
THE HOUSE.
Potts, from the committee on ways |
and means, reported back the bill
passed by the council relating to the
taxation Of telegraph and telephone
lines. with the recol 1mendation that
it be indefinitely postponed. The
report was adopted.
The same recommendation was
made and adopted with reference to
the bill to amend the charter of
Helena.
NOTICES OF HOUSE BILLS.
BY tiorbis, to protect gasllght and
water companies.
BY Page, to amend an act for the
protection of game, ~fur-bearing ami
mails and fish.
Jurgens introduced a bill to discs
tablish the county of Jefferson ana
apportion it between the counties oil
Silver Bow, Lewis and Clarke and
Gallatin counties.
The bill Vas referred to q select
committee consisting of the members
from Jefferson, Silver Bow. Lewis
and Clarke aud Gallatin.
Page introduced a bill concerning
fences.
FOrbis introduced a bill for the
erection of the Montana penitentiary,
and for other purposes. Also, a bill
to protect gas light and water COM
panies.
A communication was received
from the Council announcing the
passage of the bill to suppress prize
fighting, with amendments.
Tingle moved that the House do
not concur in the amendments, and
tn ct a committee for conference be
requested. The motion was carried,
and Potts, forbis and Tingle were ap-
pointed al such committee on the
part of the House.
The House bill providing for in
surance on the Territorial law library
was returned from the Council with
amendments. On motion of Selig-
man, the House did not concur In
the amendments.
A bill passed by the Council re-
to the expenses incurred in
the entry of town sites, passed the
House unanimously. Also, the bill
for the relief Of J. P. Martin, for ex-
penses incurred in the entry of the
town site of Dornix, was passed by +,
the House.