The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-23
FOURTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
The Deliberations and Doings of the Law
makers told In Letters.
Special Correspondence Neo North Vest.


FIFTH DAY.
HELENA, MONTANA, Jan. IL, 1SS5.-After
recess to-day Barrett gave notice In the
Council that he would introduce bill divi-
ding the counties into three Commissioner
Districts, his object being to give each sec.
ton Of county representation on the Board
at all times. The bill will have little oppo-
stion In the Council.
Going into committee of the whole, the
message Of the Governor was divided into
sections and referred to appropriate commit.
tees. Mitchell was in the chair, and about
the close Of the committee meeting had the
pleasure Of sitting down on DeWolfe and
Armstrong, who Inadvertently called 10
question the accuracy Of the Chairmans
minutes.
The following is the report and petition of
the Worlds Fair Commissioners, made to
the Council in the morning, and which was
referred to the committee on ways and
means:
HELENA, January IA.
Hon +. X. armstrong, President Of the Council:
The undersigned, appointed by the Presi-
dent Of the United States to represent the
Territory of Montana at the Worlds Expo.
sition at New Orleans, respectfully submit
the following statement of disbursements
made and liabilities incurred:
Paid out by w. A. Clark in Butte. 81, 1884 IS
d" IS. Harris in Helena. 757 45
6 at New Orl's. 3,414 10
s5,s57 90
Cash on hand al New Orleans. s43 90
$G,7OO 90
This $1,000 was received as follows:
M
" Heatq'rs. 1000 90
Of individuals to be returned .... 100 90
s0,7OO 90
We respectfully ask an appropriation of
$1,000 by your honorable body for the fol-
lowing purposes:
To refund cash advanced. 100 90
" pay for 10000 pamphlets. ...... ] 500 10
Wanted in New Orleans to complete
the work.. .................. 1880 %
5000 90
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
J. S. HARRIS,
w. A. CLARK,
Commissioners.
The House did little of importance after
the recess, except TO 60 into committee of
TO the appropriate committees.
In the House the ways and means commit
tee reported favorably the resolution appro.
priating $1,000 for the exhibition at New
Orleans. The bill was discussed in commit
tee of the whole, meeting with considerable
opposition on account of the general rumor
that the printing of the 10000 pamphlets
had been given to Geo. Z. Boos IL Co. for
81 500, when the Helena and Butte news
paper offices had offered to do the work for
$1,000 to Sl,l50. 1t seems Boos IL Co. was
the only firm willing TO do the work and
take chances OH getting the pay out of the
Territory. The opponents of the present
measure ask that the different items be sepa-
rated and stand on their merits. Forbis,
Robinson, of GallatIn, and Biddle, of Gus.
ter, were the principal opponents, and Gala
way, Tingle, of Dawson, and Seligman, OF
Lewis and Clarke, the principal supporters.
The matter was not disposed of.
The afternoon was mostly devoted to the
discussion OF the rules in committee of the
whole without making any change of note
in the rates Of the previous Houses. Both
Houses adjourned to meet Tomorrow morn.
ing.
The stock men have decided not 10 ask for
any special legislation this winter, and thus
a question which promised to arouse consid
cradle discussion, and perhaps create much
feeling, is removed from the halls of the
Legislature. They were expecting to ask
for the appointment of q veterinary surgeon
aud for inspectors or special detectives, but
they have decided to make levy of one mill
on the dollar on all the members of the As
ISOLATION to pay for these necessities.
There are from six to twelve county dvis-
ion projscts in the two Houses, aud they
promise to make considerable ironbla Sew
eral members are here solely for the purpose
of county division, and the subject is con-
stantly en- the surface. Missoula county has
two projects, Gsllatln and Yellowstone two,
Meagher and Jefe rson two, with other coun-
ties TO hear from. The anti dvisonists, |
however, have the advantage 50 far. They
have the majority of the towns aud counties
committee in both Houses, and the Council |
men are all from the older portions of the |
counties, where the tendency is against d. |
vision.