The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-02-13
ST: DEER LODGE MONTANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1s, 1885,

dictmsnts, introduced by Armstrong, was
read third time and passed.
Council bill No. 80, to amend section 253
Of the code of civil procedure, relating to
Instructions to juries, introduced by Buck,
was passed on its third reading.
Substitute for Council bills Nos. and Il,
REGULATING ASSIGNMENTS
for benefit Of creditors, was read third time
snd passed.
In the House, Holt presented . petition
from citizens Of Custer county, praying for
the suppression Of gambling.
Page presented . report from the special
committee sent to examine and report on
the condition OF the Territorial Penitentiary
and
INSANE ASYLUM.
The sanitary condition and management
of the Insane Asylum is said to be excellent;
the arrangement Of the buildings Is not as
convenient as would In some cases be desir.
able, but this was owing to the fact tLat the
contractors not knowing whom their contract
might be annulled, did net feel warranted in
constructing the buildings, which would be
Of no value except for the purpose Of caring
for insane patients. The committee recon-
mend that bill be passed authorizing the
purchase Of . building site and erection Of
buildings for Territorial Insane Asylum.
CONCERNING THE PENITENTIAKY,
the report says: The buildings consist Of the
wing first erected by the Government, the
center building recently erected, and now
about completed, and several log buildings
used for offices and prisoners. The cells in
the wing in which the worst prisoners are
confined we're originally intended to contain
but one man each; but ewing to the crowded
condition of the Penitentisry II was neces-
sary to confine two men In each cell, and
even then there was hardly room for half the
prisoners now in the Penitentiary, the Others
being confined in the wooden buildings
which are within the Jail Enclosure. The
crowded condition Of the main prison and
the smaller buildings, and the utter inability
to keep the latter In perfect sanitary condi-
ton, demands speedy relief, especially in
view of the fact that there are q number OF
convicts now confined in county jails who
should be in the Penitentiary. In view of
these facts, ysur committee would earnestly
recommend the passage Of the bill now be
fore the House, authorizing the Governor to
contract with some State for the care and
safe keeping of the long. term convicts.
Your committee would also recommend
that the Memorial to Congress be adopted,
asking the early completion of the building
according to the original plans, and sufii
cient appropriation for that purpose, and also
to erect building separate from the main
building, to be used as kitchen and dining
room.
Your committee carefully examined the
centre building recently erected and now
about completed. 1t was found to be con-
structed In full accordance with the best in
terests Of the Government and the purposes
of the institution, and in most thorough
and workmsnlike manner. The geneIa al
health Of the prisoners seems to be good.
The sanitary regulations are as good as is
possible In the crowded condition Of the
Penitentiary, aud the regulations for the
safe. keeping of the convicts are as perfect as
is possible with the limited number of guards
there.
Your committee heard complaint from
several prisoners that money sent to them
had not been accounted for by the officers of
the Penitsntisry, and that articles sent away
bad not been heard from afterwards; also,
that one or more Of the guards were unnec-
essarily harsh and cruel In their treatment
of the prisoners. While complaints Of this
character coming from prisoners are and
natura ally should be heard with considerable
doubt of theif correctness, we think IL proper
to recommend that some measure be adopted
by which such complaints can have more
thorough investigation than q Legislative
can give them.
Potts introduced bill to amend section
292, sixth division of the revised statutes. 1t
gives man whose wife Is not living in the
Territory
RIGHT TO DEED
real estate without her signature, and bar
ring claim Of dover on her part. Its pur-
pose Is similar 10 the bill introduced last
Friday in the Council BY Fergus.
RELIEF BILL.
Potts also introduced o bill for the relief
of A. j. Davidson and VIM. N. Baldwin.
The bill apprspriates S4,059 to these parties
TO reimburse them for loss sustained by
failure of the Government to fulfill their
contract made with them for work at the
COMMISSIONERS REPORTS.
House bill No. 40, an act to amend section
80, fifth division Of revised statutes, reeuir-
ing county treasurers to make quarterly re.
ports Of financial transactions Of county
same, together with any amount that may
be due to the Territorial Treasurer, before
he adjournment of the regular meeting of
The county commissioners, was passed on
bird reading.
THE CON. MURPHY REWARD.
The resolution to pay the csptors of Con.
Murphy 81 900 reward, was passed on third
reading, Speer only voting in the negative.
PEN D'oREILLE OFFICERS.
Forbis presented petition from citizens
IF Horse Plains, asking that the location of
he county seat and the choice Of officers for
he proposed county Of Pen d'Oreille be left
. vote Of the people.
RAvALLI COUNTY.
The bill for the creation of Ravalli county
,ame up on third reading, and after argu-
nent In its favor by Emigh and Eastman,
Ind against by Potts, the bill passed by
'ote of 10 to s, Potts, Seligman and Robin
on being the negative voters.
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