The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-04
HELENA. Jan. 80, 1885.

HELENA. Jan. 80, 1885.
=, Corr espondence Of the MINER.
Forbis' bill to suppress gambling
exciting good deal Of interest an
Is warmly discussed among the men
, bers. Potts presented to-day in tn
. House petition from sc citizens {
Madison county asking for its pat
sage. Similar petitions from othe
places came this evening but are no
yet presented. The.bill is still in tn
hands of the committee on education
and labor and no report has beer
made in regard to it. Forbis returned
from Butte to-day and the bill is liza
be to be taken up soon. Thegenera
opinion is that 1t will not pass in its
present form.
A communication was received
from the Governor announcing that
be had signed council bill No. 4,
changing the name of Jos. VIM.
Hackleman, Of Mi soula, to William
Cave. and council bill No. II, amend
| Ing the city charter of Helena.
THE COUNCIL.
Fergus introduced to-day his bill
to create the county of Judith and
provide for the election of officers
thereof. Granville Stuart, VIM.
Berkins and E.J. Morrison are named
in the bill as the first county COM
missioners.
DeWo1fe into Iuced Council bill
No. 2s, concerning the filing OF
mortgages. 1t provides that every
mortgage of real or personal prop
er,y shall be void as against
subsequent purchasers. mortgages
and creditors, unless it is filed
in the Office of the county clerk, and
that the mortgage shall be allowed
one day exclusive of the day of the
execution of the mortgage, for very
twenty miles of distance between
the place of execution of q mortgage
and the Office of the county clerk.
De Wolfe also introduced bill to
amend sections 169, 18O and POP,
chapter 4, of the code of civil pro-
cednre. IN Eelatinn ia attachsnents-4
The bill changes the present law by
limiting attachments to q few speci-
fed cases. Also, bill to amend Sec
ton 3O2 of the fifth division of the
Revised Statutes, relating to judg-
ments against boards of county COM
missioners or against any county
officer in an action against him in
his name of office and for which the
county is liable. 1t provides that
county commissioners shall levy a
tax to pay off such ju igment and
shall issue county warrant to the
judgment creditor for the amount of
the judgment, and on failure to COM
ply with the provisions of this bill |
shall be personally liable for all costs
In any proceeding instituted to COM
pei their compliance.
Chessman introduced a Joint resc-
luton sppropriating $ll1.7O to pay
Geo. P. Reeves & Co. for 266 wood
cuts of marks and brands.
BILLS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL.
House joint resolution No. 6, ap-
$23O.5O to Chas. H.
Smell, for reading proof of Territorial
and wrapping and ad-
Ire ssing 10000 copies of same to
'oters, passed by the house was !
placed upon its final passage in the
Ouncil.
Chessman explained his reason for
'oting in favor OF the resolution and
aid that were It not tor tho assur-
noes of the secretary of the Terri
Dry as to the justice of the claim be
hould vote against it as exorbitant.
he resolution passed, Fergus alone
'oting against 1t.
Council bill No. 10, relating to
onds of clerks of court, introduced
y Chessman, was read the third ,
ime and placed on its final passage
rs amended by the judiciary ccm-
aittee, 1t fixes the bonds of clerks of
be district court at $4,000 and of
Jerks of probate court of $500.
'hessman stated that the object of
he bill is to increase the binds of
Jerks of the district court from S.
10 to SIC, 900. Larg, sums of money
ass through their hands and often
II their hands for a great
,ngth of time.
At the present time in the third
istrict there are s)me twenty or
lirty-f1ve thousand dollars in tie
ands of the clerk, some for several
ears. The bill passed by a unani :
lOus vote. G
Coancil bill, No. Is, to provide for G
le Billings fire department, intro
uced by Greene, has passed both
ouses and was signed by the presi-
ent of the council to-day.
THE GOUsE. :
A communication was received
ON the Governor announcing tina.
e had signed house joint resolution
o. 3, for the relief of Fisk Bros.
Potts presented petition of 81 cit {
ems of Madison county asking that q
ygene and physiology be taught iu .
le public schools.
Eastman presented the petition of q
10 taxpayers of Missoula county,
skiing for the creation of the county ,
Pen d'Orei la.