The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31
OUR HELENA LETTER.
Fergus County Division Bill-The
County Of Judith-Kennedyss He.
mOrial- Council Bills Intro.
trOduced-HOusO-Bflls
Passed, ETC., Etc.

OS0u l6vVISOAy COAAm2uUcN VI III W.
rious parts Of the Territory but might
interfere with the passage Of some Of
the many bills for hew counties that
are being pushed forward. Fergus
has his bill for the formation of the
county of Judith nearly ready and
will introduce it. shortly. He has
been In consultation with the mem
bers of the house. as well as with
Granville Stuart and other represen-
tative men from the vicinity The
boundaries and other details have
been agreed On without much diff
Guilty. Even the county officers for
the new county were selected and
equally divided politically, and it
was proposed to insert their names in
the bill until a doubt was raised as to
the legality Of such q proceeding.
Its county seat will be Lewiston. It
will comprise the eastern part Of
Meagher county and run north
to the Missouri river .taklrg off a
strip of Choteau county.
KenLe dy's memorial to Congress
in regard to reservations and restric-
lions in Northern Pacific land deeds
and contracts. came back from the
judiciary committee to-day without
any recommendation. Kennedy
asked that the memorial might be
re-committed to tie committee of
the whole, in order that be might
present a substitute. The substitute
was afterwards read, aud differs but
slightly fiom the original memorial.
It recites that the Northern Pacific
railroad company has inserted in the
deeds and contracts given on the
sale of its lands, reservations Of rights
of way, and of mineral and water
rights, that are onerous and urjust
to the purchasers, and asks for the
passage of such laws as will prevent
it in the future. 1t admits that the
company has not inserted such reser-
vations in the deeds given for some
time past, and for this reason De-
Wolfe said that it seemed to him like
setting up q man Of straw to fight,
but the Council in committee Of the
whole recommended Its passage.
COUNCIL BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Kennedy-To provide for the
posting of estrays.
By Buck-A bill concerning chattel
mortgages. :
NOTICES OF BILLS.
BY Buek-To amend. chapter 4,
title 10, of the code of civil procedure.
BY Chessman-For the relief OF
Geo. P. Reeves 4 Co.
by Kennedy--To amend an act in
relation to the fees of county clerks.
BY Greene--To amend an act to
establish a series of text books for the
schools. =
THE HOUSE.
Pots, from the judiciary committee.
recommended that the bill, providing
for the additional penalty Of hard
labor in the penitentiary, be in
postponed, which report
was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Wells--Authoriz,ng the Gov
erne'r to contract for the malnte-
nance and ARE of prisoners.
By Notwithstanding section
!, 193, fifth division of revised statutes,
prohibiting hogs from running at
BY Fisk-Amending the act au-
school trustees to Issue
to build school houses. Also
q bill concerning fees of jurors in
civil cases. Al=o, q bill relating to
the duties of county clerks, making
it the duty Of county clerks to act al
clerks of county commissioners, and
when accounts ere allowed, to notify
parties whose accounts have been
allowed within five days in person
or by letter.
BILL PASSED.
Council bill No. Is, to amend Sec
", chapter 8, of the criminal act
in regard to complaints before magis-
trates in criminal Isl already
passed by the council, was passed IN
the house by a unanimous vote.