The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-30
A DELAYED LETTER.
Legislative Proceedings wednesday of Last
Week.

| HELENA, Jan. q, 1SS5-In the Council to-
day the joint resolution to provide for the
printing of bills not Of general nature, was
killed by q vote OF eight to four.
Kennedy gave notice that he would intro
duce an estray law.
| Chessman introduced bill to amend the
city charter Of Helena, giving the Mayor tho
veto and pardoning powers In city matters.
| Council bill No. II, amending Section 1873
Of the First Division of the Revised Statutes
was passed on third reading.
Council bill No. 4, to change the name of
James William Hackleman to William Cave
| was passed on its third reading.
The printing committee was instructed to
have the rules Of the Council and joint rules
printed.
In the Mouse, q petition from certain citi-
zsns of Dawson county, asking that ranchers
be given the right to sell liquors for lower
license than Is required in towns, was repor-
ted back unfavorably from the committee on
agriculture, to which it had been referred.
bill paying s98.75 to Fisk Bros, for
tickets supposed to be necessary in voting on
the Constitution and ordered by the Secreta.
~, was passed.
Among the notices given was one from
Wells for bill to authorize the Governor
to contract for the maintenance and safe
keeping Of convicts, one from Wells to pro-
vide for punishment by hard labor in the
Territorial penitentiary, one from Kohrs to
prevent and suppress contagious diseases
amsng domestic animals, and one from Emgh
to prevent tolls being collected on toll roads
until the roads are completed.
$50 Of the Fifth Division of the Revised
Statutes. his proposed amendment being to
strike out tho prohibitio against corpora
items owning more than $40 acres of land.
Jurgeus introduced bill to prevent the
exemption Of any property from the pay
ment Of wages to female employees to the er.
tent Of 500 each.
Last week Potts introduced Joint memo
rial or resolution into the House, recitiug
the danger to the cattle interests of the coun-
try, and especially to the danger to the
Northwestern cattle interests from Texas
fever If the proposed national cattle trail is
granted, and calling the attention of the
President and Congress to the matter. To-
day the resolution passed the House unani-
mcusly, although there were some express
sions In regard to official action which doubt
less did not receive the support Of all the
members.
This resolution, with the proposed bill of
Kohrs, looks as though the cattle men were
going to ask for some legislation in their be
half, although was informed n few DAYS
since by prominent cattle man that they
would ask nothing.
Potts bill against prize fighting has been
reported back from the judiciary committee
with the penalties very materially decreased.
A strong effort will be made to defeat the
oil entirely, the opposition being led by
Speer, of Silver Bow. Forbis, of the same
county, will support Potts.
One feature of Tingle's bill for the lowing
and collection of taxes is to fix n day unon
which all assessments will be supposed to be
made, so that property going out of the Ter
ritory before that day and coming In after.
ward will be subject to taxation In the Terri
cry during that year. The feature Is quite
In the States.
ferkins, or Deer Lodge, to-day asked
cave to be absent until next Monday, which
was granted. He left tonight for home,
Inc LOBBY Is beginning to congregate.
sheriff Lane and Clerk and Recorder Lent,
u Missouia, are here looking after public
'nd private interests. A Butte delegation
anne IN a night or two since, presumably
dter Territorial office, while others are on
insurance business. The Bozeman dslega-
Ion arrived this week, their projects being
m the railroad line. The school book nen
re here, but are keeping pretty close. Some
sw OF the county division promoters are
ere, and directly this subject will become
ne warmest Of the session. 1t Is probable
hat most Of the projects will meet with a
hort shrift