The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-03-13
FIFTY-SIXTH DAY.

HELENA, March 9.-In the Council to-day
a number of reports of committees were re-
ceived and disposed Of.
The House amendments to the Fergus
| county bill were agreed to.
House bill relating to water rights wa.
passed on third reading.
| DICTIONARIES.
The substitute for the bill for furnishing
Webster's Dictionaries to all the school dis
tricts, was passed by vote OF 5 to 4, as fol.
lows: Ayes, Cardwell, Chessman, Cstant
Fergus, Greene; noes, DeWolfe, Kennedy
Morris, Mr.. President. Absent, Barrett and
Mitchell !; excused, Buck.
House bill to apply certain money to the
pay Of bonds Of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge
counties, was read third time and passed
| by unanimous vote.
| House bill relating to Notaries Public was
passed under suspension Of the rules.
| COUNCIL BILLS PASSED.
| The following Council bills were passed
| by unanimous vote:
To enable the county of Yellowstone to
| build court house.
Requiring the publication of synopsis of
the Commissioners proceedings and other
matters.
To provide for the teaching of trade to
inc lnulgent Dl1nd persons.
Reducing the Assessors fees for collecting
| poor taxes.
Providing for the removal of INDECENT per.
sons brought into the Territory or taken
from one county to another.
To enable the county Of Mlssoula to build
Jail.
To enable the villages and the towns in
the Territory to incorporate.
Joint memorial to Congress asking an ap-
preparation to complete the Deer Lodge PEN
itentiary.
The afternoon was spent In discussion of
the fee bill introduced by Fergus, and amen.
ded by the ways and means committee.
In the House the Council amendment to
the bill to prevent deception In butter and
cheese, was concurred in.
THE TERRITORY NOT RESPONSIBLE.
The judiciary committee, 10 which was
referred Ii. B. IS for the relief of A. J. Da-
wilson and W. N. Baldwin for losses sus.
tanned by breaking of the Penit sntiary con-
tract, submitted report stating that In the
opinion Of the committee there Is no legal
responsibility on the part Of the Territory to
refund to Messrs. Davidson g. Baldwin any
damages sustained by them as set In the
bill, nor is there any obligation to pay the
amount claimed unless it shall be shown
shst thO ioIIitoEy Is OOllRateu morally 10
assume payment thereof. As to the Justice
Of the claim the committee has not inquired
into the facts and expresses no opinion. The
bill was placed on general orders.
WIFE BEATING.
The afternoon and evening were devoted
10 the discussion in committee of the whole
of various bills. After the COMMITTEES rose,
MitchelPs woman beating bill was indefi.
nitely postponed by the following vote:
Ayes-Eastman, Forbis, Hatch, Jergens,
Kohrs, Nichols, Norton, Perkins, Robinson,
Selgman, Tingls-11.
Nays-Baldwin, Emigh, Fisk, Moore,
Page, Potts, Sloan, Taylor, Wells, Mr..
Speaker-l0.
FACETIOUS.
Last Saturday a photograph Of the Mon.
tsns stone in the Washington Monument
was posted up in the snts.room of the two
chambers. The motto on the coat-of. arms,
"Oro Y Plata" was rather conspicuous,
and very soon some wag had posted up BY
the photograph slip Of paper containing the |
following words: "Movs to amend by strik- |
ing out the words 'Oro Y Plata and substi- |
tute therefor 'Hoof and Horns.'"