The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31
OUR HELENA LETTER.
Proceedings In the Council - That
: Game Law Bill-Uncle Fergus
Sits down ON it--HOuse
Proceedings
Etc. Etc.
Correspondence Of the MINER.

correspondence OF the MINER.
HELENA, Jan. q, 1885.
Both houses We're in session but q
short time this morning and the rest
of the day was occupied In COM
mittee work.
In the council. Greene introduced
bill to amend section 342, fifth di-
vision of the revised statutes, relat-
ing to judgments against county
commissioners. The bill was referred
to the judiciary committee.
Kennedy introduced his bill to
abolish the office of district attorney
and provide for the appointment and
election of county attorney, the pro-
visions Of which were fully described
yesterday. This was also referred to
the judiciary committee.
House joint resolution No. 8. Az
propriating $l1857 to compensate
Chas. III. Smell tor reading and cor
recting proof of territorial constitu-
tion and putting same in wrappsrs
and addressing them, already passed
by the house, was read first and
second time and referred to COM
mittee on ways ana means.
Greene asked that the bill intro
duced by him in relation to the taxa
ton Of telegraph lines, be recommit-
ted from the committee on ways and
means to the author for amendments.
which was granted.
GAME LAW.
Cheeseman's bill to amend the law
to protect game, fur bearing animals
and hsh, came up for third reading
and final passage, and seemed about
to pass until few words from old
man Fergus" put the bill in such g
light that 1t was withdrawn for fu1-
ther amendments. AS stated yester-
day the bill prohibits the killing of
game at any Sc ,son of the year for
sale or market.
Chessman said that the object of
the bill was to prevent the slaughter
of game for speculative purposee.
Fergus said: ~ am very fond of
game and have got so old can't
travel to hunt it. If I understand
the bill, can't be allowed to purchase
it. l think it is an act of Injustice
against those who cannot hunt for
themselves. l believe this bill is put
up In the interest of hunters. / think
the game belongs to others as we'll as
,hunaeEss I~ca:At- ssyI ,aan- q posed
to the bill. I wish to procure game,
and my title to it Is just as good as
hunters. The bill Is wrong and
wish to enter my protest against it,"
On motion of Chessman the Dill
was recommitted to the committee
on towns and counties.
THE HOUSE.
Hatch, from the committee on Ter
ritorial affairs, reported back council
bill No. 10, providing for the divis-
ion OF counties into districts for the
election of county commissioner RS, and
recommending the adoption of a
substitute.
The substitute provides that no
county shall be divided until the
county commissioners shall receive q
petition to that effect signed by a ma
jority of the voters of such county,
and provides further that every
county shall be so divided that any
city or town shall be wholly in one
district.
NOTICES Of HOUSE BILLS.
By Robinson-A bill to amend Sec
ton l, 1913 OF the fifth division Of the
revised statutes in relation to swine
running at large in towns and VIII
lagos.
By Fisk--To amend an act to au-
thorize school trustees to issue bonds
to build and provide school houses.
Forbis' bill to suppress gambling
Was correctly plinted, and referred
to. committee on education ana
labor.
Page: Tingle, Taylor, Emigh and
Speer, were appointed committees
in accordance with Tingle's resolu-
ton of yesterday, to act in connection
with a committee of three from the
council, to visit and inspect the ter
ritorial penltentiary and insane
asylum, and report the result of their
estigations to the legislature.
Leave of absence was granted For
bis until Friday morning.