The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-22
THINGS TERR1TqRtA1.

unTnesday, the 9TH instant, MI Iooie
iptrOduced q bill to annex the 'dAno
Pan, Handle to Montana There's some
hone for the bill for the reason that there
.sI,ss to be d general sWiIlaininEs IS 70
che importance of territorial legislation,
and for the further reason that matters
Of great though debatable imPorfAnce
have but little show Of consideration ON
account Of the shortness Of the present
session.
The members Of the Sullivan comb
ration sreJohn L. Sullivan, Jim McKeon,
tan Murphy, Geo, LaBlanche' Jimmy
Ca4rolI and Steve Taylor.
The Montana Wool Grover predicts
that next season there will be shipped at
Billings and Big Timber / $50 ,OOOPonnds
of wool each.
By the new arrangement with the
Northern Pacific railway, the Anaconda
company will ship their matte in buzz
without sacking it as formerly Inc
matte will be loaded int broad, gauge
cars which will run thrOeeh to eBAla
more without transfer.
John F. Patterson reports thAs one OF
his berders found the remains ofa dead
Indian with q knife sticking in his
blankets on one OF the IGokouts formerly
used by the Indians near Benton
The new county Of Fergus became an
established and legal fact on the first OF
this month, From the sssessot's list
we fad thai Fergus has 81 el2 l6t intaK-
able property and Meaghef will stih
have s,3O45, o9l.
A bill has been passed in the house
granting Helena free postal delivery
system. Should the senate pass favora--
Div upon the same it will then become a
laa
Mr.. Toole vent lie ore the house com
mittee on territories on the 9Th instant,
and made an argument in favor Of the
admission Of Montana The committee
have taken no action upon the matter as
vet, but have made it special order for
Monday tie 10Th instant, when decisive
action will be taken.
Payson, Of Illinois, on behalf Of the
committee on the Cinnabar and C'srEs'
Fork railroad company the right of way
through the northern portion Of the
Yellowstone Park in Montana. An
animated and lengthy debate upon the
bill followed. at the conclusion Of which,
As the bill was being considered in
the committee OF the whole, Cox
moved to strike out the enactinR clause.
This was agreed to by II to IS, but be-
fore action was taken by the house, the
morning hour expired.
The Missoula Times is informed that
the contract for the construction Of the
Bitter Root railroad commencing at Mis'
soula and extending up the valley TO
Corvallis or a. far as the Northern Pacific
company may in the future determine.
has already been signed. Work will be
commenced on the road early in the
spring, and it is stipulated in the con-
tract that the road shall be finished by
the first Of October rext. The contract
ors are company of Montana capital
ISIS, among whom are Gov. Hauser, Z.
L. Bonner, A. B. HOrmonl and 7. c.
Power All the stipulations Of the con-
tract are not ob.ainabae BY the Times,
but the point that ID Of general interests
Is the fact that the road is going to he
bgit in tie immediate future. In all
probability year from this time trains
will be RAINING along the Bitter Root,
and the road will be completed in season
to move next years crop from the valley.
The same company have contracted to
build a branch from Drummond to
Philipsburg.
The senats, bill providing for and ad
mission OF Washington territory into the
union OF states was taken up by the
house committee on territories Dec. Is
and amended by adding section includ
Ing Motlaana territory within the scope
of the bill. In this shape it will b re.
ported to the house.
Lieutenant SchWatka and a small
PARTY, including Photographer Haynes,
will 60 into the National Park the first
week ofJanuary for tour with dog.teams
and sAow shoes. Schwatka goes a. the
representative Of the New York World |
and the Century, to see the park in itS
vintry aspect.
The Z. S. supreme court confirmed the |
decision Of the supreme conrt Of Montana |
in the case Of Shirley C. Ashhy appellant
VS.. Sidney NJ. Hall and Henry NJ. Perch
an. This case involved the rse Of q
private alley in Helena and seriously |
Affected the value Of certain town lots |
held By Ashby. The lower court held I
that the alley must be held. for publ,
use and was confirmed in this view by
the United States supreme, court.
Judge Wade deCidedtha the contract
made by the city with George F. Woolis-
ton water works was null and void for
the following reasons: First-The ordin
ance granted exclusive privileges to
Wooliston, whichare prohibited by an
act of congress. Se.ond-It creates .
MONOPOLY which the law forbids, and
which could only be granted by the
sovereign peWer Of the people acting
through their representative in the leg
islature. Third-lt creates q debt or
liability, which is in conflict with the
charter and act Of congress. Fourth
The failure TO advertise the conrractiand
specifications was q plain and palpabIe
violaiion Of the charter, which failure
alone would render the ordinance and
contract utterly worthless and void.
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appropriation for she Park.