The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-31
The Montana Legislature.
Sixteenth Biennial Session.
DAYS PRO.
N CEEDINGA.
HELENA, Jan. Called to
order at 10 O'Clock q. M. President in the

HELENA, Jan. 3O.-COUNCIL-Calle to
order at 10 o'clock a, nj. President in the
chair.
Brown gave notice Of the introduction
of bill relating to the protection Of
cemeteries, etc.
Middleton introduced G. B. No. 20, an
act to amend section 255, first division
Of compiled statutes of Montana relating
to the formation Of juries. Referred.
H. B. No. 3, an act providing for the
better protection of fish and game and
for the appointment of game and fish
warden In each county was read a first
and second time and referred.
Council went into committee Of the
whole with Olds, Of Madison, in the
chair.
H.B. No. 2, the gambling bill, was the
first bill for the consideration Of the com
mittee.
Bickford withdrew his amendment to
the amendment of the gentleman from
Custer, and moved to refer the bill to
special committee.
Seconded by Hoffman.
President Cole stated that Us they were
ready to discuss the bill he would ask for
the reasons for referring it to this COM
mittee.
Bickford stated hts reasons, saying
that they might discuss the bill for weeks
and make no headway on it.
Kennedy stated that they had better
draw out the opinion Of the members be-
fore it was referred to the committee.
Thompson of Deer Lodge said he
would rather see all gambling done away
with, but as he was in favor Of the bill he
moved it be referred to a special commit
tee.
Kennedy stated he was opposed to re-
fcrring the bill to select committee.
President Cole and several others made
very able speeches.
The motion to refer it to special com
mittee was finally carried.
Thompson Of Silver Bow moved that
the committee now rise. Carried.
| Council came to order; president it
the chair.
| Olda. chairman of committee on the
whole reported rs follows:
Your committee of the whole who
have had under consideration II. b. No
2, relating to prohibiting certain gam
bling and fixing penalty for the viola
ton thereof, recommend that it IN
referred to a special committee.
Council took recess until two O'Clock
p. III.
HOUSE.
The principal actions Of lower hous'
this morning were US follows:
Hunt introduced II. b. No. II, to aIent
IN act allowing certain cities and towns tt
incur indebtedness. The amendment il
to the effect that nll incorporated cite,
and towns Of an assessed valuation o
Il .2OO,OOO, or over, may issue bonds t,
raise money for public improvements
providing that with previous or cxistin:
indebtedness the ratio of such bond is
sues shall not exceed four per cent Of th'
assessed valuation OF such city or town
The bill is to take effect ut once. 1t wa
then read and ordered printed.
The house went into IL committee 0
the whole, with Davis in the chair.
II. B. No. 8, Comforts bill to provide
for the payment by the Territory 0
bounties on wolves, coyotes, bears, noun
tnin lions and wild cats was next consitl
cred. Committee stalled on the frs
section and amendment that had bee1
recommended, that the lynx and bobcat
lie added to the list of animals subject t
, bounty.
, Blakely Of Gallatin moved to anlcn'
by adding Il bounty of three and one-hal
, cents u piece for prairie squirrels q
ground squirrels.
Declared out of order by the chair.
], After considering and voting dow
! several amendments, Joslyn offered IL
8 amendment fixing the bounty at *3 fc
9 mountain lions; *2 for bears; 81 fc
:, wolves or coyotes, and seventy~tive cent
' for wild cats, bobcats, etc.
Pending II vote on this amendment til
r committee arose and the house resumed
J. and on motion took Il recess.