Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
THE THIRD WEEK OF THE SESSION
\ BEGUN MONDAY.

THE rHIRD WEEK OF THE SESSION
i BEGUN MONDAY.
Miles City People Protest Against Change
of the school Books-Notices of Bills
The Sale of Mineral Lands to Aliens-A
Message from the Governor-Appoint-
ment of Mine Inspector Urgeds
/ HELENA, January 2S.-The Council was
called to order at 2 O'Clock, pursuant to
adjournment. Middleton and Thompson,
OF Silver Bow, were absent.
i A petition from the people OF Madison
county was presented, asking that the law
which defined boundary be amended SO
that q part OF Madison county could be
transferred to Gallatin. Referred to the
lcommittee on towns and counties.
Middleton presented a petition from the
people OF Miles City, asking that bill to
change school books be not passed.
Collins, chairman of the committee on
printing, reported they had examined and
found the following bills correctly printed:
Council Bills Nos. z, 9, 10, II, IL and -.
The first two were referred to the commit
tee on towns and counties, and the others
to judiciary.
NOTICES OF BILLS
were given as follows: -..
By Conrad-To amend section 242,
fourth division of the criminal laws relat.
ing to vagrants.
| By Middleton-To amend section 1907,
18th division. compiled statutes, and Sec
ton 100, 5th division of compiled stat
utes, relating to the revenue laws.
By Thompson of Deer Lodge To pro-
tect passengers travelling by rail.
President Cole introduced c. B. No. Is,
an act to provide for the appointment OF
police magistrate in INCORPORATED towns.
| Olds introduced G. j. No. No Z, relating
Bickford moved that the memorial be
| referred to general orders. Carried.
Middleton introduced G. B. No. 16, an
act to amend sections 1S1 and 1S4, first
division OF the code OF civil procedure OF
| the compiled statutes of Montana, relating
| to attachments. Read a second time by
| title and referred to the printing COM
mittee.
A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
was received, read and referred to the com.
| mittee on mines and minerals. Council
| went into committee OF the whole.
The Council went into committee Of the
| whole, Collins in the chair. The joint me-
mortal introduced by Olds concerning the
alien land law was considered, and, after
some verbal amendments, was reported
with the recommends ton that it pass
The committee then rose, and the chairman
reported the amendments adopted, and the
| memorial was ordered engrossed.
President Cole announced that he had
appointed Thomas Amos assistant watch
man for the Council.
The Council then adjourned until 10
o'clock Tuesday morning.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House met at 2 p. m.
Rea from the committee on elections. re.
ported H. B. 3, the game warden law, and
| recommended it's passage. 1t was placed
on general orders.
Gillette and Moore were granted leave OF
absence until tomorrow.
Murray from the committee on educa'
tion and labor reported on that part OF
the Governors message relating to educa-
tional matters. They found that the
Superintendent of Public instruction had
no office and no place to keep his papers,
and recommended that the matter be at
tended to.
Hunt from the judiciary committee re-
r NJ b. 4
528, fifth division of the general laws, and
recommended that it do not pass. The
bill was placed on general orders.
Congdon reported P. B. s. Nos. and
as correctly printed.
H. B. No. 8, for bounty law referred to
the committee on ways and means.
Fl. B. No. 8, to amend the game and fish
law was referred to the committee on cleo
tions and territorial affairs.
Governor Leslie sent in communications
setting forth the dangers Of mining works,
and the Importance OF protecting the min
eral workers, and urged that the office OF
NINE INSPECTOR OR EXAMINER
be created. TEe Governor also referred to
the vastness OF our mining resources, and
the propriety OF stimulating the industry
by advertising them, recommending lib.
eral appropriation to secure an exhibit OF
Montana minerals at the Paris exposition,
and the appointment OF commissioner to
represent the Territory at Paris. The
message was referred to the committee on
mines and minerals.
The Governor announced that he had
signed II. ]. R. No. 2, for extra printing.
Jones gave notice OF q bill relating
TO the compensation OF justices OF the
peace.
The House went into committee of the
whole, Swiggett in the chair, to consider
general orders.
H.. No. 3, for the protection OF game
and fish, and to create the Office OF game
and fish warden, was considered section
by section, amended and adopted.
While in the committee the House COR
sidered II. B. No. 3, for the better protec-
tion OF game and fish and the appointment
of game wardens. The bill was slightly
amended by increasing the number OF tax
payers who must petition the county COM
missioners for the appointment OF such Off
GERS from twenty-five to one hundred. Sec
ton 8 OF the bill, which originally COM
pelled the board of commissioners. on the
petition of taxpayers, to appoint war
den, and made it a misdemeanor not to do
SO, was stricken out.
Owing to the absencs OF Haskell who in
troduced House bill No. 5, relative to the
territorial library law, consideration OF
the measure was, on motion OF Hunt, de-
ferred.
The House resumed, and the report OF
the committee OF the whole was adopted.
Council bill No. 6, which provides for
permanently fixing certain boundary lines
between Deer Lodge and Silver Bow, Mis-
soula and Beaverheod counties, and the
erection of monuments, etc., was read first
and second time. The Speaker announced
that he would refer the bill to special
committee consisting of members from the
counties interested.
Adjourned.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. RATES..