Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-02
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
-.,vrDTN6S OF TEE FORTY-SEO
avn DAY OF THE SESSION.

p.oistration Bill In Committee OF the
,v,ole-while the House Takes Con-
adorable Time in Considering the
Bill Relating to Cemeteries in Conn
u,+,se of the Whole.
HELENA, February 2S.-The Council
Ia to order at 10 o'clock, pursuant to
%ournment. President in the chair.
o-o,rm present. Journal Of past three
Ssvs read and approved.
Tsnuedy introduced G. B. No. A, a bill
~ an act to prohibit gambling. Read first
"nd second times and referred to printing
committee 80.
The Council then went into committee Of
.bo whole, with Hatch in the chair.
The first consideration was FL. B. No.
THE REGISTRATION BILL,
which was taken up, beginning with Sec
tion 9. Some few amendments were made
in this section, and on motion Of Brown,
GAS adopted as amended.
Kennedy offered an amendment and pro.
viso to section 10, which caused some dis
,nssion on the part OF Bickford, Middleton,
Brown and Kennedy. who spoke in favor
- 4 The amendment, and President Cole and
Thomnson, of Deer Lodge, in opposition,
rSo thought the amendment did not throw
U.rono enough safeguards around the bill.
TinolIv, on motion of Thompson, OF Deer
nJoa the section as amended was adopted.
~ sectiou II IN Amendment was offered
-Thompson, of Deer Lodge, in line five
aItor the word certificate, by inserting ''un-
Sor the seal and signature OF the Registry
Goentry," which was carried, and on mo-
t;on of Brown the section as amended was
In five, section 10, the word land" was
stricken out and the section adopted on
motion OF Brown.
In section ID, discussion ensued re-
lating to the compensation Of registry
agents, on the part OF Bickford, Middleton
and Kennedy.
The frst.named introduced an amend.
meut so as to throw q stronger safeguard
around the bill, which, on objection, was
amended by inserting a proviso in line five
after the word dollars, 3" but on objection,
he stated, with permission, he would with.
draw his amendments and make q motion
TO pass the section temporarily until the
afternoon session, when he would introduce
a carefully drawn up amendment or sub
stitute to the section.
Council resumed, the president in the
chair.
Hatch, chairman of the committee Of the
whole, made his report, which was received
and leave granted to sit again.
On motion of Conrad the Council took a
recess until 2 O'Clock.
MORNING SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
HELENA, February 26.-The proceedings
NJ the House were prosaic and entirely
without exciting interest. The members
seemed rather tagged after their day OF
snort, and were not inclined to harangue.
Little else was done beyond the hearing OF
reports from committees and the quick
adoption of the same. Two new bills were |
introduced and the committee OF the whole
sst and considered two bills, which were
adopted by sections without considerable
amendment.
Garrett, Congdon and swiggett asked to
be excused.
The judiciary committee reported back
q. B.. No. ], with amendments. Placed on !
general orders. Also c. B. 80, with recon-
mendatiun that it beindefinitely postponed.
Placed on general orders.
Committee on ways and means reported
ID, ID, q WILL dLuCuuuuUuU6 huu ICCOuls i
mended that the same do pass as amended.
Ordered engrossed. Also II. B. IL, which
was referred to the judiciary committee.
Also reported ON a portion Of Fl. B. 26,
that portion OF the report being received. I
Report OF the committee of the whole,
which had set agGin ON FL. B. No. 26, was
received.
On motion OF Hunt II. B. No. 20, and all
amendments, was referred to q select COM
mittee. The speaker appointed Hunt and
Haskell.
BIakeIy presented a petition from Gala
tin county. signed by 35s names, request.
ing that the Sunday bill do not pass.
Blakely gave notice OF 8 bill relating to
the construction and purchase by counties
OF bridges.
The House committee in Council amend.
ments to Fl. B. 35.
ON. 81 read twice and referred to the
judiciary committee.
INTRODUCTION OF ILLS.
3. B. 4S, introduced by Moore, q bill for
an act to regulate the practice OF dentistry
in Montana was read twice by title, aud on
motion OF Haskell referred to committee on
military affairs. This is said to have the
effect Of killing the bill.
E. B. 40 was introduced by judiciary
committee, for an act in relation to assign
ments Of estates of debtors for the benefit
Of creditors.
The House then received itself into @
committee OF the whole for the considera-
ton OF general orders, Rea in the chair.
C.B. %, relating to Cemeteries, was the
frSt bill considered.
Haskell rose to make An objection, on
the score OF grammar, in the first section,
n hill lat-Y ,-1- 49, h.
sections.
Section 2 wa under consideration when
Moore stated that the people in Missoula
county had recently dug into some Indian
remains and that they had to burn them
up' Under this bill they would be guilty
ola crime if they penetrated q hole where
adelunct Flsthead had been laid.
Haskell took occasion toiDdulge in a josh
on this point. and said that the bill pro-
Hded that the gentleman could get permits
sion to remove his relatives. The section
'nen passed without amendment.
sections 3 and 4 were adopted without
amendments.
Moore then moved that when the com
mlttee arise it report the bill back to the
mouse with recommendation that it do
pass. Carried.
b. 20, to protect owners OF syphons
aao boxes owned by dealers in non-intoxi-
eating beverages. The bill was taken up
wlon BY section. As in the previous bill,
Oaiso in this, Moore was v~igilant that the
.Ud territory" should be stricken out
.ueneVer it occurred, and the word Mon
ANA" inserted in it's place. This motion.
~ matter OF course, was never c" UNDATED.
ane section was adopted without further
OPPOSITION.
section 2 was then read with amendments
''rSsaoy made and so adopted.
SSecuon B was adopted as read.
sections 4, s and 6 were adopted as read.
Jaws then moved that the committee
~ oa AMI report the bill back with the
"Uommendation that the bill do pass as
amended. Z
Inc Speaker then took the chair and
s lar an appeal from Rea as chairman OF
Ie committee OF the whole for further time
make his report.
vi motion CT Davis the House then took
"recess till 2 O'Clock.