Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
TT PASSES THE HOUSE.
THE GAMBLING BILL PROGRESSING
I'M TIE MONTANA LEGISLAIURE.

Passage In the HOuse-A Bill 10 Amei'u
the Game Laws-The House Adjourns
Until Monday-A Memorial Concerning
the Alien Land Act.
HELENA, January 25.-The Council was
called to order at 10 o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment. President in the chair.
Roll call. Quorum present; Middleton alb
sent.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Kennedv. chairman OF the committee on
onroIIment. reported that q. -. K. No. 2,
Rod heen examined carefully and fou0d cor
rectly enrolled.
Brown. chairman OF committee on iudici-
airy, to whom was referred q. b. No. ., to
amend section 754, Code OF Civil Proce-
dure, relating to attachments in justices
courts. recommended the passage OF the
bill with amendments.
Collins, chairman OF committee on priut-
ing, reported that G. BIS Nos. 5 and 8
had been carefully examined and found
correctly printed.
Brown, chairman of committee IN agri-
culture and manufactures, reported that
C. B. No. 2, to amend sections 1878, fifth
division compiled statutes OF Montana,
had been carefully examined and, with
amendments, recommended for passage.
On motion the bill was passed to general
orders.
&C. No. 6 ~as referred to the Commit
tee OF j judiciary, and 9. b. No. 8 wal refer
red to COMMITTEES on Elections. Il
of Deer Lodge, chairman OF
committee on engrossment, to whom q. b.
No. 6 was referred, relating to the bounda.
ries between Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Deer
Lodge and Missoula counties, reported it
had been examined and found properly en-
crossed.
Kennedy gave notice OF a bill to amend
sections 1898 and 1895, fifth division OF
compiled statutes Of Montana.
Collins gave notice OF q bill regulating
publishing and printing.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Brown introduced C. B. No. 13, to amend
sections 1926, 1887 and 1928, fifth divi.
sion Of compiled statutes OF Montana, re.
lating to legal rate OF interest. Read Sec
ond time by title and referred to printing
committee.
Collins introduced C. B. No. ID, an act
to create the office of Public Examiner.
Read second time by title and referred to
printing committee. |.
Kennedy, chairman OF the committee
on enrolment, presented G. j. M. No. 3
and H. j. R. No. 2 to the President for sig
nature. |,
The President announced the appoint
ment of Miss Fannie VanDuvoort as an ad-
ditional clerk.
THIRD READING OF COUNCIL BILLS.
C. B. No. 6, introduced by Brown, relat-
ing to certain boundaries between several ,
OF the counties, was read, placed on it's
final passage, and carried by unanimous .
vote. II
CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL ORDERS
Council vent into committee the whole, !
with Olds of Madison in the chair. !
G. B. No. l was the special order OF Z
business. ii
Thompson OF Deer Lodge moved that G. !
B. No. 1 be turned over to a select conf
mittee of three, with Thompson OF Silver !
Bow as Chairmau. Carried. I
C.B. No. 2, the next bill 10 order on gen. !
eral orders, was adopted by sections with {
amendments. i
Ga motion, the Council recessed until 2 g
o'clock. 1
AFTERNOON SESSION. |;
Council resumed at 2 o'clock. t
Odds gave notice of q memorial concerning /
the alien land act. l.
A message from the House transmitted .
FL. B. No. 2, the gambling act which had
passed that body. The hill WAS read twice.
Kennedy moved that the bill be referred
to committee on education and labor. Lost
by a vote OF 8 to 4. T
Hatch moved it be referred to committee
on ways and means. Lost by a vote Of z
to 5. 1t was finally referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary. 4
nL. C4,u.l .oool.,ol ;k.olf ;,ko n 49,, :
mittee OF the whole to discuss G. B. No. 8, e.
with Kennedy in the chair. !
The committee arose and reported the .
bill, recommending it's passage with amend i
ments. lc
Bill referred to eDgrossing committee.
On motion of Kennedy the Council went /,
into executive session. -
On opening it's doors the Council ad- G
iourned until 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
IN THE HOUSE. d
House met at Ii o'clock. y
Under the first order of business Gar
rett presented a petition from citizens OF y
Choteau, Cascade, Meagher and Fergus .
counties, praying the passage OF a bounty Q
law.
H. BIS 4 and Z were reported correctly
printed. Both were referred to the ways
and means committee. H. B. 4 is Has
kell's bill, to transfer CERTAIN moneys to the
general funds OF counties. Z
II. B.. z is Haskell's bill to repeal sub 4
division s OF the license law OF 1887. 7
The committee on elections and terrific d
rial affairs reported on that part of the -,
Governors message relative to the re-enact- !
ment OF the law as found In section 27O,
fourth division, chapter ID of the compiled S
statutes, recommending the introduction Z
OF a bill in accordance with the recommend C
ations Of the Governor. Report received I
and filed. II
The engrossment committee reported II.
d. No. 2, the gambling bill, correctly EN-
crossed. Is
TO PROTECT THE GAME.
Comfort, Of Madison, introduced H. B..
8, to amend section 1143, and strike out !
portions Of section 1852, chapter 81, COM I
piled statutes. The bill makes it misde. s
meanor for any one to kill any buffalo,
bison, elk, deer or other large game be- c
tween the first day OF January and the
last day OF September OF each year under
a penalty OF a fine OF not less than $50 nor
more than $50 for each offense. 1t also
strikes out the clause in the present law
allowing the use OF a seine in the Missouri
and Yellowstone rivers. Bill read twice
and referred to the committee on print
ing.
THE GAMBLING BILL PASSES THE HOUSE. l.
III. b. No. 2, Hunts gambling bill, came
up for third reading. 1t was real third
time and passed by the following vote:
Apes -BIakely, Carver, Conf, TT, Cong
don, Davis, Flower, Garrett, Gillette, Has.
kell, Johnson, Jones, Joslyn, Moore. MUIR
ray, Pickman, Rea, oberts, Saxton, Swig-
gett, Waite, Willis and Mr.. Spsa ,er-22;
noes, II ne. Hunt, of Lewis and Clarke,
absent on leave attending the Supreme
Court. The title of the bill was agreed to.
The report of tue Attorney General,
which had been on file since the first day of
the session, was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The report OF the Montana Law Lii
brarla", also on file, WAS referred to the
committee on elections and territorial al.
fairs.