Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Hunts Gambling Bill Adopted
in the House Without any
Amendments or Alterations.
Salient Fe eatures of Rea's Bounty
bill-Jack the Ripper's New
Place of Operation.
SIXTEENTH LEGIsLATURE.
Elventh Day-Jan. "a
COUNCIL.

Elventh Day-Jan. 20.
COUNCIL.
Reports OF standing committees oc
cupied the morning hour.
A message WAS received from the
governor formally nominating w
+. Cullen ss attorney general Of Mon.
tsna. Mr.. Cullen hsd teen commits
stoned to fill an unexpired term or
Dec. 3lst. 1857, aud has since then
served in that capacity.
Brown gave notice Of bill amend
ing sections OF the statutes relating te
legal rates OF interest.
Middleton introduced G. b. No. IL
relating to the duties Of county a.tor.
neys, and c. b. No. IL. which wcr,
read sscoud time and referred 10 print
ing committee.
In committee of the " hole e. b. No. ]
was amended and adopted by sections
HOUSE.
Rea, OF Custer county, presented Q
petition signed by eighty-seven Of his
constituents, praying the passage Of q
bounty law.
Several bills were reported correctly
printed.
H. b. No. 8, the game and fish bill,
wss referred to the committee on
elections and territorial affairs.
II. b. No. 2, the license law was re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
II. B. No. 9, to regulate the prao-
tiee of medicine. was referred to the
committee on elections and territorial
aff. f.irs.
The ways and means committee re-
ported H. b. No. 2. Hunts gambling
bill with amendments and recon-
mendsd iA passage. The amend
ments add wheels Of fortune, rouge-et-
noir, rondo aud hogging games to the
list OF prohibited games and provide
for rebate Of Licenses to parties who
may have taken out licenses for pc
riod running beyond Feb. lat, 1883,
the date on which the law will take
effect. The bill was placed on general
orders.
Natlna. ~ LIll. ..tpau.
By Carver. for an act TO amend the
act for the prevention of the dissemi-
nation of ecab and infectious diseases
among sheep.
By Hunt, for an act to protect the
owners of bottles. boxes, syphons, etc,
used in the manufacture and sale Of
mineral waters.
Rea introduced II. b. No. s, TO pro-
vide for the payment Of bounties on
certain stock killing animals. IL pro-
vides that the territsry shall pay
bounty Of So for every mountain hon,
% for every bear. sl.50 each fo' every
wolf or oayote, and 81 for every
wildcat killed within the boundaries
of Montans. To secure the bounty
the slayer Of the animals must present
the whole skins " the probate judge
Of the county In which the animal
may have been killed. within go days
after the killing. and shall make af-
fidsvit to the fact Of having killed tie
same in said county. The applicant
for bounty must also be identified by
two reputable citizens. The probate
Judge shall then issue q certificate,
stating number and kind Of animals
killed, which must be presented 10 the
territorial auditor who will draw the
required warrants on the territorial
treasurer. getting the applicant 10
receipt therefor on the back OF the
certificate. The auditor shall keep O
record Of all such warrants issued and
shall fle the certificates. On issuing
the certificate for bounty the probate
judge is required 70 mark all skins
presented - evidence Of such GilIina
by punching IN iroh hole IN the ear,
thereof, and shall receive from ths
psrson receiving snch certificates fsss
Of SO osnts for each mountain lion OF
bear skin and 10 cents for saoh Wild
cat, wolf or csyots skin % punched
He must also keep record Of csrtifi-
oats lpurd and may. II be deems n
necessary, require additional afidsvits
~ TO the killing. The bill cncluds'
With the levy Of Lsavy pensltiss 10
both fines and imprison for the
violation Of any Of lie provisioDs. The
bill II to 20 into effect - sscn -
pssred. II ives read twios and ordered
! printed.
The house went intc COMMITTEES OF
the whole and amer brisk debate re-
ported the adoption Of the Hunt gam
bling bill without amendment. C'm-
fort. Of MsdIson. wanted 10 amend ~
- 10 prohibls fAso and poker. ~ Of