Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
MONTANA'SLEGISLATURE
THE THIRTY FIFTH AND THIRTY
SIXTH DAYS OF THE SESSION.

II gross IN nogaru 20 StatenOOd fasse
j the House--The Duties and Salaries q
County Surveyors.
| HELENA, February 1s.-The event
which transpired in the Council, Saturday
were prosaic and not of lengthy Importance
One bill may be said to have passed, 1h
same bsing the gambling bill, G. B. 26, b!
the committee of the whole House concur
ring in the amendments offered by tn,
House. This and the report OF Middleton
OF the econference committee, that the Hous,
conferee on G. B. 12, relative as to what
time certain acts should become in force
would recommend the House to recedt
from it's amendments. .r..
The Council then adjourned until 1G
O'Clock this morning.
SATURDAY IN THE HOUSE.
The evening session of the House opened
with an excuse of the members till to-day.
There was Murray and Flowers, making
five in all who were absent at the session.
The most important piece OF business
transacted was memorial introduced by
Hunt which was passed unanimously. 1t
read as follows:
To the Honorable, the Senate and House
OF Representa- tives of the United States
in Congress Assembled:
Your memoralists, the legislature As.
sembly of the Territory of Montana, re-
spectfully represent
That the people OF Montana rejoice in
the belief that our statehood and the
statehood of our sister territories is SO
ma at han hst wi
be fully realized under the terms of the
bill for admission as contended for in the
conference by the Senate of the United
States.
That we express our grateful obligations
to the majority Of the House OF Rep
sentatives for their gallant fight in hav-
ing the uni ust provisions of the so-called
Omnibus bill eliminated from the measure.
That we do most earnestly pray that the
bill, as insisted upon by the Senate, and
which we believe is now pending before
the House OF Representatives, receive the
immediate and favorable action of your
honorable bodies, to the end that our
rights, SO long and SO unjustly withheld,
may finally be granted US.
The speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives and the president of the Council be
and are hereby authorized to telegraph this
memorial to the president OF the Senate and
the Speaker of the House OF Representatives
and to our Delegate in Congress at Wash
ington.
IN COMMIT EE OF THE WHOLE.
After the passage of the memorial the
House resolved itself into a committee OF
the whole to consider G. B. No. 81, the gate
and bar bill. 1t was decided to report it
back to the House for passage. When the
House resumed it was put upon the cal
endar for third reading.
Consideration of II. B. 9 was dispensed
with by reason OF the father of it, Flowers,
being absent.
a. B. "a. the divorce and alimony bill,
passed unanimously.
The speaker signed H. F. No, 5, the game
and fish warden bill.
The House then adjourned until Monday
p. m.
THIRTY.slxTH DAY OF THE COUNCIL.
HELENA, February 1S.-Council came to
order at 10 O'Clock pursuant to adjourn
nent. President in the chair.
Brown presented petitions from 116 citi-
sens of Beaverhead county asking for the
passage of the Sunday Law. Referred to
committee on education and labor.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Hatch, chairman OF committee on Ter
'itorial affairs, to whom was referred 81. J. |
a. No. 8, relating to Statehood, reported,
recommending it's passage.
Hatch moved that the rules be sus-
,ended and the memorial placed on final
Middleton objected on the ground that |
hree OF the Council members were un-
absent.
Bickford stated that he was in favor of |
he passage OF the memorial, but if he |
'oted for it now it would seem as though
e was casting his vote for something he |
lid not know any thing about. The motion |
7as lost by a vote OF to 4.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Brown, without previous notice, intro.
uced C. B. 80, an act entitled an act to
mend section 272, second division OF |
ompiled statutes, relating to probatepr
ice act. Bill was read first and second
lines and referred to the printing commit
ee.
A message was received from the House
amoBg other things, that the
Iouse had refused to accept the report of
be special committee OF conference in re-
ard to House amendments to c. B. 19.
G. B. No. 81, relating to gates and bars
7hich passed the House, was referred to
nrollment committee.
Fl. B. No. "a, an act to amend section
0O4. chapter So, compiled statutes, relat-
ng to divorce cases, was read first and
econd times and referred to committee on
judiciary.
Middleton moved that c. B. No. IT, with
Iouse substitute, be laid on the ia BILE, in
listing that the position taken by the
Iouse was ridiculous and absurd, but on oh
sction being made he withdrew his mo ton
nd moved to adhere to the former action
n the bill, Carried.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Council went into committee OF the
hole, with Collins in the chair. for con-
OF general orders.
c. B, No. SO, an act entitled an act to
mend sections S9s and 900 of fifth divi-
ion compiled statutes, relating to duties
i county surveyor. 1t was read and
dopted by actions with amendments.
Olds moved to strike out 81 900 and
ubstitute in lien thereof $4,000, and
tated the reason for doing this as follows:
We make this an important Office for the
1rveyor by this bill. He has entire charge
I all bridges constructed, some
ne ones worth $4,000 or $4,000,
nd if he has charge of their construction
e should give bonds to this amount, so he
ould be held responsible for the same.
Bickford thought this was too large, and
loved to amend the amendment by SUBJ
tituting S., 900 instead.
The amendment was accepted and
assed.
President Cole stated he did not think
z per day was enough for the payment OF
ne surveyor and said for so small an
mount we might get inferior men for an
nportant Office, and moved word and
CURE 81 be stricken out and the word and
CURE $40 be substituted in lieu thereof,
hich was carried. Cole then said the sur.
eyor ought to be allowed mileage or his
'aveling expenses. |.
Hoffman thought he should have travel
g expenses, because he sometimes went Z
Il into the country ten or fifteen miles &
ON a railroad, and then mileage would ]
D no good.
Olds stated when bridge was being con-
ructed the surveyor would have to stay /
q the groand SO as to see that it was t
lilt according to plans, and that his saia- q
was enough. q
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