The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-02-02
The Montana Legislature.
Sixteenth Biennial Session.
FRIDAY-NINETEEN DAYS PRO.
CEEDINGS,

| HELENA, Feb. 1.-CouHclI..--Called to
order at 1890 o'clock. The president in
the chair.
Brown, chairman of committee on
judiciary, to whom was referred C.B. No.
6, relating to attachments, reported it
back to the council with recommends
tion that it do pass.
Also, c. B. Is, relating to police magis-
trates in incorporated towns and cities,
| recommending its passage.
Council went into committee Of the
| whole, with Brown in the chair, to discuss
G. B. No. 13, an act to amend sections
1886, 1881 and 1888, fifth division COM
piled statutes Of Montana, relating to the
legal rate of interest.
Kennedy moved when the committee
arise that they report the bill hack to the
council with q recommendation that 1t do
pass. T
President Cole objected, stating that
It should not be passed with out the care
full consideration of the council.
Middleton stated that he did not think
that per cent was high enough and that
10 per cent was too high and therefore
moved to strike out the figure and word
s'eight." Carried.
Hoffman moved to amend the bill in
bcCtlOA 1s6OC, Atuo i've, Uy lubeEIlUk Tile
| words "frOm date Of"
man stated that, according to the bill,
without this amendment person who
had borrowed money at certain per
cent, and in case the time had expired in
which he was to pay the money, he would
only have to pay the legal rate Of interest,
and by inserting these words 1t would
compel him to pay the per centage first
agreed upon.
Middleton moved that sections 1896,
1887 and 1888, be adopted as amended,
and when the committee arise that they
report the report the bill back to the
council with the recommendation that it
| do pass. Carried. The committee then
| arose.
Recess until 2 O'Clock p. m.
| ..- AFTERNOON SESSION:
| A message was received from the house
announcing the passage in that body of
H. B. No. 8, relating to the paying of
bounties on certain stock killing animals.
G. J. NJ. Nos, relating to admission of
Montana was read third time aud placed
on Its final passage and was carried by
the following vote: ayes O.; nays 8.
General orders were dispensed with
and the council went into executive ses-
sion to discuss the appointment of attor-
ney general.
II. b. No. 4, Haskell's bill to provide
for the transfer Of unexpendel balances
from certain funds to the general funds
Of counties was reported with amend
ments for passage.
The committee on elections, etc, re-
ported a substitute for III. B. No. fol
the better protection Of game and fish.
The committee on mines and minerals
reported on the Governors message
recommending the creation Of the office
of mine inspector and the appointment OF
a commissioner to the Paris exposition
with the recommendation that the Gov
ernor's suggestion be carried out.
G. B. 4, allowing women to practice
law, was read twice and referred.
G. b. No. Z, to authorize counties ia
build free bridges was read twice and
referred.
Haskell introduced II. B. II, creating a
Territorial board of equalization.
The house then went into committee
Of the whole. Swiggett in the chair.
II. B. No. 4, Haskell's bill to transfer
certain moneys to the general funds Of
counties was considered, and us amended
recommended for passage.
H. b. No. 9, a substitute for Comforts
game and fish bill, was then taken III
and discussed ut some length, after which
the committee arose and reported pro
gress. Recess.