Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-01-19
THIRD DAYS SESSION
or The LEGIsLArURE. OF MONTANA
Irrrs sIxrEENTH GATHERING. G
Motions and Resolutions Presented-Ile
Council Adopt Vote of Thanks g
Delegate Toole for His Able Plea Y
Defense of The House Adopt
inc RuIes

Defense of Montana House Adops
ing Rules. 81
HELENA, January 16.-Little Of interes
transpiring in the legislative halls eo-das
Both Houses are working hard to get unde
headway, bat the framing OF rules, meas
ures for extra clerks and other siml'a'
work constitute laborious proceeding ana
takes up considerable time. No bills hav'
vet been introduced, nor has either Hous'
vet considered the Governors message
Following is q record of the days proceed
ings:
I'm THE COUNCIL.
Council was called at 1915 o'clock. pur
suant to adjournment. Quorum present.
Prayer by chaplain. Minutes OF secone
day were read and approved.
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
Thompson, of Deer Lodge, chairman
committee on mileage. reported the com
mittee was ready to report.
Report was read, and on motion OF Bick
ford the report was received and the com
mittee discharged.
Brown, chairman OF the committee or
rules, reported that the committee would
like a little further time. Granted.
NOTICES.
Kennedy OF Jefferson, gave notice that al
some future day he would introduce bill
on elections.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Middleton, OF Custer. presented joint
resolution appropriating 81. 900 for print
ing, newspapers; stamps, ETC., which was
not provided for by the government.
Kennedy moved the rules be laid aside
and bill be considered. read second and
third times, and placed on final passage.
Unanimously carried.
Kennedy moved the council take iecess
until clock p. D.. Carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council came to order at O'Clock.
Quorum present. The minutes OF the
morning were read and approved.
Collins introduced joint resolution No. 2,
extending the thanks OF the legislature to
j. K. Toole for his able plea for and in de-
fense OF home rule in the territories, and
Montana.
Thompson moved q resolution be en-
crossed and sent on it's final passage.
Brown, of Beaverhead, with much elo-
quence objected to the adoption OF this
resolution. It was carried by vote OF
ayes 10, nays 2.
Middleton, Of Custer, introduced O joint
asking Congress to appropriate
old Fort Ellis rs site for an agricultural
and mechanical college.
Middleton moved rules he suspended and
the bill be considered as read and engrossed,
and placed on final passage. Passed: ayes,
10; nays, 3.
House Joint resolution No: 1. Providing
for extra clerks for Council and House to
assist regular clerks, at IS per day.
IN THE HOUSE.
House met at IL o'clock. Roll called:
quorum present. Prayer by the chaplain.
Journal read and approved. -
On motion OF Hunt that part OF the jour
nal referring to the Governors message was
stricken out.
The Speaker announced the special
order 1.-THE message) ready for considera-
ton.
On motion OF Haskell the special order
was set aside until after the RECEIPT of the
report OF the committee on rules.
Murray of committee on rules, made his
report VIII ch was read at lenghth by the
clerk. The rules suggested are substan.
TALLY those in vogue at the Fifte nth ses-
sion.
On motion the house went into commit
tee OF the whole to consider the report OF
the committee on rules. The speaker
asked Mr.. Gillette to take the cb air, but he
declined. Mr.. johnson was then requested
to preside and he declined. Mr.. Joslyn, OF
Deer Lodge. accepted aud called the COM
mittee to order.
The rules were adopted section by sec.
ton until the 3Sth rule was reached. This
rule names the different committees OF the
house. The number two years ago was ~,
but the report consolidates many OF them
and reduces the number to 10. This pro-
voked considerable opposition, and pend.
ing the result Of the discussion, the com
tnittee arose and asked leave to sit again.
House resumed, speaker Mantle in the
chair.
Recess until 2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met at 3 O'Clock. Went into COM
mittee OF the whole, Joslyn in the chair, on
report of committee on rules. Committee
arose and recommended that the report OF
the committee on rules be adopted, with
suggested.
House resumed, Mantle in the chair.
On motion uf Hunt the consideration OF
the Governors message was made 8 special
order for tomorrow at IL o'clock.
Joslyn. from committee on mileage, re-
ported. Report read, amended and adopted.
and committee DISCHARGED.