The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-18
Hunt gave notice of bill for an act to
prohibit certain gambling games and to

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fix penalty for the violation thereof.
| A message from the council was re,
ceived transmitting c. J. X. No. /, thank
ing Hon. J. X. Toole for his efforts in be
half of Montana's admissions; also c. j
| n. No. 8, to donate to Montana the Fort
Ellis military reservation; also G. j. r
No. l, appropriating 1850 for extra
printing; also council substitute for II. ]
r. No. l, for the appointment OF extra
clerks In each house. On motion oi
Joslyn, council substitute for ii. J. II. No
I, appropriating $1,000 for extra printing
etc, was read first and second times, the
rules suspended, read third time and
passed.
G.. r. No. 2, thanking Hon. j. K
Toole for his services and urging Mon.
tana's admission, read first and second
times.
On motion of Blakely the rules were
suspended, the resolution considered, en-
crossed, read third time aud placed ON
its final passage.
Hunt moved to amend aud lay on the
table.
Blakely called for the yeas and nays,
and the resolution WAS laid on the table
by vote Of II to 5; Roberts, republican
of Silver Bow, voting with the democrats.
CD. NJ. No. 3, asking Congress to
donate the Fort Ellis reservation to the
Territory for the purpose Of an agricul-
tural and mechanical college, read first
and second times. johnson moved to
suspend the rules and place the memorial
on its final passage.
Joslyn moved to amend by referring
the memorial to = special committee.
Amendment lost Johnson's motion
carried. Memorial read third time
and passed.
Davis gave notice that tomorrow he
would move reconsideration of the vote.
A message was received from the
council transmitting G.. J. NJ. No. 4, pro-
testing against the admission of Utah as q
State. The memorial was read The first
time and, after some discussion, read n
second time and ON motion Of Blakely,
was referred to a special committee of
three; Blakely, Joslyn and Davis being
appointed said committee.
The chair announced that the hour for
considering the Governors message had
arrived.
On motion, the message was made
special order for $50 this afternoon.
Recess till 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met ut 2 o'clock. Speaker
Mantle announced his list Of standing
committees, rs follows: .....
Ways aud means-Joslyn, Davis, Sax
ton, Murray, Haskell. .
Judiciary-Hun Murray, Haskell.
Elections and Territorial affairs Whit
ney, Rca, Willis, Hunt, Blakely.
Agriculture, manufactures and stock
growing johnson, Saxton, Gillette Jones
and Wait.
Education -Lobar and Olds.
Federal relations Murray, Moore,
Pickman, Congdon, Flowers.
Military affairs -Swiggette, Comfort,
Willis, Picknan, Blakely.
Mines and minerals Roberts, Moore,
Comfort, Swiggette, Carver.
Towns,counties and highways Garrett,
Jones, Comfort, Roberts, Flowers.
Engrossnent nt--Pickman, Moore, Whit
ney, Willis, Wait, Rea, Davis, johnson.
Incorporation Carver, Joslyn, Jones,
Davis, Blakely.
Joint committee on enrollment-Gi
lette, Rea, Saxton. "@
On motion, 800 cards containing the
names Of the committees were ordered
printed.
On motion Of Congdon the vote by
which G. J. r. No. had been passed was
reconsldered. This is resolution ap-
propriating 81 600 for extra printing, etc.
The resolution was then referred to a
special committee of five, consisting Of
Blakely, Congdon, Hunt, Rea, Garrett.
The! chair announced as special order
for ESQ O'Clock, the Governors message.
Murray moved that committee of five
be appointed to consider the message and
assign the different sections of it to ap-
propriate committees.
Blakely moved to amend by referring
the matter to the speaker to assign to the
different committees. Amendment lost
The original motion to refer to special
committee was carried.
The speaker appointed as that com
mittec Murray, Saxton, Wait, Comfort,
Willis.
The chair announced that he had ap-
pointed f. French Of Wolf Creek as one
Of the assistant clerks in the house, ,pursu
ant to joint resolution authorizing the
employment of additional clerks.
Murray introduced resolution in
quiring of the secretary what provision
had been made for committee rooms for
the house.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
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