Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
M0NEAEA,s LEGLsLArURE.
E1fty-Fifth and Fifty-Sixth Days-The
Council Objects to the County Line
III Matters.

| HELENA, March 1.-THE Council r.
sumed at 8 p. M, Saturday, at which tim
Holman, from the committee on education
and labor reported, recommending that th
prayer OF the petitioners OF Butte for pass
age Of Council bill No. SO, relating to the il
suance Of school bonds, be granted.
The Council resolved itself into a com
nittee Of the whole, ,Hatch in the chair
and considered Council joint resolution No
1e. favoraly, which appropriates $500 TO
the printing of 10000 copies Of the con
stitution Of 1885, and 5000 copies Of th
enabling act; 81 so for the expense of mail
| ing and directing the same; also directin
the Territorial Secretary to retain 20(
copies for the use Of the constitutional con
vention.
| ii. B. No. IA, relating to the dover O
insane married women, and G. B. No
81, to reimburse sheriifs holding Office il
1866, for board OF prisoners, were favor
ably reported.
Council resumed, and the president
signed a. B. No. 40, which requires county
treasurers to advertise that funds arr
available for the payment OF county war
rants.
The Council then adjourned until Monday
at IL q. m.
HoUsE-sATURDAY EVENING SESSION.
After recess on Saturday H. B. 40, relat
ing to assignments Of estates, was put or
FINAL passage and passed the House by q
vote Of IL to 10.
81. B. 81, relating to purchase and con.
struction of county bridges, was recon-.
mended for passage by the highway com.
mittee.
Il. B. No. So, relative to vacancies in the
office OF county commissioner, passed unan-
imously.
The conference committee of the
House on G. B. No. 8, the Australian elec.
tion bill, reported recommending the
House to recede from it's amendment to
that bill.
The speaker signed II. B. No. AZ.
Adjourned until p. m, Monday.
HELENA, March 11.-Thompson, of Sill.
yer Bow, presented q petition from Al citi.
gems of Silver Bow county, asking for pass
age OF G. B. No. 81, for relief of sheriffs
holding Office in 1884 and 1886, which was
read with names attached and filed, as the
bill had already been acted on.
Conrad, from committee on grazing and
stock raising, to whom was referred the Joint
resolution for the relief of the Snonkin
Stock Association, reported back the same
with recommendation it do pass; also to
return H. B. 46, for an act to suppress dis
semination OF scab and contagious diseases
among sheep, with recommendation it do
pass.
Hatch, from committee on Territorial
affairs, to whom was referred II. B. SO, an
act to change the boundary between Gal
latin and Madison counties, reported same
back with recommendation that it pass:
also 81. B. So, relating to filling vacancies
in office OF county commissioners, with
thereto, and recommended
passage as amended.
G. B. 80, relating to probate practice act,
with amendments made by the House, was
read and a motion to concur in the
House amendments was carried and the
bill referred to the committee on enroll.
ment.
Fl. B. No. 16, creating the Office of in
tpector of mines, with Council amendments
shereto, was read the third time and passed
by a vote of 9 to l.
G. B. No. 25, to establish and define the
Eastern boundary OF Deer Lodge county
was read the third time, and lost by q tie
vote.
Thompson OF Deer Lodge gave notice for
stating that two of the
members who favored it were absent.
G. B. No. 55, a bill to change boundaries
between Cascade and Meagher counties,
'eac third time and killed by a vote of
ayes 4, noes 6.
G. B. No. so, to provide for execution,
evy and sale OF certain animals running at
arge, was read third time and passed by q |
7ote Of 3 to 2.
Messages from the Governor announcing |
le had approved and signed G. J. r. |
10. 13, to provide for compensation of |
=. B. Shaffer and J. B. Jerome, account |
lnts, and c. B. II, relating to time when |
let's and joint resolutions shall take effect; |
slso, submitting report OF the president OF |
he Historical Society of Montana, and |
nomination for territorial librarian, Miss |
lou Guthrie.
The report of the Historical Society was |
eferred to the committee on territorial al. /
airs; nomination OF Miss Guthrie as Terri /
orial Librarian was referred to committee |
N education and labor; also stating he had |
igned 81. B. 80, relating to Montana Law
library.
Thompson OF Deer Lodge moved general |
'rders be dispensed with and take q recess |
ntil 1:30. Carried.