Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-02-07
Twenty-Thlrd Day
OF the Sixteenth Session of the
Last Legislative Assembly of
This Territory.
Jefferson County Wants the
Australian System" of Bal
loting-Madison VS.. Gal
latin County.
sIATEENTH LEGISLATURES.
Twenty-Third Day-February 5th.
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
A petition read from the people OF
Jefferson asking for the passage ol
the system Of voting called the Aus.
tralian system az introduced In q bill
by Kennedy. The petition was signed
by principal citizens of st. Louis, AL.
hanbra and Boulder City. Petition
received and referred to committee on
elections.
Olds, Of Madison, presented q re-
monstrance from the people Of Msdi-
son against having q piece of ths,
county cut off and transferred to Gslls.
tin county. The petitions were signed
by most Of the principal citizens Of the
largest towns In the county of Madi.
son.
Olds stated there were about 400
names on the remonstrsnce and
moved the reading of same be dis
pensed with and committee referred
to a special committee consisting of
members from Madison and Gallstin.
So ordered.
Brown, chairman Of committee on
judiciary, to whom was referred c. B.
No. IL, an act TO amend section 1907,
fifth division, compiled statutes. relAt-
ing TO time when acts and joint reso-
lutions shall take effect, reported IL
had been carefully examined and
recommended passage with amend.
ments; also G. B. No. 10, an act to
amend section 242. fifth division,
criminal lavs, relating to vsgrants,
recommended its passage. They were
placed on general orders.
Collins, chairman Of committee on
printing. reported G. B. Nos. Is, 20. 2l
and % had been ex amined and found
correctly printed.
c. b. Is was referred 10 committee
on incorporation.
c. b. 20 and q were referred to com.
mittee on judiciary.
Z. b. % was referred to committee
on public lands.
Collins gave notice OF introduction
Of = bill relating to compensation of
county officers.
Bickford gave notice Of introduction
of q bill to amend section 1905, fifth
division, compiled statutes. relating 10
exemptions from jury duty; also, q bill
to amend sections S9s and 800, fifth d.
vision, compiled statutes. relating to
u duties Of county surveyors.
II. B. No. 4, relating TO the transfer
Of certain moneys TO the county treas
ury, was read the first and second time
and referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
G. b. IL, an act 10 amend section
1897 aud 1902, fifth division, compiled
statute, was read third time and
pas-ed by a unsnimou- vote.
Council went into committee of the
whole with Kennedy in the chair, to
consider II. B. No. s. an act TO pro-
vide for the payment OF bounties on
ce tain oek-killing animSls. On
motion Of Courad the bill was post
poned on account OF the absence Of
Hatch.
e. b. 10, an act entitled an act to
amend section 2il. Of the fourth divi-
sion, criminal laws. relating to va
grants, WAS the next bill for consider
alton of the committee.
C.B. No. IL. an act TO amend Sec
tion 1907, hfth division, compiled
statutes. relating 10 the time when
acts and joint resolutions shall take
effect, was next considered and waa
adopted with amendments.
Council resumed with president In
the chair.
Kennedy, chairman Of committee nj
the whole. reported q. b. Nos. 10 and
II and II. r. No. 8 had been oonsid
cred and recommended the passage ol
@. b. No. IL with amendments, asd
that @. B. No. 10 be referred - the
o"mmitsss on judiciary. -
HOUSE,.
Hunt gave notice of bill 10 pFovids
for commission To revise and codify
the laws ~ Montana. IN define the
duties and dx the salsrIes Of such CON-
,ni-rIon.r-s '' lrf fFfI
Flowers introduced II. b. No. 10, 70
amend section 22s code II civil procsd.
u ". ta provide fnr duplicate vfiis Of
execution and sale. Bill read twios
aud sdsred printed. ID
Hunt iutroduced Fl. b. No. 70. 70
protect the owners Of bottles. boxss
and rlphons ussd 10 the manuiAoturs
and naIs Of miuornl. snrntod. coda or